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B.A.S FOR A.B.s
A.B.s AIM
AIM OF COLLEGE OF THE SEA
Bo'sun Behind Homework:
With Libby Holman
SEA WAS TOO ROUGH
The bolsun a sorry man is ho, He couldn't do his homework -Because of the stormy sca.
SOMEWHERE OFF the west coast of South America was that unhappy sailor when he sent his sincere letter of apology to his school-the College of the Sea, in Endsleigh Street, W.C. The sea had been too rough for writing.
[Parents of small boys who see in this a new idea should emphasiso that it can be very, very rough at sea and that home- work might be the lesser of the two evils.]
The newly-founded college is receiving "homework" from porta all over the world-from Halifax (Nova Scotia) to Durban, and Vancouver to Sucz.
Among the batch which arrived recently were essays on "Life in a Portuguese House," solutions of prob- lems in geometry by n deck boy of 18, and French exercises from a 'cellist la
ship's band.
A ship is the one quiet spot where fellow can work with his brain to- day," explained a wireless operator on a tanker, who aims to get a degree In classics.
BRIDGE STUDENTS
The most popular courses promise to be short-story and novel writing,; philosophy, foreign languages, astro- nomy and painting.
and scientifle units, and heads of art schools.
"Beenuse of the appeal which the sen makes to British peoples," Dr. Mansbridge said, "we shall soon have tutor-advisers of the first rank in all the ports.
"The wealth of culture available to sailors will be without precedent."
Married
Libby Holman, American torch singer who shared the Reynolds to- bacco millions, hon been secretly married in Washington to Ralph Holmes, twenty-three-year-old actor.
Libby has been pleture-news since her husband, Zachary Smith Reynolds, millionaire playboy, was shot in 1932. At one time it was suggested that she would marry Jack Doyle. singer. But Libby (and Jack) said
no.
boxer-
May 4, 1939 Lingy Supreme Court
Claude G. Bowers American Ambassador to Spain chats with newsmen following a conference with State Department officials In Washington." 116, was called home recently to,confer on ques- tions pertaining to the recognition of the Franco regime by the United States,
DANCER'S BLACK
EYE
Judge Looks At It, De Havilland's
Gives Her £40
M
WISS IRENE BARDEN, a cabaret artist, of Carlton Mansions, S.W., who received a black eye in a road crash, was at Westminster County Court recently award-
Film Of British Aired £40 damages.
Raid Defences
Striking glimpses of Britain's de-
new
First Jump
Geoffrey
de Havilland,
Mchier tent plot of the de
Havilland Air-craft Company, of Ilatfeld, and Mr. John Cunning- ham, another text pilot, escaped by parachute before an airplane which they were testing crashed at Wheathampstead, Herts, re- cently.
The aircraft Was Д two-seater
not been tested before.
She had claimed £100 from Ronald Hugh Charles Pearce, Sherwood Way, West Wickham, Kent, and Taxi-monoplane of a new type which had Cabs (London), Ltd., Goldhawk Road, Shepherds Bush. fences against alr attack are given in' 'Spanish is much in demand. In one The Warning," a
short film Miss Barden was a passenger in a taxi involved in a collision ship six men are learning it.
which was recently shown at the with Mr. Pearce's car in Park Lane last November. Among those who have inquired {Regal Cinema, Marble Arch. for instruction are captains, fremen, saloon boys, radio oficers, stewards, A.B.'s, engineers, carpenters
and pursers.
The name of every boy who signs | on for his first voyage at a United Kingdom port is now being sent to the College, and it is proposed to invite each one to enter.
Founded late last year by Dr. Albert Manabridge, the College of the
Sea is in its first term,
FAMOUS TUTORS
For students it will draw on the 0,500 ships of the British merchant marine "somewhere at sea,” and for its teachers on the voluntary service
It showed high-speed Nighters going up against enemy bombers, "anti- aircraft guns, ashore and alloat, netton, and the complex A.R.P. organisation reporting raids and the extent of damage, caring for wounded and fighting fres.
The producers, British National
CASINO DANCER
During the case Judge Dumas during the daytime, or do they come naked: "Do cabaret artists perform out only after dark?"
After looking at Miss Barden's eye, the judge asked: "Are you Innocent of make-up?"
Miss Barden: Well, 1 powder, of
course:
A friend of Mr. de Havilland anid that when the aircraft got Into difficulties Mr. Cunningham and Mr. de Havilland discussed whether they should leap or not. Mr. Cunningham 3,000ft. and Mr. de Jumped at
Havilland soon afterwards.
It was Mr. de Havilland's first parachute jump.
hit 九
Judge: I have heard of coloured) The lion. Quintin Hogg (for Miss lines under ladies' eyes that are not Mr. Cunningham as it hurtled to the The airplane passed quite close to Barden): My experience is that they the result of a bruise. Is that black ground. It perform at night.
line under your eye entirely the re- through
tree, crashed Miss Burden said that on Novem-sult of a bruise, or is it something flames within 200 yards of a farmer's 2 fence and burst into Films, have undertaken that any pro-ber 20 she obtained an engagement in else?-it is entirely due to the uc-house. Debris was scattered over a Bts arising from its distribution in the Folies Superbe at the
London eldent. Britain by
the Associated British Casino as a dancer at £5 week, Picture Corporation shall go to Ser- and to supplement her earnings she vice charities. It is also to be shown accepted film, photographic, model at the World Fair in New York.
and mannequin work,
The film was made with the whole- hearted co-operation of the Govern
of the finest brains in the country-ment, and the Intest arms of all famous professors and tutors from all branches of the Services have been the universities, directors of museums used for the sake of authenticity.
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Judge: All of which comes under the heading of "very nice work you can get it."
Miss Borden added that she
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LANDED A MILE APART The two men landed in fields about
mile apart.
"THIRST" FOR KNOWLEDGE While Miss Barden was being cross- examined, the judge commented, "a am thirsting for more Information They went back to Hatfield, and about cabaret artists. Do they after had lunch. Mr. de Havilland was in floor and dance with customers? the performance have to. come on the the air, ogaln in another aircraft
within an hour and a half.
Mr. E. Ryder Richardson (for Mr. Pearce): No, if they did there would Captain Geoffrey de
son of
Mr. Geoffrey de Havilland, the}
be no reason for the places closing airplane engine designer, is 29 years down.
old. He has had a number of es- Mr. Hogg: Mr. Richardson knows capes while testing aircraft. more about them than I do.
in August last year he was piloting Mr. Peter Francis Stern, a passen-an alr liner when the tuselage broke ger in the taxi, said that the force of after a landing. The nose of the
the collision swung him off his seat machine tilted in the air and the tail on to Miss Barden's lap. After the fo to the ground. Mr. de Havilland accident they all went to a chemist's. and then had a drink.
"BLACK-EYED SUSAN”
Mr. Hogg said that Miss Barden alleged that after the accident she was so disfigured-that-she had to be put in the second row of the cabaret. Judge Dumas: I should have thought the cabaret might have pre- ferred less Black-Eyed Susan.
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not hurt.
A few weeks before he had to land another air liner on the wings, the retractable undercarriage jammed in the "up" position,
having
Beggar Hides Clothes
Awarding Miss Barden £40 dam- ages (£20 special damages and £20 general damages) with costs against
Son Francisco. both defendants,
Thomas Welch, 35, ragged begger, Judge Dumas said: was found to possess secret lodgings. "Judging by modern standards, the where $600 was cached, $125 on his lady may be considered highly at-person and a very sumptuous word- tractive-although artificial.”
He distingusbed between the
robe.
He had looked at the line under latter and the ragged costume he was her eye and falled to see any dis-wearing by explaining that the latter figurement now.
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