Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
c. v. i. TO HONOR
CHAMPION SINGERS
Victorious Glee Club Will Be
Guests at Assembly in
Corcoran Hall.

The George Washington University
will hold q formal assembly tomorrow
evening at $3.50 O'Clock in Corcoran Hall
in honor of the Mems Glee Club win
ner Of the National intercollegiate Glee
Club contest. Students, alumni and
friends of the university will join at
this time in felicitating the George
washington singers upon their success.
The assembly will give the university
the first opportunity Of hearing the
glee club since 1t was adjudged the
Championship college glee club of the
country, and the occasion is awaited
with great interest The club will pre-
sent the same program of songs that
was given in the national contest.
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president OF
the university, will extend to the MEM
bers of the club the official congratula-
tons of the university. Dr. Robert Har-
mon, director of the glee club, will re-
Spond for the club. Dean John r. lap
ham will speak for the music committee
of the university. of which he is chair
man and DR.. oscar Benwood Hunter.
president of the General Alumni ASso-
citation, will speak for the alumni
DR.. William Allen Wilbur, provost Of
the university, will preside.
The Girls Glee Club of the univer-
sity will present q number of songs.
UniverSity'S annual international de-
bate took place between a team COM
posed of Woodfln L. Butter and Hearst r.
Duncan and team Of Chinese students
who are members of the Chinese debat-
ing council. The subject for dis
cussion was Resolved, that the Chinese
philosophy of life is more conducive to
human happiness than is the Ameri-
can" George Washington upheld the
negative The debate was presided over
by President Marvin and was decided
by vote Of the audience.
Reunion Is Outstanding Event.
The annual reunion and banquet Of
the George washington University
medical alumni, held at the Maynower
Hotel last night under auspices of the
George Washington University Medical
Society, was one of the Outstanding
events Of the year. Three hundred and
nifty prominent physicians, surgeons
and dentists who are graduates of the
university were in attendance. Dr.
Daniel Leary Borden, president Of the
medical society, presided. DR.. George
w. Grille came from Cleveland to make
the address Of the evening. The list of
distinguished honor guests included
Surgeon Gen. Ireland of the United
States Army; Surgeon Gen. Riggs, u.
s. N; Surgeon Gen. Cumming Of the
United States Public Health Service, DR.
William Gerry Morgan, president of the
American Medical Association; Dean
John Foot of the Georgetown University
Medical School, Dean James Carroll
F1ippin of the University of Virginia
Medical School, Dean Allen Mason
Chesney of the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity Medical School, Mai Gen. H. L.
Gilchrist, chief of the chemical war
fare service; Senator Royal S. Copeland
and John Bell Larner, Mrs. Joshua
Evans, jr., and Clarence Aspinwall of
the board of trustees Of the university.
The committee on arrangements for
the banquet included DR.. F. A. Norma
day, chairman; DR.. William j. Mallory,
DR.. G. B. Conklin, DR.. c. N. Chapman,
DR.. Burton Glenn, DR.. II. s. Hoffman,
DIR. w. r. Thomas, DR.. G. v. Conklin,
DIR. Grace G. Purse and DR.. r. L..
Morrison.
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle will attend
the quarterly meeting of the executive
committee of the American Council on
Education, of which he is secretary, in
Chicago. March %, The meeting will
be held at the University of Chicago.
DR.. Charles II. Judd of the University
of Chicago Is chairman of the council
and Dr. Charles r. Mann, trustee Of
the George Washington University, is
the director. Dean Doyle represents the
Association of Colleges and Secondary
Schools of the Middle States and Mary
land and the American Association OF
University Professors on the council.
MackalI Addresses Chemists.
DR.. Colin NJ. Mackal Of the chemistry
department of the university was one
of the speakers at the 41Sth meeting Of
the Chemical Society Of Washington,
held at the university Thursday.
Three woman students OF the unlver-
ssity have been elected to membership In
the Sphinx Honor Society. Election to
membership Is based upon scholarship
and leadership. scholarship average
of IS per cent above the passing grade
is required. The new members are
Mary Priest, Roberta Wright and Judith
Wood Mary Priest has q scholarship
leverage of SO per cent. She has been
active in publications work in the uni
sversity. Judith Wood has an average
sof Ola per cent, and his prominent in
swomen's athletics. Roberta Wright has
an average Of 9o.9 per cent. She Is cap
tain of the woman's rifle team and is
member Of the cabinet Of the Y. w.
&c. A.