Evening star., 1928-03-25
AMERICAN j. TEAMS
PLAN DUAL DEBATE
Discussion With William and
Mary College to Be Staged
Saturday.

American UniverSityS next debate
! will be staged next Saturday night
when a dual meet with william anc
/ Mary College will be held at the loca
and Virginia institutions. when eacr
school will send team to the opposi.
ton campus
/ The question will be. Resolved. THAI
American private investments in for
/ eign countries should not be given mill
/ tary protection by the United States
I Government"
debate also has been scheduled
with Washington ana Lee College fol
1 April i6
The poetry club of the college, oi
/ which j. Courtney Hayward is preSi-
dent. has been given the Greek name
, Omicron Epsilon Phi.
/ Richard Burton of Minnesota. who
| formerly lived as neighbor 10 Mark
/ Twain. presented lecture on the
| famous author Friday night. at Hurst
Hail. TO a group OF, students and the
public.
Junior Glass in Minstrel Show.
The junior class minstrel show last
night in the auditorium, for benefit OF
merry entertainment The committee
was headed by Donald Olmstead.
The International Relations Club. Of
which William l. Tayler is faculty ad-
wiser. met Thursday night, TO duscuSs
the question. Immigration to the
United States Shall II Be Restricted"
A French play, Les Precieuses Ridi-
cules" by MolHre. was presented We'd
nesday at Hurst Hall by French stu
dents under direction of Miss Mary
MearS Gait, assistant professor OF
French. The players included: Otis
Fellows. Donald Bittinger, Sara Hartz,
Alice Hetzel, Laura Barrett, Delse
Appel. Robert McGregor, ;r., Clair Alt
land and Mary Chadwick.
American University will inaugurate
this year an annual high school ex-
temporaneous speaking contest for the
State of Maryland. offering prizes. OF
S525 in scholarships and 500 in cash.
Invitations have been sent to all high
schools of the State, and many entries
already have been received. The pre-
linninarv contest will be held Friday
April 81, and the final on the following
night, at Hurst Hall American Univer-
sity campus.
One Contestant for Each.
Eacn f1lEl Scf00t mas DefH Ilf1eu 10
pick IT'S representative and send one
contestant 10 represent II at the contest
Arrangements are being made by DR..
George B. Woocs, dean of the College
Of Liberal Arts, and Arthur S. Fleming.
instructor in augmentation.
Prizes TO winner of first place viii be
q $500 scholarship in the College OF
Liberal Arts of American University,
and $50 cash prize: the winner OF
second place will receive $l00 scholar
ship in American University and $40
cash prize; the winner Of third place
will receive $50 scholarship prize; and
winners of the next seven places Will
receive s25 honor scholarships.
AL contestants will be entertained al
a banquet given by American Univer-
sity on Friday evening. April q, when
a prominent speaker will address the
group.
DIR. Clark Attends Conference.
DR. Lucius c. Clark. chancellor OF
American University, represented the
university at a special session of the
Baltimore Conference. Methodist Epis-
copal Church. at Baltimore, Wedres-
Gay He presided wednesday night as
toastmaster al a banquet of Boston
University men On Friday DR.. Clark
went to Philadelphia on business for
the university. and then returned n
Baltimore for the remainder Of the
conference. Several American Univer-
gity students also are in attendance.