Evening star., 1928-12-02
EXTENSIVE DEBATE
SEASON PLANNED
Women to Share in American
University's Teams
Activities.

Plans for an extensive debating sea-
son, to feature particularly the debates
of women, are under way at the College
of Liberal Arts of American University
with several debates already scheduled
The local women's teams will have
the most formidable list of contests ever
engaged in by woman debaters of the
college, one of the features Of their
schedule being a triangular debate with
Hood College of Frederick, Md, and
Western Maryland University, on Feb
ruary 16. The women will also jour
ncy to Boston for contest with BoS-
ton University about the middle OF
March. They will meet New York Uni
versity women in a contest here.
The schedule for the mems team in
cludes debates with Carleton College
Mimi; Western Reserve University and
New York University, with other schools
still on the tentative list. Arthur s.
Flemming, debates coach, has in train
ing squad of about 80 and has high
hopes for the season.
THANKSGIVING vacation, which started
last Wednesday noon, will continue
through tomorrow. with students due to
return to the classroons Tuesday morn
ing. Many went home for the holiday
but a number remained on the campus
and participated in the Thanksgiving
dinner in the college dining room on
Thursday.
COnvOcatiOn Held.
Formal Thanksgiving convocation eX-
ercises were held at chapel Monday
morning, with an address by DR.. E
Stanley Jones, famous Methodist mis-
sionary to India. The faculty were in
formal caps and gowns, and the exer-
cises were prolonged far beyond the
regular CHAPEL period. DR.. Jones was
introduced by DR.. George B. Woods
dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
DR.. Frederick Carl Eiselen, president
of Garrett Biblical Institute of North.
western University, was the principal
speaker Tuesday night at the annual
banquet of the oxford Fellowship, an
organization of students studying foI
the ministry. DR.. Eiselen was intro
duced by DR.. Lucius c. Clark, chan
cellor of American University. A COL
lege quartet consisting of S. Carleton
Ayres, Barrett Fuchs, Ronald McLaugh-
lin and j. Harold Riggle sang several
selections.
DR.. Clark and Mrs. Clark left Wash
ington yesterday for Smyrna, Del, from
where they will go to Sadlersville, Del,
today. DR.. Clark will deliver an ad-
dress on American University" tomor-
row at a meeting at Sadlersville of all
the Methodist ministers from that dis
trict
Among Thanksgiving vacation minis
tors at the college were DR.. and Mrs
o. B. Waite, father and mother OF Mrs.
Oscar Rand of the college faculty.
They are on q trip East from their
home in Pasadena.
Will Present Plays.
One of the features of this week will
be the entertainment to be given on
Friday night at the college gymnasium
under auspices of the Women's Faculty
Club.
Faculty members will appear in the
roles of three plays-"The Mouse Trap,
by William Dean Howells, to be pre-
sented in costumes of Is years ago;
"The Boor," by Chekhov, and Sup
pressed Desires" by Susan Glaspell.
Miss Mary Mears Gait, assistant pro-
fessor of French, is chairman in charge
of the program committee. Refresh
ments are to be served by the faculty
women in the dining room following
the plays on the gymnasium stage.
DR.. George B. Woods, dean Of the col
lege, and Dr. Paul kaufman, professor
of English, are attending the annual
meeting of the Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools of the Middle
States and Maryland, held at Atlantic
City.
Phi Delta Gamma Sorority and Chi
Psi Omega Fraternity, together with
associated chapters. will hold their an
nual banquet and dance at the Colonial
Hotel on December 8. Reservations may
be made with any member OF the COM
mittee, including Miss Ruth Devine,
Miss Elma S. Moulton, Robert G. Daniel
and A. Ueland.