Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
AMERICAN PHI. D.
TESTS ARRANGED
Joseph Rossman First Candi-
date Before Graduate Board
Tomorrow Night.

Examination Of candidates for the
degree of doctor Of philosophy will be-
gin at the Graduate School Of American
University, 1901 F. street, tomorrow
night. it was announced by DIR. Walter
N. w. splawn, dean Of the. Graduate
School,
The first candidate to appear before
the graduate board to take the oral ex-
animation will be Joseph BOSNIAN. He
will discuss his dissertation on 1.-THE
Psychology of the Inventor"
Others to appear successfully before
the graduate board will be as follC VS.
April IA, George r. Greenback, in
chemistry, who wrote on THE Oxida-
ton of Fats and Oils; April Is, George
P. Sanders, chemistry, Calcium, PhoS-
phorus and Magnesium in Mix; April
II, James /. Hoffman, chemistry, THE
Flourine and It's Determination"
May !, Leslie A. Bryan, economics,
THE Incidence of Freight Rates; May
5, Robert N. Burrows, economics, Prob
lens of the Cotton Industry" May Z
Warren D. Brush, economics, The
Utilization Of Hard Woods in New Eng
land" and at a date later in May to
be selected, Earl 8. Haskell, economics
Persian Agriculture"
"Hex" Talk Stirs Interest.
The lecture on witchcraft and "hexN
delivered by Jacob ZellerS, hex doc
tor" of York, Pa, before the seminar
class in human institutions" in the
Graduate School last Wednesday night
has stirred much interest and discus
sion not only among those who heard
it, but has brought to the school sew
eral persons who are inquiring how they
can reach Zellers. A meeting Of Alpha
Chapter, Phi Delta Gamma Sorority
which was being held in their sorority
room adjacent to lecture hall, ad-
journed and all the members attended
the lecture.
Miss Effie Ross, secretary of Alpha
Chapter, rendered her resignation, as
she has received a scholarship from the
American Association Of University
Women to continue her social service
studies in New York, and will leave the
city. She is in Red Cross social service
at Walter Reed General Army Hospital
John c. Let's, chairman of the board
of trustees Of American University. and
Mrs. Let's have returned from Cali
fornia, where they have Wintered since
the holidays
A substantial piece of property be-
longing to American University in Ko-
komo, Ind, for several years. was sold
during the past week. according to DR.
Lucius c. Clark. chancellor of the uni
versity
DR.. Clark will deliver an address
Tuesday night before the Washington
Board Of Trade.
Debaters TO Come Here.
Johns Hopkins University will send
its debate team to Washington next
Saturday night TO meet the American
University varsity In contest at Hurst
Hall on the local campus.
Two important debates last week
were with Western Reserve University
of Cleveland, which lost to American
University, and with Princeton Uni
yersity last night. The debate last
night was on the question, Resolved,
that the policy Of providing a college
of liberal arts education to all high
school students who seek it is sound
The local debaters. who took the mega
tive, were Bruce Aitchison. James Swan
and Aurtthur Murphy, while the Prince
ton men were j. M. Tunnel, G. Olcott,
jr.. and w. w. Haynes.
The Women's Guild of American
University Is planning a luncheon to
be held at the club house of the Amer
lean Association of University Women
FIIUhy, ApLA 80. MLS. NTVOABS ID WINS
is chairman of the committee, which
also consists of Mrs. Frederick Brown
Harris. Mrs. Wesley Gewehr. Mrs H. N.
Kitzmiller. Mrs. Homer Dawson, Mrs.
Frank Ballou.
The Women's Glee Club celebrated its
first annual banquet at the Kenwood
Country Club Friday night with spe-
cial program, Helen Tucker. president
of the club, presiding Helen Fetter
Cook, music critic Of The Evening Star.
spoke on choral music; Will Hutchins,
professor Of art, discussed the develop
ment Of the fine arts at American Uni
verSity: Mrs. II. M. French gave read
ings; Mrs. Louis Potter sang. accompa-
MED by Louis Potter, and Helen Belt,
violiniSt. was heard In solos. DR.. Har-
old M. Dudley is director.
Special Guests Present.
Special guests of the evening were
DR.. and Mrs. Lucius c. Clark. DR.. and
Mrs George B. Woods, Miss Mary LOU
Use Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Ben
nett, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles French, Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Cook. Prof. and Mrs.
will HutchinS, Miss Helen Belt, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Potter.
The Girls Glee Club will sing over
radio station WMAL next Thursday
night at $50 O'Clock.
The Faculty Women's Club will meet
next Friday night with Mrs. John E.
BENTLEY. 1929 Lowell street. Mrs. Har-
old E. Colder, president, will preside.
The Women's Student Government
Association will hold their annual
cherry blossom dance at the gymnasium
next Friday night.