Evening star., 1929-12-01
DEBATING SEASON
OF A. u. TO OPEN
University's Trio Will Meet
Washington and Lee Wed
nesday Night.

batting season this week when the A. u.
trio will meet Washington and Lee Uni
versity Wednesday night at Hurst Hall
| on the campus, Massachusetts and Me-
braska avenues.
The American University team, which
will take the affirmative of the qlIes-
| tion, Resolved, That College of Lib
eral Arts Education Should Be Limited
to These With Special Ability" will
consist of Roger w. Craven. Arthur
Murphy and Blake B. Epsey. The visit
ors will be c. B. Fulton. S. r. Nichols
and w. T. Davenport. The debate will
open at o'clock and will be free to the
public.
Construction of the new mems dormi-
tory at American University Is expected
to start early in the new year 1890, it
was announced by DR.. Lucius L.. Clark,
chancellor of the university, following
| meeting of the executive committee OF
the board of trustees.
Col. P. M. Anderson, architect, who
is a member of the board. is pushing
plans fer the structure: the building,
grounds and real estate committee OF
the board has been authorized to pro-
ceed with erection of the building as
J soon as possible, and it Is now definitely
assured for the first time that the build
ing will be completed and ready for oc-
cupancy by the opening Of the Fall
term, next September.
To Cost More Than $4,000. T.,
The building will cost more than $5o,-
600 and will be the first Of several units
eventually to be added. The first unit
will house about 40 men. The building
committee of the board in charge of the
project consists Of M. E. Church, L. E.
Breuninger, DR.. A. c. Christie, Chancel-
10. ri arA .a1
H. Kaufman and John c. Let's.
Thanksgiving vacation at the univer-
sity, which started last Wednesday
noon, will continue through tomorrow,
with all classes reopening Tuesday
morning. Thanksgiving dinner for the
student body was served Tuesday night.
followed by the show "Fanny's First
Play" by George Bernard Shaw. pre-
Sented by cast OF faculty members
and students before large and ap-
preciative audience. The play was di-
rected by viii Huchinst, professor Of
art.
The next dramatic production at the
college will be THE Importance Of
Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. under
auspices Of the Dramatic Club of
American University and the Student
Council. The cast is hard at work
under direction of Prof. Hutchins and
plans to present the show on Friday
December 13.
Prof. Hutchins has been selected to
conduct an art tour of Europe this
coming Summer under auspices of the
intercollegiate division of the Temple
Tours, Inc. The party will sail from
New York on the steamer Lapland June
13 and will visit France. Switzerland,
Italy, Austria, Germany, Holland, Bel
gium and England. One of the features
of the trip will be the Passion Play"
in Oberammergau July 26.
Press Conference Plan.
The intercollegiate Press Conference
will hold a meeting at American Uni
verSity April 26, when representatives of
many college publications will gather
on the campus as guests of the Ameri-
can Eagle. Norman Cramer, business
manager of the Eagle, has, been ap-
pointed chairman of a committee on
arrangements for the gathering.
DR.. and Mrs. Clark. DR.. George B.
Woods, dean of the college, and Mrs.
Woods attended the annual convention
at Atlantic City. N. j., last week of the
Association Of Colleges and Secondary
Schools of the Middle States and Mary
land.
Plans are being made for entertain
ment OF at American University of
delegates to the annual meeting of the
Educational Association of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church at banquet at
the college dining hall January 16. The
association will meet in Washington IN
conjunction with the educational asso-
Citations of many other denominations
At the banquet Chancellor Clark and
Bishop William Frazer Mcdowell will
speak.
The TESTERS Club has announced
three pledges, Alan Blanchard. Albert
,Rfffnar ri I,,A
plans a dance January II. Phi Beta
Zeta plans dance next Saturday
night Ray Spaeth, president, is in
charge of general arrangements. Miss
Kay Heath, president of Epsilon Kappa
Sorority, is steadily recovering at Sib-
ley Hospital from recent operation for
appendicitis.
New Movement Launched.
A new movement, sponsored by the
American University Alumni Associa-
ton, to keep the alumni in closer touch
with the school, and the school in closer
touch with the alumni, was launched
during the week with the first issue of
The American Alumnite as a supple
ment to the American Eagle. The edi-
tor is Roland E. Parrish, graduate of
last year, who is now at Cincinnati Uni
versity. The publication carries COM
plete news of the alumni association,
and numerous items of interest concern
ing graduates and former students of
the university.
Chancellor Clark, Dean w. NJ. w.
Splawn of the Graduate School, and
Dean Woods Of the college each have
officially approved the, new movement
and welcomed it.
"A university is as strong as its
alumni" said DR.. Clark. The Amer
lean University does not have a long
list OF graduates. but does have q most
distinguished group. Its graduate stu !
dents receiving their degrees before the |
College Of Liberal Arts was opened are
found in varied and conspicuous places |
Trade advisers from the United States
are in Central America and Sweden.
Some of our graduates are recognized
as writers and authors; many are
occupying positions of trust in business
and state; and others have high teach
ing positions in schools and colleges in
this and other lands.
There are graduates of the College
OF Liberal Arts in various universities
receiving their graduate preparation for
the future. while others are actively en-
gagged in various pursuits. There will
be great advantage to the university in
keeping our contacts with each other !
and with the university itself"
Chancellor and Mrs. Clark entertained
at dinner. and had as their guests at
'Fanny'S First Play" Tuesday night
DR.. and Mrs. Mark Depp Of Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church. and Misses !
ZOoie and Belle Fowler