Evening star., 1927-12-18
ALUMNI ORGANIZE
At AMERICAN j
Association Incorporated and
Graduates Are Voting on
New Constitution.

Having incorporated under the laws
of the District Of Columbia, the
Alumni Association Of American Uni
versltv has obtained a charter and is
reorGanizing.
Acting as legal incorporators the
officers drew up the constitution, have
submitted it 10 a vote of the gradu'
ates. and if the vote is favorable, as
seems to he Indicated by early re-
turns. they will hold a formal meeting
early in the new year officially to
ratify the document, ana lay plans for
the associations future activities.
The new constitution, according to
a letter signed by the officers and
sent to All graduates has been drafted
with three main ohjeCtiNes. namely,
A demoCI attic organization, reSpon-
sihle and responsive administration
with certainty of succession, and elias
tic provisions for changes as necessi-
lies arise. The officers submitting
the document are: Dr.. James ID.
Fuhrcr. president: Dr. Henry B. Haz-
ard, vice president: w. l.. Harrison,
secretary; Dorothy Quincy Smith.
treasurer; Or. Charles Pergler, David
J. Shorh and Elma s. Moulton, eXecu-
tive committee members. All gradu-
ates voting on the constitution and
bylaws by January l viii be ecorded
as charter members OF the incorpo-
rated association.
Student Gives Talk.
David j. Price, a student OF the
Graduate School and engineer in
charge of the Bureau of Chemistry
and Soils of tho Department OF A2ri-
culture. recently delivered an address
before the Associated Luncheon Clubs
OF Cedar Rapids, Ohio.
School closed for the holidays Fri
dav afternoon at the college on the
campus, and at both the Graduate
/ School and the School Of Political Sci
ences at the downtown location, 1901
/ 1907 + street.
The feature of last week was the
/ Christmas dinner and entertainment
| Wednesday night. An elaborate din
ner was served in the dining room to
! the student body, and the program
/ afterward in theg Nmnaslum audi
| torium took the form Of music and
tableaux bv the Choral Club. the
Dramatic Club and the college or
! chestra.
Under direction Of +. Dean Shure
/ instructor in music at the college, and
director az music at Mount Vernon NJ
/ r. Church South, the Choral Club pre-
sented 4 number of Christmas carols
! from different rations, with beautiful
! interpretations The voices blended
/ richly, swinging into the feeling OF the
seasonal. ancient carols. and respond
ing delicately TO the direction of Mr
Shure, who again demonstrated his
ability to play" the organ Of voices.
T. Courtney Hayward is president ol
the club and Miss Bernice Field Is
! accompanist.
TableauX Presented.
Two tableauX. THE Nativity" anG
The Magi." were presented by the
Dramatic club, under direction Oi
viii Hutchins, professor Of art. The
tableauX were beautifully lighted and
effective Participants included; w
! W. Delaplain. as Joseph: Dorothy
: Moore. as Mary; Rosalie Dimette, as
! the angel; Satah Martz. Orrel
! Clafii and Jane Scantlin, as shep
herds; Clyde Williams, Roland Rice
| and Marion Cross. a. wise men, and
/ AtIi iNItlh' I, ! ipi fllNt FfIbNH dIt
Geraldine WcstWood. as wise mems
attendants. The orchestra, under
Or. G. II. LeineWehef, presented sew.
eral attractive Christmas numbers
The student committee for the
/ Christmas dinner decorations included
1 Ethel Moulton, chairman; lane Lytle
/ Margaret Eaton, Mary Elizabeth Het.
| rick. Orrell Chahin. Marian Mac
! Clung, Margaret Bully and Florence
/ Lei2hty
DR.. Edward T. Devne dean Of the
/ Graduate School, has returned from
/ Oberlin College. whore he delivered
three addresses Thursday.
! The meeting of the Women's Guild of
American University, which had been
/ "chedulod for next Tuesday, has been
| indefinitely postponed, according to
Mrs, Lncius &. Clark. who said that
/ announcement would be made later as
to The next meeting.
Or Paul Kaufman, professor OF
English, will deliver lecture at
! Western Maryland College next Tues
day on Fortune and Destiny in
! Shakespeare.