Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
NATIONAL j. TEAMS
HEARD IN DEBATE
Cruiser Bill Topic of Second
IntercIaSS Contest of
Present Year.

The SECOND interclass debate of The
year at National University was helc
last night, when freshman and junior
teams debated the cruiser bill which
now is before the President.
The freshman class was represented
by Merritt Smith, G.. w. Brown anc
Thomas Shananan, while the junior
class was represented by Guy Anderson
j. Carter Davidson and M. G. Black
man. This debate was the second in
terclaSS debate. The first debate of the
series was won in the Fall term by
Sherman Christensen of the freshman
class. The judges will announce Their
decision on the recent contest the first
of the week.
Each school year four interclass de-
bates are held. and upon completion
of the competition at the end of the
school year the four victors debate
for the judgment Of the faculty.
Alvey Society Competition.
The Alvey Debating Society will hold
a debate next Saturday on the reso-
luton that the administration and en-
forcement of prohibition laws should
be placed solely upon the Department
Of Justice, with the affirmative upheld
by u. j. A. Carusi, L. L. Robertson
and B. Ohelan, while the negative
viii be supported by Charles Wright
and Milton Hoover. Another debate
will be held February % on the SUBJ
ject of the present naval appropriation
bill.
Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the
Supreme Court of the District and
professor at National University has
returned to the school after an en-
forced absence of more than six months
due to illness. He resumed his lectures
in Evidence" and will deliver them
twice weekly during the remainder OF
the Winter term. Judge Siddons has
been a member of the faculty of Ma
tional for more than % years, lectur-
ing on negotiable instruments, consti-
tutional law and evidence.
DIR. Couch Delivers Address.
DR.. j. F. Couch, professor of biological
science in National University School OF
Economics and Government, addressed
the Americanization School last Friday
on agriculture research. DR.. Couch Is
an authority in this field as research
chemist in the Department OF Agricul..
ture and is author of a number OF
scientific papers.
Acceptances have been received by
Miss Addie Hughes, president OF the
CIV Pres Club, from Dean Pergler, Rep
resentative Ernest L. Gibson, Justice
Frederick L. Siddons, Judge Charles s.
Hatfield and Prof. Glenn Willet to at
tend its annual banquet at the Wom-
ems City Club Friday, February %. An
almost 100 per cent attendance at the
banquet is already assured from the
three group members of the club. the
active, associate and alumni. A large
business meeting will be held at the
school this coming Wednesday to dis
cuss the final plans for the banquet.
Over 40 of the 1873 successful cand1-
dates in the recent local bar examlna-
tons were graduates of National UNI
versity, and of the nine women four
were from this school.
National Students Admitted to Bar.
The results Of the North Carolina bar
examination, held in Raleigh January
% of this year, have just been published
ana among those admitted to the bar
in that State are number OF former
and present students at National, in
Guiding: Jesse C. Byrd, Henry S. Bon
ner. Campbell G. Cochran, jr.; Charles
T. Dudley, Hoard Gwin, Joseph A. Clio
vannoni, Benjamin w. Henderson, Rob-
ert L. Hollowell, Henry r. Harrison,
Morris Kraisel, Anthony l.. Montaquila,
Percy j. Osterhoudt, Charles F. Red
mon, Victor Lee Smith, Joseph @
Stansfield, Morris Spear, Benjamin F
Taylor, Roy L. Talbot and Joseph G.
Walter.
Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Gamma
Legal Fraternity will hold its Winter
dance at the Carlton Hotel on Washing
tons birthday.
Sigma M Phi's annual convention
will be held at the Mayflower Hotel on
Friday and Saturday, March and 2.
The fraternity is proceeding with plans
to entertain the delegates and guests
from out Of town.
The National University Masonic
Club annual banquet will be held next
Saturday. George Smith has completed
the plans.