Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
c. v. j. DERATERS
TO OPEN CAMPAIGN
Extended Program to Be
Inaugurated Tomorrow
Night.

The George Washington University
debating team opens an extensive
Winter campaign tomorrow night in
Stockton Hall in forensic encounter
with the University Of Oklahoma CON
tingent. The debate is the first of the
season. Senator j. W. Harreld will
preside.
The teams will take up the qups-
\ ton of child labor. the amendment
OnoW before Congress. The visiting
team Will contend for the adoption Of
the amendment.
Cyrus L. Hoagland William \. Nc
Swain and w. f. Williamson will rep
resent the university. The visitors
VIII arrive here today and will do the
town" in the matter of seeing what
the Capital has to offer in the way of
sightseeing trip and u visit TO the
fraternities.
The extensive program OF the debat
ing teams starts off auspiciously to-
morrow night in Stockton Hall at S
pm. Last night two teams of men
spoke on Station WMAL. Recently
TWO girls teams debated before the
Mount Rainier Citizens Association.
on February - the women's team
West Virginia.
University Council Meets.
The university council. meeting re-
Gently at the residence of William +.
Emo, went into the matter of the
plans for the participation of the
council in the development of the uni
versity. 1t is expected that interest
ing developments will be forthcoming
In the near future.
The council is composed of a num-
Der of influential patrons of the uni
Nersity and has been instrumental in
furthering the interests of the institu-
ton.
Announcement is made thai Mrs.
Charles Wood will give two Illustrated
lectures at the university February
~ and February %. The lectures are
on Royal Cities of Spain and
southern Spain and the Moors."
Mrs. Woods lectures are profusely
illustrated and have occaSioned con-
siderable favorable comment. Her
visits abroad are productive of inter
esting outlines. The two lectures are
being looked forward to by faculty
and students alike.
$1,000 Added to Endowment Fund.
Word has been received by Vernon
Brewster. alumni secretary, of an ad-
, ditional sum of a thousand dollars con-
tributed by the New York State
Alumni Association. The money has
been added to the building and en-
dowment fund of the university, which
is being added to weekly by the vari
Gus interests.
/ The university glee club will sing
before the general meeting of the
National Education Association on
;v,4n yx-Ii n1, will he hall in,
the Washington Auditorium Febru
airy 25.
The glee club as we'll as other uni
versity representative organizations
and members of the faculty will go on
the air twice during the week of
February 81. February % WCAP
will feature the university in short
presentation. WRC has planned
longer period for a more thorough pro-
gram on the night of February 27.
Plans for the Junior week celebra-
ton are practically completed. The
, Junior prom, play and reception, in
addition to which will be two basket
ball games. a debate and two radio pro-
grams, will enliven activities. There
also will be the usual university activi-
ties incident to She Midwinter convo-
cation.
Convocation Speaker Named.
President Frank Aydelette of
Swarthmore. is the principal speaker
at the convocation, which will be held
in the afternoon of February 20, at
Memorial Constitution Hall. Follow
ing these activities there will be re-
ception to the graduates.
Howard NJ. Baggett Of the board of
managers of the university publica-
ton. The Hatchet, will be the new
editor during the next half year. He
succeeds Robert c. Albright, resigned.
The womens debating team has ar
ranged an attractive schedule. In adj
dition to the debate with West Vir-
ginia. already announced, there will
be debates with Cornell University and
Hunter College, which will occur in
March.
Considerable activity is noted in
dramatics at the university this Win
Her. The players, Miss Catherine
Brown directing, have chosen Ber- |
nard Shaws You Never Can Tell
for Spring production. The Mines |
shortly will choose vehicle. The Do |
nysians are looking forward to the |
presentation of The Frogs"
With the conclusion of the eXamina- |
ton period there Is increased interest
in athletics. Teams representing the |
university In basket ball, rifle shoot |
Ing and track have resumed training. |