Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
AMERICANA j. PLANS.
FOR MANY DEBATES.
Heavy Schedule Being Made
for Season-CoIlege French
Club Is Formed.

Plans for a heavy schedule of de-
bates at American University ar.
being completed by Debates Coach
Arthur :. Flemming. who hopes 10
stage more intercollegiate forensic
contests the coming season than dur
ing any year so far in the history OF
the College of Liberal Arts.
The season will open with a debate
In the gymnasium auditorium on the
campus here against New York I'm,
versity. Other contests already dated
include: The University OF Florida
March 3; Carleton College. Carleton
Mimi. here March Ia. and Ohio Yves
Ivan here March 10.
Coach Flemming also is negotiatinS
with Swarthmore College. Temple
University at Philadelphia. and the
University Of Pennsylvania. 1t has
been determined to debate William
and Mary and Western Maryland. but
the dates have not as yet been set.
The squads of IL men and wom'
en- have been regularly in traininS for
the series of debates. which will all
be based on the subject: Resolved,
That American private investments
in foreign countries should not he
given military protection by the
United States Government" Teams
will prepare TO defend both sides of
the question.
With the heavy schedule of debates
Coach Flemming has hopes OF using
ali the men and women of the squads
in intercollegiate meets some time dur
ing the season.
Leaving for Meeting.
Chancellor Lucius c. Clark of
American University and DIR. George
F. Woods. dean of the College Of Lib
erai Arts. leave tomorrow to attend
the annual meeting of the Educational
Association Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church to be held Tuesday and We'd
nesday at Atlantic City. DR.. Woods
will deliver lecture on THE Future
of the Junior College"
Classes resumed last Tuesday fol.
lowing the holiday vacation in all
three schools, the College of Liberal
Arts on the campus. the Graduate
School and the School of the Political
Sciences at the downtown location,
I9Oi.l?07 F street northwest. Exami-
nations for the end of the semester
will open January 19.
a new student organization is being
formed at the college to be known as
the College French Club. The first
meeting has been held for prelimi-
nary plans. under direction of Miss
Mary NJ. Gait. assistant professor of
French. Officers are TO be elected at
the next meeting.
The won,en's Guild Of American
University will hold its next meeting
Friday afternoon at the Women's
Hall, and will later be the guest Of the
girls of the dormitory at tea
Faculty Women Meet.
The Faculty Women's Club met las.
Friday afternoon with Mrs. George B.
Woods
John c. Let's. president of the
board of trustees of American Uni.
yersity. and Mrs. Let's have left for
California. where they plan to spend
three months.
Politics from the national arena Is
being reflected in discussion among
students on the campus. according 10
the American Eagle, student pub.
lication. "a Curtis boom is the most
serious development in the Republic
an ranks" says the Eagle. Kansas
has a larger number of representa-
tives at American University than
any other State west OF the Alleghe.
MES. and the Kansans intend TO make
determined fight for the former
Indian horse jockey. The withdrawal
OF Coolidge and Hughes from the race
seems 10 be generally accepted az final
and Hoover probably looms as the
most popular candidate left in the
field.
''Al Smith has strong opposition
among the Democrats. but has
greater following than any other one
candidate"