Evening star., 1928-11-18
SUNDAY WASHINGTON; NOVEMBER
EXAMS S'CONCLUS|ON
TO Be CELEBRATED
"AH-ColIege FroIic" to Be
Held Friday Night at
American U.

The event of the week at the College
of Liberal Arts of American University
will be the "all-college frolic" at the
gymnasium next Friday night to cele-
brate the conclusion of midsemeSter ex-
aminations and the opening of the
second half Of the semester.
Prizes are to be awarded by the
student councils social committee,
which Is in charge of the affair. to
the class which excels in competition.
James Johnson is chairman of the
Irene Tippett, Donald Bittinger, Alice
Hetzel, Herbert Elliott, Orrell Belle
Claflin, John Houston, Joseph Carter
and Elsie Sandburg.
Forthcoming events of Importance to
the college next week will include the
Thanksgiving convocetion address No
vember IS by Dr. E. Stanley Jones,
famous missionary to India, and a
special session of the Oxford Fellow
ship Tuesday, November 81, to be ad-
dressed by Dr. Frederick Carl Eiselen,
president of Garrett Biblican Insti-
tute of Northwestern University, Ev-
anSton, Ill.
Structure Is Hailed.
The newly authorized mems gym
naSiun for which the board of trustees,
in annual session last week, decided to
raise funds Immediately, has been the
subject of most discussion during the
week, and friends of the college have
warmly expressed their qualification to
the trustees for taking a step which
has been described as much needed
for the further progress of the rapidly
growing college. DR.. Lucius c. Clark,
chancellor. has been widely congratu-
lated on his recommendation for the
500. 900 structure, which will be the
first of four units comprising the
eventual dormitory for men. 1t will
be constructed on the south side Of
the campus, forming the south bound
ary of the large campus quadrangle.
Of much interest was the appointment
of Harry H Flemming, attorney, OF
Kingston, N Y, to be a member OF
the board OF trustees, as Mr.. Flemmlng
is father of Arthur S. Flemming, in
structor of political science at the col
lege, coach of debating, and one OF the
popular younger members of the faculty.
The new trustee is serving as corpora
ton counsel of the City of Kingston.
Committees of the board of trustees
have been appointed following the an
nual meeting, which was largely at
tended. The committees for the coming
year are as follows:
Executive-John C. Let's. chairman
Charles j. Bell, Dr. A. C. Christie: M.
E. Church, E. F. Colladay, William
Knowles Cooper, w. S. Corby. w. L.
Galliher, DIR. J. Phelps Hand, Bishop
William Fraser Mcdowell. Daniel Q:
Roper, DR.. Alfred Charles True and
ex-oficio, Chancellor Clark.
Corby Heads Group.
finance and investmcnt--Mr. Corby,
chairman: Mr.. Bell, Mr.. Church,
Chancellor Clark, Mr.. Colladay, Mr..
Audit-Mr. Roper, chairman Peter
M. Anderson. Dr. Christie, Mr.. Cooper
and Gilbert H. Grcsvenor.
Budget--Mr. Let's, chairman; Mr..
Church, Chancellor Clark. Mr.. Corby,
DR.. Hand. Mr.. Roper and Herbert E.
Walter, business manager of the uni
vers.ty.
Buildings, grounds and real estate
Mr.. Church, chairman; L. E. Breun-
niger, DR.. Christie. Chancellor Clark:
Mr.. Colladay, S. Fl. Kauftmann ana
Mr.. Let's.
Mr.. Anderson, Chancellor Clark, Mr..
Let's, Bishop Mcdowell, William j.
SElOWdIESE anu III. LUZ
Ida Let's educational fund-Mr.
Corbv, chairman Chancellor Clark ana
Mr.. Walter.
Foreign Dinner" Given.
One of the outstanding features Of
the past week at the college was the
foreign dinner" Friday night at the
gymnasium presented by the Womens
Guild of American University for the
benefit of it's scholarship fund and
the fund for furnishing the womenS
residence hall. Groups Of college girls
in native costume of several nations
presented folk dances Of those coun-
tries. Miss Ruth Sedgewick and Felix
Cordova were seen in Mexican dance
and a one-act play was given under
direction of Will Hutchins, professor OF
art. Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker was
chairman of the committee IN charge
DR.. Clark represented American Uni
versity at the Inauguration Of Mgr.
Ryan as rector Of Catholic University
last Wednesday.
Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta Gamma
entertained at tea Thursday afternoon
in its new clubroom at 1901 F street
for the women of the Graduate School
and the woman seniors of the School
of the Political Sciences. Miss May
Pendleton was chairman OF the COM
mittee in charge, and those presiding at
the tea tables included Miss Vera G..
Brumgart, Mrs. Maurice E. Salisbury
and Miss Elma Moulton.