Evening star., 1925-03-15
WILL TALK ON CRUX.
OF MODERN WAR.
Lecturer at G. w. U. to Pre-
sent British Angle of Air.
pIane-BattIeship Dispute.

A British angle to the controversy
in this country over airplanes and
battleships and their relation In mod
ern warfare, Will be added at George
Washington University March 81,
when a lecture will be given. by John
Holland Rose, Vere-Harmsworth pro-
fessor of naval history of Cambridge
University. He VIII speak on The
Crux of Modern Warfare" The lee
ture will deal with the difficulty,
especially at sea. of getting any
definite decision between chief fleets,
and the consequent waste of national
effort in the construction and main
tenance of those fleets.
Important Events Scheduled.
During the week two important
events will take place at the univer-
sity which have a direct bearing upon
the lecture later. Tomorrow at
chapel Gen. Mason Patrick, chief of
the United States Air Service, Will
talk before the students. Wednesday
the official United States War Depart
ment films showing the bombing OF
the battleships off the Virginia coast
will be displayed before the students.
All of these. lectures and talks are
open to the public. They VIII De heIo
in Corcoran Hall. T.
dents Friday, at chapel, the Grand
Canyon" pictures.
Interest has been shown in the re-
cent Standardization Tests in Bac-
teriology' presented by DR.. oscar
Hunter and DR.. Fred A. Moss. Inc
tests are advanced to the point where
the Standardization is such that
vast saving In time for the student as
well as the examiner is made.
Reports on Patriotic Ball Receipts.
Announcement is made by Mrs.
Frederick True, chairman of the
board of lady managers OF the Uni
versity Hospital, that $3.50 was
cleared at the recent patriotic ball
held in the university gymnasium
The interfraternity promenade
will be held at Rauscher's March Il,
according to the committee In charge
which is headed by E. S. Bettelheim.
Clayton Hamilton lectured on the
Stage in Sheridan's Time" last Wed
nesday afternoon in Corcoran Hall
and at night Elmer Louis Kayser, as
sociate professor of history and sec
retary OF the university, lectured on
The Renaissance Man." one OF the
historical lectures In the Winter ser
les. DR.. James F. Norris, president
of the American Chemical Society, ad-
dressed the c. w. Society on Some
New Uses of Petroleum
Progress ON New Building.
Work is progressing on the new
university law school building, the
s250.GOO structure on twentieth
street near H northwest. 1t Is eX-
pected 1t will be completed ready Tor
occupancy for the Summer school
sessions.
Henry Grattan Doyle, professor OF
Romance languages, has been ap-
pointed associate editor of the MOO
ern Language Journal. Prof. Doyle
has been modern language editor oil
the Journal of Education and asso-
ciate editor of Hispania.
VIII Speak In New York.
President William Mather Lewis
will sbeak March 20, at the dinner Of
the New York City Alumni Associa-
ton in New York. He also will speak
at the University Club "Wednesday
night at the meeting of the Wash
ington Phi Beta Kappa Men.
At the instance of Rev. Charles
Wood and the congre CATION OF the
Church Of the Covenant. representa-
tiyes of the various fraterntties of
the university will attend meeting
Wednesday night at which the chi
nese Minister will speak.
University foot ball men and others
interested in the team Will gather
Wednesday night at the university
gymnasium in order to talk over
prospects for next season and 10
stimulate interest in the candidates.
A short program, including speeches,
will be in order.