Evening star., 1927-05-01
CLASSIC SOCIETY
WILL MEET HERE
Annual Sessions of ASsoCia-
ton to Be Held at George
Washington U. This Week.

George Washington University will
act as host to the Classical Associa-
ton of the Atlantic States at the
twenty-first annual meeting of the or
ganiZation to be held next Friday and
Saturday. The Washington Classical
Club and the Baltimore Classical Club
are cooperating with the Classical AS
sociation at this session.
Representatives from the Eastern
seaboard institutions are to be pres
ent and elaborate preparations have
been made for the various sessions to
be held in Corcoran Hall at the uni
Versity, as well as in the various
forms of entertainment held out FOR
the visiting delegates.
Washington Educators on Program.
Among those who are listed for
papers on the two days are Prof. c.
w. Z. Miller Of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, president of the organiza-
ton; Edith r. Goodsey, Mckinley
High Of this city; Mrs. Phillip w. Hin
don of Newport News, Va; Mildren
Dean, Central High; Prof. Edward +.
Burriss, Washington Square College
of New York; Helen A, Loane, Ham
monton, ~ j.; Sister Wilfred, Trinity
College, Washington; Prof. Thomas B.
ChetWood, S. j.. Georgetown UniVer-
sity; Mary L. Breen, Pittsburgh. Pa;
Prof. Charles S. Smith, George Wash
ington University; Prof. Walter X.
Agard, st. Johns College, Annapolis,
Md; Edward l.. White, University
Mohler, Franklin and Marshall Col
lege; DR.. Bessie r. Burchett, South
Philadelphia High Prof. Casper j.
Kraemer, jr., Washington Square
College, and DR.. Theodore l.. Shear,
Princeton University.
DR.. William Mather Lewis Of
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make an address of welcome on Fri
day. This will be answered by Prof..
Miller, president Of the organization
On Friday night the annual dinner
will be held in the oak room OF the
Raleigh Hotel, after which Prof. Mil
Ter will give a paper on The Weaith
of Aristophanes. " The annual election
of officers will be held at l pm. on
Saturday.
The committee on local arrange
ments is composed Of Mrs. Mabel
Cant Murphy, Miss Anna l.. Rose,
Stephen A. Hurlbut. Mallie j. Muir
ply. Miss Mary Bechtel, Mrs Mitch
ell Carroll. Miss Mildred Dean, DIR.
| Roy j. Deferarri, Miss Mabel {.
Hawes and DIR. Charles >. Snlth'
Debating Team Leaves.
University students paid tribute to
John r. Trimble, William A. McSWain
and William r. Williamson Friday
in Corcoran Hall in bidding good-by
TO the debating team which will rep
resent the United States and the uni
Versity in England on May "a,
The team sailed yesterday for Eng
land and will meet Cambridge and
| other universities in a junket abroad
which will last eight weeks. The lead
/ ing universities of Scotland and Eng
land will be met in a series of en-
gagements, as the local team is rep
resenting the American colleges and
| is selected by the international Insti-
| tute Of Education.
On Friday DIR. George Farham,
J coach of debating: Gilbert Hall, facul-
| ty debating representative, and the
members of the team spoke briefly be-
| fore the student body. The team has
| taken part in Is engagements in this
| country during the year and has been
| successful in a majority of them.
Rifle Team Wins Title.
The George Washington University
| rife team topped off it's indoor cham
| pionship rifle season by winning the
| intercollegiate indoor title in New
York during the Easter holidays. The
! team retained its championship won
| last year and scored a brilliant VIC
| tory in topping the marks of City Col
| lege OF New York and Penn State.
! Coached by Walter r. Stokes former
Olympic and national champion. the