Evening star., 1929-10-06
COLLEGE WOMEN
FORM GLEE CLUB
New Organization at Ameri-
can University Has Begun
Weekly ReeharsaIS.

The Womens Glee Club, new musi-
cal organization, has been established
at the College of Liberal Arts of Ameri-
can University, and Miss Helen Tucker
of this city has been elected president
The new musical group was formu-
lated last week and has started regular
weekly rehearsals under direction of
DR.. Harold NJ. Dudley, who is assistant
professor of history.
Miss Tucker, the president, was
prominent in musical and dramatic
affairs in high school circles here before
she went to American University. Last
year she took the role of "Jessica" in
THE Merchant of Venice"
Other Officers.
Other officers of the club named in
clude: Vice president, Louise Murray;
business manager, Delsie Appel; secre-
tary librarian, Margaret Mowbray, and
two recording secretaries, Rosalie DIM
mette and Dorothy Darby.
The club expects to do semi-claSsical
programs and is making plans now to
prepare for Spring concert. DR..
Dudley, the director, has been proni'-
nent in musical affairs at the college,
has been heard i'll solo work at many
college functions, and prior to coming
to American University taught history
and music at Simpson College, In
dianola, Iowa. He not only will coach
the club, but also will give individual
Nusjcal instruction to its members The
Organization plans to select an adviser
from social Washington.
Members of the club, divided into
three parts, soprano, me2Zo-Soprano
and alto, are as follows:
Soprano-Dorothy Gerth, Lynette
gtnta Pratt, Doris Willis, Dorothy Ensor,
Louise Murray. Tatiana Standertson,
Anna Sanford, Eleanor Johnston, Mary
Hartshorn, Orrel Belle Claf1in, Helen
Goodman, Rosalie Dimmette. Ruth
Edwards, Mary Francis Brown, Delsie
Appel and Dorothy Darby.
o-soprano--Virginia Humphries,
Olive Rogers, Myrtle Clemmer and
Betty Jacoby.
Alto-Helen Tucker, Virginia sherier
Cornelia Kirby, Mary Cline and Estelle
Wolfe.
Enrolment Increases.
Enrolment at the School of the
Political Sciences and the Graduate
School, at 1901-l907 F street, has sur
passed that for the same relative period
last year, it vas announced by Dr.
LuciuS c. Clark, chancellor of the uni
versity, who has been actively in charge
DR.. Walter M. w. SplaWn, new dean of
the downtown schools, who has been
III in Johns Hopkins University Hos
pital hopes to be al his desk here
sometime next week.
Enrolment has been especially heavy
IN the courses in psychology, political
science, international law, and history,
according to DR.. Clark. Lectures started
for the year at the downtown schools
Tuesday.
The Faculty Women's Club opened
its Fall activities with a dinner last
night at the home of the president, Mrs
Paul kaufman, 5000 New Mexico ave-
nue.. The dinner was in honor of new
members of the faculty. Other officers
for the club this year are: Mrs. Will
liam Holton. secretary-treasurer, and
DR.. Jessie M. Ferguson, social chair
man.
The student council sponsored the
first dance of the season last night at
the college gymnasium. The councils
social committee was in charge.
The American University Glee Club,
of men. which had a successful season
last year, met for the first time last
Monday night, with IL of last year S
members, as the nucleus for this year s
organization. New candidates for the
club were tried out Friday. Plans for
the organization are in the hands of
DR. Paul kaufman, director, and Rich
ard Horner business manager.
The French Club will hold a recep-
ton and entertainment next Thursday
afternoon in the Women'S residence,
with presentation of two French plays,
"Mardi Gras" and "L'Epreuve Danger
euse," under direction of Miss Mary
Mears Gait, assistant professor Of
French, and S. Carlton Ayers, chairman
of the student committee. The cast for
"Mardi Gras'' includes: Otis Fellows.
Helen Goodman. S. Carlton Ayers, Helen
Tucker, Warren Colison and James
Quick. Cast for the other play in
cludes Arther Murphy, Mile. Marie
Delonglee, Delsie Appel and Dorothy
Darby,
Orrell Belle Claflin has been elected
by the junior class member of the
student council.
The American University Dramatic
Club held its first meeting of the year
Tuesday under direction of Will Hut
chins, professor of art, and plans for
the dramatic productions of the year
were discussed.
The executive committee of the
Womens Guild met at executive session
yesterday at luncheon at the American
Association of University Women to
plan for the first regular meeting of
the year, october IS,
The oxford Fellowship. organization
of ministerial students held their first
meeting of the year last Monday, with
Clyde Williams, president, in the chair
Tentative plans were made for the
year. The fellowship is organized under
direction of Dr. Arthur Jackson, as
sistant professor of religion.