Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
A. j. DEBATE TEAM
SLATED FOR z T|LTS
Princeton and New York Uni.
versity to Be Opponents
in Forensic Clash.

Scheduled to meet a Princeton Univer-
| sity debating team at Princeton, N. j.,
| Friday. American University will enter
the field Of imposing forensics for the
| first time.
The veteran American University
team, which has won most Of its con-
tests, will meet both New York Uni
versity and Princeton on the same trip
North. It consists of Roland Rice
Willis w. Delaplain and Blake Espey
At New York University Thursday
the local debaters will take the mega
tive of the question, Resolved, That
the Principle of Complete Freedom OF
Speech and Press on Political and Eco
| nomic Questions Is Sound" At Prince
ton American University will uphold
the Affirmative of the question, Re
solved, That American Civilization
Cannot Advance Under Democracy
The team will be accompanied by the
coach, Arthur S. Femming.
Six high school students of the Dis
trict of Columbia, representing Gen.
trail, Western and Mckinley Technical
High Schools, will compete next Sat-
urday at American University for the
honor of representing the District in
the interstate high school extempo-
raneouS speaking contest on March 81,
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ID. G.. Contest Is Preliminary.
The District of Columbia contest Is
one of three preliminary trays leading
up to the interstate contest. Maryland
high schools, after two days of contests
at the University Friday and Saturday
of last week, have provided first and
second place winner to compete in the
finals, and the State of Pennsylvania
contest will be held March and 8.
The finale will bring together the
winners of first and second places in the
District. Maryland and Pennsylvania,
six in all.
There were two prominent speakers
at chapel last week, when President
e. B. Soper of Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity addressed the students on We'd
nesday and Representative Homer Hoch
of Kansas spoke Thursday on the life
Of George Washington.
DR.. Lucius c. Clark, chancellor of
American University, was the guest at
special luncheon Tuesday of DR..
Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of George
Washington University.
Miss Mary Louise Brown, dean of
women, who is president of the regional
organization of deans of women, in
GLIDING the District of Columbia and
Tie ptdtE Oh maryland, aGteuueO bklG
annual meeting last week at Cleveland
of the American Association of Deans of
Women.
Team to Conduct Services.
A gospel team from the College of
Liberal Arts will conduct morning serv-
ices today at Brightwood Methodist
Episcopal Church at Silver Spring, Md,
of which Rev. Ralph Smith is pastor
The team consists of Carlton Ayres,
Edwin A. Ross, Keeler Faus and Willis
w. Delaplain. An American University
quartet, consisting of ]. Harold Riggle,
Ronald Mclaughlin, c. Carlton AyreS
and Richard Horner, will sing. The
men are al members Of the Oxford Fell
owship.
A garden party will be held by the
Womens Guild Of American University
during the month Of May on the campus,
it was decided at the regular luncheon
business meeting of the guild Tuesday
at the Y. w. c. A. Mrs. Lucius G.
Clark presented a report of the recent
tea given by the guild at the Womens
Residence Hall. Mrs. Mary Logan
Tucker presided. Many new members
were present.