Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
WOMAN DEBATERS
WILL OPEN SEASON
American University Team
Will Compete in Tri-
angular Clash.

1nCefScnolaSClc competltlon LOT woman
debaters of American University will
open this season with a triangular
debate next Friday night. competing
against Western Maryland College and
Hood College.
At that time American University
will meet Western Maryland here, to
be followed Saturday night by the two
other contests of the triangular affair:
American University against Hood, at
Frederick. Md, and Western Maryland
against Hood, at Westminster, Md.
Each school will have both an
affirmative and a negative team of
question: Resolved that the principle
of complete freedom of speech and press
on political and economic questions is
sound" Arthur S. Flemming. coach of
debates, not yet has selected the per-
sonnet of the two local teams from the
large debating squad.
Guild to Entertain at Tea.
An important event of the Womens
Guild of American University will take
place Tuesday afternoon at the
Woman's Residence Hall, when the
guild will entertain at tea for more
than 500 invited guests. Mrs. Lucius
c. Clark, wife of the chancellor, is
chairman Of the general committee in
charge.
Mrs. George B. Woods, wife of the
dean of the College of Liberal Arts,
entertained Wednesday night at her
home for members of the Haywood
Church.
Chancellor Clark has two important
vacancies at the university, which he
expects to fill, and announce new ap-
pointments for shortly. They are the
combined position Of dean Of the
Graduate School and director of the
School of the Political Sciences, for
the downtown schools, and director of
athletics. G.. B. Springston, present
director OF athletics, is leaving on ac-
count Of the pressure of business
interests.
A novel entertainment was presented
under auspices of the university with
out charge to the young people of the
school and their friends Friday night,
when Ellery Walter. the youthful former
college athlete, author of Around the
World on One Leg" related his adj
ventures In lecture In the Women's
Residence Hall parlorS.
DR.. Lucius G. Clark, chancellor of
the university, and Arthur S. Flemming,
instructor in political science and de-
bates coach, will represent American
University at the installation next
Thursday and Friday of E. D. Soper as
president of Ohio Wesleyan University,
at Delaware, Ohio. Flemming is a
graduate Of Ohio Wesleyan.
Building Project Great Need.
Decision of the building committee of
the board Of trustees of the university
to employ P. M. Anderson, architect,
Of this city to prepare plans for the
new mems dormitory at the college,
on the campus, brings one step nearer
the project considered by Chancellor
Clark to be the most needed develop
ment OF the university today. The COL
lege has been growing rapidly and off,
Gals believe that next Fall will see a
much larger demand for housing for
men than ever before. When the build
ing project can be started depends. DIR.
Clark said, on the progress Of the fund
raising campaign. It Is hoped to put
the building under contract during the
coming Summer, but no definite an
can be made at this time,
according to DR.. Clark
w. Frederick Bigelow, editor of Good
Housekeeping" who was elected a new
of the board of trustees re-
Gently, was visitor at the campus dur
ing the past week. He expressed deep
interest in the present development and
future prospects for the institution.
Students at the college were con-
Quoted on trip through the Washing
ton Cathedral yesterday under personal
direction of VIII Hutchins, professor of
art of the university, who explained the
art and architecture of the great struc-
ture.
The Alpha chapter of the Phi Delta
Gamma Sorority of the Post Graduate
School of American University held a
business meeting Wednesday evening in
Its new sorority room, 1901 F street..