Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
A. .. Adopta New Grade Method.

CINGLE WORD designations Of
- passed" condition" or failure"
will replace the traditional detailed
grades of "a" "B," &C." and 3D." which
have been given students work at
American University, where an expert
ment in the unique method of grading
will be conducted for the remainder of
the current year.
This change, coming on the eve OF
final examinations for the first Semes-
ter. is designed, DR.. George B. Woods
explained, to determine whether it will
be more helpful in stimulating good
work among the students. It Is under
stood to be the first step of the kind
taken by any institution of learning in
the National Capital.
THE idea" explained Dr. Woods, lis
TO place the emphasis on the acquisi-
ton of knowledge, and not on grades.
1t is to get the students more interested
in the subject matter instead of keeping
them worried over what grades they
will get. It is to place the entire en-
phasis on what the student can get
out of his courses" Students will be
notified whether they got passed"
present the experiment is TO last until
the end of this year. Then a survey
will be made TO determine the effect,
and whether it is to be continued.
Registration for the second semester
will end February at the college, and
the second semester work will start
Tuesday morning, February 3.
Mrs. Lucius c. Clark, wife of the
chancellor of American University,
has been elected president of the
Womens Guild of American University.
other officers Of the organization
elected at the annual meeting recently
at the home of Mrs. Harold Colder
include Mrs. George B. Woods, vice
president; Mrs. Glenn F. Rouse, secre-
tary; Mrs. r. D. Shure, treasurer.
G. w. U. Plans Oratory Courses.
4 VARIETY of courses, covering all
"A phases of forensics, will be Of
fered by the department of public
speaking Of George Washington Uni
versity for the second semester open
ing February 4. according to the Sched
ule made public by Prof. Willard
Hayes Yeager, Depew professor of pub
lie speaking and head of the depart
ment.
Miss Hester Beall has been added
TO the faculty as lecturer in oral in
depreciation. A graduate OF George
Washington University Law School,
Miss Bean Is popularity known to radio
audiences for her oral literary inter-
pretationS and as a teacher of speech.
The course in oral Interpretation will
have two sections, coming at l and at
o'clock on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
The class In play production, under
the direction Of j. Minor DoFey, viii
enter upon the actual presentation Of
plays during the second semester.
Other courses scheduled to begin In
the second semester include: Principles
of effective speech, business and pro-
feSSional speaking, augmentation and
debate, American oYatory, persuasion
Under the tuteIase of Prof. Yeager
and Prof Henry G. Roberts the
mems and women's debate teams of the
university are preparing for the opening
of the intercollegiate debate season
Women debaters will participate in
eight intercollegiate debates, meeting in
Washington Swarthmore. Boston Uni
versity and Cornell University women
debaters, and a mans team from Car
Teton College, and away from Washing
Wesleyan and the University of Pitts
subject of compulsory unemployment
insurance in debate.
Debating the question of prohibition,
the mems team will meet the University
of Cincinnati, the University of Okla
homa, New York University and SYRIA
cuSe University in washington, and
Boston University, the University Of
Cincinnati and New York University
away from Washington.
Sc. to Launch New Term.
SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY and
~ afhliated schools Of the Y. NJ. C. A.
will begin new semester next week
with 1lve new instructors and q number
Of new courses.
The School Of Law has added to its
faculty Thomas s. Settle local at
torney; Fred J. Eden, referee in bank
ruptcy for the District of Columbia,
and J. A. Jordan Of the Bureau of
Efficiency.
A. E. Taylor of the Bureau of Sta
tiStical Research has been added to
ancy.
The Woodward School for Boys has
announced the appointment OF T. B.
Ford TO the corps of instructors.
Six new law courses, seven new &C
countancy courses and four new pre-
paratory courses will begin January 2e,
according TO an announcement by DR..
James A. Bell, director Of education Of
the Y. N. o. A.
Midyear examinations Of Gouthea1t-
ern University and allied schools began
last week. The School of Accountancy
launched its examination period last
Monday. Examinations In the School
of Law will start tomorrow and con-
tinue for four days. The Washington
Preparatory School will hold examina-
tons from January 26 to 80.
Randolph Jones Of the National Park
Service will give an illustrated lecture
on national parks in the canyon coun-
try of Utah and Arizona In the assem-
bly, hall January 80 at 8 o'clock in the
evening.
G. U. Clinic Treats Children.
ONCE the opening Of the academic
- year at the Georgetown University
School Of Dentistry many hundreds
Of Washington school children have re-
ceived necessary treatment in its new
dental inflrmary, and scores of parents
also have been instructed in essential
matters Of dental hygiene
Georgetown offlcials now are arrang-
ing TO enlarge the scope OF the ortho-
dontia clinic in conjunction with the
infirmary, thereby being able to render
an additional valuable service to young
children whose teeth are in need Of
being Strengthened. With the begin
ming Of the second semester, which
starts February g. Tuesday morning
and Friday afternoon Of each week will
be reserved for this special treatment.
Orthodontia is one of the most ex-
pensive phases of dentistry, and 1t was
with the realization that many fam
lilies in the city cannot afford to pay
the usual high fees for such work that
the School of Dentistry has arranged
TO have 1t done at very nominal cost.
Despite the examinations which start
the end of this week in all depart
ments, q number of scholastic events
are scheduled Important among these
Is the public debate on the question Of