Evening star., 1927-05-15
AMERICAN j. SCENE
OF CLASS AFFAIRS
Pre- Closing Festivities OF
Students Ushering in
Test Periods.

With final examinations for the
year scheduled to start next SATURDAY
morning, American University Is now
in the midst of the festivities which
precede the closing of the college year,
with commencement May 81.
Formal functions, dances and
parties are filing the college calendar
with the annual student play, "As
You Like It." to take place next Fri
day night in the gymnasium. MISS
Lucille Sparks takes the lead as Rosa
lind. The play Is under direction or
VIII Hutchins, professor OF art.
The Junior class banQueted tne
senior class last Thursday night in
the special dining room OF the worn
ems residence hall In the only str1ctiy
formal class function OK the year
Profuse decorations set W the occa-
sion in "ship- shape" fashion. ana tne
idea of O vessel was carried through
out. The committee In charge In
Guided Leila Covert, chairman; Arthur
Gerth, David Morgan and Hugh
Speer. Speakers included Courtney
Hayward, postmaster; Howard Rash'
Dorothea Mehring, Leila Covert. Cor
don Smith, Hugh Speer ana Chancel-
lor Lucius G. Clark.
Sophomore Class Dance.
Friday night the sophomore class
held its annual class dance in the col
lege gymnasium. Charles Tamannv
was chairman OF the committee In
charge.
A picnic at the Miller cabin in Rock
Creek Park was planned for YESTERDAY
afternoon, with the faculty as guests
of the students The committee in
charge consisted of Beulah Widstrand.
chairman: Orton Karickoff. Milton
Crist, Dorothea Mehring, Florence
Lyman, Margaret Skies, iris Hum
phreys, AiIeen Vicash. LEILA Covert,
David Morgan and Sara AlartZ.
The senior class is TO have charge
of chapef exercises this week. three
days already having been planned
Bishop William f. Mcdowell. resident
Methodist bishop. will speax TUESDAY:
DIR. Frederick Brown Harris. pastor
of Foundry NJ. f. Church, Wednes-
day. and Friday will feature the an.
nual Recognition day service.
Dean George b. Woods of the col
lege of liberal arts will preside at the
Recognition day service, when all
tinction for activities on behalf of the
institution will be rewarded.
Automobile Picnic Planned.
An automobile picnic, the details Of
which are to be surprise TO the stu
dent body. is to be the feature for
Saturday afternoon. following the
year-end examinations, which open
Saturday morning. Miss Mary Louise
Brown. dean of women: Dean and
Mrs. George b. Woods are making ar
rangements for the automobile picnic.
Next week will be principally given
over to examinations, and the first
| function of the commencement week
proper will be the alumni dinner, to be
held Friday night. May %.
! John Marshall Chapter of Chi Psi
Omega Fraternity. together with the
Phi Delta Gamma Sorority of the
| graduate school, held its annual
banquet at the Parkside Hotel Sat.
urday night. Dr. Gilbert o. Nations.
| former presidential candidate of the
Americanization party, was the guest
of honor. and was presented with A
gold key Miss Dorothy Quincy
| Smith spoke of the reorganization OF
| the alumni association of the univer-
/ sity DR.. james r. Couch was toast
| master. Arrangements were In charge
! OF Miss May III. Pendleton. and among
! the.guests was A. Cehland, chancellor
| of the fraternity.
! DIR. Paul Kaufman, professor or
| English, has returned from New York
/ City. where he addressed meeting OF
the Shakespeare Association of Amer
| lea. in annual conference.
Dean Woods was away again last
week on another trip of inspection OF
negro colleges of the South for the
Bureau of Education.