Evening star., 1926-04-04
LIBRARY PLANNED
FOR AMERICAN u.
hree-Story Structure to
Face Hall of History Will Be
Built This Summer.

Bids have been opened and a con-
tract will be let within few days for
construction of the sixth building on
the 90-acre campus of American Uni
versity at Massachusetts and Nebras-
ka avenueS--a library, to be known
as the Battelle Memorial.
This structure of a design, to har
mOnize with the dignifiad architectural
plan being carried out, will be built
during the Summer. and it is expected
to have it ready for use when school
opens in the Fall, according to
Chancellor Lucius c. Clark.
The new library will face east, and
will be situated opposite the Hall of
History on the quadrangle around
which 1t is expected to group future
buildings of the university. Three
stories in height. one part Of the
building will be given over to Il read
ing room, whose ceiling will reach
up to the top of the third story Three
floors will occupy the remainder of
the building, where will be built rooms
for seminars.
Funds Given i'm Will.
Funds for the memorial totaling
more than 100000, were provided in
the will of Gordon Batelle of Colum-
bus, Ohio, who at the time of his
death in 1923, was the youngest
trustee of the university, in which
post he had succeeded his father. The
donor of the library was a graduate of
Yale and a personal friend of both
President and Mrs. Harding.
With the erection of the Battelle
Memorial, American University will
have put more than 100000 into
buildings since February, 1925.
Architect for the memorial is Col.
Peter NJ. Anderson.
Dr. Edward Thomas Devine of New
York, whose appointment as dean of
the graduate school. was announced
during the week by Chancellor Clark,
is known as one of the popular lectur-
.ers of his day He has spoken to
audiences in every State in the Union
but one. University officials are being
congratulated upon obtaining for the
institution a man of his reputation,
scholarship and experience.
Debate to Be Held Tuesday.
Dr. Frederick Juchhoff professor of
economics, has an article in the cur
rent issue of Public Affairs, on THE
Alien Deportation Bill; What 1t Means
and How 1t Will Work Out in Prac-
tice."
The college debating team, Charles
J. Mcdowell. Hugh Wilson Speer and
Roland McLaren Rice, will wind up
its season next Tuesday night at
Hurst Hall, facing Randolph Macon
College, on the question, Resolved,
That the Pending Child Labor Amend
ment to the Federal Constitution
Should Be Adopted The local team
again will take the negative. Ran
dolph- Macon was recently defeated by
the University of Wyoming, which
lost to the American University team
here by a 2-to-1 decision. on the same
question.
Chancellor Clark will deliver the
Easter sermon today at ST. Pauis
Church, Wilmington, Del
Student Party Planned.
Following the Easter vacation.
which lasts from Thursday noon to
Tuesday, students are planning a
party to be held in the women's
residence hall on Friday night. Miss
Bernice Field is general chairman in
charge of arrangements.
Miss Julia Pennington, women's
athletic director, is planning 10
present next Saturday night an ex-
hibition of the physical education de-
partment, in the gymnasium of the
women's residence hall. The program,
in brief includes drills, dances, special
features by individual students, and
the use of Indian clubs, wands and
mass drill
Miss Mary L. Brown, dean of
women, has announced that reserva-
tions for rooms in the women'S resi-
dence hall for the next year must be
filed by present students, on or before
next Thursday.