Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
A. j. GRADUATION
f.. SET FOR NEXT WEEK
Exercises Will Be Held in
Gymnasium, With Dr.. Clark
Presiding.

Annual recognition day has usherec
in final examinations at American Uni
versity and the college year will close
over next week end with convocation
Sunday and commencement Monday
night
DR.. Lucius C. Clark. chancellor of the
university, will deliver the annual con-
vocation sermon Sunday afternoon In
the gymnasium, and commencement ex-
ercises will be held at the same place
Monday evening. with DR.. Walter M. w
Splawn, new dean of the Graduate
School and the School Of the Political
Sciences, as the speaker.
Many functions are scheduled for the
closing of the college season. with an
nual banquetS, receptions, class func-
tions, and the annual meeting of the
board of trustees OH Monday morning.
June 3. preceding commencement.
Recognition day. which took place at
the last chapel Friday. accorded appro-
pirate honor to those students who
have contributed most largely to the
happiness, effectiveness and success OF
the college year"
Enrolment Increased.
DR.. George B. Woods, dean of the
college, in presiding at this service, re-
the student enrolment had increased
29l2 per cent this year over last: and
220 per cent over the first year of the
college. The enrolment for these first
four years of the college he showed were
81, l45, 1913 and 265. Total courses OF
study had increased from 68 to "a this
past year, and for next year he an
nounced still further increases. Facili-
ties of the college had been improved,
and the faculty enlarged, while for the
coming year still further additions were
promised.
AS DR.. Woods named the college lead
ers of the year. they stood and were
warmly applauded by their fellow stu
dents. The organizations and individuals
singled out by DR.. Woods were as fol-
lows:
Mems debate squad, which won six
out of seven debates. taking place In
one no decision debate-Roland Rice,
w Willis Delaplain. Blake Espey. Roger
Craven. George Sixbey. James Gagliola,
Richard Horner. Women's debating
squad, which won two, lost two debates,
and participated in two no decision con-
tests-Nola Livingston, Kathryn Heath,
Hine. Jane Lyle, Charlotte
Macee, Ethel Moulton, Pauline Fred
erick
Aucola, college year book, editor. Mil
ton Crist; business manager, Raymond
Spaeth; Eagle, college paper, editor,
Roland Parrish: associate editors, Sarah
Roher, Samuel Bilbrough; assistant edi-
tors. Raymond Spaeth, Ronald Nc
Laughlin, George Sixbey, Kathryn Sew
erance: business manager, Norman
Cramer.
Athletic Letter Men.
President, International Relations
Club, Roland Rice: winner of second
place in Atlantic Monthly essay contest,
Helen Roher; orchestra, under direc-
ton of DR.. c. H. Leineweber; mems
glee club, under direction Of DR.. Paul
mems quartet. j. H. Riggle,
Ronald Mclaughlin, Leon Brvner, and
Barrett Fuchs; American University
Club. especial w. Willis Del
aplaip. under direction of Will Huchins.
Letter men foot ball-Donald Bittin-
ger, captain; Milton Crist, captain
elect; Lynn Corson, Richard Jarvis,
Thomas Martin, jr; Eric Friedheim
Herbert Elliot, Roland Rice. Russell
Lambert, Roland Parrish. Charles Lowe,
Henry Johnson, John LaFavre, William
Wolowitz, James T. johnson, manager.
Letter men basket ball-John La Favre
captain; David Lichliter, captain-elect;
Bruce Kessler. Forrest Burgess, James
T. johnson, manager of basket ball
Ellsworth l.. Tompkins, manager OF
athletics; cheer leaders, Daniel Terrell
and Milton B. Crist.
Sophomore class basket ball team
which won trophy presented by Ellis
worth Tompkins. for interclaSS cham
pionship, Warren COLLISION, captain;
James E. Swan, Leonard johnson,
Richard Homer, Lawrence Hetrick
James Cagliola, Chester Carter, Thomas
Martin, jr.
Oxford Fellowship, Louis Young
president; Brecky Club Of Central High
Club, Student Council, Women's Student
Government Association, Ruth Rinkel
president; Vesper committee.
Glass Hon0rs.
Glass honors-Freshmen Audrey Belt
Norman Fabian, Gwendolyn Folsom
sophomores, Dorothea Belz, Pauline
Frederick, Hyman Lewis, Mary Putnam
Carol Rigby; juniors, Laura Barrett
Edwin Kelbaugh, Ronald Mclaughlin
jamie Scantlin; seniors, Rowanette
Allen, Marion Cross, Ida Belle Hopkins
Jane Lucas, Roland Rice, Helen Roher
Special mention to the pioneer fresh
man class, 20 OF whom are graduating
Athletic awards were made to girls
of the college who were certified by
Miss Dorothy Wulf, silver chains to
those who won silver basket ball last
year-Kathryn Severance, Rowanetta
Allen, Martha Bricker. Florence Eel
lows. Betty Jacoby. Sara Martz, Mary
Chadwick: silver basket balls to Bar
bara Evans, Irene Tippett, Rose Flowers;
silver hockey balls to those who last
year won silver hockey pins-Kathryr
Severance, Barbara Evans, Delsie Appel
Martha Bricker Mary Chadwick, Sara
Martz; silver hockey pins to Elsie Sand
berg. Rowanetta Allen, Beth Hill, Mary
Putnam, Margaret Woodward, Alice
Hetzel; felt letters "a. T" monogram
for tennis to Kathryn Severance, Flor
ence Fellows, Martha Bricker Sara
Martz, Jane Rice. Mary Chadwick
Dorothy Darby.
At the conclusion of the official recog-
milton service over which DR.. Woods
presided. Roland Rice, as president Of
the graduating class ofilciated at the
exercises moving up the three under
classes.
Heads Student Council.
Raymond j. Spaeth of Salina, Kans
has been elected president of the stu.
dent council at the college for tho
coming year. one of the most sought
after Offices in the gift of the student
body. Other officers were named by
the council itself as follows: Betty
Jacoby, vice president; Blake Espey
secretary: Edwin Kelbaugh, treasurer
John Houston, social chairman; Betty
Jacoby women's athletic chairman, anC
Leon ShloSs, mems athletic chairman
Events of this week at the college
include the annual reception by Chan.
cellor and Mrs. Clark at their home or