Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22

g. u. to Debate Prohibition.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY var
" sity debating team will visit Lex
ington, Va, March to debate the
liquor question with q team represent
ing Washington and Lee University.
This contest will inaugurate the in
tercollegiate debating season for the
Hilltoppers. One March 8. the George
town debaters will compete with the
University of Pittsburgh in its first
Washington appearance this year. In
both debates, the Georgetown team will
uphold the affirmative side Of the queS-
ton, Resolved, That the eighteenth
amendment should be repealed and
control of liquor given toAthe individual
States"
For the last two weeks the George
town debaters have been visiting libra
ries reading up on the prohibition ques-
ton and studying debates in Congress.
Each Of the three debaters was chosen
from the Philodemic Society at the COL
lege, They are William A. Sullivan of
Yonkers, N. Y, William G. McEvitt of
New York and John C. Hayes, jr. of
Chicago Another Philodemfc member,
Lawrence j. Mehren of Chicago is the
alternate. Mr.. Hayes recently waS re-
elected president of the Philodemic' the
United States.
In a recent lecture at the School of
Foreign Service. George L. Kreeck.
former United States Minister to Para
quay, spoke on economic conditions in
Latin America. After the lecture he
answered numerous questions asked by
the students.
The class on the Economic Survey
of Latin America, before which the
former diplomat spoke, is under the
direction of Prof. William A. Reid, the
foreign trade advisor of the Pan-Amer-
lean Union in Washington.
Georgetowns Mask and Bauble
Club Is preparing for its annual play
which will be given at a downtown
theater probably early in April. The
play chosen for this production is
IF I were King" upon which the
operetta The Vagabond King" was
based.
Five senior officers of the George
high praise from Mai William II. Hob
son, commandant, and Maj. c. c.
Benson Of the Army War College and
general editor of the Affiliated Service
Journals for the excellence of their
theses on approved subjects of military
history. The articles and their authors
were: "Jeb Stuart" by James H. Ma
honey; Army Transport Service Dur
ing the World War" by j. F. Beger
Military Education in the Civil In
situations 0f America," by H: J. Cola
George G. Stout; Preparedness versus
Pacifsm AS Means Of Ayerting War,
by James J. Monaghan.
THE women's debating team OF
L A. U. to Meet New York.
American University will meet a
women'S team from New York
University tomorrow night at Hurst
Hall on the local campus, debating the
question, Resolved. that the principle
CT compulsory unemployment insurance
is sound"
The Oregon system of debating will
be ushered in next Thursday here be-
tween men representing the University
of Cincinnati and A. u. One man on
each team will present the entire con-
structive argument and the other one
of the two-man team will devote his
entire time to croSs-examination of the
opposition. Arthur Murphy and Hyl-
ten Hartman will represent A. U. on
| the question Resolved that the States
should enact laws to provide for COM
pulsory unemployment insurance"
DIR. Lucius G. Clark, chancellor OF
American university. VIII QellVeT the
| principal address at the annual meet
| ing tomorrow night at Harrisburg Pa.
| Of the Sunday School Boards of Har-
risburg and vicinity.
Honor men for the past semester were
| guests of men of the faculty at &
luncheon at the Cosmos Club yesterday
| The honor students included Jane:
Elmer Swan, Norman Fabian. Barrett
Fuchs. Earl Masincup. Perry Snider
Henry Backenstoss, Harold Harbough
Frederick Stewart, Robert Marcus, Ed
ward Davidson, Lawrence Rice and Johr
Coulter.
Another experiment" is being trieC
out at the College of Liberal Arts. where
honor students have been given the priv
| ilege of additional cuts" from classes
Junior and senior students hate beer
given what Is known as unlimited cut
from regular classes, and double tn
amount of chapel absence. Freshmen
and sophomores who landed in the hon
or roll have been given twice the usua
number Of absences from regular classe
and chapel. But, 1t was explained b
DR.. George B. Woods, dean Of the col
Iege, all students win be held responsible