Evening star., 1925-04-26
MITCHELL TO TALK
BEFORE STUDENTS
General Will Address G. w.
u. Students Wednesday.
Societies Elect.

Brig. Gen. William Mitchell of the
United States Army will deliver an il
Iustrated lecture before the students
of George Washington University or
Wednesday evening, in Corcoran Hall
The lecture is also open to the public
and will start at s pm.
During the past winter the univer
sity has offered several interesting
lectures on such subjects as naval his
tory, presenting Holland Rose. We're
HarmSworth, professor of naval his
tory of Cambridge University; Gen
Mason Patrick of the Army Air Serv-
ice, as we'll as the recent bombing
expedition of the Army on the ships
off Norfolk. Va.
Gen. Mitchell's lecture. which will
he along the lines of his familiar cru
Sdde in the interests of a larger aVia-
ton service. will be unusually interest
ing. The lecture is profusely illus.
trated.
Committee Is Named
President William Mather Lewis an
nounCes the appointment of commit
tee headed by n. Landon Burchell of
the board of trustees for the Stock
ton memorial room in Stockton Hall.
the new S250.000 law school building
now rapidly nearing completion. The
committee will raise funds for a por-
trait of the late Rear Admiral Charles
Herbert Stockton, former president
or the university, as we'll as for equip
ment of the room with suitable fur
niture.
Last week the anniversary of the
battles of Lexington and Concord
were celebrated in showing the Yale
University films The Chronicles of
America on Monday. On Wednesday
Dean William Allen Wilbur spoke in
Corcoran Hall in commemoration of
Shakespeare birthday
Charles l.. Benner of the economics
department has an article in the
journal of Political Economy on
Farm Depression and Credit" In
the Minnesota Law Review Prof Earl
I. Arnold of the Law School has had
printed Indemnity Contracts and the
Statute of Fraud"
Honor Faculty Elects.
Unusual interest is being shown in
university student activities. The
Pyramid Honor Society recently an
nounced the election of Guy Hotel.
John Loehler, Herbert l.. Harmon.
Arthur c. Perry, Mike Dowd. Harold
Young. Vernon Sawyer and Fred
Youngman. All of these men are for
general all around excellence in stu
dent activities as we'll as academic
standing. Initiation of the new mem
bers will be held on fhe night of
April %. Following the initiation the
society will hold a banquet.
Ruth Newburn of the university de-
batting team. has been selected to rep
resent the institution at the national
intercollegiate oratorical contest on
the Constitution. Miss Newburn. it
will be remembered, represented
Central High School in the national
scholastic contest held here last year.
Seven contestants will be chosen
from this region to compete in the
Washington Auditorium on May Is.
The winners of these try-outs will go
to Los Angeles on June to compete
for the national prize.
Society Initiates.
The annual initiation of Gate
and Key was held a week ago.
Among those entering the fraternity
were Stanley Tracy, Paul Reed, Mar
lin Casey. Ernest Henry, Joseph
Rutley, Charles Hayes. stephen
Carey. Robley Standard, William Rob
berts and John Bohn.
The George Washington Engineer
Ing Society will stage a May ball on
May in the university gymnasium.
In charge of the affair are Ray Buck
ley, William Roesser ana Dave
Strother.
Senior week activities are engaging
those who are TO graduate in June.
Louise Strother has been elected
chairman of class day. Fred Young
man has been selected chairman of
the reception committee. Catherine
Wright has been named chairman of
the Mount Vernon pilgrimmage and
S. Hazen Bond named chairman of
the senior week activities.
The university mournS the death of
Col. Thomas S. Hopkins, a member
of the board of trustees, who died
week ago. Col. Hopkins was buried
in Arlington. Va, with the Grand
Army of the Republic officiating. Dean
William c. Van Week of the Law
School and Dean Hugh Miller of the
Engineering College represented the
university.
Prof. Joaquin de Siqueira Coutihnc,
instructor in Portuguese, has been
called to Germany and will leave this
country on May % for the University
of Berlin.
George Washington University rife
shooters were forced to be content
with second place in the indoor cham
pionship intercollegiate shoot held in
New York under the auspices of Co
lumbia University last week. Column
bia won the honor. George Washing
ton won last year.