Evening star., 1927-10-09
MUSIC FOSTERED
At UNIVERSITY
Orchestra and GIee Club Are
Formed Among National
Students.

| Music took several strides forward
at the College of Liberal Arts of Amer,
lean University during the past week
with the formation of two roSaniza-
tions, the College Orchestra and the
American University Glee Club. With.
| III the orchestra, there was also insti-
tuted a college dance orchestra, which
| played for the opening dance of the
season in the gymnasium on the cam
pus Friday night.
The orchestra is under the faculty
| leadership of DIR. c. Henry Liene-
weber, professor of modern languages,
and Student Manager William War.
ner.
Plans are being made for formal
presentation of the new musical group
to the campus life Sunday, October 10.
! at special exercises to be held in honor
of Dads day." Regular practices are
being held under the direction of DIR.
Leineweber, and plans are already be-
ing made tentatively for a pretentious
list of appearances.
Members of Orchestra.
The orchestra will include a harp,
played by Miss Irene Pyle, new stu
dent this year. There are four violins,
Mary Chadwick, William Warner.
Hattie Teachout, Elsie RuZicka and l.
j. Bernstein; trumpet, Stanley Fred.
erick; clarinets, Randall Penhale and
Blake Espey, who is also librarian OF
the orchestra; trombone, Colin Mac
afee; saXophones, Calvin Francis
Brown, and Irene DeZendorf; drums,
Otis E. Fellows; and Claire Altland,
pianist.
rCbo forr,oJ v,rocoptot;op of tho or.
chestra on Dads day will be in Hurst
nall at program to follow compli-
mentary dinner in the college dining
room to the dads of the college stu
dents. The program is in charge of
committee of which Roland Parrish is
chairman. Among the speakers will
be Helen Roher, Raymond Spaeth, and
Hugh Speer, all students.
The American University Glee Club
also was formed during the past week,
under the direction of r. Deane Shure,
instructor in music. Officers were
elected as follows: President. j. Court
ney Hayward; manager, Carlisle Chris
tie; secretary, Dorothy Gerth, and
treasurer, T. w. Martin, jr.
Arrangements have been completed
for setting up student council for
not only the theoretical, but prcatical
self-government of the student body.
Plans were laid down tentatively at
a student meeting presided over by
Hugh Speer. 1t was decided to. build
the council Of three seniors, three
juniors, two sophomores and one
freshman. These officers are to be
elected by their respective classes, and
the president of the council will be
elected by the student body as a
whole.
The opening college dance for the
term was held Friday night, with
music by a special unit dance orches-
ira from the college orchestra. The
fete was held in the gymnasium, which
was constructed last year and is
serving as a center for social as well
as athletic. gatherings on the campus.
The committee in charge of the dance
was Carlisle Christie. Ruth Rinkle,
Milton Christ and Clarence Knapp.
The freshman class has elected as
temporary chairman S. z. Brooks, who
has been nicknamed after his home
State Texas" Glass elections will be
held later.
Other Activities.
The sophomores and juniors will
elect class officers for the year Tues.
day. The seniors already have named
their officers.
Alumni Of Central High School of
this city in the college have given in
timation that they are thinking of
forming a Central Club.
Debates practice has gotten off to
flying start, with much interest on
the part of those turning out each
Friday afternoon under the direction
of the new debates coach, Arthur
Flemming.
The Women's Guild of American
University has presented several in.
teresting and useful gifts to the
Women's Residence Hall this year, in.
Guiding sofa Of old Virginia style.
a dropleaf table, gateleg table, end
table, handsome embroidered piano
cover of velvet, belonging to the late
Mrs. John A. Logan, and rare old
Persian table cover made from ma
terial full of tiny mirrors.
The School of the Political Sciences
is getting under way for the season
with a much-increased enrolment, un-
der DR.. Albert H. Putney