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FRESHMEN JOIN HILLTOPlil I. C. About 125 Rookies, Passing More Rigid Physical Tests, Accepted. Approximately 125 freshmen recruits Joined the R. O. T. C. unit at George town University last week. Due to the severe physical examina tion imposed this Fall under new War Department regulations. Col. Jesse C. Drain, military commandant, said the new’ contingent of "rookies” pro vided the best material he had seen at the. Hilltop. Experiences at the various R. O. T. C. encampments last Bummer led the War Department to order stricter physical examinations hereafter at all colleges and universi ties. For the 16 vacancies in the ad vanced course of the military depart ment. Col. Drain said there were 40 applicants. The vacancies will be filled by competition. Academic standing will be taken, into consideration as well as military efficiency. Confer ences will be held with the college dean. Rev. John E. Grattan., S. J., so that there will be no interference With extra-curricular activities in the selection of the candidates. Students taking the bachelor of Irience course at the college will be Ineligible for enrollment in the R. O. T. because of laboratory studies In the afternoon. Advanced Courses Restricted. Because of reduced appropriations, the War Department has restricted the j number of students in the advanced bourses at all Institutions this year, i Georgetown was given an allotment of 1 SO men. Since there are already 14 | seniors, the 16 openings will be filled ! by juniors. There is no limitation, j however, on the number of freshmen and sophomores. Students returning last week found H new military instructor in Maj. Stonewall Jackson. He is a graduate of the General Staff and Command School and of the Infantry School, where he took the company officers’ j course. Maj. Jackson was the son of a Virginia soldier who served under the Confederate commander. Gen. j ''Stonewall” Jackson. He named his ton after his old commander. Maj. Evans Returns. Maj. Vernon Evans is on duty again this year in the R. O. T. C. depart ment. The next few weeks will be occupied chiefly with orientating the freshmen cadets, the distribution of uniforms and equipment and prelim inary drills. In the medical unit this year Col. E. G. McCormick, M. C., will have two classes. This is the second year of the medical unit, which was re established last year by the War De partment. Enrollment in the R O. T. C. unit at Georgetown is voluntary and never has been on a compulsory basis. Owing to the excellent co-operation on the part of the university authori ties. military training has been an Important factor at the Hilltop since | the World War. A large number of the freshmen members of the unit are from the School of Foreign Service. The Graduate School of Georgetown, j Under the direction of the Rev. Aloys lus J. Hogan, Ph D. dean, will be- | pin registering students tomorrow, j Classes start October 4. The school ! alms at a limited student body so as to provide for intimate contact b»- | tween student and professor. Seven new members of the graduate faculty Were announced last Thursday. - ■ 1 ■ •--—• PATENT LAW CLASS BEGINS OCTOBER 6 Clarence Le Roy Parker Will Be Instructor in Course at Southeastern University. Southeastern University will inaug urate a class in patent law October 6, it is announced by George W OfTutt, dean of the university Law School. Clarence Le Roy Parker, who is actively engaged in the practice of pat ent and trade mark law here, will be the in atructor for the new course. Degrees of mas ter of patent law will be awarded to those who suc cessfully com plete the course. Mr. Parker, the „ _ _ . . . C. L. Parker. Instructor, re ■ ceived his A. B. degree from Prince- , ton, LL. B. from George Washington ! University and M. P. L. from Na- j tional University. He was formerly ; a member of the examing corps, United State patent office. He is a member of the American Patent Law Association and member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court. Courses in accountancy and law pot under way last Monday, with the opening of the university for the Fall sem*ter. The university is enjoy ing the largest enrollment ip its his tory. There were substantial In creases over last year in the number of students enrolled in classes in both the School of Accountancy and Bchool of Law. I Historic Leesburg Plays Host At Floiver Show on Tuesday Event Has Wide Appeal for County, Which Boasts as Fascinating a Past as Any V. S. Community. BY JESSIE FANT EVANS. Aristocratic Leesburg, in Loudoun County. Va,, rich in Colonial tradi tion before the Nation's Capital was even envisioned, is bidding welcome to a host of visitors Tuesday. The occasion is its annual flower show, sponsored by the ladies of the Leesburg Garden Club, who always make it the crowning event of the early Autumn season. Through the medium of this organization, which is In itself a sort of Who's Who classi fication. the town’s all-year residents and such of its favored Summer time contingency as has been ad mitted to its charmed inner circles, unite for sweet charity’s sake. For the upkeep of the Loudoun County Hospital’s vegetable garden and grounds, they sponsor an exhibit of flowers and of special flower arrange ments in the Balch Memorial Library and in Leesburg’s private homes. Not only is this showing of inter- ■ est to garden and flower lovers from Washington and nearby Virginia and Maryland, but to those whom the glamour of a rich historical back ground have an appeal. Loudoun County and its town of Leesburg have as fascinating a past as any community in America. Early Colonial History. Their beginnings are deep-rooted in early Colonial history, when about 1725 there came to this vicinity an influx of fine old English Cavalier families who in course of time built manor houses for themselve- after the fashion of their homes in the mother country. From England, too, \ they ordered by sailing ship, their home furnishings, their own best ap- j parel, their books and other similar luxuries of the day. Leesburg itself was part of an orig inal grant to Francis Aubrey and by him conveyed in part to Nicholas Minor, who laid out 67 acres in half lots, the two on which the Court House now stands, being gift'- to the county. This little community originally was railed Georgetown, but its name, by j act of the Assembly, approved in 1785. was changed to Leesburg in honor of Francis Lightfoot Lee, Loudoun Coun ty member of the House of Burgesses 1 from 1758 to 1768, and later signer of the Declaration of Independence, j Lee, born at Stratford, came to Lou- ; doun County as a young man to settle on an estate near Leesburg, j which he had inherited from his j father. Thomas Ludwell Lee. Here he : remained until his marriage. His holdings, known as Belmont, are now the property of former Secretary of War and Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, who make their home here. • Blockade Protested. By the tolling of a bell on June 14. 1774. a full two years before the historic pealing of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia in 1776. Leesburg summoned her townspeople to her court house to protest against the blocking of Boston Harbor by the British forces. With F. Peyton in the chair, they thereupon considered "the most effective means of preserv ing the rights and liberties of North America and the relief of our brethren of Boston under the most oppressive and tyrannical act of the British Parliament made in the fourteenth year of his majesty's reign.” Drawing up their own declaration of independence, which they set up in 'the form of a petition signed by 26 of their number, they then solemnly delegated Francis Peyton and Thomas Mason to transmit in person to the General Assembly at Williamsburg. An outfitting post of considerable importance for the British and Co lonial forces during the French and Indian Wars. Leesburg once was en tirely inclosed in a stockade. It also is claimed that Gen. Braddock’s men cut through the road which after ward came to be called the George Washington turnpike, and slaked their thirst at the “good, clean” waters of Paenonina Springs. From Brad dock's order book we learn that the 'British brigade commander, Sir Peter Balkett, spent the night at Fruit land, home of the Minor family. Planned by Washington. It is also said that Georgje Wash ington himself planned the arch of the Field Stone Bridge, which crosses Broad Run. Local tradition also nas it that Gen. Washington was not only entertained in one of Leesburg's homes, which is still standing, but that he greatly re freshed the inner man upon a dinner of "jowl and sprouts.” especially pre pared at his request in advance of his arrival. The legend is likewise cur rent that a niece of the general was married at the Seldon home, now the residence of Hartley Trundle, and that still another found burial in the Ball family God's Acre at Springwood. then a Ball holding, now the home of Mrs. S. S. Lutz. To the uninitiated, one of Lees burgh's most interesting claims is that for one night during the War of 1812 it was the temporary Capital of the United States. In August, 1814, James Monroe, then Secretary of State, believing Washington to be in great peril, ad vised the immediate removal of all official State department records from the Capital. Hastily placed in linen bags, the records were hauled across Chain Bridge to Edgar Patterson’s grist mill, whence they were convoyed to Leesburg. Kept in Hiding. Here they were kept in hiding over night at the Nawle place, which is still standing, and whose present owner is B. F. Nawle. The following morn ing they were removed to Rokebv, which is about a mile or two still farther into the country. After about two weeks, during which time the British had gone their way after burning the Capitol, they were, upon further order from Secretary Monroe, returned to Washington. So great was Mr. Monroe's fondness for the Leesburg country that he built a beautiful home there, which he called Oak Hill and to which he retired upon completion of his term of office. Like Mount Vernon, Monticello and Mont pelier, Oak Hill became a social and political center, Lafayette being one of the many distinguished guests who was entertained there by Mr. Monroe. Perhaps nowhere in this part of America are there more famous estates than in Loudoun, or has a long established social order maintained it self throughout successive generations. Miss Rebecca Harrison, who placed at our disposal all of the facilities of the Balch Memorial Library, is the writer’s authority for the statement, that no generally accepted chronicle of Leesburg's colorful and dramatic part in her own and our Nation's his tory has yet been compiled. At Work on Loudoun History. She told us also that Harrison Wil liams is at work on a history of Lou doun County from its first days down to the Civil War. Many of Leesburg's streets are rem inescent of the days when its resi dents were crown subjects. King street, the main thoroughfare, hon ors King George II. A street of memories it is, too. Once traversed Wy wild creatures of the forest and the moccasined feet of Indians, it has known the passage of three armies. Over what today is a modern motor highway there tramped the united British and Colonial forces off to the French and Indian Wars. Upon it resounded the militant tread of •'embattled farmers" in revolt against their King in advocacy of their "in alienable rights.” Up and down it later surged the armies of Lee and Jackson. In the cellar walls of various of its homes and nearby farm houses are still embedded shelLs fired during the various military skirmishes which oc curred in this vicinity. Gen. W. G. Evans of South Carolina once had his headquarters on King street, between Market and Loudoun, on the spot now occupied by a confectionery and bakery shop. Many Old Homes Still Stand. Along many of Leesburg's streets are old homes of red brick or stone,1 still occupied by descendants of the builders. One of the most interesting is that of Miss Virginia Mott, sister of diplomatist Col. Bentley Mott, and his hostess in Paris at the time Lindbergh made his flight to Paris. Their father was one of Leesburg’s most beloved physicians, and his al ways shining brass name plate has never been removed from the front of the house. Another old house to delight the passer-by is on East Loudoun street. It, too, belonged to still another Lees burg physician, Dr. James McCabe. From its front steps, so the story goes, he welcomed the Marquis de Lafay ette on behalf of his townsmen when the Frenchman visited there. Wirt street honors one of the Na tion's Attorney Generals, who studied law in Leesburg in the office of Thomas fit Swann. Tradition also has it that Patrick Henry once tried a case in its early courthouse. Officers of Club. The officers of the Leesburg Gar den Club are Miss Eleanor Chamber lin, president; Mrs. Robert Macdonald, first vice president; Mrs. Talbott E. Pierce, second vice president; Mrs. George J. Babson, secretary, and Miss Mary J. Conrad, treasurer. Mrs. J. Page Laughlln is the club's only hon orary member. For weeks, with their committees, of which Miss Florence Manning is the general chairman, they have been securing the co-opera tion of the whole countryside in the annual undertaking. A silver bowl for the still life ar rangement of flowers in the inter club competition, presented by Mrs. Pere Wilmer, open to all Virginia clubs, and won in 1935 by the Win chester and Clarke County Club and by the Alexandria Club in 1936, is arousing spirited competition. Among the contestants are Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club of The Plains, Upperville Garden Club, Old Fred erick Town Garden Club of Winches ter, Garden Club of Warren County, Piedmont Garden Club of Reetortown, Purcerville Garden Club, Manassas Garden Club, Fairfax Oarden Club, Winchester and Clarke County Gar den Club, Fairfax and Alexandria Garden Club. All of the competitions except the above are open to any amateur flower grower and only one entry by each exhibitor is allowed in each class. There also is to be an entry group for children under 12 years of age, with a silver cup for the youngster who sets up the most attractive ar rangement, suitable for use at a I child's tea party. Sweepstake Prixe. A sweepstake prize will be W'on by the exhibitor for the highest number of points won in the show, and each separate exhibit and arrangement will have its own set of ribbons and prizes. Among the particularly interesting arrangements will be those of old fashioned flowers in antique contain ers, gourds with their foliage and those beguiling miniatures in single and double containers, that may not aver age over 6 inches in height. The home exhibits will feature all j manner of flower arrangement styles i and fashions, the Oriental, the mod ernistic, effeets for terraces and those simulating moonlight and sunlight. Among the judges are Mrs. Fairfax , .....! Harrison of Bel voir, Va.; Miss Daven port of London, England; Mrs. John Cochran of The Plains, Mrs. Lomax Taylor of Fairfax, Mrs. J. P. Reardon and Miss Helen Massey of Winchester and Mrs. Francis Carter and Mrs. Thomas Cochran of Alexandria. The arrangements in the Balch Memorial Library and the exhibits in the Leesburg homes will be on view from 11:30 a.m. until sundown. In the library there will be groups of spirituals sung by the Waterford Quartette from 2:30 until 6 and a sale of pottery, bulbs and dainties made from century-old recipes, for which Leesburg homes since Colonial times have been famous. —-r ■ ■ ■ ■ Western Has Night Classes. The first night school classes in Western High School's history were opened this year, with several hundred pupils enrolling for the first classes. Math*'' 8c*enee. 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