Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Schools and Colleges
News of Interesting Student and Faculty activities
in Washington's Leading Educational
Institutions.

Goldberg and v. E. Crowder, while the
negative was argued by James w. Cam
non, H. d. Leatherwood and E. Bussey.
The tilt was held under the faculty
counsel of Prof. Fred Myers, debates
adviser of National University.
The debate schedule will be continued
next Saturday night, when two other
teams viii discuss the Mcleod BILL
which provides for the licensing Of
chauffeurS and operators of motor
vehicles in the District Of Columbia.
Thomas H. Rutley, Mary w. Gould and
E. e. Harriss will speak for the enact
ment Of the bill, while they win be OPP
posed by j. r. Powers, William Nc
Ginnis and S. H. Hall. The debaters in
next Saturday nights contest already
have spent a great deal of time in re-
search and investigation of probable re-
suits Of the. kind Of measure which
Representative Mcleod proposes and the
contest is expected to produce some
mature opinions on the measure.
Sample pages of the 1881 Docket,
yearbook of National, made their ap-
pearance on bulletin boards through
out the university during the week.
Announcement was made last Saturday
that subscriptions and orders for the
volume would have to be made with the
editor, Lieut.. William e. Mccain, in
short order because the process Of pub
fishing the book had reached the stage
where the size of the issue must be
known. The pages shown revealed
layout of three portrait photograph Of
members Of the graduating class set in
a pen-and-ink drawing decorative panel.
The sdyance pages accelerated. orders
for the book.
The junior class prom, which was
TlOCff1rYEcd ri fRa ~
Charles Francis Carusi, chancellor of
the university, was held last night at
the Carlton Hotel. The attendance was
the heaviest Of recent social functions
of the university.
Howard Plans Exhibit.
MORE than $4,000, 900 worth of
III work has been done in the United
States during the past i've years
by Negro architects, according to sur
Yey OF the architectural department Of
Howard University.
This department viii exhibit work Of
Negro architects from New York to Los
Angeles in the new arr gallery at
Howard, May II to 2s. The exhibition
Will include plans of memorials, schools,
residences, churches. banks, ONCE build
lngs clubs, hotels and apartments.
according to Howard H. Mackey, act
ing head of the architectural depart
ment, the exhibit will constitute the
first assembly Of architectural work by
colored members OF the profession. The
department. has spent several months
collecting material and promises an
exhibition Of unusual interest and IN
formation.
Preceding the national exhibition the
architectural department is showing an
exhibit of student work from March 4
TO IL In the new art gallery.
Bishop Wilbur p. Thirkield, former
president Of the university, will address
the student body at special chapel
exercise tomorrow at IL o'clock. COM
memorating the granting oil the charter
OF the university. Glasses will be dis
missed for the occasion, and students
OF all departments, Is well as friends
OF the university, are invited to attend.
Following the chapel exercises the uni
versity will act as host to Bishop and
MRS. Thirkield at luncheon, with the
president OF the university, administra-
tive officers, deans and Representatives
of the faculty.
The annual administrator charter day
dinner viii conclude the anniversary
celebration in the university dining hall
at 8 o'clock, where faculty and alumni
VIII act as hosts TO the seniors of all
departments. ssg3
Edward H. Morris Of Chicago former
member Of the State legislature and as
sistant corporation counsel, viii address
the Howard University Law School next
Saturday at 10:30 am. on "Reminis-
cences Of so Years at the Bar" He
Is said to be one of the most successful
Negro lawyers Of the United States,
having aInassed fortune Of $4,000, 900
from the practice Of law.
HTseker 70 Speak at 'Y."
DOYAL MEEKER, formerly United
N States commissioner of labor sta
tistics, will give his answer to the
question, els there q solution 10 the
unemployment problem" at q public
meeting tomorrow night at O'Clock in
the Y. M. G. A. assembly hall, 1886 q.
street, under auspices Of the Alumni AS
ISOLATION Of Southeastern University.
Mr.. Meeker win discuss the reasons
for unemployment and will offer sugges-
tons for preventing It. The lecture Is
open to women as well as men.
A large number Of local business men,
including statesmen from the insurance,
realty, automobile and other selling
fields, attended the course of four spec
cial lectures on How to SELL by wa
sales engineer, at the Playhouse We'd
neSday and Thursday evenings.
The lectures, sponsored by South
eastern University, were designed to
stimulate business activities by help
ing overcome apparent sluggishness,
changing mental attitude and helping
statesmen improve their personality"
Mr.. Burruss discussed the right mem
tai attitude for present conditions,
how to meet and treat the public,
profitable selection Of prospects, under
standing the buyer, methods of app
proach and related questions. He an
swered q great many questions put to
him by members Of the audience.
Columbus Debaters Train.
7 UNUSUAL interest has been shown
" recently by students Of Column
bus University School of Law in
the annual Selfton Darr extempora-