Evening star., 1925-01-25
UNIVERSITY CLUBS
ELECT OFFICERS
Dates to Be Arranged for Fu-
ture Events Among Bodies
at National.

Newly elected officers of the Miller
Debating Society OF National Cnlvsr-
sity VIII he installed this week IL WAS
announced last night The officers
are: Frank Verdi, president; Andrew
w. Herlits, vice president; Esther l.
Martin. secretary: Franklin V. Ander-
son, sergeaut-at-arms; II. Stevenson
critic, and Miss Loyla NJ. COyne, as
sistant critic.
The debating society was one of the
most active of the school organiza-
tions last semester. Its representa-
tives won all honOrs at an inter
society debate held in the school dur
ing the Fall term. The new president
las announced that the regular pro-
gram of the society Will be continued,
including practice debates on Satur-
day evenings. legal discussions. open
forums and Intersociety debates
The society will sponsor a series of
lectures by prominent orators to be
given at the school during the Spring
and viii hold number of informal
pratorical contests.
VIII Elect Officers.
The Cy Prez club of the university
will hold Il business meeting Tuesday
evening to e.s~- -+tiCArs. The present
officers are: Miss Blanche Kern, pres
ident; Miss Bertha Richardson, vice
president; Miss Constance Fogle. sec
retary: Mrs. Ella c. Adams, treasurer,
and Mrs Sarah Wheeler Seigrest, ser
geant-at-armS. A series of teas is
being given by the club. A number
of lectures also will be given under
the auspices of the club during the
winter school term. Miss Russell
Richards is in charge of the social
affairs.
Phi Beta Gamma Legal Fraternity
gave a banquet last night at Harvey's $.
Mai Peyton Gordon, district attorney,
and Justice Charles H. Robb of the
Court OF Appeals We're honor guests
and both made brief addresses. Chi eff
Justice John II. Wilmington acted as
postmaster. A business meeting and
initiation were held by the fraternity
Friday night
To Fix Debate Date.
A definite date Will be set within
the next week for the debate which
is to be held between the Woodrow
Wilson Law Club and the Miller De
batting Society Representatives for
both sides have been selected and will
begin working on the debate at once
The public will be invited.
Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority held
a special meeting Tuesday evening
a. the home of Miss Katherine Rainey
for the purpose of eleCting new mem
hers to tho club from among the
applications submitted to the mem
bership committee. Plans were made
for a dance to be given at the City
Club Saturday evening. Miss Rainey
Is chairman of the social committee
and will he assisted in the arrange
ment of the dance by Mesdames Mae
r. Peacock and Sarah Wheeler Sci
grest and Misses Elizabeth Emmons
.Janette Williensky, Edith Cooper
Marie Flynn and Virginia Teeters.
The second lecture evening of
series being arranged by Kappa
Beta Pi Legal Sorority of the uni
Versity Will be held at the school
February 4. Harry Given of the Dis
triCt attorneys staff will lecture on
the preparation and presentation of
case to the grand jury, and Selig c.
Brez viii discuss the preparation of
the case for trial. The lectures will
be given at intervals throughout the
Spring, and will deal with every
phase of a trial.
scholarship Awarded.
The committee on scholarships of
the Omicron Chapter of Kappa Beta
Pi Sorority has announced that the
first scholarship has been awarded to
Miss Evelyn Jarvis, who has sub
sequently entered the university for
three-year course in law. Miss
Jarvis was chosen from among scores
of applicants, and her name was
ing of the sorority members An
other scholarship to National Uni
versity will be offered soon.
Sigma Delta Kappa Legal Frater-
nifty held a business meeting Tues
day night After the business part
of the program Paul Winnings. local
attorney and member of the frater-
nifty, spoke on Correct Interpreta-
tfou of Laws" Glenn !. Hiatt, chan
cellor. appointed special committees
TO aid in the arranging of a program
and other details of the banquet in
February, which is to be the largest
social affair given by the club this
spring. Donations of books for the
new library being installed in the
cIubrooms were made by the frater-
nifty members. Euclid Fleming, club
manager, is in charge of the install
1ation of the library.
The annual junior prom of the sec
ond year class will be held February
7 at the City Club. Albert Vault is
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements and Will be assisted by
Lee f. Denton, Douglas Sealey, D. ].
OBrien, Miss Elizabeth Emmons, Miss
Bertha Richardson, Miss Constance
Fogle and Miss Edith Cooper.
One Of the most interesting moot
court cases of the school year was
tried before Judge Glenn Wlllett
Saturday night. The facts of the
case Centered around an automobile
accident, and the counsel for the de-
Tense, who was awarded $1,000 by
the jury, were Misses Elizabeth En-
mons and Edith Cooper and Mrs. Sa-
rah Wheeler Seigrest.
Sigma Delta Kappa Legal Fraternity
will hold an initiation ceremony
within the next few weeks at the
clubrooms to initiate those who were
pledged recently.