Evening star., 1928-12-30
AMERICAN j. TO END
HOLIDAY THURSDAY
Club Dance Saturday Night
First Student Event to
Follow IReopening.

The principal student event following
the reopening of school at American
University Thursday morning after the
the holidays will be the dance to be
given Saturday night by the Brecky
Club an organization formed Of gradu-
ates of Central High School Of this
city.
Following the custom of the club, Is
couples will be invited from Central
High School and couples from each
of the other Washington high schools.
Many members of the faculty have
been out of the city on important mis-
sions In connection with their educa-
tional work, and will reassemble the
middle of the week.
DR.. Lucius c. Clark, chancellor Of
American University, spent several days
at Chicago on business for the insti-
tuition.
Christmas Week Feature.
The feature Of the Christmas week
for students remaining on the campus
was the Christmas dinner at the home
of DR.. George B. Woods, dean of the
College of Liberal Arts, and Mrs. Woods,
who entertained II.
DR. Woods has been honored by the
university senate of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in naming him to
make an official visit for the senate, of
which he is member, to Williamsport
Dickinson Seminary at Wiiliamsport,
Pa, which Is planning to add two more
years of work to bring its standing up
to that of a junior college.
DR.. Paul Kaufman, professor OF Eng
lish, Is attending meeting OF the Mod
ern Language Association at Toronto,
Canada.
DR.. D. o. Kinsman, professor of eco
nomics, is at Chicago in attendance on
the meetings of the American Eco
nomics Association.
DR.. Clark and DR.. Woods plan to 60
next week to Chattanooga, Tenn, to
represent American University at the
annual meeting of the Association of
Methodist Institutions, and also the an
nual meeting of the Association Of
American Colleges.
Miss Cline Going on Cruise.
Miss Pearl Cline, instructor in speech,
has accepted the position of hostess
and reader for Mediterranean cruise
and is planning to leave the university
the last of January to sail with the
party.
DR.. Woods is receiving congratula-
tions on his election to the post of
secretary of the Torch Club of Wash
ington, an organization of those en-
gagged actively in the practice of the
recognized professions.
Miss Mary Louise Brown and Arthur
S. Flemming. instructor in political
science, are local members Of COM
mittee arranging for a dinner at the
college January 10 for South African
students of Dutch and English descent,
under auspices of the International
Friendship Association.
Prize winners in the short story Of
college life contest have been an
nounced, Helen Mcleod having been
honored for her story, 1.-TWO Days" and
Helen Goodman for her story, Under
the Surface" Honorable mention went
to Marion Cross for Growth"
Recent Publications Listed.
Dr. George S. Duncan, professor of
Egyptology and Assyriology, has pub
liShed the results Of his studies into the
relation between Oriental archaeology
and Biblical literature, under the title,
"An Introduction to Biblical Archae-
ology"
DR.. Frank w. Collier, professor of
philosophy, is the author Of q new
book, Among the Scientists" to be
published soon by the Methodist Book
Concern.
DR.. w. L. Mattern, who received the
degree Of doctor of philosophy from the
university last June, has abstracts of
his thesis, Standards of Chemistry in
Secondary and Higher Education" run
ming in the Journal Of Chemical Edu-
cation.