Evening star., 1931-05-03
A. u. Events Announced.

BROWNING Of the college May,
~ Queen next Saturday afternoon,
and presentation Of Shakespeare
famous old romance Romeo and
Juliet" on Friday, May IS, are the two
| outstanding coming events on the
American University calendar as the
college draws TO close toward com-
mencement, June I.
The ceremony of crowning the May
Queen will be instituted on the campus
Greek theater stage when the new
president of the Women's Student
Government Association to be elected
early this week Is honored in festive
fete. There will be q Maypole and
dance in costume.
The leading roles in Romeo and
Juliet will be played by James Elmer
Swan, president of the Student Coun-
Gil. and Miss Helen Tucker.
Mothers day will be appropriately
celebrated next Sunday by program
including both q dinner for mothers
Of students and address afterward In
the college chapel. Mrs. e. L. Ford,
mother Of Alice Ford, a student, will
deliver the principal address.
DR.. LuciuS G. Clark chancellor Of
American University. left Washington
Thursday for an extended trip to the
West in the interests of the university.
He represented American University at
the Inauguration Friday Of President
Chase Of the University OF Illinois.
Four debaters were inducted into
membership in Delta Omicron. the To-
cal debating society of Delta Sigma
Rho, the national honorary debating
| fraternity, at dinner given by DR..
George B. Woods, dean of the College
| Of Liberal Arts. at the Cosmos Club
last Thursday night. The dinner was
in honor Of Stanley Houck, national
president of Delta Sigma Rho. Ameri-
can University debators indicted into
the local group included: Roger Craven,
Max Tucker, Arthur Murphy and Rich
ard Homer
Agatha Varela has been elected
president of Epsilon Kappa Sorority,
succeeding Nola Livingston, who has
been head of the organization for the
past year other officers elected WEI ::
Eleanor Johnston, vice president; Dor
othy Latham, secretary, and Prutia
Peirce, treasurer.
The Spring Formal Of Phi Beta
Zeta Fraternity will be held next FIJI
day night at the Roosevelt Hotel, with
Robert Marcus chairman OF the COM
mittee on Arrangements.
The American University Glee Club
| will sing at both night performances
Of the Fox Theater next Wednesday as
q part Of mugic week festivities
Maryland University to Hear Harrison
lDR. PAUL w. HARRISON, physician
- traveller, lecturer and missionary
will speak twice in Ritchie Gym
nasium at the University Of Maryland
Wednesday, at 1l:l5 am. and z pm.
He will tell of his travels and expert
ences in Arabia. He has written many
papers and is author Of book called
The Arab at Home"
Maryland's coed debating team vii
meet Ursinus College tomorrow night
at 8 o'clock in the auditorium.
Maryland will be represented by Myrs
Lewis and RACHEL Hoist, who will have
the negative side Of Resolved, that thu
nations of the world should adopt 8
policy of free trade" Other membert
OF the Maryland team are CATHERINE
Bixler, Ruth Curtis and Catherine Den
mis-.
The annual review and drill Of tn
Reserve Ofncers Training Corps unit o
the university will be held In Byrd Sta
dunn on the morning OF Monday, Ma.
IL, at 9:20 o'clock
A goodwill seminar will be held un
J der the auspices of the Young Men
Christian Association Wednesday, Ma,
: IS. It will be held for the purpose o
studying and appreciating the contrt
; button Of different religious groups.
DR.. Nathan KraSs Of Temple Eman
ual of New York City will be the Jew
! ish speaker; DR.. Frederick K. Stamm
pastor of the Clinton Avenue Congrega
r tional Church of Brooklyn, will be tn
= Protestant speaker, while q Catholi
e speaker of national prominence Is ex
: pected to be obtained.
9 Students and members Of the fac
= ulties at Georgetown, Catholic lJniver
: sity, George Washington and America
4 University have been invited to attenc
Three sessions will be held, at i1:1t
1 3:l5 and 7:30.
! Charlie May, q Washington boy an
e Business High School graduate, will lea
: the senior class at the university mex
year.
Il Charles Fout. another Washington
= ian, was nan1ed vice president: Theo
G dore Meyer. also Of Washington, treas
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