Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
FRATERNITY OPENS
SESSIONS MARCH |.
Dean Stone of West Virginia
U. to Address Sigma
MI Phi Members.

Dean Harry E. Stone of the Univer-
sity of West Virginia at Morgantown,
w. Va, has accepted the invitation of
the Sigma M Phi Fraternity to ad-
dress the annual convention to be held
here Friday and Saturday. March and
2; at the Mayfiower Hotel
Dean Stone will speak at the banquet
on Saturday night which will be at
tended by the active members of the
local chapters and specially invited
delegates, and guests Charles d.
Hamel, formerly chairman of the board
or personal tax appeals and at pres
ent resident of this city, and ma
tional president of the fraternity, will
preside.
Dean Stone Is widely known in edu-
cational circles, having been graduated
from Allegany College in 1905.
Sigma MI Phi was founded at Ma
t1onal University here in 1908 and the
present head of the Joseph H. Choate
Chapter, Donald M Brown, is assist
ing with the three other local chapters,
Charles E. Hughes at Georgetown, the
Washington College of Law, and the
Washington Alumni Chapter.
Will Enter Contest.
National University is preparing to
enter a representative in the fifth inter-
collegiate oratorical contest. Prof.
Fred Myers, in charge Of debating in
the school, is arranging a tryout for
all members in the university, entries
to be in by March Is.
A special committee of the faculty
will select the best speaker to represent
the school at the District of Columbia
finals to be held between those repre-
senting the different colleges in this
rifu mi ~
speak in Pennsylvania between May II
and 81 and the winner will go to Los
Angeles to compete in the national
event conducted by the Better Ameri-
can Federation of California.
Each year the university holds four
special debates. Merritt l.. Smith re-
Gently won the second tryout and A.
| Sehrman Christensen won the first last
Fall.
Last night the Alvey and Miller De-
batting Societies engaged in a debate
on the subject of the present naval ap-
preparation bill.
Following his recent address In Bos-
ton before the Foreign Policy Associ-
| ton DR.. Charles Pergler, dean of the
| National University School of Eco
Monies and Government, has received
numerous invitations to address more
groups in other cities. Two of these DR.
Pergler has accepted, and he will ad-
dress the Philadelphia Foreign Policy
Association on March 16 on THE Agi-
tation for a Revision of the Peace
Treaties and the Buffalo Foreign Policy
Association on April 20 on Central Eu-
ropean Problems"
Installation Banquet.
The annual installation banquet Of
the Beta Chapter of the Phi Beta
Gamma Fraternity will be held or
March %, at which time Is members In
the university will receive their fina
degrees.
acted as chairman of the committee ir
cherry blossom distribution for the vet
Grams of the World War.
| According TO the announcement OF
David Lynn, 5th. editor-in-chief Of the
university's annual year book, 1.-THE
Docket" all material has been turned
over to the printer, and the publishers
| of the book are proceeding with the
| printing.
The Philippine columbians, of which
Cesario Farinas of the university Is
| president, meets this afternoon. Plans
for the inter-club meeting viii be dis
cussed.
Organizations and fraternities OF
National took advantage of the holiday
on Washington's birthday anniversary
| and held several social events. The
dinner of the Cy Press Club was held
at the Women's City Club.
The Beta Chapter of the Phi Beta
Gamma Legal Fraternity held its VIM
ter dance at the Carlton Hotel, while
the Joseph H. Choate Chapter of Sigma
M Phi held a subscription dance last
night at the chapter, 1855 @ street.
University officials are working on the
schedule of classes for the Spring term
Winter term examinations in the school
of economics and government will be-
gin March and end March 8, while the
law school examinations will be held
March IL to 16. Glasses will not meet
on March 4, Inauguration day.