Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
G. U. oebaters Act Tonight.


TEORGETOWN UNIVERSIT Y'S
~ varsity debating team tonight will
engage in its second intercollegiate de-
bate Of the season and the first on its
home grounds when it clashes on the
liquor question with a team from the
University of Pittsburgh.
The contest will be held at BIS
o'clock in Castor Hall, at the Hilltop.
A board of judges selected flom the
justices Of the various Federal courts in
the Dist1-st of Columbia VIII render
the decision. In its first debate last Fri
day night at Lexington, Va, the George
town men met a team representing
washington and Lee University
Tonight will find the local team de-
tending the question, Resolved, That
the eighteenth amendment should be
repealed and the control of the liquor
traffic left to the several States" 1t
supported repeal also at Lexington.
Georgetown's varsity team, selected
from the membership of the 10I-year-
OLD Philodemic Debating Society at the
college, Is composed of John c, HAYES of
Chicago, William A. Sullivan of Yon-
kers, N. Y, and William G. McEvitt Of
New York City. Pittsburgh win be rep
resented by Edward T. Crowder, IT..
senior IN the College of Liberal Arts;
SScnOOl
Of Business Administration. and C. j.
Milroth, another senior in the college.
All are residents of Pittsburgh. They
VIII be accompanied to Washington by
Prof. w. M Parish of the Department
OF Public Speaking.
The School Of Foreign Service has
just received a gift of a gold medal
to be awarded at the June Commence
ment this year TO the member of the
Spanish Club Of the school who shall
have done the best work during the
year in promoting a better understand
Ing OF Spanish culture and civilization
and its influence both in the Old and
New World.
The donor of this medal, DR.. Thomas
H. Healy, assistant dean of the Foreign
Service School, has given it in honor
Of the Spanish ambassador, Senior Don
Alexandra Padilla, who has done much
to promote in the United States a
better understanding OF the culture of
his native land.
Twenty-three Of the 80 Georgetown
Law School seniors who took the Dis
trict bar examinations held during the
past week were successful.
A. U. to Hear DR.. Montgomery.
CTUDENT vespers service at American
| - University at $50 o'clock this
afternoon in the women's residence
will be addressed by DR.. James Shera
Montgomery, pastor of Metropolitan
Memorial National Methodist Episcopal
Church, and chaplain of the House OF
Representatives. He will speak on
Christian Poetry"
Extensive plans are being made by
| the women's guild of American Uni
versity for reception TO be given March
10 at the women'S residence in honor
of the chancellor Of American Uni
versity, DR.. Lucius G. Clark and Mrs
| Clark; DR.. Walter NJ. W. Splawn, dear
| Of the Graduate School Of the uni.
versity; DR.. George B. Woods, dean OF
| the College of Liberal Arts, and Miss
Mary Louise Brown, dean of women.
DR.. william John Cooper, United
/ States commissioner of education
spoke TO the students at college chape
| last Wednesday on teaching as a pro.
fession. DR.. Cooper emphasized tina
the ideal of service actuated the pro-
| fession and should be seriously con
sidered by all young people who con
| templated becoming teachers.
| American University is being brough
to high schools of this part of th'
country through addresses by member
| Of the faculty. Will Hutchins, professor
| Of art, spoke last Thursday at Western
| High School at Baltimore DR.. D. o
Kinsman, professor of economics, vii
speak at william Penn High School, a
| Harrisburg. Pa, next Tuesday; the Johr
Harris High School Of the same cit!
next Friday and Hanover High School
Hanover, Pa, next Wednesday.
The class in literary Interpretation
taught by Mrs. Hilda Minder French
| will give a recital in the college chape
next Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
Last week was the busiest of the sea
son for college debaters. The mem
team, consisting of Arthur Murphy
Hylton Hartman and Robert Marcus
debated Syracuse University Colgat
University !Sand New York University
while the A. U. womans team, consist
ing OF Ethelwynn Hine, Amelia Vein