Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
FIRST SEMESTER
HONORS AWARDED
American U. College of Lib
eraI Arts Reports Ratings.
Student Activities Noted.

Scholastic honors for the first 50
me$ter of the school year at the Co
lege of Liberal Arts of American Uni
VerSlty went TO l senior. I Junior. 4
Sophomores and IL freshmen. with n
sophomore, Roland McIaren Rice OF
Waterbury. Md, a member of the dc
batting team. carrying off highest hon
ors with perfect rating OF all As.
In making this announcement Dean
George r. Woods of the college stated
that two girls. Ivy Norton. a fresh
man, and Cecilia Sheppard. Il senior.
tied for second place. Rice is business
manager OF the college paper, the
American Eagle.
Honor Winners Listed.
The complete list of those winning
honOrs in the first semester under a
standard set up by the aculty is a.
follows: Freshmen Mary Chadwick.
Eliza beth Deakins Rosalie Dimmette.
Laura Everett. Margaret Fleming
Alice Hetzel. Elizabeth Hill, Winston
Manning. Helen Macleod. IVY Nor.
ton. kathryue Severance; sophomoreS.
Dorothy Buchan. Courtney Hayward.
Roland Parrish. Roland Rice. Helen
Roher, Sarah ROher: juniors, Gordon
Smith, seniors. Cecilia sheppard
Several new students have been
added TO the rolls of the three schools
of the university College. the
School of the Political Sciences ana
the Graduate SChool-whiCh opened
the second semester last week.
preliminary arrangements are al
ready being made for q meeting a.
the college. March II, IL. and rs. of
the Student Volunteers of several
nearby States. Local plans are In
charge Of Miss Hfda Bull. Among
the features of the program will he
conferences in the chapel in Hurst
Hall and q banquet in the NVo1nens
Residence Han on Saturday night.
Dean Woods will address the Lions
Club of Washington at the Mayflower
Hotel at their luncheon meeting Wed
nesday noon
Four in Essay Contest.
-Four students entered in the Lin.
coin essay contest for which a prize
has been offered by the Society of the
Danes of the Loyal Legion Of the
District of Columbia. The contestants
are Hugh Speer. Margaret Skies. Ray.
mond Spaeth and David Morgan.
Plans are being made for fresh.
man party to be held i'm the Women's
residence Hall next Friday night
Raymond Spaeth is chairman of the
committee on arrangements.
Miss Sarah Roher has been named
associate editor OF the American
Eagle in place OF Miss Pauline Fred
erick. who has returned to her home,
at Harrisburg, Pa, on account OF i'll
ness.
Another debate has been added to
the list already scheduled for the Win
ter season, bringing Elizabethtown
College here on March IS to debate
the question, Resolved, That there
should be cancellation of World War
debts" Sides have not as yet been
chosen.
WOmen's Guild Plans Dinner.
The Women's Guild of the univer-
sity has decided on March as the
date for it's Spring dinner. to be held
in the Women's Residence Hall.
Go eds of the college frolicked in
great glee on Wednesday night at the
dormitory at a kid party" in when
they all dressed like youngsters. Miss
Ruth Rinke was chairman of the
committee in charge.
A Valentine dinner is being planned
by the students for Saturday night,
February -, with Miss Helen Roher
in charge of arrangements.
An event of unusual interest to stu
dents has been set for February 10,
when a group will go to the home i'm
Washington of Mrs. Robert Barrett
Browning, jr., who will read selections
from the poetry OF her noted father
in-law. The occasion was arranged
through DIR. Frank w. Collier, pro-
fessor Of philosophy of the Graduate
School.