Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02
AMERICAN j. PLANS
FOR DEDATE SEASON.
Tryouts for Teams by College
of Liberal Arts Follow
Holiday.

Preparing to enter the field of In
tercollegiate debates for the second
time. the College of Liberal Arts OF
American University will hold tryouts
for the debate team this week after
school reopens Tuesday morning fol
lowing the Christmas holidays. Con
tests will be continued over several
days while the potential forensic
heroes will we with each other for
the honor of representing the college
this year.
With two debates already scheduled
against Western Maryland and Buck
nell University, Debates Manager w.
Willis Delaplain has heard from sew
eral other schools and is completing
the schedule for platform meets. The
question to he used March 4 against
Western Maryland and March Is
against Bucknell will Ice. Resolved.
That the Eighteenth Amendment
Should be Repealed" with American
University defending the negative.
Team Takes Record.
Last year the local team, consisting
Of Roland Mel. Rice. Hugh Wilson
Speer, and Charles j. Mcdowell went
through three debates undefeated,
having met Carleton College in a no.
decision affair and defeating the
strong teams from Randolph Macon
and the University Of Wyoming, The
debaters will lie coached at A L. by
DR.. George r. Woods, dean of the
college and Dr. Pau! Kaufman. pro
lessor of English.
Glass will reopen after the Christ
mas holidays Tuesday morning at SIS
and there will he continuous program
of scholastic activities until the Easter
vacation which will open Thursday.
April IA, and continue to Tuesday,
April 10.
Among the holiday trips taken from
American University, DR.. ID. o. kins.
man. professor of economics, and Mrs.
Kinsman visited relatives and friends
in Wisconsin, Miss Mary Louise
Brown, dean of women. visited IN
Michigan: DIR. William r. Holton of
the chemistry department. went to his
home at Champagne. ILL.,. and Miss
Maenette Olsen. registrar of the col
lege, went to Waco. Tex, her home.
Will Attend Conferences.
Dr. Lucius &. Clark. chancellor of
| the university and DR. George b.
| Woods will leave late this week to at
/ tend two educational gatherings-the
annual meeting Of the Educational
; Associa ton of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church in Evanston. ILL.,. January IL
and II, and the annual meeting Of the
Association of American Colleges, at
! Chicago. January 13 and a. DIR. Ed
ward Z. Devine. dean OF the graduate
school ais omay attend these meet
| ings.
/ DR.. Paul Kaufman has returned
from trip where he represented
American University at the annual
! meeting Of the Modern Language AS
! ISOLATION at Harvard and the annual
meeting Of the Association of Univer-
sity Professors, at Philadelphia.
Tea Arranged by Dean Of Women.
/ The first function on the campus
/ following the opening of school after
the holidays will be tea to be given
! by Dean of Women Mary Louise
, Brown in the women's residence
! hall next Saturday afternoon. Miss
! Brown will entertain for the girls of
| the college and the mothers of the
girls residing here. Mrs. Lucius &.
| Clark, wife of the chancellor, and Mrs.
! George b. Woods, wife of the dean
, of the college, will preside at the tea
! tables.
! The student body is planning a cele-
bration at the next basket ball game
! Wednesday night in the gymnasium
OH the campus, with High Point Col
| lege. High Point, y. G.. the seventh
! opponent of the season.