Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
c. v. j. DEbATERS
EAGER FOR CRUISE
Passage Engaged for Voyage
20 England for Contest
With Cambridge.

Passage has been engaged for tn
George Washington University de
batting team for April 80 for England
The date with Cambridge UniVerslt,
for debate has been selected as Ma.
"a. Arrangements are being com
pleted for the subject of the debate
and the extended itinerary of the loca
debaters through England, ireland
Scotland and Wales.
ITnon completion of the interna
tional journey George Washington
University debaters viii have com
pleted what is believed TO be RECORD
in this respect. Since December, Wher
a trip South was taken. the Colonla
arguers will have taken part in 10 en-
gagements.
There have been FIVE teams. includ
ing the women's debating team. er
route during the season. These teams
have been selected from IS debaters
The various teams have visited col
lexes and universities in Virginia
North and South Carolina. Georgia
Michigan. Ohio. West Virginia, In
diana, Pennsylvania. Maryland. New
York, New Jersey, Massachusetts ano
Maine.
Season Ends Friday.
The extensive engagements have
been held with such institutions as
Columbia. Swarthmore. West Virginia,
Bates, Boston University, Clarke. WI
liams, Butler. Indiana, Ohio Wesleyan
South Carolina, Maryland, Cathoilc
University and Colby.
On Thursday and Friday OF TINS
week the George Washington debaters
will end their season. Swarthmore
College will be met on Thursday and
Indiana University on Friday. Botf
institutions will be met in Corcoran
Hall.
The debating teams have been
under the supervision of DR.. George
L. Farnham of the department or pun
lie speaking in the university. The
men who hawthorne the brunt OF the
engagements this season, ana from
whom a team Will be selected to go to
England. are; John T. Trimble. man
ager; Cyrus Hoagland. William r.
Williamson, William A. McSwain, J.
W. Kirkland, w. /. Cleveland, John
Seymour and J. A. Harris.
The women's debating team goes to
Ohio this week to engage OHIO Yves
leyan, having competed against Cor
nell University and Ohio wesleyan
during the season. The debates OF all
university teams this season is thought
TO set a record. The victories nave
about balanced defeats.
RenOrts on Benefit.
Mrs. Charles w. Richardson OF the
board of lady managers OF the unlVef-
sity hospital recently reported that
the benefit entertainment held on the
evening of February 22 would net
about the same amount of money as
that of last year. The evening OF
music at Mount Vernon was declared
a social and financial success In every
way. The project will net in the
neighborhood Of $500, it is under
stood.
DIR. Charles r. Mann, director of the
American Council on Education and
trustee of the university. was the
guest speaker at the alumni luncheon
recently held at the Hotel La Layette.
DIR. and Mrs. William Mather Lewis
will be guests Of honor at the Gamma
Eta Zeta dinner to be held next Wed
nesday evening at Pierre's, with the
secretary of the university, Prof.
Elmer L. Kayser, and Mrs. Kayser
and Prof. and Mrs. Daniel c. Chace.
The dinner Is in honor of the Initiates,
Julia Denning, Dorothy Dougherty,
Ruth Greenwood, Eileen Gardner,
Patty Ann Jameson, Emily Pilkinton,
Ann McCorkle, Ermyntrude Walden
and Betty Whitbank.
Tau Chapter OF Sigma Gamma Ep.
silon, formerly the Geology Club. was
granted q charter in the national geo
logical organization last Friday. Prof.
c. A. Bonnie, head Of the department
of geology at Penn State, installed the
local chapter.
Students Of the university are voting
by ballot this week as to the holding
Of the annual junior promenade. The
affair, usually conducted during the
week of February %, was postponed.