Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
A. U. TO OBSERVE
WEEK.F|TT|NGLY
Ministers Of Three Denomina'
tons Will Conduct Series
of Services.

Holy week will be observed at Ameri-
can University with a series Of four
chapel addresses by ministers from
three different denominations-Presby-
terrain, Episcopalian and Methodist.
Easter vacation will start Thursday
noon and school will resume Tuesday
morning, April 20.
The first speaker for Holy week will
be Rev. Philip G. Edwards, pastor OF
University Heights Community Church,
who will address the students on Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock.
Tuesday the speaker will be Canon
]. w. Gumrnere Of Washington Cathe-
dral.
Rev. Andrew Bird, pastor Of the
Church Of the Pilgrims, will speak Wed.
nesday, and the last of the series will
be Thursday, when the speaker will be
tor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The Holy week services follow ira
dition which has been followed at the
college since its founding five years ago.
The services are in charge of the chapel
committee, of which VIII Hutchins,
professor Of art, Is chairman.
Construction of the new mems dor
mitory on the campus Is expected to
get under way some time this week,
according to Samuel j. Prescott Co.,
stories In height, of native stone and
will include "a double rooms and IL
single rooms It will be ready for &C.
cupancy by the Fall term, next Sep
TENDER.
Two Students HOn0red.
American University was represented
by two men In the recent announce
ment of fellowships in international law
! awarded by the Carnegie Endowment
| for International Peace. In addition to
Yuen-li LANG. third secretary Of the
Chinese legation, who Is a student at
the Graduate School, another to win a
| fellowship was William LonSdale Tay-
Ter, who received his master Of arts de-
gree from American University in 1928
and who is now a candidate for the
lumbia University, New York City.
Tayler, who also taught In the College
Of Liberal Arts of American University,
was married last Fall to Miss Pearl
Leonard Chamberlin Of Woodstock VAL
| ley, Conn, and he Is now serving as
director of religious education at st.
Johns Methodist Episcopal Church,
New Rochelle, N. Y, while attending
! Columbia University.
I
pursue his international law studies
under the fellowship at Harvard Uni
! verSity, while Tayler is making plans to
/ go abroad to study the League Of Ma
tons at Geneva. Both of these men
have been students Of DR.. Ellery c.
Stowell. professor of international law
at American University. Two out of
the IL fellowships awarded to the en-
tire country went to American Univer-
sity men.
Miss Anne Jensen of Eureka, NJ, has
been appointed librarian Of the so-called
downtown schools Of American Univer-
sity, the School of Political Sciences and
the Graduate School. She is q gradu-
ate Of the University Of Illinois.
The Women's Student Government
Association held its annual cherry bios
som dance at the gymnasium Friday
night.
The Swagger Club gave its April
dance last night at the Wesley Heights
club house.
Plans Junior Senior Prom.
DR.. G. G. Tansill addressed the Inter-
national Relations Club at an open
ject Of 1.-The Russian Situation"
Plans afe being made for the junior
senior prom" to be held Saturday
April 26, at the gymnasium. John
Houston Is chairman Of the committee
In charge.
Three more debates are on the sched-
ule for American University this season
a contest with George Washington Uni
versity women at American University
Friday, April IS; with Syracuse Uni
verSity women at the local campus
Wednesday. April 80, and the finaI
mems debate of the year, against st
Johns College Of indianapolis.
The Girls Glee Club of American
University. of which Miss Helen Tucker
is president Miss Mary Elizabeth Het.
rick accompanist and DR.. Harold N
Dudley director, has received many con.
gratulations on the half-hour radio con.
cert given last Thursday night ovel
Station WMAL.
Following Easter vacation classes will
resume next Tuesday morning, April %
The Faculty Women's Club held 6
meeting last Friday at the home of Mrs
John E. Bentley, 4529 Lowell street.
Arthur 8. Flemming debates coach
Mrs. Hilda Minder French, assistant
coach of debates, and Edward L. Nc.
Adam, instructor In English, have serveC
as judges in the elimination oratorica
contests Of this vicinity, looking towarC
the Seventh National Oratorical Con
test.