Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
DEBATE PROGRAM
HEAVY AT n. i.
Meets Scheduled for All Re.
naming Saturdays of
Winter Term.

Having disposed of a debate last
night on independence for the Philip
pine Islands, National University is con-
fronted with an intense debate program,
with forensic trays scheduled for every
remaining Saturday night in the cur
rent Winter term except Washington S
birthday. when there are no class ses-
sions. The weekly debates under this
schedule will continue until the ex-
an1inations to be held in the middle of
next month.
Last nights tilt engaged the prowess
Of six OF the university's students. John
Cotton, Alfred L. Dorf and William
Wright contended that the Philippines
should be given complete independence,
and Frederick H. Green, Lanceferd
Pruitt and David e. McRAe argued
against the proposition.
The Alvey and the Miller Debating
Societies will take the fore March /,
when teams representing them will OPP
pose each other on the resolution that
the Volstead act should be amended TO
increase the percentage of alcoholic
content Of liquors in defining tntoxi-
cants. The week afterward will wit
ness the preliminaries for the third in
terclass debate Of the year. 1t is
through these preliminaries that the
class representatives In the class battles
are determined.
National University will participate in
the annual intercollegiate contest again
this year, and the first move in the
selection of Its spokesman will be made
March l. Through series of elimina-
ton contests the institutions best de-
batter will be chosen to carry the Ma
tional banner in the intercollege meet
about April IS.
New Club Forming.
So intense has been interest in de-
bates at National this year that Prof.
Fred P. Myers, faculty director of de-
batting, is organizing new club, teams
of which will challenge similar organi-
gations Of other institutions Of higher
education. The club will include both
man and woman members, since the
woman students of the university have
been largely instrumental in inspiring
its organization. The club should be
functioning within the next two weeks.
OF the 1877 successful candidates in
the recent District of Columbia bar ex-
animation 81 we're graduates of Ma
tional. Both students and faculty of
the School of Law have been expressing
gratitude over the success of their Ma
tional associates.
Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the
District OF Columbia Supreme Court
and member of the Law School faculty
will be POSTMASTER of the George WASH
ington birthday banquet of the National
University Cy Press Club at the May
flower Hotel next Saturday night. Three
woman students are preparing speeches
on the work and place OF the present.
day Portals, and the club members are
eagerly awaiting the responses which
their man professors will make to their
arguments. The friendly tilt will be the
feature of the dinner.
Dance Plans Complete.
Plans are virtually completed for the
freshman class dance at the Carlton
Hotel March /. Several musical orRani-
cations have been engaged for the dance
music and for the entertainment pro-
gram which will mark the function. In
Wtations in the form of court sum-
mons" will be sent to students of both
the Law School and the School of Gov
eminent. The patrons of the dance will
include DR.. Charles F. Carusi. dean of
the School of Law; John L. Casstn, Sec
rotary of the university, and the fresh
men class faculty.
Members Of the social committee in
charge of the affair include Wellington
McNichols, chairman; Everett Lunsford
Miss Katherine Doherty, Miss Hazel
Palmer, Don harrington, Miss Virginia
Stanford, Hilary Kendrick and Donald
Mace.
Alpha Beta Chapter Of the Alpha
Beta Phi Fraternity will give q small
dance Tuesday The chapter, one of the
most active at National this year, re-
Gently conferred final degrees Of mem
bership upon eight new members, and a
dance in their honor is being planned
for next month.
National University oficiAls are pre-
pairing the Spring-term class Schedule
which will follow the Hnid-March exam
nations Of the Winter term. The reel-
lar quarterly meeting Of the university's
board OF trustees will be held at the
conclusion Of the coming examinations
and degrees will be awarded at that
time TO students who now are complet
ing their scholastic work.