Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
AMERICAN j. GLEE
CLUB WORK ACTIVE
Several Concerts Given Off
Campus-Numbe of En-
gagements Filled.

An increasingly large place In the
college life of American University is
being occupied by the male glee club
and quartet, which was organized for
the first time this year, and Is filling a
number Of engagements The singers
are under the direction of DR.. Paul
Kaufman, professor of English, who
formerly sang in the Yale Glee Club.
Several concerts have been given Oh
the campus. While no formal programs
have as yet been presented on the cam
pus, the big annual affair toward
which the club and quartet are prepar-
ing is the first annual commencement
concert on Saturday night, June /, pre-
ceding commencement week.
The quartet has appeared often with
the glee club itself, and also on pro-
grams of its own. It consists Of Leon
K. Bryner, Barrett Fuchs, Ronald Nc
Laughlin and j. Harold Riggle.
The most recent engagement OF the
club and quartet was at the regular
meeting of the North Carolina Society.
at the National Press Club auditorium,
last Wednesday. Among the numbers
presented were: "Ho. Song by the
Fire" "The Mermaid" Eight Bells, y
Away to Rio" "Old King Cole" and
Negro spirituals. Deep River" and
"TIeaven, Heaven" and Alma Mater.
The next formal quartet appearance
will be before the American Association
of University Women, Monday after
noon. May s. Recent programs have
been given before the Federal School
mems Club. Brookland Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Wesleyan Methodist
Episcopal Church and Silver Spring
Methodist Church.
Personnel Of Club.
The club consists Of: First tenors,
Leon Bryner, Roger W. Craven, s. Carl
ton Ayers: second tenors, Barrel Fuchs,
R,Idolnh Swanson, l.. Richad Horner,
C. F. Stock, L. NJ. Young; baritones,
Ronald Mclaughlin, Robert Bergman,
Angelo Edward Tedesco, r. w. Lambert,
J. L. Carter, M. G. Gleason, and bases,
Roberts Burr, Keeler Faus, r. b. Hobbs
and ]. H. Riggle, who is president OF the
club. The accompanist Is Miss Bernice
Field.
special music will be given at chapel
next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock In
celebration Of the birthday Of Shake
speare. The quartet will sing and there
win be solos by Barrett Fuchs, Ronald
Mclaughlin, Miss Delsie Appel ana
Miss Helen Tucker, presenting Shake
spearean poems set to music.
An important development OF inter-
est to the downtown school of Ameri-
can University was the initiation last
night of a new chapter, Gamma, OF
the Phi Delta Gamma Sorority, follow
ing a banquet held at the Y. w. G: A:
Hut. Gamma Chapter was organized
at Johns Hopkins University, and was
formally initiated by Alpha Chapter
of American University, and Beta
Chapter of George Washington Uni
versity.
women's team Of American University,
for next Wednesday night, when they
meet Trinity College at Trinity.
The student body was much pleased
with the mystery play, cat O Nne
Tails" presented Friday night py g
cast under auspices OF the Stuoent
Cor,nciI THE committee in charge con-
sisted of Leland Field, Herbert Elliott.
Thonnas Martin and Eric Friedheinn.
The college community is much In
terested in the proposal submitted to
the district of Columbia to construct
a circle of 500 feet diameter at the
intersection of Massachusetts, and Ne
braska avenues at the center OF which
would be erected monument to Gen
ARENAS Ward Of Revolutionary fame
memorial funds to come through Har-
ward University. DR.. .Lucius G. Clark,
chancellor of the university, appeared
before the board of trustees at hear
ing wednesday In connection with the
development. Within q few days the
Commissioners will make a. decision IN
the matter and forward report to the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. q
Attends Chicago Meeting.
DR.. George B. Woods, dean Of the
College of Liberal Arts, has left tc
attend the annual meeting OF the SEN
ate of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Chicago. While in the Middle West
DIR. Woods also will look after some
interests for the university.
The oxford Fellowship, an organiza-
ton of ministerial students, Is planning
its annual banquet for May 10.
Miss Mary Louise Brown, dean Of
women at the college, win give o re-
view next Thursday afternoon before
the book review section Of the American
Association Of University Women Of
''The Art of Thinking"
The Women's Guild Of American Uni
versity is planning q garden party to
be held Friday, May II, on the campus
when dinner win be served prior to
the presentation Of the annual Shake
spearean play that evening In the gym.
naSium- auditorium.