Evening star., 1926-05-16
'PUBL|C SPEAKING
COURSE AT c. ". j.
Added on lnsistent Demand
of StudentS-0penS in
Autumn Term.

George Washington University will
offer among it's host IF new courses
next Fan academic work in public
speaking. The insistent demand Of
students for classes in this subject
has brought the matter forcefully to
the attention of the authorities. The
announcement that the course offered
III the department of arts and sci
ences will be presided over by q pro
fessor to be announced later is ex-
pected to fill the want expressed by
students and fsculty alike.
The success of the debating teams
of the university in intercollegiate and
international debate and the fact that
the George Washington University
team will represent the United States
in another year in a tour of England
has aroused considerable enthusiasm.
Public speaking and debate go hand
in hand, and while the university
boasts a number of prize speaking
contests, debating society contests
and intercollegiate tryouts for both
men and women. the subject has not
been placed in the curriculum.
Registration for the Summer school
will start June II. according TO Prof.
Elmer Louis Kayser, director. The
Summer session will open June IA for
the nine week course. while the Six
week course will start on the date OF
July s. New courses are offered in
English. history. library science, psy-
chology and zoology.
Additions to Faculty.
In addition to the regular members
of the George Washington University
faculty there will be DIR. COttrill, his
tory professor: of Louisville University;
Lawrence Hoover, teacher of gen
eral science in the Washington high
schools; DR.. George Miller. professor
of education. University of Oklahoma;
William Robinson. specialist of the
United States Bureau of Education;
Arthur Wright, professor Of education
OF Dartmouth, and others to be an
nounced later.
The university will be open all day
during the Summer. The medical
school will offer special courses. as
will the law school, during the Sum-
mer months.
Ten students have been initiated in
Gate and Key honorary interfraternity
society. For general excellence in
scholarship those who were initiated
are s. w. Brookhart jr.. Sigma Chi;
William 3. Quarton, Sigma Chi; VIII
lard G.. McGraw. Kappa Alpha; Stan
ley A Clark, Sigma Alpha Epsilon;
Stuart Buschong. Sigma Phi Epsilon;
Irwin McGrew, Theta Epsilon Omega;
Ellis d. Beaver, Wandering Greeks,
Phi Kappa Alpha: John c. Hill, Delta
Tau Delta; Clifton r. Moore, Delta
Tau Delta. and Kenneth Abrams,
Delta Tau Delta.
The newly elected officers for Gate
and Key are Rickard X. Mcpherson.
Kappa Alpha, president; Joseph S.
Rutley, Phi Sigma Kappa. vice presi-
dent; George A. Won Dachenhausen
Phi Sigma Kappa, secretary, and
John c. Ketcham, Sigma Phi Epsilon,
treasurer.
Article on Evolution.
Dean William G.. Ruediger of teach
ers' college has contributed an inter
esting article on Evolution" DR..
Ruediger takes up the question of the
study of evolution for high school pu-
pills.
DR.. Dewitt c. Croissant recently
spoke before the students of the JEFF
ferson Junior High School.
Kermit Girdner was recently elected
president of the Dionysians. Mrs.
Olga Kephart was elected vice presi-
dent The other officers are Eleanor
Dunno. secretary. and Virginia Strick-
land, treasurer.
Howard NJ. Baggett. managing edi-
tor Of the Hatchet Raymond NJ.
Reed. business manager. and Camp
bell Starr. news editor. were present
at meetings of the intercollegiate
Newspaper Association of the Middle
Atlantic States Colleges held at
Swarthmore College on Friday and
Yesterday. The convention was well
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Gov Sproul. James Melvin Lee and a
number of collegiate editors.
The annual competition for the
Weddell prize Will be competed for
this year by Virginia Carter Castle
man, W. l. Cleveland, Catherine Cate
Coblentz. Anne Rebecca Koonce and
Ora Marshino. The award carries
cash item of $3.50. and the winner will
be announced at commencement, ac-
cording to DR.. Charles Il. Hill. in
charge of the competition.
DIR. Simon Is Speaker.
DR.. Abram Simon was recent
speaker at the Menoran Society meet
ing the first of the month. He de-
livered an address on The New Jew,
Physically Speaking. Israel j..
Mendelson, president. announced an
oratoriCal contest conducted by the
Union of Synagogues of America.
DR.. John ]. Tigert, United States
commissioner of education. has re-
Gently sent President Lewis letter
of commentator upon the remark
able record of the rifle team. DR..
Tigert expressed his satisfaction at
being present at the recent celebra-
ton of the winning of the champion
ship and the excellent sportsmanship
shown by the team.
Robert n. Faulkner will debate as
alternate in the zone finals of the ma
tional intercollegiate contest. Edward
Curran of Catholic University was
winner of the contest held at the uni
versity recently. Tomorrow the Dis
trict of Columbia representatives will
debate at Catholic University against
Maryland. Pennsylvania and Prince
ton University men.
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