Evening star., 1928-11-04
BISHOP MCDOWELL
ARM|ST|CE ORATOR
Public Invited to Services
Scheduled Friday at Ameri-
can University. {

Bishop William Fraser Mcdowell will
be the principal speaker at Armistice
Day services to be observed by Ameri-.
can University next Friday morning iet
college chapel in Hurst Hall On, the
campus.
The meeting will be open to the pub
lie, and will include, In addition to the
address BY Bishop Mcdowell, who Is
trustee of American University, several
other patriotic features.
Further plans are being perfected for
the Foreign Dinner" to be held Fri
day night November l6. by the Women's
Guild of American University for tne
benefit of their scholarship funds. The
function will be in the college gym
nasium- auditorium, which will be dec
Grated for the occasion, and each
course of the dinner will be dedicated
to a particular foreign country. Folk
dances will be given by American Uni
versity girls, in picturesque costume
of the country selected for each course.
The general committee Is headed by
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker. who Is presi-
dent Of the Women's Guild Miss Mary
Louise Brown, dean of women at the
college, is in charge of the program;
Miss Dorothy Wulf, director Of physical
education Tor women at the college, Is
directing the folk dances, and the sew.
eral courses and countries to be followed
in menu and dancing are under the
direction Of the following: Sweden.
Mrs. Lucius c. Clark; France, Mrs. Mar
kuerite Rand; Mexico, Mrs. George B.
Woods; Czechoslovakia, Mrs. Edwin S.
Puller; Holland, Mrs. D. o. Kinsn1ar.
Trustees to Meet.
The annual meeting of the Board Of
Trustees of American University will be
held Monday morning, November IL, 10
determine the school program for the
university year beginning next fall. DR..
Lucius c. Clark, chancellor of the uni.
versity will present special report on
the progress of the institution, and
make recommendations for the forth
coming year.
Arthur S. FIemming, instructor in po-
litical science at the college of liberal
arts and coach of the debating squads.
will deliver an address next WednesdsS
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the Chi
nese room of the Mayhower Hotel be
fore the Washington branch of thc
English-Speaking Union, which las
year sponsored trip to England BY Mr.
Flemr1ing as prize winner among tn
teachers of the District Of Columbia
Mr.. Flemning will report on his survey
of educational and other institutions III
England. The appearance Of Mr..
Flemming is part of program for the
year In charge of Admiral s. A. Staurl
ten for the English-Speaking Union.
The series of special student meetines
for discussion Of problems relating
modern college life will be ifiaugurater'
at the college this evening at vespel
service, under direction of a committt
headed by Samuel Bilbrough.
The Brecky Club, consisting Of Cen
trail High School graduates in AIneri
can University, rendered dance las
night in the college gymnasium. Ff
teen couples from Central High SchoC
and five couples from each of the 9TH q
high schools were among the ir1vii "
guests.
Classes Conduct Chapel.
The senior class conducted cha.
last Thursday morning, inaugurating r
series of chapel services by the class
at the college Miss Mary Jane Steve.
was chairman of the committee
charge.
Girls of the dormitory held Hallow
cen party last Wednesday night In tn
dorfnitory, with Sarah Roher. chai' MAJ
of the committee on entertainment.
Sigmund Spaeth. noted musician Il
to. be presented By the. college at at,
entertainment open to the public q
Hurst Hall. next Saturday night. Dr'
j.. E Bentley, of the faculty, Is Il
charge of arrangements, whereby the
university presents this artist to both
the student group and the public.
DR.. and Mrs. Lucius O.. Clark enter
tained at a reception Friday night foi
the oxford Fellowship, group of minis
terial students, in honor of the new
members. =
DR.. Oswald Schreiner presided over
the meeting of the Association Of OH
cial Agricultural Chemist at the Raleigh
Hotel last Monday, Tuesday and Wed
ncSdaV.