Evening star., 1931-12-13
Lecturer Appointed at c. q.
p CHARLES E. SPEARMAN,


nounced by university authorlUieS yes
teTday. -.,oos
An international celebrity, considered
by some the foremost man IN the "orlo
in the development of methooS oI
psychological research. DR.. Spearmah
will give a series of courses designed 10
introduce students to his mathematical
procedures in the psychological zap
oratory. His coming to Cathonc JIM
versity is being viewed with intense III :
terest and a seminar has been createo
in the department Of psychology at e tIe
institution to prepare students LOT tile
more advanced work to be given under
Prof Spearman.
The eminent psychologist has pup
lished numerous researches in TINS ne!o
of study He has been with the UNI
versity of London since 1911 and Is an
! associate foreign member OF the society
Francaise de Psychologist. He became
widely known to American pSycholo-
gistS through the publication in l9O4 OF
an article in the American Journal OF
Psychology on the proof and measure
ment association between things, Whlcn
drew him into a controversy with FroI'
Thorndike of Columbia University.
The Patronal feast of Catholic Uni
versity was celebrated last Tuesday with
. solemn DOTLlIlCdI IIldSS III ti4t
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception:
with Archbishop Michael J. Curley OF
Baltimore. chancellor Of the university,
as celebrant The event was marked
bv a. procession of cleriCs and faculties
from Caldwell Hall across the campus
Joining in with a student column from
! Gibbons Hall and proceeding INTO Ihe
crypt of the shrine, where the mass
was celebrated
Two lectures of outstanding interest
were presented at the university our-
ing the past week. DR.. John j, a
Sherry. assistant to the president OF
the Lourdes Medical Bureau, estao-
| lished to investigate the miraculous
cures at the famous shrine in France,
discussed THE Cures of Lourdes," be-
fore an audience Of nearly 800 persons
on Thursday night. DR.. OreStes Fer
rara Cuban Ambassador to the United
States spoke in the Law Library Fri
| dav night on THE Relations Between
Public and Private Roman Law Be
fore Justinian," under the auspices OF
! the Riccobono Seminar Of Roman Law
American U. to Give Play.
! THE annual play presented under
! L auspices of the Student Council Of
American University will be given
ut the auditorium on the campus next
! Tuesday night. a modern comedy,
{ 'Minick." under direction Of VIII Hutch
! ins. professor Of art.
Carlton Skeggs of Mount Airy, Md,
/ has the title role of "Old Man Minick, y
and Ruth Martin Simpson of Takoma
/ Park has the leading feminine role OF
Nettie Minick, the daughter.
The Dramatic Club will present gold
pins next Tuesday at chapel to those
| who have four hours Of dramatic credit
and have appeared in at least one pro-
duction Those to receive the insignia
will be Arthur Murphy, Dorothy Ham
| ilton, Hazel Jacobs. Carlton Skeggs and
Henry Johnson. The first pin will be
presented to Prof. Hutchins by Skeggs,
as president of "Dramat"
Following the first debate of the sea-
son lest week with Swarthmore College
| American U. will engage Pennsylvania
| State College in debate next Wednesday
night Robert Marcus and Arthur
Murphy will represent the local college.
The freshman class held a dance at
| the gymnasium last night, in charge
/ of committee headed by Arnold Fort.
Christmas vacation will start at noon
Friday, and will end Tuesday morning
! January 5. Many students are plan
ming to go to their homes for the holi-
days
John c. Let's, former president of
| the board of trustees Of American Uni
| versity was signally honored at testi-
monial dinner given at the college
dining hall last Friday night. DR.. Arthur
| C.. Christie, new president of the board
! presided, and addresses were delivered
! by Bishop William Fraser Mcdowell,
! for the board; DR.. Lucius C. Clark,
chancellor OF the university; DR.. Walter
NJ. w. Splawn, dean of the graduate
school of the School of the Political
Sciences, and Dean Woods of the Col
lege of Liberal Arts.
Events Listed at G. w. U.
MANY events are scheduled during
I'1 December and January on the
calendar of the George Washing
ton University
Engineering students will give ball
at the Hay-AdamS House on January
8 under auspices Of the George Wash
ington University Chapters of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, the American Institute OF
Electrical Engineers, Phi Theta Xi, pro-
fessional engineering fraternity, and
Sigma Tau, honorary engineering fra
ternity. Ray Heimberger is chairman
of tie committee.
Sigma Delta Phi, honorary women's
speech arts fraternity, will hold initia-
tion ceremonies this afternoon when
Ada Green, Louise Bruce. and Clara
Critchfleld will be inducted into mem
bership and Miss Constance ConnoI
Brown and Miss Helen Newman OF
the university staff will be made
honorary members.
Scarab, national architectural fra
! ternity, held its initiation on Thursday
at which time Howard w. Armstrong
was admitted
Pledges of all of the social frater-
mites represented on the campus will
join in an interfraternity pledge prom
Wednesday evening at the Kennedy
Warren.
Initiation ceremonies will be held by
Pi Cana Mu, national social science
hcnor fraternity, on December % at
the Mayfower with the Turkish Am
baSsador, Ahmet Muhtar Bey, as guest
of honor.
New members will be initiated into
Delphi, interSorority honorary society
on January 10.
The medical aptitude test of the
Association of American Medical Col
legeS was given at the university or
Friday under the supervision of DR.
| rIeu "A MOSS, executive Othcer Of the
psychology department. for all students
in the District Of Columbia who expec,
to enter medical school next Fall. The
test was developed by DR.. Moss in CO.
operation with members of the stat
of his department.
committee consisting of Prof
Charles E. Hill, Prof. John Donaldson
and James o, Murdock of the law
faculty has been appointed to con.
slider essays submitted for the Alex,
/ ander Wilbourne Weddell prize for tht
best essay on some subject related tt
the promotion of peace among Jht
. nations Of the world.
The universitys Christmas reces.
Will start December 81, continuing
through January 2.
G. U. Student Wins Medal.
TEORG GETOWN UNIVERSITY
~ highest debating boror WA