Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
PLANNED
At AMERICAN i.
Mrs. Forbes Robertson Hale
to Give Recital Next Satur-
day at Hurst Hall.

Another entertainment of the series
which American University is present
| ing without charge to the public will
be given next Saturday night at Hurst
Hall, on the campus, when Mrs. Forbes
Robertson Hale, celebrated actress, will
give lecture recital on shakespeare
Heroines"
The program will start at 8:15. DR.
j. E. Bentley of the faculty is chair
man of the committee on arrangements
The public has been invited.
A student affair of international sig
niffcance will take place Friday night
when about 40 visiting South African
students Of English and Dutch descent
who are on tour of this country under
auspices of the National Student Fed
Grafton will be entertained at dinner
In the college dining hall. There also
will be an interclasS basket ball game
in the gymnasium for their entertain
ment.
The principal speaker at the dinner
will be DR.. George f. MacLean, former
president of Iowa University, and for
years prominently affiliated with the
English-Speaking Union.
African Students Guests.
The dinner and entertainment of the
South African students at the college
will be in charge of the international
Relations Club, whose officers have been
formed into a committee of arrange
ments. They are: Roland Rice. jamie
Scantlin. Raymond Spaeth, Pauline
Frederick, and Elizabeth Hill.
School reopened after the holidays
on Thursday morning. with first classes
starting at o'clock. Arrangements
are also under way for winding up the
first semester. which will close the end
of this month. First registration for
the second semester will start on Janu-
airy IA Examinations for the close OF
the first half of the year will start Sat-
urday, January 10.
The Faculty Women's Club held its
first meeting of the new year at the
Women'S Residence Hall Friday. The
I hostesses were Mrs Glenn F.. Rouse
Mrs. Will Hutchins and Mrs. r. Deane
Shure.
Arrangements have been made for a
tea to be given by the Women's Guild
of American University on Lincoln'S
birthday. February IL A meeting OF
the committee in charge was held yes
terday at the Women's Residence Hall
at the call of the chairman. Mrs. Lucius
c. Clark Other members include: Mrs
w. c. Rigby. Mrs Wellen Fisher, Mrs
Frederick M Davenport, Mrs. Chloe
MacClaren, Mrs. William Fraser Nc
Dowell and Miss Mary Louise Brown.
Orchestra to Play.
The college orchestra, under direction
of DR.. c. Henry Leineweber, will play
at dinner to be given by the Anti
Saloon League January IS, at the City
Club.
Washington high school students
were guests of the Brecky Club, COM
posed of Central High School gradu-
ates in American University, at dance
given last night in the gymnasium-au-
ditorium Fifteen couples from Central
High School, and five couples from each
of the other high schools of the city
were INVITED.
Miss Mary Louise Brown, dean OF
women, entertained at a pancake supper
last Sunday evening for the man stu
dents who remained in the city over
the holidays.
F.. A.. Varrelman, assistant professor
of biology, read a scientific paper be-
fore the Botanical Society Of America
which met with the American AsSo-
citation for the Advancement OF
Science at New York last week.
Dr. Lucius c.. Clark, chancellor OF
the university, and DR.. George B
Woods, dean of the college of liberal
arts, will leave early this week to attend
the annual meetings at Chattanooga
Tenn, of the Educational Association
of the Methodist Episcopal Church and
the Association of American Colleges.