Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
wilson Teachers at Detroit.

DROP. PAUL E. LUTz was an official
i delegate Of the Wilson Teachers
College TO the recent meeting OF
the American Association of Teachers
Colleges at Detroit. Prof. Lltz and DIR.
M. Stroh, also of Wilson Teachers Col
lege, attended the Detroit sessions of
the Supervisors of Student Teaching
and the National Council for Social
Studies.
Miss Grace Humphreys, traveller and
suthoress, spoke to the student body
Wednesday morning on Poland"
Miss Anna d. Halberg. acting presi-
dent of Wilson Teachers College, in
terpreted the first of q series Of educa-
tional films to be presented by the Elec-
trical Research Products, Inc, at the
Mayhower Hotel last week. The film
was 1.-THE Creative Approach to Litera-
ture," by Dr., Hughes Mearns.
Eighteen $500 scholarships will be
awarded by Strayer College to gradu-
ates of the high schools of Virginia,
Maryland and District of Columbia this
Spring Thirteen of these awards will
be made to the Virginia and Maryland
high school students. One will go to a
graduate of a Catholic high school in
the District Of Columbia and the re-
naming four viii be allocated to four
white Washington public high schools.
Winners Of these awards have the
choice Of taking the secretarial course
or the course in junior accountancy
offered by the college. They may
register for their work at any time be-
tween the date Of graduation and Sep
teember IA.
A. y. Debaters to Tour.
Debate teams of American University
will go on tour this week into the North
east, meeting teams OF six universities
and colleges.
The women's team, consisting Of
Ethelwynn Hine, Amelia weinberg and
University at New York, March 4;
Elmira College ct Elmira, N. Y, March
S, and Temple University at Philadel-
phia, March Z. The women will debate
during the trip both sides Of the ques-
ton: Resolved, That the several States
should enact laws for compulsory I'M
employment insurance"
The mems team, consisting probably
Of Arthur Murphy, Hylton Hartman and
Robert Marcus, will meet Syracuse Uni
versityG at Syracuse, March 5; Colgate
University, at Hamilton, N. Y, March
6, and New York University, March 8.
broadcast The men will debate the
same question used by the women and
will also debate the question: Resolved,
That q system of Federal dispensation
Of liquor is preferable to the present
prohibition amendment constitutions
atty waived"
DR.. William John Cooper, United
States Commissioner of Education. viii
deliver an address on Education as q
Vocation" Wednesday morning before
the chapel at Hurst Hall, as one of a
series OF lectures on vocational subjects.
The series was opened recently by
Walter j. Greenleaf, associate special
list IN higher education In the DEPART
ment of Interior, Once Of Education.
The committee in charge of the series
OF VOCATIONAL talks consists of DR.. d. o.
Ktnsman, chairman. and DR.. William B.
Holton for the faculty, and Edwin Ross.
chairman; Margaretta Moore and
Robert Burr for the students.
Girls outranked the boys in scholar
ship at American University, at least
so far rs the records of the sororities
and fraternlties show for the past
semester. Alpha Chi Sorority nosed out
Epsilon Kappa Sorority from first place,
which It had held last year. the former
standing now on top at q rating Of 3.08
and the latter standing at 396. Orrel
Belle Clafiin is president OF Alpha Chi
ana Nola Livingston president of Epsilon
Kappa. The Swagger Club of girls
pulled up to third position, with a stand
Ing OF $40, headed by Mary Cline,
president. Phi Beta Zeta Fraternity.
with Ellsworth Tompkins president, was
fourth, and led the mems fraternities
with rating Of 3.65.
The annual dance Of the Brecky
Club, organization Of graduates Of Cen
trail High School In American Uniyer.
sity, was held at the gymnasium audi
torium on the campus Friday night.
Yule Fisher was chairman Of the COM
mtttee in charge.