Evening star., 1926-10-10
FRESHMEN RULES
ARE PUT IN FORCE
College of Liberal Arts at
American University Ar
ranges New Program.

Eicknaming all freshmen "goslings'
and compelling them to wear bright
green and yellow colors in caps and
srmbands, the first set of freshmen
rules was issued at the College of Lib
eral Arts at American University dur
ing the week and will be strictly en-
forced.
Such rules were not adopted last
year. as 1t was the first year for the
college, although the graduate school
Of the university is of several years
standing.
Freshmen have been placed at the
tender" mercies of a ''gosling court, ="
Of which n tall and athletic sopho-
more, Courtney Hayward, had previ-
ously been appointed royal gander." F"
Series of Contests.
A series of contests between fresh.
men and sophomores has been sched-
uled, to allow freshmen to earn a GER
tain number of points each. When
100 credits are earned the green caps
and armbands may be burned at a
special celebration.
Events on the sophomore freshmen
series Of contests include: Interclass
foot ball, November 20; tug of war.
April 21; basket ball, February IS:
color hunt, October %; base ball, May
a. girls basket ball, February "a: girls
base ball, May 10; an oratorical con-
test, the date to be decided later. and
perhaps other events. If the fresh
men fail to gain as many points as
the sophomores, the three other
classes will pick the colors for the
class Of 1880, to be their colorS until
the senior year.
Two new members have been added
to the college faculty during the week,
DIR. William Lee Corbin, now con-
nected with the Smithsonian Institu-
ton and formerly at Wells College
and Boston University. Miss Louise
Green will teach in the department Of
education Of the college. She was
graduated at Wilson Normal School
here, took her degree of bachelor of
education at Chicago University and
her masters degree at the University
Of Wisconsin. later studying also at
Columbia. Miss Green has taught for
eight years in the field of education.
DR.. Antonio Castro-Leal, counselor
Of the Mexican embassy, delivered a
lecture on THE New Mexican Consti.
tuition" Monday night at 1901 F street
as the first of a series of public ad-
dresses under auspices of the School
of the Political Sciences of American
University.
DR.. Paul Kaufmans lecture Mon
day night before the Shakespeare
Society will be followed later by two
other professors Of the same institu-
ton. DR.. George B. Woods, dean of
the college, on January 8, and Prof.
OF Arts VIII Hutchins. March Z.
College Paper Appears.
The first issue of the American
Eagle, college paper, appeared dur.
Ing the past week, under the editor
ship of Hugh Speer. There are to be
u numbers this college year instead
Of the of last year, and the paper
has been enlarged.
Preliminary plans for a student
council for the college were perfected
during the week following a student
chapel, presided over by Jacob Snyder,
president Of the mems organization.
1t was decided TO form student
council composed Of two seniors, two
juniors, two sophomores and one
freshman. A committee was appoint.
ed to draw up the purpose and pre-
amble" Of the council, consisting Of
Ruthely Rohrer, Helen Rohrer. Sam
uel Bilbrough and Howard Rash. A
committee to investigate the question
Of what kind Of an annual should
be published was named. as follows:
Dorothy Mehring. Margaret Skies and
Charles Mcdowell.
The Junior class has elected How
ard Rash as president and will soon
name other officers. The sophomore
class has elected Jacob Fl. Snyder
president and will complete the cleo
ton this week.
Phi Delta Gamma Sorority has is
sued invitations to the trustees. fac
ulty and graduate students of the
university to a reception Saturday
tee in charge is: Miss airline Dufour,
Effie Ross and Mrs. Margaret r.
Zahler.
Dinner for New Members.
The Womens Faculty Club Of the
College of Liberal Arts has planned
a dinner in honor Of the new mem
hers of the faculty. to be held at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. McCulloch,
Kensington, Md. on Saturday. Mrs.
George B. Woods is president and
Mrs. B. E. James secretary and treas
urer of the club.
Miss Mary Louise Brown, dean of
women, mas Deen dppOlnteu a member
Of the press and publication commit
tee of the National Association Of
Deans of Women.
r. Deane Shure. instructor in alu-
sic, will present a concert at the
Women's Residence Hall Saturday
night appearing with the quartet Of
the Mount Vernon Place NJ. L. Meth
odist Church South.
The annual banquet of the Ralti-
more Branch Of the Young Peoples
Department Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church was held at the college
dining room Monday night. with an
attendance of about 300. Mrs. Foster
b. Davis presided. Miss Florence
Hopper was toaStmiStress, and the adj
dress of the evening vac presented
by Mrs. Fred 3. Fisher Of Indiana.
Others who participated in the pro
gram were DIR. and Mrs. II, r
Woolever. DR.. LuCius c. Clark. chan
cellor Of the university; Mrs. Foster
Davis. Mrs. Mary Sherier Bowie.
George II. Wilson, Jane Ellen Nevitt,
Rose Alice Mace and Nellie Davis
Hancock.
,>-a,~.a,~ -~a,s-, 80