Evening star., 1926-11-28
British DEBATERS
TO SEE PRESIDENT
Cambridge Team viii Call at
White House Before
G. w. u Contest.

Representatives of Cambridge Uni
versity and Geore Washington Uni
versity, who will meet in debate in the
university gymnasium tomorrow night
Will visit President Coolidge at the
White House tomorrow at noon. Word
nas been received from the White
House that the President will greet
the visiting Cantabs and their oppo-
nents and this will give the Britishers
something to talk about when they
return home from their junket.
Tomorrow nights engagement is ex-
pected to be unusually interesting.
from the ranks of a host of debaters
at George Washington University
John T. Trimble of Georgia, James R.
Kirkland of Delaware and w. F. Will
hanson Of Oklahoma have been Sc
iected. The three Colonials are thor
oughly representative of America s
student body. Their activities in the
university have been large and they
are by no means new to the debating
platform.
The Cambridge team consists of A.
L. Hutchinson of Christ College, H. G.
G. Herklots Of Trinity College and w.
q. Fordham of Magdalene College.
The audience is to Judge the debate
as is the case IN England. The ques-
ton is: Resolved, That this house op-
pose the growing tendency Of govern
ment to invade the rights of indi-
vtdualS."
Subscriptions Pour In.
Subscriptions for the debate have
been coming IN rapidly. There are but
400 seats placed on sale for the affair
at nominal price. The receipts will
be given over to the support Of the
George Washington University team
which next spring will invade England
for series Of debates with eight of
the leading British universities.
The whole university is behind the
debating team and it is expected that
the capacity limit of the gymnasium
will be taxed. Before the debate the
British team will visit the British EN-.
bassy and will be entertained by the
George Washington men in visiting
the various sights of interest in Wash
lngton and vicinity. This is the fourth
international debate by the local uni
versity and of additional interest due
to the fact that George Washington
will visit England in the Spring.
On Tuesday night President William
Mather Lewis will meet the student
committee in a session to be given
over to the discussion of student prob
lens in the university. The commit
tee is composed of class presidents of
the senior classes in the various de-
partmentS of the university and the
editor of the weekly publication.
Other representative students are on
the committee which meets from time
TO time with the president.
Foot Ball Circles Stirred.
Considerable interest was displayed
on the campus during the past week
over the Thanksgiving day foot ball
game with Catholic University. AT
pep" meetings held morning and eve-
ming on Wednesday Coach Maud"
Crum and various students rallied the
student body in stirring appeals.
Following the foot ball meetings and
after the game the Interfraternity
Council held a dance in the gymna-
sium. On December the annual
foot ball hop will be held. Elaborate
plans are under way for a large cele-
bration.
Last week the annual "vodevil"
show was presented on two nights in
the gymnasium. The offerings We're
well received.
ri Delta Epsilon, honorary journal
istic fraternity. has selected six men
for honors this Fall. They are r.
Campbell Starr. Robert Sterns, Sher.
man johnson, Joe d. Walstrom, Row
land Lyon and Ebert Huber.
The fraternity will celebrate at the
annual banquet to be held December
on Founders day.