Evening star., 1926-04-25
G. v. j. STUDENTS
DINE RIFLE TEAM
Debaters Also Honored. at
Dinner During Week-May
Day Fete Tomorrow.

President William Mather Lewis Oh
Cenrre Washington University IS III
,-hicaro this week attending the
annual dinner of the George NashlhS,
ION University Alumni Cluo diu
Snes King before several orSanlza IONS.
tomorrow he is scheduled TO "uureS,
the Wisconsin Society of chicago anu
At nisht will address the aIumni
associa ton. s,,t.
On Tuesday Al noon ne wiz spea
before the Joint meeting OF me CIV ~ ~
clubs of Englewood. ana az hlsht Mln
rive an illustrated lecture on ne
Hannts of Washlngtor, before the
chicago Geographic Society IN of'
chestra Hall. The lecture was re
Gently given here before tbs students
In chapel. =
During the week the Observation oi
the birth of William Shakespeare was
observed Dean William Alien "ilour
smoke in chapel on the birth OF Inc
"Rard of Avon" Prof. Henry Gral-
tan Dovle spoke on the death OF Ger
vantes on the anniversary CT ms
death.
Dorsey HYDE of the United states
chamber of Commerce. well known
social worker. viii speak on Better
Homes" in connection with the week
given over to that topic. The several
ministerial students in The university
will have charge of the chapei
exercises.
Two Dinners in Celebration.
During the past week two celebra
tions of unusual importance were teld
At the St. James Hotel the men and
women on the victorious debating
team were honored at dinner. ON
Friday night al the University club
the mems rifle team, winners OF the
intercollegiate championship. we't
feted at dinner. The rifle team won
the championship last Saturday at
New York, defeating Minnesota Uni
versity and Columbia University as
we'll as eight other university teams.
Walter Il. Stokes. Henry Clay EspaN,
Fl. Watson Crum. as we'll $ the mem
bers of the rife team and substitutes.
were present at the dinner. The tea m
has won two championships in the
past three years.
In addition to the rife team were
present President Lewis. Gen. Anton
stephan. Julius Gartinkel. Charles p
Light, DR.. .rohn J. Tigert. commits
Soner of education; Representative
Rathbone, Vernon Brewster and Dean
H. L. Hodgkins. director of athletics.
The first annual May day fete VIII
De nelO IN f(OCh AT6th al n CoiIhot .
row afternoon at 3 O'Clock. under the
auspices of the WomanS Advisory
Council Members of the student com
mittee. Dean Anna l.. Rose, Miss Kin
cannon. Miss Virginia Hopkins and
Miss Jones OF the faculty are listed
among the invited guests. Stunts of
all sorts are to he run off and letters
and other awards earned during the
wear will be presented. Ii is expected
the affair will be well attended
Davis Contest Tuesday.
On Tuesday night the Davis prize
speaking contest will be held in Cor
coran Hall. Dean William Allen VIII
bur will preside The speakers will
ba S. G. Bucile. Marjorie Mothershead,
George f.. OConnor.. Helen Shaw.
Frank Smith and Raymond Weber.
The faculty committee, consisting OF
Prof Robert Bolwell. Prof. Samuel f..
Benois and DR.. John A. Tillema will
he judges. The Davis Prize was
founded in 1S47 in Columbian ColleSe.
The orations will be read and marked
and will be delivered Tuesday night.
The mems glee club will give several
selections.
Elizabeth Armentrout Dorothy
Dougherty and Lois Hines were initi-
ated in the Hour Glass Honor Society
recently. All three have been prom
inent in student activities as we'll as
studies Ermyntrude Walden, preSl-
dent, off1ciated at the ceremonies.
Announcement is made that DR.. De
witt c. Croissant has been elected dele
gate and Ivan Booher alternate. AT the
annual convention OF the League of
Masonic Clubs. by the G. w. L. Ma
sonic Club to be held in Philadelphia
In June.
Two events of unusual Importance
to students were held last week-the
presentation of You Never Can Tell.
Shaws play by the Players. and the
annual -Helennic Prom. The Shaw
presentation was unusually interest
ing. The Players are competing for
the Phi Delta Gamma cup. This was
the second OF the varsity shows. The
.Helennic Prom was held at the
Mayfiower Hotel. The Petticoat. the
student humorous publication. made
It's annual appeara nee.
Foot Ball Practice Ends.
Spring foot ball practice came to
close last week and Coach Maud"
Crum expressed himself as satisfied
with results. Most of the candidates
for the team went Immediately into
base ball and track practice. Thirty
men were on hand consistently for the
work which was declared to be un
usually plea SAINT.
Announcement is made that the an
nual tennis tournament for girls will
start tomorrow. Glasses for beginners
are being held on the Monument Lot
courts. while the regulars are prac
tiCinS for the matches which start
later in MAY. In this connection it
fz - tr,4A hnf ie
being built back of the old Woodruff
mansion. at Twentyf1rst and G streets
northwest. for use during the day
between classes.
The fraternity interests have started
their tennis activities and a tourna-
ment is In progress. 1t is expected
that the inter fraternity base ball
schedule will be productive of some
interesting contests.