Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
PACE TO ADDRESS
! A. j. CLUB DINNER
University's Debaters Win Is
Out of II Decisions
During Season.

The International Relations Club Of
American University will have as its
principal speaker at its annual banquet
next Friday night at the college dining
hall, William Tyler Page, clerk of the
House Of Representatives.
New officers elected during the past
week will be installed at the banquet
as follows: President, Russell Lambert;
vice president, Jane Lytle; secretary.
Barbara Evans: treasurer, Robert
Marcus. Miss Pauline Frederick, the
outgoing president, will conduct the
ceremony Of installation of the new
president
An outstanding event Of the past week
at the college was the Spring session
Of the District of Columbia collegiate
gates from six colleges and universities
gathered to discuss their publication
problems.
Election Of president of the student
council will take place tomorrow at the
college, with three principal candidates
In the field. They are Warren COLLISION,
James Swan and John Houston.
Elaborate plans are under way for
presentation Of the annual Shake
spearean play, Midsummer Nights
Dream" by the Dramatic Club of the
COlI6kS. az Vic BSIIIlldolulA uutAUOl
on Friday, May Is, with cast of about
so. Will Hutchins, professor of art, who
Is directing, has been putting forth
strenuous efforts this year to make the
Shakespeare show this year exceed any,
thing Of the past. Contests for coveted
star roles have been keen.
Debaters Win Victory.
BY winning q victory over Syracuse
University in debate last Wednesday
night American University debaters,
under direction Of Arthur S. F1emming,
coach, achieved the distinction of COM
ing through the heaviest season of de-
bates ever attempted by American Uni
versity, with Is victories out Of II
decision debates, losing only two de-
bates during the year. The squad also
participated in three more debates, in
which there were no judges, and no
decisions. The only school to defeat
American University in debate this year
was Colgate University, which won two
victories over the local school.
The man debaters of American Uni
versity defeated the Princeton Fresh
men, Princeton Varsity; Ohio Wesleyan,
Western Reserve University, Syracuse,
Rutgers twice and Washington and
American University defeated Hood
College twice Ohio Wesleyan. Bucknell
University, Swarthmore College. the
University of West Virginia and SYRIA
cuse University. The victorious de-
baters and their coach are receiving
the congratulations Of students and
faculty alike on their remarkable
Alpha Chi Sorority held its Spring
formal" dance at the Wesley Heights
Club Friday night, with the club
oia afa1u Aarorofad ht,r Inc iric ond
q large illuminated insignia of the
sorority. Chaperones were Mr. and
Mrs. Will Hutchins, DR.. and Mrs. Paul
Kaufman. The committee in charge
was Sara Martz, Dorothy Darby. Mary
Jane Pearce.
The Spring formal dinner dance of
Phi Beta Zeta fraternity will be held
at the Burlington Hotel next Saturday
night. Richard Jarvis is chairman Of
the committee in charge.
Next "AucoIa" Planned.
Two Central High School graduates
of this city will direct the destinies of
the "Aucola," next yearbook of Amer
ican University, Yule Fisher, the new
editor, and Earl Masincup, the new
business manager, elected last week,
having decided to formulate plans this
Spring for the publication of next
Spring.
Roger w. Craven, graduate of West
ern High, newly elected editor Of the
American Eagle, has already taken
charge, following the issue Of the paper
last week. and will come back next Fall
ss an editor Of experience to start the
student publication on its new season.
Several new committees were appoint
dent Of the Womens Guild Of American
University at its recent meeting at the
club house of the American Association
Of University Women. when Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty was the luncheon
4Deaker. The new committees are:
Nominating, Mrs Arthur G. Christie,
Mss Frances Battelle, Mrs. Frederick NJ
Davenport, Mrs. John Nicholson, Mrs.
H. B. Moulton and Mrs. P. M. Anderson;
bylaws and constitution, Mrs. H. Wellen
Fisher, Mrs. william Corbin and Mrs.
william Knowles Cooper.
The College of Liberal Arts was rep
resented yesterday at the A. A. U. w.
club house at a College day exhibit.
Mothers Of college students have been
invited to be guests Of honor at the
college next Sunday, when a dinner
and special services will be held to cele-
brate Mothers day" There will be
o program at 3 o'clock in the college
chapel, when there will be both mothers
be q special musical program.
The testers Club held a party Fri
day night at the home of William
Wolowitz.
The freshman class held its Spring
dance last night at the college audi
forum, under auspices of committee
headed by the president, Max Schaul.
The Faculty women's Club held q
meeting Friday night at the home of
Mrs. r. D. Shure, Pine avenue
Takoma Park.
The second annual pastors retreat,
held at the college last Monday and
Tuesday, addressed by DR.. James
Moffatt of Union Theological Seminary
and by DR.. Edward A. Steiner of Grim
nell College, was largely attended by
Protestant pastors from Washington
and vicinity. DR.. Arthur ]. Jackson of
American University was In charge Of
the program.
Epsilon Kappa Sorority held an in
formal party Friday night at the home
Of Agatha Varela, $40 Thirty-fourth
place.
ACC0UNTANCY SCHOOL