Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
c. v. j. DEBATERS =
TO MEET PRINCETON
Disarmament Will Be Topic
to Be Discussed Here
February Is.

George Washington University man
debaters will open their season with
debate against Princeton University in
Washington on February Is. The prop
osition for discussion will be Resolved
That the nations should adopt plan
Of complete disarmament, except such
forces as are needed for police pur-
poses" and is that which will be used
in all mems debates throughout the sea-
son, except in the international debate.
The annual international debate,
which for the last six years has been
held with visiting teams from British
universities. this year will take a diff
ferent form. The George Washington
debaters will meet a team of Chinese
students from Harvard University and
will discuss the question Resolved,
That the Chinese philosophy of life Is
more conducive to human happiness
than the American" This debate Will
take place in Washington March 10.
Hold Home Debates.
A new plan for holding home debates
has been adopted this year. In order
To secure varied audiences for the de-
baters only one home debate will take
place at the university, all other local
debates being held before various CIVIC
and educational bodies OF washington.
The plan is expected to prove OF bene-
fit to the debaterS as well as PROVIDE
interesting programs for these groups:
Following tryoutS, a debaUe team OF
10 men has been selected by Prof.. VIII
lard HAYES Yeager, debate coach. Inc
I Parsons Hearst
f. Duncan, Norman r. Hagen, Woodtln
l.. Butte, Charles Laughlin, Nelson
Blechman, Gilbert Rabinowitz, Harold
La Font, Andrew Howard, Hartman
Dorsey and Paul Keogh. Andrew How
ard is manager
Two trips are planned for the team
during the season. One will take the
debaters South, through Virginia, Geor-
eia and North Carolina, while the other
will extend North, through New YORK
and the New England States.
The woman debaterS will open their
season on February with debate
against a team from Penn state ana
on February Z will meet Ohio WESLEYAN.
Both contests will be at home. The
subject is Resolved, That the present
tendency to provide higher education
for the masses should be discouraged"
Two trips are contemplated, one TO
various colleges in Pennsylvania and
the other to Cornell, Syracuse and But-
falo. A triangle debate has been ar
ranged for March IA between Cornell,
Pittsburgh and George washington.
One George Washington team Will de-
bate Cornell at Ithaca, one will debate
Pittsburgh at home and one OF the
Cornell teams will debate at Pittsburgh.
Personnel of Squad.
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Elizabeth Reeves, Myrtle Wilson, Sara
Abeles, Louise Falligant, Marjorie
Clark, Virginia Frye, Julia BonWlt,
Ruth hardwood and Louise FelnSteln
Louise FeinStein is manager.
Debating interests at the, university
have received great stimulus from es-
adjustment this year of the department
of public speaking, which offers courses
covering the whole field of oratory
Prof. Yeager, who holds the DepeW
chair of oratory, is coaching the debat-
ers. The dedication ceremonies for the
Depew chair, endowed by Mrs. Chaun-
cey M Depew in memory Of the famous
orator, will be held January "a.
Under the auspices of the Womens
Advisory Council of the university open
house will be held for woman students
Friday afternoon from 3 until O'Clock
in the Woman'S Building. Guests OF
honor will be Mrs Cloyd Heck Marvin,
Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.; Mrs. William
Allen Wilbur. Miss Myrna Sedgwick and
woman members of the faculty. Mrs.
Winnie G. Barrows, secretary for wom-
ems activities, will receive with mem
bers of the Advisory Council, who are
Margaret Monk, Winifred Beall, Betsy
Booth, Jenny Turnbull, Naomi Crum-
ley, Margaret Mitchell, Dorothy Ruth
Elizabeth Ford and Dorothy Albert.
International Tea Today.
An international tea and Christmas
service will be held this afternoon. Tea
will be served in Corcoran Hall from
to 4:30 O'Clock by the social committee
of the Y. W. c. A. Miss Mabel Cook,
Girl Reserve secretary, will speak on
christmas the World Over" and the
Glee Club will give program Ct Christ
mas carols. Invitations are extended to
woman students from foreign countries.
Foreign students are: Hertha Arnoldt,
Germany; Laura Buehler, Austria; Sis
ter Mabel Harley, Ireland; Margaret
Hermann, Austria Da-June Lu, China;
Elizabeth Marechal, France; Gretchen
Rogers, Germany; Eli Sagell, Germany;
Eta Mae Thompson, Canada; Kimi
Tsunoda, Japan: Inge Won Lewinski.
Germany; Tsan Chi Wang, China; Yah
Chuan Wang, China Mary Warmaars,
Holland, and Isle Hide KatZ South
Africa.
Seniors in all schools of the univer-
sity are asked to have their pictures
taken Immediately for the Cherry
Tree" The Photographic studio, at 7l2
Twentieth street, will be open on Mon
day Wednesday and Friday from 8
until 10 pm.