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Elimination of Three Major Crossings in D. C. Area Planned Landover, Berwyn, The Plains Work Expected Within Year Three of the 12 remaining majoi grade crossings in the District met ropolitan area will be eliminated ir little more than a year's time, it wai learned yesterday. Two crossings in Maryland anc one in Virginia, according to R. E Royall, of the Information Divisior of the Public Roads Administration have been apportioned fund: amounting to more than $237,000 foi reconstruction or improvement. At the Landover, Md., grade crossing, where a Washington mo torist was killed Wednesday in a col lision with a train, $150,000 has beer awarded for construction of an over pass. Yesterday the Public Roads Administration approved submitted plans on this program, along with those for another project at Berwyn Md., where $150,000 has been allot ted for erection of an overpass tc eliminate an existing grade crossing According to the administration the third grade crossing scheduled for elimination, located at The Plains, Va., has been withdrawn from the program, although $33,708 has been apportioned to correct the present condition. It was thought this project might now be undergo ing a new survey for a possible revi sion of plans by State authorities The administration said this with drawal did not necessarily mean the project would be permanently halted. Possible revival was fore • AAV. -_ Authorities said the crossing at Bristow, Va., several miles beyond Manassas, would probably remain status quo for years to come because of the secondary nature of the con dition and the comparatively small flow of traffic at the intersection. Fatal Mishaps at 8 Crossings. An American Automobile Associa tion survey, taken several years ago showed deaths from auto-train acci dents have occurred at the Bristow crossing as well as at Landover. Ber wyn and The Plains. Of the 12 crossings in this area, eight have been the scene of fatal accidents according to A. A. A. statistics. The other four fatalities occurred at Beltsville, Md.; Haymarket, Va.; Manassas, Va.. and Riverdale. Md. The Riverdale intersection is on a atub road, branching from Route 1 near Hyattsville; chances for its elimination seem small since the track there is used principally for aiding boxcars. The four intersections where no fatal accidents have been reported are Forest Glen, Md.; a second crossing near Manassas, Va., and both crossings in the vicinity oi Gaithersburg, Md. Two deaths have occurred in re cent years at Falls Church (Va.) grade crossings which are not listed in the A. A. A. survey. The elec trified Washington & Old Dominion Railway crosses the Lee highway, the Leesburg turnpike and nu merous other important thorough fares on its way to Bluemont, Va The tracks of the Arlington and Fairfax Auto Railer. now unused, also make numerous highway cross ings. This latter line accounted for one of the deaths at Falls Church. Federal Grant Decreased. Mr. Royall said the Federal grant to the Public Roads Bureau for this fiscal year was decreased by $65, 000,000 against that of the last fiscal year. For 1939 Congress ap propriated $200,000,000 for public roads, $50,000,000 of which was ear marked for the elimination of grade crossings throughout the Nation. The 1940 appropriation totaled $135,000,000, with only $20,000,000 set aside for grade-crossing projects. The question is often raised whether railroad companies assist in defraying costs of eliminating such danger spots as grade cross ings. The Public Road Administra tion praised the attitude of the railroad firms for the co-operative spirit shown by them in assisting the Federal agency in reconstructing and correcting conditions at cross ings. It was said the companies fre quently draw the plans for the re placing structure instead of leav ing that expense and trouble to the State road commissions. In 1933 several States required the railroads by law to pay some times as much as 5 per cent of the cost of eliminating crossings. Now, the bureau said, no involuntary contributions from the railroads can be accepted. An Interstate Commerce Com mission survey in 1936 reported 233.000 grade crossings at points on the more than 3,000,000 miles of railroad in the United States at that time. In 1937 the number of crossings had been reduced to 232, 322. Mr. Royall said this figure could not be regarded as a true measure of the situation, since the survey counted thousands of miles of track that invade the most re mote and untraveled sections, where hundreds of crossings exisj. that never have and possibly never will sustain an accident. 785 Projects Under Way. Since 1933, 5.300 crossing projects have been approved and partially financed by public roads authorities. It was explained that the individual States put additional funds to amounts appropriated by the Fed eral, agency. In the last nine years. 3.902 crossings have been eliminated or reconstructed. while at present there are about 785 projects under way. The Bates road N.E. crossing, where four persons have been killed in three years, will have been cor rected January, 1940, according to the bridge division of the District. A $222,433 overpass of steel rein forced concrete. 700 feet long, is nearly completed on the line of Tay lor street N.E., one block south of where the old crossing is located. Allocation of funds for this project was made a year from last Julv. ; GRADE CROSSINGS MAP—This map, prepared by the American Automobile Association from a survey of adjacent areas in Maryland and Virginia, shows the 12 remaining major grade cross ings. Auto-train accidents have caused deaths at eight of these points, as shown by the white crosses. This map was made previous to an accident at Beltsville in April. It is incorrectly marked with a black cross. A Washington motorist was killed Wednesday in a collision with a train at the Landover crossing.—Photo by courtesy of the American Automobile Association. German Teacher Is Studying U. S. Methods at A. U. A former German professor has enrolled in the American University Graduate School to study American teaching methods in the social sciences, it was learned yesterday. He is Frederick Lenz and is work ing for a master of arts degree. Mr. Lenz, who was professor of political economy for several years at Ludwigs University in Giessen. Germany, holds doctors degree in law and in philosophy from Berlin University. He will offer as part ful filment of his degree requirements historical portions of his most recent book which dealt with the socio economic aspects of war. The son of an eminent German historian. Max Lenz, Dr. Lenz is the author, in colloboration with the late Dean W. F. Notz of the George town University School of Foreign Service of a 10 - volume work on Frederick List, German-American railroad pioneer. Dr. Lenz came to America from London last year. He met and mar ried Dr. Grete Falk, director of Social Research for the Washington Community Chest. This crossing is the last one in the city limits of the District. The District, Maryland and Vir ginia are listed as division 10 of the Federal grade crossings project of the Public Roads Administration. C. E. Swain superintends this sec tor. Thomas H. MacDonald is in charge of the entire bureau, which was transferred from the Agricul ture Department to the new Federal Works Authority under President Roosevelt's reorganization moves. Franklin Roudybush Joins Southeastern's Faculty Franklin Roudybush has been named to the faculty of Southeast ern University to teach a new course in international economic relations in the Accounting Post Graduate School, it was announced yes terday by Dr. James A. Bell, president of the university. The first class In the new course will be held at 7 20 pjn. Wednesday Mr. Roudybush received the de gree of bachelor of foreign serv ice from George- Mr. aoudjrbaia. town University in 1930, after which he attended the Universities of Vienna, Paris and Madrid. He is a professor also in the Roudybush Foreign Service School, of which he is a director. In addition to regular students, special students may enroll for the new course at Southeastern, where it is felt by Dr. Bell that many persons planning to enter the United States foreign service will be interested. The course will be organized into | three sections, embodying Europe, Latin America and the Far East. Benjamin Franklin U. Awards Accountancy Scholarship to 14 High School Graduates Of District and Nearby Areas Rewarded Fourteen graduates of Washing ton and suburban high schools have been awarded scholarships by the Benjamin Franklin University Ac countancy School, It was announced by President John T. Kennedy. These students will begin their ac countancy studies in the day depart ment of the university on Monday, October 2, when the fall term opens, The names of the winners of the awards are as follows: Betty Bain bridge, 703 Rittenhouse street N.W., Roosevelt* High School; Robert Boyle, 6401 Oalena place N.W., St. John’s College; George H. Davis, 1330 K street SE„ McKinley Eve ning High School; Stanley A. El man, 6402 Connecticut avenue N.W., Woodrow Wilson High School; Nat alie Friedman, 1324 Upshur street N.W., McKinley High School; Lynn hurst Johnson, 15 Russell road, Alex andria, Va., George Washington High School: Ethel Read, 112 Wil mington place 8.E., Anacostia High School; Katherine Renn, Bur tonsville, Md., Montgomery Blair High School; Nathan Segal, 2515 Fourteenth street N.W., Central High School: Edward R. Shea, 716 Nicholson street N.W., Gonzaga High School; Flora Ann Shinn, 215 Wine avenue, Hyattsville, Md.. Hyatts ville High School; Judith Swift, East Falls Church, Va., Washington-Lee High; Norman N. Wertlieb, 333 H street N.E., Eastern High School, and William Wetton, 1218 Thirtieth street N.W., Western High School. All of the scholarship winners have outstanding scholastic records, their selection being made by the principals of the respective high schools after consideration of their records, character and aptitude for accountancy, it was said. The Swedish have a Red Cross plane-ambulance service in Lap land. HARRY C. LYNCH, 605 Florida avenue N.W., Dun bar High 8chool student, who was named colonel of the 24th Regiment, high school cadets, colored, composed of cadets from Dunbar, Armstrong and Cardozo High Schools. —Star Staff Photo. Commercial Law at Y. W. Commercial law will be offered during the fall term at the Young Women's Christian Association, It was announced yesterday by Mrs. Irving W. Ketchum, director of the educational department. Stuart H. Robeson, a member of the District of Columbia bar, has been appointed by the Educational Committee for this course. Purcellville Budget Hearing Set for Oct. 10 ■pceui DUpitch to The Stir. PURCELLVILLE, Va„ Sept. 23.—A tentative 1939-40 budget, calling for expenditure of $134)24—91,429 less than was spent during the past fis cal year—has been prepared by the Town Council, it was announced to day. A public hearing on the bud get, which leaves the $1 tax rate unchanged, is scheduled for Octo ber 10. SPANISH - Fall Term—Last 5 Days to Register THE BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, lllg Conn. Are.NAtlonal 0270 King-Smith Studio-School A School of the Arts MUSIC THEATER ARTS DANCE CREATIVE WRITING JOURNALISM LANGUAGES PHOTOGRAPHY PAINTING COSTUME DESIGN INTERIOR DECORATING ALSO SECRETARIAL, BUSINESS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. Children's Classes in Music, Dalcroxe Eurythmics, end Dramatic Expression. 1751 N. H. Are. 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Optional subjects for credit include: Advanced Cost Account ing, Accounting Problems, Interna tional Economic Relations, Ac counting Systems, Advanced Audit ing, and Governmental and Fund Accounting (BudgetingX Coll or wrlto hr doteriptno pomohlot SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 1736 G Street Northwest • NAtional 8250 National University Registration Now Open LAW DEPARTMENT Three-year undergraduate course for employed stu dents, leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Laws (LL. B.) and Doctor of Jurisprudence (J. D.). Students accepted for full course only. The new rales of the l'. 8. Court of Appeals do not apply to students entering Law School at the Fall Term and who complete the three* year course and pass a Bar Examination under the present rales of the District Court held on or before December, 1943, and who apply for admission to the Bar of the Court of Appeals prior to July 1, 1944. Graduate school offers one and two rear courses leading to the following graduate degrees in law: Master of Laws (LL. M.). Matter of Patent Law <M. P. L.) and Doctor of Juridical Science (S J. DJ. Students mar register far any one or more of the subjects In this department: Interstate Commerce Law Conflict of Laws Put*?* »"f Practice Federal Trade Commission Admiralty and Maritime Law Municipal Corporations Public International Law Practice Course* Private International Law Advanced Moot Court Jurisprudence and Legal History Insurance Modern Political Constitutionalism Federal Procedure •adi. and Air Law {MJ**., Uj‘"“*£.w, Administrative Law Law of Trust* and Monopolies SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND GOVERNMENT I*?”’ rr,* ^*1 *•**"• •"* subjects In Economics. 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