Evening star., 1928-03-25
STRAW VOTE CAST
OF c. ". STUDENTS
Favorite Nominees on. Ballots
in Nationwide College
Election"

George Washington University stu
dc Its cast q straw vote for president
Of the United States during the week.
The University Hatchet, the official
student publication. has offered more
than 5000 ballots to the students.
Student opinions In nationwide
straw vote will be gathered and pre-
sented at some future date. Opinions
on the candidates for the coming pres
sdential election are to be offered
The ballot for the 1928 presidential elec-
ton contains the names Of A. v. Dona-
hey. James A. Reed. Albert c. Ritchie,
Alfred E. Smith and Thomas F. Walsh.
Democrats: Charles Curtis. Charles G.
Dawes. Herbert Hoover. Frank Q. Low
den and Frank B, Willis. The George
Washington University election will be
one Of the most typical in the country
SIS representative students from all OF
the States in the Union are scattered
among the 5000 members Of the lnSti-
tuition. The ballots will be counted by
the editorial staff Of the 'Hatchet, under
tire direction Of r Campbell Etarr,
Prank Kreglow. Marcelle lie Menager.
Alice Graham. Julia Denning. Eliza
beth wiltbank and Herbert E. Angel
THE past week was Of unusual inter-
est N debating circles in the univer-
Sity. Ohio Wesleyan. Rutgers ColleSe.
Colgate University and New York Uni
versity were engaged. The New York
debate took place in New York City.
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle. professor
81 Romance languages, received an ap-
pointment last week as consulting ed
itor Of Italica. the quarterly journal o.
the American Association OF Teachers
Of Italian.
Prof, Elmer Louis Kayser will be
among the guests of honor at the
luncheon to be given by college stu
dents from the Philippines at the Rail
eigh Hotel today Prof. Keyser is the
advisor Of the Philippinensian Club of
George Washington University.
Amanda z. Strayer. graduate OF
George Washington Law School. class
Of IS. is the first woman city solicitor
Ii Ohio Miss Strayer was elected IN
November after one OF the hardest
fought political battles staged in her
town. Steubenville. for years. After
her graduation from the George Wash
ington Law School. Miss Strayer passed
the District bar examinations and IN
December. 1923, passed the Ohio bar
exauina tons. She took courses al the
University Of Cincinnati before opening
q law Office IN Steubenville.
Plans are being formulated by the
womer's Advisory Council for a
Mothers Club at George washington.
The success OF the freshmen mothers
Gay held last December suggested the
ioes The council believes that there
Is definite need in the university Tor
such an organization and that this
- Ars e.
norance Of mothers of school affairs,
and their lively interest in them when
shown what Is being done. Helping
their daughters 70 choose suitable
and interesting vocation is 70 be the
main goal of the club. Dean Rose has
suggested that there be three meetings
year.
The George washington University
Alumni Association is sponsoring a
membership drive simultaneously with
its annual elections for the alumni
board Of trustees. Many old and new
alumni have allowed their membership
in the association 10 lapse. This or
eanizasion; which has done much for
tn university. is now enoeaToring TO
increase its membership.
With the awarding Of the silver
scholarship cup to the Alpha Delta
Theta Sorority, the presentation OF an
individual trophy to Virginia Schulz.
R-sao had the highest scholastic aver
age among George Washington women
and the announcement Of the scholar
ship averages, Saturday the pan-Hel-
lenic scholarship luncheon came 10
dramatic close.
Sorority ratings. which were not read
until after luncheon. ran as follows:
Alpha Delta Theta, S7.6s; Kappa Delta,
IS So: Delta Zeta, 65.37; Alpha Delta
Pi, s525: Pi Beta Phi, S407: Gamma
beta p, s3l09; Zeta Tau Alpha, 8343;
Sigma Kappa, S2.s2: Phi Mu, S2.75; Phi
Delta. 1924. and Chi Mega, Sl.66. No
isorority had below "B" average.
Rowland Lyon vas elected president
Of Ps Delta Epsilon at meeting Of the
journalistic fraternity held at the Theta
U1SiIon Omega house.
Plans for the Razz Berry. annual
~razz sheet" Of the society. we're
yketcf1ed out. The publication viii ap-
pear a. the interfrafernity prom. which
is being held 81 the willard Friday.