Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
AMERICAN i. TEAM
SCHEDULES DEBATE
Group Undefeated to Date
Will Meet Carleton College
Tuesday Night.

American University's indicated de-
batting team, which this year has won
four victories, including one over Prince
ton University, will meet Carleton Col
lege of Northfield, Mimi. in its next
contest Tuesday night at Hurst Hall on
the campus.
The local debaterS, who will take the
negative of the question, Resolved,
That the jury system should be abol-
ished," are Roland Rice, Blake Espey
and W. Willis Delaplain. The visitors
will be Heman B. johnson, Kenneth
w. Rowe and Lloyd M. Mcbride. They
will be accompanied by l. M. Cochran,
head of the department of public speak
ing at Carleton College.
DR.. Lucius C. Clark, chancellor of
American University, has returned from
an important business trip in the in
terests of the institution to New York
and Boston.
Joins Liberal Arts Faculty.
Edward l.. McAdams, jr., of st. Paul,
Mimi, has been added to the faculty
at the college of liberal arts as an in
structor in English, it was announced
last night by DR.. Clark.
Mr.. McAdams will teach sophomore
and freshman English, working with
II.
of English. He is now teaching in the
department Of English at the University
of Minnesota and will receive from that
institution his degree of master of arts
this June. He is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa and ri Delta Epsilon, the
national honorary journalistic fra
ternity. At Carleton College, from
which Mr.. McAdams graduated with
honors in 1927, he was a classmate of
Miss Berenice Field. now assistant at
the American University College Ii
brary. He will join the faculty next
Fall.
The Interstate Extemporaneous
Speaking Contest for the District of
Columbia Maryland and Virginia will
be held at Hurst Hall on the American
University campus next Saturday night
at o'clock, with two contestants from
each of the two States and the District.
who were winners in their respective
contests.
The prizes will be 500 cash for first
prize and $50 cash for second prize.
The contestants are Leo Alpert of Balti-
more City College, Baltimore; Evelyn
Decker of Pennsylvania Avenue High
lion Western High School. this city;
G. Griffith Johnson, Central High
School; Edith Villa Stewart. Point
Marion. Pa, and Milton Baldinger. Oily
plant. Pa. The director of the contest
is Arthur S. Flemming of American
University.
The outstanding social event on the
campus this week will be the "All Col
lege Party" to be held in the college
gymnasium on Friday night, when there
will be an athletic contest between the
faculty and students, some surprise
features, refreshments. dancing and as
the principal attraction, one-act play,
THE Pirates" costume comedy by
THE Dramat Club The play. under
direction of Prof. Will Hutchins. will
present the following players: Kathryn
Heath, Betty Jacoby. Elsie Sanberg,
Elizabeth Joyce and Ethel Smith.
Musical Comedy to Be Staged.
musical comedy is in the making
on the campus, and Is expected to be
staged by the sophomore class April s..
Details of the production have not yet
been made public but a musical and
humorous evening is promised, with
plenty of snappy talent being groomed.
The Faculty Women's Club enter
tanned at dinner for the husbands OF
members at the home of Chancellor
and Mrs. Lucius C. Clark last Thursday
night.
The Student Council is planning to
present play on April 10. with Herbert
Elliott as business manager. 1t is un-
derstood the council may present Oscar
Wilde's The Importance Of Being
Earnest"
The faculty has instituted the custom
of presenting at chapel Fridays book
reviews Of outstanding new books from
all fields. DR.. Paul kaufman, professor
of English instituted the book reviews
March l. and was followed by DR.. D. o.
Kinsman. professor of economics.
One of the best presentations by
American University in its series of en-
tertainments free to the public was that
last night at the gymnasium, when v. L.
Granville, distinguished English actor
gave his costume recital, Dramatic
Interludes." 1t was largely attended.
The girls of the women's residence
hall entertained at tea for members of
the Faculty Women's Club last Friday.