Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
SELECT LIBRARIAN
FOR AMERICAN u.
H. G. Statham of Albany
Named to Succeed Mrs.
VarreIman, Resigned.

Henry c. Statham of Albany, N. Y.
a nephew Of George F. Bowerman
librarian of the Public Library of thi-
city, has been appointed librarian 81
American University, to succeed Mrs
Sallie Kappes Varrc-man, resigned.
In making this announcement, DR.
Lucius c. Clark, chancellor of the uni
versity, stated that the new librarian
would take up his post August /. MI
Statham, who is now 26 years CT age
is a graduate of Syracuse University
has pursued his library studies at the
New York State Library School, ans
this June will receive the degree OF
master of arts from the University oil
Illinois. He has done library work at
Denver, Toledo and on the New YORK
State Library staff, where he was super
visor of public records in the Office OF
State historian.
The annual ShakeSpearean productlon
at American University will be "The
Merchant of Venice" to be presented
by the Dramatic club at the gymnasium
auditorium, May II, as the outstanding
dramatic event of the year
The student cast has been under
rehearsal for several weeks. directed by
university. who started the Shakespear-
can tradition of an annual production
Women to Give Garden Party.
Prior to the show, on the same eve
ming, the Woman'S Guild of American
University is planning garden party
at the amphitheater on the campus
and has arranged to make the tWc
events twin attraction on the campus
that evening Mrs. Mary Logan tucker
president of the Woman's Guild, i
directing the garden party, Whlcn VII
be from to 7:30 o'clock.
Among the principal student members
of the cast will be: Willis Delaplain as
Shylock, Clyde Williams as Antonio
j. Elmer Swan as Bassanlo, Milton CrlS'
as Gratiano, Helen Tucker as JeSs;ca
and Sarah Martz as Launcelot Gobbo
The production will be presented at tWc
or three places out of Washington, De-
fore the final show on the campus:
The annual banquet of the staff OF
the American Eagle, college publlca-
ton. will be held tomorrow evening
when the principal speaker Will be
James l.. Wright, washington CORE
spondent of the Buffalo Evening News,
who will make an address on the HOO
yer trip to South America. Mr.. Wright
ACCOMPANIED the President-elect on this
tour.
The oxford Fellowship, organization
of ministerial students, will hold its an
nual banquet next Friday evening at
the college dining hall Bishop VIII
liam Fraser Mcdowell will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
johnson Elected Editor.
Gordon L. Johnson has been elected
editor of the Aucola next years college
annual, and Norman Cramer has been
named business manager. Johnson was
editor of the college year book of East
Greenwich Academy, East Greenwich,
r. l.. before coming to American Uni
versity. Cramer has been business man
ager of the American Eagle for this
year and was recently elected to con-
tinue in the same position for another
year. The Aucola will be ready for dis
tribution in about three weeks, accord
ing to Milton Crist, editor.
Chancellor Clark and Mrs. Clark en-
tertained at a reception last night at
1901 F street for the faculties of the
university and the students of the
Graduate School and the School Of the
Political Sciences, in honor of DR.. Wal
ter NJ. w Splawn, new dean of the
downtown schools.
Hearings on theses Of candidates
for degrees of doctor of philosophy
will begin tomorrow night at the down
town school, when Ward w. Keesecker
will appear on his thesis, Legal In
depreciation of Religious Liberty in
America" Thursday evening William
C. Waltemeyer will appear for his
thesis, Quest of a Personal God in
a World of Physical Science" and
Joseph Sinclair will be heard the same
evening on his thesis, Being and Be-
coming, The Development of Thought. -
One Of the important social occasions
of the second semester took place last
night at the college dining hall when
the juniors entertained the seniors
at dinner dance known as the
Junior prom" Speeches were made
by John LaFavre, president of the
junior class; Roland Rice, president
of the senior class; and Dr. George
B. Woods, dean of the College OF
Liberal Arts. The committee in charge
consisted of Sarah Martz, Elizabeth
Hill, Alice Hetzel and Leland Field.
The occasion was the beginning of
what students believe will be new
tradition in the four-year-old college.
Girls from American University, who
will act as ushers Tuesday and Wednes-
cay at the National Congress of
Parents and Teachers meeting i'll
Washington, will be Dorothy BelZ,
Orrel Belle Claflin. Ida Belle Hopkins,
Louise Turbett Mary Jane Stewart,
Ruth Rinkel. Delsie Appel, Rosalie
Dimmett. Ethelwyn Hine, Margaretta
Moore, Mary Elizabeth Hetrick and
Pauline Frederick