Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
IS SPEAKER
AT AMERICAN i.
Ohio Senator Will Address
Chapel Services in Hurst
Hall Thursday.

The fifth academic year will be for
mally opened at American University
by Senator Simeon D. Fess OF ONO:
who will address the college cnapei
services in Hurst Hall on the coiege
campus next Thursday morning.
The services, which are open to the
piIblic. will start at 10:15 O'Clock, and
will include solos by Edward McAoam,
/. new Instructor In English, who comes
{ TO American University for the nrst
Senator Fess, who Is one Of the lead
I ing educators in Congress, having
taught in Ohio Northern UNIVERSITY.
the University of Chicago, and having
been the president of Antioch College
from 1907 to 1917, will take for his sub
iect matter questions relating to both
modern college life and public life: AS
a former member Of the House OF Rep
resentativeS Senator FeSS had an I'M.
portant hand in Federal educational
matters as chairman of the committee
. on education, while now in the Senate
he is chairman of the important joint
and Senate committees on the hofary.
Functions Precede Opening.
= While the chapel service which Sena-
TOR Fess is to address will constitute
the formal opening of the scholastic
season. a number of preliminary ex-
sminations, registrations, functions and
social affairs will take place this week
prior to the Thursday exercises.
Meantime plans are also under way
for opening Of the scholastic year at
the downtown schools OF the university:
the graduate school and the Scnool OF
the political sciences, l9o1-1So! street.
dean of the two downtown schools, Dr.
walter NJ w. Splawn. registration Will
omen Thursday and continue through
to Tuesday, october /, when lectures
will begin.
Massachusetts, avenues, however, the
greatest activity of the university CEN
ters this week, with students swarmlng
in from all sections OF the country
They began arriving about the middle
of last week, and together with MISS
Mary Louise Brown. dean OF women;
started plans for the series OF social
events which will fill this first week
full of dates.
The faculty for the college has been
gathering from vacations throughout
this country and abroad.
II. ChancelIor's Reception.
The social season will be formally
instituted tomorrow night by DR.. Lucius
C. Clark, chancellor OF American Uni
yersity, and Mrs. Clark, with q recep-
ton at their Colonial home on the
campus. for the faculty, In honor OF
the many new members Of the faculty.
The hour is 8 o'clock.
The first student affairs will take
place Tuesday night when the men OF
the college will gather In the gym
nasium under auspices OF the Dig
brother movement, with Edwin Ross.
big brother" in charge OF the pro-
gram. The new coach, Walter H.
Young. will speak. On the same eve
ming the girls will hold party in the
women's residence, under auspices OF
the big sisters. headed by Miss Orrell
Belle Claf1in. The dean Of women, Miss
Brown, will speak.
Naturalization examinations for new
students will be held Tuesday at am.
and 2 pm. Registration OF former
students will take place Tuesday. and
of new students wednesday. Class
work begins Thursday at lis, follow
ing the formal chapel service OF the
morning. A feature Of the prelfmi-
naries is the taking Of pictures OF all
new students on wednesday afternoon
in Hurst Hall for the records. A photo
graph of each student Is attached to
his or her record.
A big student party will be held IN
the gymna stun Wednesday night under
auspices Of the big brother and big
sister group, in charge OF q committee
consisting of Edwin Ross Orrell Belle
Clafiin, Clyde williams, Blake Espey,
Dorothy Darby and Rosalie Dinnmette.
There will be one act play entitled,
Gas, Air and Earl"
All College Frolic.
Friday night the largest social affair
of the opening year will be held In the
gym, to be known as an all college
frolic for the faculty and students. The
program is in charge Of committee
consisting of John Houston, Sara Martz,
Ruth Edwards and Robert Burr.
Plans are being made by the vespers
committee headed by Miss Jane Lyle
for services next Sunday evening IN the
women's residence.
Among the returning faculty MEM
bers who have been abroad are DR..
Ellery c. Stowell, professor Of inter-
national law at the graduate school; DR.:
Jessie Ferguson, assistant professor OF
education at the college; Miss Dorothy
wulf, instructor In physical education
for women: DR.. Arthur j. Jackson, as
sistant professor Of religion.
Among other members Of the faculty
who have recently returned from Sum-
mer vacations are DR.. and Mrs. Paul
Kaufman, who spent the Summer at
their Summer home at Crescent Beach,
Conn; Prof. Will HutchinS and Mrs.
Hutchins, who we're at Herricks, Me:
DR.. w. r. Shenton and family, who
were al North Eaglesmere. Pa; DR.. and
Mrs. D. o. Kinsman, who were at
Stoughton, Wis; DR.. Edward Engle,
who was at Amsterdam, N. Y; Miss
Mary Louise Brown, who toured New
England and Indiana.