Evening star., 1927-11-20
SEMINAR TO MAKE
CRITICAL" STUDY
American University Body
vii! Investigate Effective.
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ness of Citizens.

Material is rapidly being gathered
from the citizens associations in the
National Capital for a sympathetic,
but critical" study by seminar OF
the Graduate School of American Uni
versitv. Results of the study. which
is now we'll under way. will be pre-
sented to the national convention OF
the American Sociological Society. and
the American Association of Commun-
itv Centers. in joint session here De-
ccmher q to 30.
"The scope and effectiveness" of the
citizens associations will he given a
thorough investigation. not only by
the seminar of the university, con-
Quoted by Dr. Edward II. Devine. but
also by the national associations.
which, are to devote an entire session
of their convention program to the
subject.
Survey Is Being Conducted.
The survey is being conducted under
the scientific direction of DIR. Devinc,
who is an acknowledged authority on
social economy, and through the o.
operation of his seminar in the Grad
uate School. Members of the seminar
are using searching questiotnaires in
their gathering of material direct from
the asSocia tions Many of these dues-
ticnnarcs are already in. and have be-
come the subject of comparative scrut.
iny, and research on the part of DR..
Devine and the entire seminar. A.!
members of the seminar are graduate
students, most of them mature minds
occupied in serious fields. such as fac
uIties of other universities and coll
lcges, scientific circles of the Govern
ment service and local sociological
work.
The survey was approved by the
Federation of Citizens Associations
in regular session folloTying an adj
dress by DR. Devine, and has since re-
ceived city-wide. attention and APPROX
III as the various associations are
bringing the matter up at regular
meetings. s.,c-.
The purpose of the survey, DR.. De-
vine explained. will be neither to con
denim nor to indorse. hut to discover,
so far as possible. how these associa
tions. in city deprived of the vote.
fill the need for citizenship expression,
and how far they succeed in obtain
ing results.
Reports From Critics.
Not only is information being elicit.
cd from the associations themselves
but also from their critics. Opno.
nents of the associations recently have
been increasing in attack upon the
right of organized citizenship as OK
pressed in these associations TO hold
the power now exercised in the Citi
zens' Advisory Council. Among such
sources being inquired into are the
Board of Trade. the Chamber of Com
merce and other bodies. which have
recently come out N the open with
criticism of the associations.
DR.. Lucius G.. Clark. chancellor of
the university, was the guest of hon
or last night at dinner at the Cos
mos Club of the Graduate Board. and
the group of those who hold full pro.
fcssorships in three schools. the Grad
uate School, the School of Political.
Sciences and the College of Liberal
Arts. Dr. Frank w. Collier, senior
ranking member of the faculty. de-
ivered the principal address.
Girls of the sophomore class stand
at the top of the scholarship list al
the college. according to results of
the first report following tests. These
girls as a group were rated at an
index of 1.S5. as compared to the sen.
ior girls, at III. second on the list.
DIR. Woods to Speak.
DR. George E. Woods, dean of the
college. will deliver the principal ad-
dress before the English Conference
OF the Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools of the Middle
States and Maryland to be held at
Atlantic City November 25 and 2G.
He will speak on what the High
School Graduate Should Know About
Literature" DR.. Paul Kaufman, pro-
fessor of English literature at the
university. will preside at the con-
ference. as vice chairman.
DR.. Woods will deliver an address
on THE Future of the Junior Col
lege" at the annual meeting of the
Association of Methodist Colleges
and Universities, January 10 at At
lantic City.
The sophomore class held n dance
at the college gymnasium last night.
The committee in charge consisted
of Fred Carpenter. Milton Crist, Will
liam Walowitz, Delsie Appel and
Margaret Buley.
The "Brecky Club" composed of
graduates of Central High School.
which has also given itself the Greek
name of Beta Chi, will give a dance
at the college gymnasium Novem-
ber IS. Among the guests will be Is
senior couples from Central High
School and l senior couple from each
of the other high schools.