Evening star., 1925-02-22
c. v. i. DEBATERS
TO OPEN SEASON
Leading Universities to Be
Met Here-Convocation
Schedule Issued.

The debating schedule of George
Washington University teams will be
formally opened Saturday night in
Corcoran Hall when the Syracuse
University men oppose the university
trio Unusual interest is being
shown in the affair. The Syracuse
men will be followed by the Prince
ton University debaters. who will
come here March 3.
Under the direction of Phillip Bar
>nard and the management of Edwin
5. Bettelheim, the university team
has met the Cambridge team this
year. The Winter season is formally
opened on Saturday. Debates with
North Carolina, Penn State and other
leading universities will be held until
late in April.
Debates will be staged in Corcoran
Hall this year. The personnel of the
team, judges for the debate and
other details will be announced by
Mr.. Bettelhcim later in the week
Convention Planned.
Beginning today the university
turns its attention to the Midwinter
convocation and the events incident
to the graduation and the junior
week celebration. DR.. G. B. Stewart,
president of the Auburn Theological
Seminary of Auburn, y. Y. will de-
liver the bacCalaureate sermon to the
Midwinter graduates. this afternoon
at 5 o'clock in Corcoran Hall. The
Mems Glee Club and the Women's
Glee Club will sing a t the exercises.
Graduates, members of the board
of trustees, the faculty and univer-
sity council will attend in academic
dress The public is invited to at
tend the services.
Tomorrow at 2:30 pm. in Memorial
Continental Hall the Midwinter con-
vocation will be held. DR.. Michael
Pupin. eminent scientist, educator
and author. will address the grad
yates.
Authors of Many Books.
DR.. Pupin is connected with Colum-
bia University. He is the author of
many books, including From Immi-
grant to Inventor" which won the
Pulitzer prize last year. DR.. Pupin
will receive from the university at
the hands of President William
Mather Lewis the degree of doctor
of humane letters, tomorrow after
noon
Tuesday night in Corcoran Hall.
Prof. Samuel +. Bemis of the history
department, will deliver the fourth OF
a
Bemfs' subject will be The His
torical Background of Washingtos s
Farewell Address" The lecture is
open to the public and tickets may be
obtained by inquiring at the presi-
dents office.
Wednesday at noon in Corcoran
Hall, Edouard Albion. director of the
Washington Opera Company, Will
speak to the students in chapel.
While not student affair the CO.
lonial ball to be held under the aus
pices of the board of lady managers OF
the university hospital is interesting
the university men and women. Prof.
Crandall and number of students
have literally transformed the gym
nasium into colonial scene with
Mount Vernon in the background.
Mrs. Coolidge is Patroness.
The ball will be held tomorrow
night and has been generously sup
ported Mrs Calvin Coolidge heads
the list of patronesses. Groups OF
students will dance special numo
Historic costumes are to be dispiaysd
by many prominent Washingtonians.
Following the graduation eXer-
cfses tomorrow afternoon the Junior
class will hold its annual reception
TO graduates and members of the uni
versity in Corcoran Hall.
The annual junior class prone
made will be held in the MayhoWer
Hotel Friday night. The affair VIII
start at 10 pm. and will last until
am. Meyer Davis will furnish the
music. The promenade is the hrst
university function TO be held IN the
dream hall of the Mayflower-
The annual appearance of the Razz-
berry. the yearly student publication
which appears during Junior week, IS
being looked forward to with great in
terest The Razzberry will come out on
the night of the prom.
Students of the medical school OF the
university have subscribed 100 per cent
to the building and endowment cam
paign drive One student gave his hrst
years salary as an inferno, another gave
5000. The medical school, one of the
smallest in numbers in the university
has subscribed nearly one-fifth of the
goal to be obtained.
Hispania prints an interesting article,
Spanish for Cultural Reasons" by Prof.
Henry Grattan Doyle of the department
of romance languages and teacher of
Spanish.
Dean William c. Ruediger and Dean
Anna l.. Rose are attending the super
intendents convention in Cincinnati,
Ohio. Prof, John r. Lapham is attend
ing the Chicago meeting of the Ameri-
can Concrete Institute.