Evening star., 1929-11-17
DEBATE SEASON
TO OPEN AT A. i.
Contest With Washington
and Lee December 4 to
Be First of Year.

The debating season will open early
this year at American University, when
q contest will be held with Washing
ton and Lee University at Hurst Hall
on the local campus Wednesday. De-
cember 4. The question under discus
sion will be: Resolved That Higher
Education Should Be Limited to Those
Of Special Ability"
Announcement has not yet been
made of the varsity team which will
meet Washington and Lee, but 1t will be
chosen from the following men, who
have been in training since the first
of the college year under Arthur s.
Flemming, debates coach: S. Carlton
Ayers, James Cagliola, Roger Craven
Blake Espey, Keeler Faus. Yule Fisher,
Richard Horner. Gilbert McVaugh, Earl
Masoncup, Arthur Murphy. Donald
Olmstead, James Swan, Max Tucker
and Bruce Aitchison.
Many. Opponents Scheduled.
The remainder of the schedule in
cludes a number Of strong opponents,
including Princeton University, Western
Reserve University, Cleveland; Ohio
Wesleyan University, Delaware; Dickin-
son College, Carlisle; New York Univer-
sity, University of Florida and George
washington OAANCASAUJ.
Debates also are being arranged for
the girls debating team. These OPP
ponents include George Washington
University, Hood College, University of
West Virginia and New York University.
The girls debating squad now contains
the following: Gwendolyn Folsom, Paul
inc Frederick, Kathryn Heath, Ethel
wyne Hine, Jane Lytle, Jane Rice and
Elsie Sandberg.
Elaborate plans are being made for
the senior class dance. which will be
held next Friday evening somewhere
on the campus" to be known as The
Pirates Den" Features of the dance
will center around activities of pirates
rendezvous. Otis Fellows is chairman of
the committee in charge.
The third girls sorority has been
recognized by the faculty Of the college
of liberal arts and is known as Epsilon
Kappa" The members are as follows:
Pauline A. Frederick, Martha Bricker,
Mary Scull, Mary Putnam, Frances
Fincher, Nola E. Livingston, Kay @.
Heath and Mary Chadwick.
Pastors Retreat to Be Held.
DR.. Arthur j. Jackson, head Of the
department of religion at American
University, announces that the second
annual pastors retreat will be held at
Hurst Hall on the campus newt April 28
and 90. The speakers will be Prof.
James Moffatt of Union Theological
Seminary and DR.. George A. Steiner,
professor of social ethics in GrinneH
College, Grinnell, Iowa.
The Alumni Association Of American
University is expected to go forward
with plans for greater development OF
the institution, following dinner meet
ing last Friday night at the Cosmos
Club. Addresses were made by DR..
Lucius G. Clark, chancellor of the uni
versity; DIR. Walter M. w. Splawn, dean
of the Graduate School and the School
of the Political Sciences, and DR.. George
B. Woods, dean of the College Of Lib
eral Arts. Each spoke of the progress
of the university and prospects for the
future. Roland Rice, graduate OF
last year, and president Of the associa-
ton, was toaStmaSter. Plans were dis
cusSed for an alumni dance to be held
in the near future.
Chancellor CLARK and Mrs. Clark en-
tertained at the chancellor's home on
the campus Friday. night IN honor OF
the new members of the oxford Fellow
ship. an organization of ministerial
students. The new members are Fred
Barnes, Robert Baker, Angelo Tedesco
and j. Stevens Stock. The faculty ad-
wiser of the fellowship is DR.. Jackson.
Alpha Chi Bridge Party.
The Alpha Chi Sorority held formal
bridge party last Saturday in the soror-
ity room in the Women's Residence for
10 girls The chairman of the COM
mittee in charge was Margaretta Moore:
Miss Mary Louise Brown, dean OF
women, entertained Friday afternoon
at tea for woman students Of the col
lege. A girls quartet, consisting Of
Mary Cline, Helen Tucker, Doris Willis
and Delsie Appel, sang; Delsie Appel
and Sadie May White gave readings.
The Girls Glee Club was entertained
recently at the home of Miss Gladys
Murray, when the girls quartet sang,
Anna Mary Sanford was heard in violin
solos and Mrs. Harold Dudley, wife OF
the director OF the club, gave readings.
The Armistice day celebration at col
lege chapel Tuesday included an ad-
dress by DR.. Charles E. Hill. dean of
Columbia College. George Washington
University; music by the college orches-
ira under direction of DR.. c.. Henry
Leineweber, and participation In re-
sponsive readings and prayer by officers
OF the International Relations Club.
Pauline Frederick, president, presided,
and others taking part were Winston
Manning, vice president; Elizabeth Hill,
secretary: Raymond Spaeth, treasurer.
Dean Woods introduced the speaker.