Evening star., 1921-05-15

Phillips. Janeiro Brooks, Delgado
Vivanco and J. C. Hunt. Spanish
dances and a serenade will be fea-
dancers will be Janeiro Brooks.
Gladys Barrow, Gladys Phoebus. ]. c.
Hunt, Delgado Nivanco and Harry
Newman. The se-enade will be by
Francisco Vega and Rosemary Ar
mold.
Miss Essie Lee Pearson will give
a monologue written by DR.. Yanes.
The play will be followed by social
dancing. The entertainment will be
given for the benefit of student ac-
tivitieS at the university.
The committee on arrangements is
composed of Janeiro Brooks. chair
man; Joseph w. Palmer. Ruth Phillips.
Catherine BraZerol and Mr.. Wei
gandt. The play is being directed by
Angel FazQuez.
Members of the class in material
construction in the College of En-
sineerins paid two inspection visits
recently to the bureau of standards
to see tests of cement concrete. iron
and steel. a practical lesson in the
manufacture of metals was given the
class, which consisted of fifty young
men.
The class. with Prof Harris class in
building construction. will make
visit soon to the brick plants of the
Hydraulic Press Brick Company. The
latter class recently made an auto
mobile tour of the bridges in and
near Washington Prof. John c.
Crandel. paving expert for the Bar
rett Company of New York, recently
Iectured before the class on bitumi-
nous material.
The following students have been
pledged to embership in Greek let
ter fraternities at the university: Phi
Sigma. Celeste Weyl. Vera Bailey,
Martha Powell and Adelaide Thorn;
Delta Tau Delta. Alfred Connolly
Charles Connolly. JOSH w. Cooper
and Alexa nder Phillips. jr
Prof. De Witt c. Croissant of the
English Department. spoke recently
before the Home and School Associa-
ton of the Eastern High Schol on
college Training-Its Meaning and
Value"
s. W. Sparrow. chief of the high
altitude laboratory of the bureau OF
standards, lectured before the uni
versity's engineering society recently
on efforts being made to increase the
efficiency of airplane engines through
the use of higher compression ratios.
Mr.. Sparrow's talk was supple
mented by a series of stereoptlcon
slides showing one of the airplanes
and several graphs plotted to show
clearly the data obtained in the tests.
Mr.. Sparrow pointed out that every
effort was being made to render en-
gine conditions the same at hlgh al
titudes as on the ground. in order to
produce maximum efficiency. he eS-
planned the function of the super
charger in maintaining ground at
mosphere pressure in the carbureter
at high attitudes. A device of TINS
kind. he said. was used by Mag
Schroeder. Army flyer. when he MADE
his altitude record at Dayton. Ohio.
Pat" Doherty has the job of buy
ing all of the furniture for the ne"
chapter house of Sigma Chi fra
ternity.
Frank Myers. Howard Espey, Rob
ert Bonner, Raymond McAllister.
Clifford Zimmerman. Richard McPher-
son and William Mcpherson recently
motored to Newark. Del. to attend
ter of Kappa Alpha Fraternity at
Delaware College. number or
young girl students, chaperoned by
Mrs. Mcpherson. were in the party.
The spring dance of Lambda Chap
ter of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity
was held recently at the chapter
house. 1903 Massachusetts avenue
northwest The ballroom was deco
rated with spring flowers and palms.
Delta Tau Delta gave smoker
Monday evening in honor of new
initiates. Several congressman were
among the speakers. The freshmen
OF the chapter recently gave their
annual freshman party at tie chap
ter house.
Sigma Phi Epsilon gave a musical
recently at the chapter house. Charlie
Proudly presided at the piano. Selec-
tions were sung by several members
and alumni. The chapter also gave
a dance recently at the house. DR..
and Mrs. Clarence Julien Owens were
chaperonS.
PHI Alpha Fraternity held banquet
recently at the Arlington Hotel In
honor Of it's 1921 initiates. The ira
ternity held it's annual Alpha and
Gamma prom recently at the Lafay-
cite Hotel Sixty couples attended,
including many out-of-town visitors.
Abe Schwarts of the Law School has
been initiated into the fraternity.
John Jay Chapter of Phi Alpha
Delta recently held a debate on the
proposition that in civil cases a two
thirds vote of the jury should be
decisive The negative side won.