Evening star., 1928-10-21
c. v. j. FRESHMEN
HOSTS FOR GAME
High School Juniors and Sen
.iors viii Be Guests at
Foot Ball Contest.

High school juniors and seniors of
Washington and nearby towns will be
the guests Of the freshman class of
George Washington University at the
foot ball game between New York City
College and George Washington Satur-
day afternoon, October o.. at 2:30
o'clock at the Wilson Memorial Stadium.
The entertaining Of the high school
students at one of the home games of
the season is an annual custom, and as
usual, special section will be reserved
for them In the stands. The guests
have been asked to bring their high
school banners with them.
Invitation in Person.
Each of the Washington high schools
will be visited by member of the stu
dent body of the university who is a
graduate of the high school, and who
will extend the invitation in person at
an assembly.
In addition to The Washington high
schools, the high schools at Marlboro,
Laurel, Sandy Spring, Rockville. Hyatts-
vile, and Annapolis. Md. and Winches-
ter, Falls Church. Mclean. Alexandria.
and Clarendon, Va, have received in
vitations to the game.
Aldoo CiCCblOllS LII
College. the school Of pharmacy, the
division of library science and the
division Of fine arts will be held on
Thursday, November |. Balloting will
take place between the hours of 12:45
and 2 o'clock. and 6:l0 and 7:30 o'clock.
Names will be placed on the ballot by
petition. the signatures of five qualified
voters other than the nominee bein-
required. The eligibility of candidates
for office will be closely checked. The
election is under the supervision of
Prof. Warren Reed West of the
political science department.
Honorary Scholastic Fraternity.
Under the leadership of Henry
0rattan Doyle, dean of men, the organi-
zation of an honorary scholastic frater-
nifty for qualifying freshmen is under
way. A petition for a charter has
been drawn up and sent to the Phi Eta
Sigma fraternity, a national honorary
scholarship fraternity for freshmen.
This step is the elimination of move
ment long under way for the proper
acknowledgment of meritorious scholas-
tic endeavor on the part of freshmen.
and will fill need which has long been
felt for the proper reward for high
scholarship.
October 81 has been set as the date
for the international debate, which
will take place this year between a
team Of British woman debaters and
team of woman debaters from George
Washington University. The debate
will be held in the assembly room In
Corcoran Hall and will be open to the
public.
Tryouts for the mems varsity debating
team were held last Friday and some
very promising material was revealed.
The tentative schedule which has been
arranged for the team includes many
of the large schools of the East.
First Issue of the Ghost.
The first issue of the Ghost, comic
of the university, will be out
within the next few weeks and will be
in the nature of a political number.
Under the direction of the newly ap-
pointed board of editors, The Ghost
will appear on somewhat different lines
this year in an effort to develop new
and original fields Of college humor.
The members of the board of editors
are: William Brawf1er. chairman: Emily
Pilkinton, secretary: Elizabeth Bunten.
Elizabeth Ford Royland Lyon. Bernard
Norolinger, Aubrey Somervell and Will
liam Dove Thompson, acting business
manager.
The Colonial Wig. the university lit
erary publication, also will appear this
month. The Wig Is under the direction
of Wanda Webb, chairman: John
Vivian, acting business manager: George
Roth, Elizabeth Ford. Mary Lewis
Beard. Frank Schrivener and Stanley
Gerstin.
Theater Benefit Plans.
Plans for the Columbian Women
Theater Benefit, to be held the evening
of October 90 at Polls Theater, are
moving forward rapidly. At special
meetings Of the Panhellenic Associa-
ton and the Interfraternity Council
held last week, the sororities and fra
ternities of the university voted to give
their full support to the benefit. Each
of the Greek letter societies will have
complete representation of members
at the performance The list of promi-
nent Washingtonians who are box hold
ers is augmented daily.
The appointment of Paul Monk to
the botany department of the univer-
sity has been announced Mr.. Monk
has been associated with the plant dis
ease laboratory of the Department of
Agriculture He holds the degrees Of
A. B. from Maryland University and
A. M. from the University of North
Carolina.