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Kelgwin and Hickling Also to Be Honored on Founders’ Day. Georgetown University will honor the head of the newest democratic government at its annual Pounders’ day celebration the evening of April IT by conferring a doctor of laws de gfee on Commonwealth President Manuel Quezon of the Philippines. Very Rev. Arthur A. O’Leary, S. J., president of the university, also an nounced today that honors would be bestowed on two members of the Georgetown fac u 1 t y, Dr. D. Percy Hickling of the School of Medicine, and Prof. Charles Albert Keigwin of the School o f Law. A n academic ceremony will be held in Gaston Pall at 8:15 p.m. Mrs. Quezon will attend both the ceremony and the reception that will follow Prof. Keirwin. for the recipients of honors. Pounders’ day, usually held on March 25, was postponed until next week because of Lent. During the years that President Quezon served in Washington as resi dent commissioner of the Philippines, he made many friends at George town. In the Philippines, also, the Society of Jesus engaged in pioneer missionary and educational work. President Quezon holds LL. D. de grees from the University of Santo Tomas and the University of the Philippines and an A.B. degree from San Juan de Letran College. He graduated in law from Santo Tomas University. Honor Professors. In honoring Dr. Hickling and Prof. Kelgwin, Georgetown is recognising the services and abilities of two men whose combined length of duty on its faculty spans 81 years. Dr. Hickling, native Washingtonian, will be awarded the degree of doctor of science. A graduate of old Colum bian College, now George Washington University, he obtained his M. D. de gree from Georgetown in 1884, and a master of arts degree in 1925. Dr. Hicking Joined the faculty in 1888 and in 1908 was appointed head of the depart ment of psychia try and neurology. He specialized in these courses at Pordham Univer sity and studied in Paris, London, Chicago and Bos ton. Prom 1914 to 1933 he served as alienist for the District of Co lumbia and is consulting alien ist at St. Eliza beth's Hospital Dr. Hiekllnc. and psychiatrist in chief at Gallinger Municipal Hospital. He is also in charge of the department of neurology at Georgetown Hospital. Nervous Disease Specialist. Dr. Hiclcling long has been nation ally recognized in the field of nervous diseases and recently was a member OLD GOLD AND SILVER _will bring you <m ACP fas HEATING and HOT WATER! It tests so tHtU, dugs sc htiuk tokiicd cud toumdiktc "It’s like a second honey-moon!” says this young couple about their new, completely automatic AGP Gas-fired Heating and Hot Water. "Now we wake in a warm, cozy room — shower in hot water — leave the house when we want — we’ve more time for fun — it’s grand!” If you are considering building, buying or modernizing your home, examine AGP Gas-fired Automatic Heating and Hot Water Equipment. It’s inexpensive to buy ... to operate. 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M. C. A . Prof. Kelgwln now teaches common law action, equity, common law and code pleadings and mortgages. A grad uate of Hanover (Ind.) College he ob tained his law degree from Columbian College In 1888. He was 18 years at one time on the National University law faculty and served long before the World War as an assistant United States attorney for the District and as special assistant to the Attorney Gen eral. Prof. Kelgwln has published many articles and book reviews In legal peri odicals and contributed a “History of Equity" to the Georgetown Law Journal. Paris May Lose. Dressmakers of Prance are gloomy over the prospects of selling their wares In the United States, rising pro duction costs having forced them to raise prices, to which Americans are not taking kindly. VAN DUZER OUSTER URGED BY CRITICS Kenilworth Citizens’ Association Asks Installation of New Traffic System. The removal of William A. 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The extensions of Maryland and New York avenues and M street was proposed by the citizens to relieve some of the traffic congestion at Fif teenth and H streets northeast. Mrs. Mabel M. Hubbel, secretary, was elected delegate to the Federation of Citizens’ Associations to succeed Earl Dilllon, resigned. MISS ETHELYN TALBOTT % FUNERAL TOMORROW Services tor Former D. C. Student to Be Held at Fort Myer. Burial in Arlington. Funeral services for Miss Ethelyn S. Talbott, 35, former student at the Holton-Arms School here, who died at sea March 13, will be held at 3 p m. tomorrow in the Fort Myer, Va., chapel. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery. Miss Talbott was returning from China with her parents. Col. and Mrs. S. G. Talbott, when she died of an Illness, believed contracted while In the Orient. Col. Talbott, formerly on duty here in the Adjutant General’s Office, War Deartment, was returning to this country after two years of duty at Manila, P. I. 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