Evening star., 1926-11-21
GIRL MADE EDITOR
&
OF A. j. YEAR BOOK
viii Be First Volume of Its
Kind Published by Stu
dent Body There.

Miss Dorothea Mehring of Harris
burg, Pa, has been elected editor-in-
chief of the first college year book
to be published by the student body
at the College of Liberal Arts OF
American University. Miss Mehring
president of the senior class, thus
brings TO the go eds" who are rapidly
increasing the scope of their activities
and responsibilities in university life
Of the country, the distinction of head
ing an enterprise which is to establish
tradition in new INSTITUTION, now
in it's second year.
Howard w. Rash of Collingswood
y. j., has been elected business man
ager, and other staff members will be
chosen this week. Plans for the book
are expected to go forward rapidly
soon after Thanksgiving vacation.
-Four persons at American Uni
versity have been honored with APP
pointments to attend dedication eX-
ercises of a Phi Beta Kappa building
at William and Mary College, VIII
liamsburg, Va, next Saturday. DR..
Lucius G. Clark, chancellor. and DIR.
Edward r. Devine. dean of the grad
uate school, will represent Dalta
Chapter of Iowa. located at Cornell
College. Iowa; DIR. George B. Woods.
dean of the college, will represent
Beta Chapter of Minnesota. at Carle-
ton College, Minnesota, and Miss Mary
Louise Brown. dean of women, will
represent Alpha Gamma Delta
Sorority.
History Club Elects.
Officers of the newly formed History
Club at the college have been elected
as follows: President, Carlisle Christie;
vice president, Milton Crist: secretary,
Sarah Roher; treasurer, Margaret
Burley; faculty advisors, DR.. B. b.
James and DR.. Harold NJ. Dudley.
Raymond Spaeth of Kansas has
been elected president of the freshman
class A constitution is to be drawn
up and approved, following which
other officers will be elected.
Miss Elizabeth Drew of England
delivered a lecture Friday night at
the Women's Residence Hall, from
the subject, Modern English Ilumor,
following which tea was served by
Dean Brown to members of the
faculty, and of the Junior and senior
classes present.
A college party was held in the
Women's Residence Hall Friday night
when the committees in charge were
headed by Betty Clay and Carlisle
Christie.
THANKSGIVING vacation will last from
Wednesday noon to Monday morning
and several students who live within
q short distance of Washington plan
to go home for the holiday.
Foot Ball Letters Awarded.
Fourteen men of the foot ball squad
have been recommended by the faculty
athletic committee for their letter
"a" having completed requirements,
including play in Is quarters of the
s games played during the season.
Letters will be presented at banquet
to he held shortly after the Thanks
recommended are: Capt. Jim Birth
right James Begg. Donald Bittinger,
Carlisle Christie, William Caples. VIII
liam Crawford, Arthur Gerth. William
Wolowitz, Philip Silverstone, Tom"
Sawyer. Gerald Mellon, James Sui
Ivan. George Dare and Vance lie
FrenZ.
Or. -. O. kinsman, professor of
economics, has returned from New
York, where last week he attended
the annual meeting of the. Academy
Of Political Science.
The girls hockey team, under
CbHtHlDS Oh MISS Julld tIiIlIttS LOtl,
director of women'S athletics, played
its single intercollegiate game last
Wednesday on the El.pse. losing to
George Washington by a score of 3
to l. G. w. u. scored one goal in
the first half, and followed with an
other in the opening OF the second
half American girls countered with
one. and the opposition closed with
their third.
In view of one years experience of
the American team, Miss Pennington
feels her athletes made a good show
ing. The A. L. team included:
Capt Betty Clay, Catherine Severance,
Eaylou Morris Delcie Appel, Beulah
Widstrand Florence McAfee, Sedie
Nartz. Mary Chadwick, lucille Inlay,
Aileen Viva sh. Dorothy Day, and sub
stitutes. Euth Rinkle, Laura Everett,
Dorothea Mehring and Iris Hum
phreys With the hockey season over
the girls have now taken up basket
ball and soccer
Or. j. w. Graves of the Browning
Settlement of London gave an illus
trated lecture in chapel Monday, pre-
Sentinc not only pictures. but relics
of Browning. including his marriage
certificate.
Chancellor Clark has returned from
a business trip to New York City in
the interests of the university.
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