Evening star., 1924-10-26
NATIONAL WATCHES
VOTE OF FRESHMEN
University Class Has Heavy
Enr0IIment-Lectures
Are Attractive.

Conrad II. Syme, president of the
Davis Bryan Democratic Association,
was the principal speaker at a meet
ing OF the National University Davis
Bryan Association in the Moot Court
room of National University Friday
night. The club was recently organ
lied and is one of the largest and
most active of the university. Brief
talks also were made by DIR. Albert
II. Putney, Elwood H. Scale, Joseph
v. Morgan and others. The club off,
GERS have outlined an active program
for the remaining week before the
presidential election, and expct to do
some effective work in having District
men and women from the States cast
their ballot by mail. The officers Of
the club are: c. II McCullar. presi-
dent; Harold Il. Stephenson. vice pres
ident; r. w. Caylor. second vice pres
ident; Andrew W. Hurlitz, secretary:
Miss Mamie Baker. treasurer, and c..
H. Ray, sergeant-at-arm
With all other class and club organ
izations over, the attention OF the stu
dent body is turned now to the com
ing freshman election, which is al
ways the last to be held. This year
it has been the subject Of more than
ordinary interest on account of the
unusually heavy enrolment in the
f1rStyear class and greater number
of women students on the roster. Sew
eral members of both sexes have
been under consideration as the prob
able leader for the coming year. S
3. Perkins of Georgia is one of those
most talked of for the position.
Fraternity Sends Condolences.
Phi Beta Gamma Legal Fraternity
met Friday night and resolutions of
sympathy were adopted and for
warded to the family of Alexander A.
koorie, who died at his home in
Union Hill, n. J., last week. Mr..
Koorie was a member of Phi Beta
Gamma Legal Fraternity, the Wood
row Wilson Club, the Masonic CLUB
and other school organizations. He
was graduated last June with the de-
gree of master Of law.
Phi Beta Gamma, Sigma Delta Kappa
and Sigma Nu Phi legal fraternities
are arranging an nter-fraternlty
dance to be held at one of the local
hotels soon. Committees from each
fraternity have been appointed to be
in charge of the arrangements.
A large number of National Uni
versity students, members of the Ma
tional University Davis Bryan DEM
ocratic Association and the Woodrow
Wilson Club, attended the rally OF
the Spalding Democratic Club Thurs
day night at Silver Hill, Md. Harold
Stephenson, president of the junior
class: Michael J. Lane of the post
graduate class, and Mrs. Pearl Bell
man KLEIN of the Alumnac Associa-
ton, spoke.
Debate Is Held.
An interesting debate was held last
night in the moot court room by the
noh hot nf IA al
University on the subject: Resolved.
that Capital Punishment Should Be
Abolished" The debates being held
every week in the law school are well
attended and the subjects OF the varf-
Gus debates are unusually Interesting
this year The other debating society
of the university is the Alvey Debat-
ing Society.
Sigma Delta Kappa Fraternity, Mu
Chapter. gave its first dance since
school opened, Friday night at the
Raleigh Hotel. Among the large
number of guests present were many
from out of town.
The lecture of Prof. Frederick p.
Myers on political parties are attract
ing much attention at the university.
and besides these students regularly
enrolled in the classes, many others
are attending the lectures who do not
Prof. Myers also discusses the origin
of third parties and their effect in
previous times on the country. The
course outlines party history in de-
tail beginning with the first sugges-
tion of party government and tracing
it on down to the present time. The
enrolment Of the class is becoming
larger with every lecture, and those
who attend for the Information and
~ a
as the regular class.
DIR. Hicklfns Speaks.
A large number of outsiders were
present in the moot court room at
National University Thursday eve
ming when DR.. Daniel Percy Hickling
lectured on Insanity and the Law"
DR.. Hickling is giving a course on
medical Jurisprudence this semester
and it is one Of the most popular
classes in school.
The semi-annual election Of officers
of the Cy Press Club was held at the
school Monday night. The follow
ing officers were elected for the pres
ent term which will end in January:
Miss Blanche Kerne, president; Miss
Bertha Richardson, vice PRESIDENT !
Mrs Ella Adams. treasurer; Miss Fo-
GLE secretary, and Miss Catherine
Campbell, sergeant-at- at-arms. There
will be a meeting Of the club We'd
nesday. November 5, at which time the
officers will be installed. Plans are
under way for a reception to be given
by the club complimenting the women
students just entering the university.
Miss Virginia NJ. Teeters is retiring
president of the club. and the other
officers who will retire are: DR.. 10y
McAfee, vice president; Miss Martha
Goebel, secretary; Miss Loyola M,
Coyne, treasurer and Mrs. Sarah
Wheeler Seigrest, sergeant alarms.
The Omicron Chapter of Kappa Beta
Pi Legal Sorority will entertain at an
informal dance, Dovember 8.