Evening star., 1926-11-07
c. v. j. NAMES IS
ON DEBATE TEAM
rs Contests Included in
SCheduIe-TruStees to
Meet Wednesday.

The selection of 13 men to represent
George Washington University as a
squad from which the debating teams
ere to he chosen. is not seriously con-
s'dered as an omen Of bad luck during
the season. This is the largest squad
ever TO represent the institution, as
the length and strength of the
schedule IF deba tes is also the heaviest
in the history of forensic encounters.
Five men have already been selected
to represent the university in the
coming international debate with
Cambridge University. which will take
place here on November %.
William Z. Sullivan. James r. Kirk
land. John r. Trimhle, w. f. Ogg and
Edward Gallagher have been picked
to bear the colors of the Colonials
against the Cantabs the latter part
of the month.
Tho l3 men selected for the other
engagements are: w. A. McSwain. w.
Vernon, LYLE Ohla nder. Joseph Levin
son. r. Harris. Frank Smith. CYRUS
RoaEIand. John Seymour, G.. Sanders.
w. z. Weigle. j. II. Nesey and w. L..
Clevelan nd
25 Contests Scheduled.
In all. o5 debates are scheduled
for the Colonials. which will take them
North. South and West. The big trip
will occur later in the year. when the
team chosen to represent the United
States abroad this Summer goes to
England for eight engagements with
English and Scottish universities.
The stated meeting Of The board of
trustees of the university will he held
N Corcoran Hall on Wednesday. 1t
IS expected that a vice president will
he selected TO take the mace of the
late Col Archibald Hopkins.
President William Mather Lewis
will attend the meeting Of urban uni
versities. to he held at Providence.
r. l., Thursday under the auspices of
Brown University. DR.. Lewis Will
lead tho discussion on one of the prob
lens of this group and will deliver a
raper on The State of Undergraduate
Instruction..
Announcement of interest to Teach
ers' College students as we'll s Wash
ington teachers is the Introduction of
q new course in the teaching of
reading" which hegsn Yesterday
The course is being presented by
Laura Zirhe Of Columbia University
and will cover the FIRST nine grades
of the school system. Outstanding
advances have been made in the
psychology and pedagogy Of reading
in the past 10 wears. Miss Zirbe will
bring these advances to the teachers
DIR. John Palmer Speaks.
Or. John Palmer was speaker at
chapel services Friday. and DIR. Anson
Phelps Stokes. former secretary of
Yale. spoke on Wednesday. DR.
Stokes spokt of The Life and Work
Of the Late Walter Camp" Yester
day. the George Washington and
l-rsinus College foot bah teams played
the Walter Camp Memorial game
here. which WAS we'll and enthusia sti-
tally attended.
Mrs Mitchell Carroll of the depart
ment Of arts and sciences will give an
Illustrated lecture in Corcoran Hall
on archaeology ON November L. Mrs.
carroll has spent the Summer abroad,
where she came in contact with the
leading archeolocical authorities of
Europe.
The first Of the course of lectures
by Prof. Albert Gilmer on the drama
VIII he given Monday November 10.
in COrCoran Hall Al II O'Clock. The
second lecture viii follow in the eve
ming and the third in the evening of
November I6 The evening lectures
start at O'Clock.
Prof. Gilmer is an authority on the
dra INA and has been student for %
years. teaching At the University of
Chicago. Harvard and Tufts college.
Last Summer he studied with Prof.
Gilbert Murray AT oxford. and in 1925
spent the Summer visiting the capitals
Of Europe.
Speaks at Johns Hopkins.
Prof Edward Sehrt of George
Washington delivered a paper at
Johns Hopkins University last week
on the celebration of the fftieth an
niversary of the institution.
At the first meeting OF the Faculty
Club. Prof. Elmer Louis Kayser spoke
on Origins of the Modern Cniver
sitv" Prof. F.. c. Arnold was elected
vice president of the orga MIA ton to
take the place of Prof. Clarence NJ.
Tpdecraff who Is now at Iowa Uni
Nersitv.
BY the courtesy Of the Argentine
government. George Washington Uni-
versity recently received a representa-
tive collection of $50 books. The
volumes are notable addition for
the Hispanic collection in the uni
cersity library.
The university cross-country team.
composed OF Horace Domigan. Ralph
Nolland. will he sent 10 Philadelphia
on November II 70 take part in the
national Crosscountry championships.
The team has made a first class show
Ing in the CroSs-countrv runs this Fall.
Practically all athletic activities In
the university are in full swing now.
Foot ball is at the height of the
season, and preparations are under
way for big gathering Thanksgiving
day in the annual game with Catholic
University The foot ball hop has
been scheduled for December g.
All women's sports are booming
and basket ball as we'll as tennis and
field hockey are drawing more than
q full quota of candidates Inter
mural athletics for both men and
women have firm hold in the student
body. under the direction of H Wat
son Crum and Miss Virginia Hopkins
Deli IIDNEC NDEArFD