Evening star., 1926-04-18
NATIONAL i. TEAM
TO DEBATEF FRIDAY
Will Defend VoIStead Act in
Contest With DebaterS
From Baltimore.

Proposals for the modifica ton of
the Nolstead act. which are penGiIs
before committees Of the Senate and
House. will be the subject of debate
next Friday night between the public
speaking class of National UNIVERSITY
and an Oratorical class from Baltimore
The debate, which will be open to the
public, will be held at 8f8 ThirteentE
street
The class from Baltimore. which is
taught by Prof. Dale Carnegie. who
also is professor of public speaking at
National University. have taken the
affirmative or wet" side of the argu-
ment. The national debaters will ap-
pear as the dry advocates.
Following the debate. the National
debaters will take the visitors as their
guests to the Naval Observatory
where they will be shown the cour
tesies of that institution by naval off
GERS who are stationed there.
Senior Class Banquet.
One of the most conspicuous events
of the school year at the National
University law school will he the an
nual banquet of the senior class al
the Mayflower Hotel. Saturday night
May s. Roger j. Whiteford q mem
ber of the District bar and an alum
nus, will act as POSTMASTER. Invita-
tions have been extended to the chan
cellor and members of the faculty who
are lecturing on senior subjects.
Francis w. Trapp is chairman of the
committee in charge and is restricting
the attendance, in addition TO the
guests of honor. to the 200 members
of the graduating class. Dean May-
o,,.1 e H.
ness administration and government
has appointed "A committe of seniors
from that branch to cooperate with
the law seniors in making the affair
a success.
George W. Wright and James Dono-
van have been elected as delegates
and Douglas A. Seeley as alternate
from the Beta chapter Of the Phi
Beta Gamma. national law fraternity
at the law school, to the national
convention Of the organization which
will be held at the Lee House on
April 80 and May :.
Francis W. Trapp, who is a mem
Der of the Beta chapter. has been ap-
pointed chairman of the entertainment
committee and is arranging for both
banquet and a dance for the dele
gates.
Inc Pm Beta CrdmmaS 8 are now cor
Quoting d review law course for the
benefit of members of the senior class
in fraternity. This is done in prepara
ton for the bar examinations in the
District and elsewhere. which mem
bers of the class expect to take after
their graduation in June.
Commencement Announcement.
The annual commencement exer-
cises of National University will be
held June 12. at the Continental Me
mortal Hall. instead of the auditorium
of the Central High School, as for
merly announced.
The Samuel r. Miller Debating So
ciety last night held try-outs for the
third inter-society debate with the
Richard A. Alvey Society, which will
be held April "a. Adherence to the
World Court, as provided by the
recent Senate resolution, will be the
subject of debate.
The four honor debaters of the year
will contest on May q for the distinc
ton of the university debating prize.
At each inter-society debate, the
judges award particular distinction to
the best debater, these four then be-
coming eligible for the final competi-
ton.
The secretary of the law school an
ncunces that new registrations this
term were larger than at any Spring
'erm in the history of the institution.