Evening star., 1927-05-22
STUDENTS At A. i.
ARE GIVEN H0NORS
DR.. George B. Woods Makes
Several Awards for
College Services.

Recognition day was observed at
American University at chapel Friday,
when students who had contributed in
special manner to college life were
given honorable mention, and several
awards were made by DIR. George B.
Woods, presiding officer and dean of
the college.
Attention was called by DIR. Woods
to both the foot ball and basket ball
teams, which had received athletic let
ters earlier in the year. and Seeley
Gray. manager of both teams. and
James Elliott, cheer leader, We're ac-
student body.
Book Is Presented.
According TO a new custom estab-
lished this year the debating team
members were presented by DR.. Woods
with a book each. appropriately in
scribed with tribute to the men. The
volume chosen this year was the Ok.
ford Book Of English Verse" Men
receiving it were Roland Rice, Hugh
w. Speer, w. Willis Delaplain and
Charles Mcdowell
Girls who succeeded in making 100
points in athletics during the year
were awarded letters somewhat SINH
lar to the athletic letters awarded
members of the foot ball and basket
ball teams. The girls receiving letters
were: Mary Chadwick, Florence Eel.
lows, Iris Humphreys, Lucille Inlay,
Gladys Macafee. Sara Martz, Rather.
inc Severance and Beulah Widstrand.
Others Are HOnored.
Others were honored at the recogni.
ton service by DR.. Woods, as follows:
Hugh Speer, editor Of the American
Eagle, college paper: POLAND Rice,
business manager of the Eagle; Vera
Stafford, editor of the college manual
Aucola: Howard Rash. business man
ager of Aucola; Roland Parrish, chair
man of the vespers committee: Hugh
Speer, president of the student coun.
Gil William Warner. leader of the
college orchestra: Carlisle Christie
president of the History Club; Arthur
Gerth. president of Pi Mu Kappa;
Miss Chew Liam Chan. the first grad
uate of the College of Liberal Arts
from a foreign country, who returns
soon to her home in Singapore, Straits
Settlement; Dorothea Mehring. presi.
dent of the Womens Student Govern
ment Association, and Aileen Vivash,
president of the Women's Athletic
Association.
While examinations before the
academic council of the university for
the degree of doctor of civil law,
doctor Of philosophy and master of
arts have been concluded in the
graduate school, examinations opened
in the college and the School of
Political Sciences yesterday for the
close of the year. An automobile
picnic planned for yesterday afternoon
was the last of the festivities until
next Friday night, when the alumni
dinner will be held at the Women's s
Residence Hall on the campus.
Play Is Presented.
The annual college play, "As You
Like It," under direction of VIII
Hutchins. professor of art. was pre-.
sented at the college theater and
gymnasium Friday night to a large
audience.
Dean Woods leaves today on an.
other tour of inspection of negro col.
leges of the South for the Bureau Of
Education, going to Charleston,
w. Va; Louisville, KY, and Lincoln
Ridge, Ky. He returned last Wednes.
day from an extensive trip which took
him to Atlanta, Tuskeegee, Mont
gomery, Selma, Birmingham, Tai
ladega. Morristown, Tenn, and Knox
Vile. Tenn.
The college faculty took under con.
sideration at a meeting Friday the
freshmen rules proposed to be ad-
ministered next year by the newly
elected "Gosling Court" composed Of
Howard Rash. Judge. and William
Warner, seniors: Irene Dezendorf,
Donald Bittinger, juniors. and Sara
MartZ. Herbert Elliott and Milton
Crist, sophomores.
A special committee has been named
by the students to draw up a con-
stitution for the Student Athletic
| Association to include separate coun-
ellis for the mems and women's sports.
| The committee is: Carlisle Christie,
| Sara MartZ, Leon Shloss. Harold Nc.
| Clay and Roland Parrish.