Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
A. j. |NAUGURATES
FRESHMAN WEEK"
Elaborate Program Ar
ranged, Starting Saturday.
Three Added to Faculty.

With three new members Of the
faculty. and prospects for substantial
increase in enrolment over last year,
the College OF Liberal Arts of American
University will open its seventh year
next Saturday with Freshman week,
at the campus. Nebraska and Massa-
ChusettS avenues.
The Freshman week has been started
as an innovation in the schedule to
bring the first clasSmen a few days
ahead of the other students, in order
that they may become better acquainted
with their new environment before col
lege work begins.
An elaborate program OF functions
has been arranged for the freshmen,
with group meetings, recreation hikes
and an informal period of campus ira
ditions. The new class of 1885 will
register Monday morning, September
81. at 10 O'Clock. ard will take an ex-
animation in English on that afternoon
at 2 o'clock
General Registration September %.
General registration for the college
will take place on Tuesday. September
%. and the opening exercises for thc
year will be on Wednesday morning AZ
1o:45 at chapel First-claes work will
begin Wednesday afternoon.
ATong the three new members OF
the faculty are DR.. Lowell T. Huelster
who is to be assistant professor OF
economics. He is graduate of Law
ence College. and took his degree OF
master of arts and doctor Of philosophy
at the University Of Illinois Miss Vlr-
ginia Dantzler, a graduate OF the
> Maiorie Webster School of Physical
Education will be instructor in physical
education for women, and the new de-
bates coach will be Donald Sherbondv
who last year took his degree of master
of arts from American University. He
is graduate of Ohio Wesleyan Uni
VerSity. and is also to be instructor in
political science.
Miss Dorothy Randolph. graduate
of Wheaton College who took her de-
gree in library science at DreXol InSti-
tute. is to be the college librarian thi-
wear Miss Randolph has previously
assisted in the library of American Uni
versity.
Athletic Field Ready.
Among the changes in the campus for
this college year thu outstanding one
Is the new athletic field. which has beer
under preparation for several years and
Is now ready for use. Located on the
south portion of the 9O-acre campus
below the gymnasium and the home OF
the chancellor the new field required
much grading of the hillside and prepa-
ration Of the surface and soil. with an
entire years growth of sod, which now
IS ready for the foot ball season.
Plans for the opening of the college
are virtually complete under direction
of Dr. Lucius c. Clark. chancellor OF
the university, and DR.. George B
Woods. dean of the College of Liberal
Arts. Both returned some time age
from their vacations in New England
and have been working on arrange
n7ontS for the school year.
City's Opportunities Cited.
Dean Woods. in a personal message
c. greeting to new students, emphasized
Tat the City Of Washington offers
In"-ual opportunities for the intcllec-
tlGl and cultural Development of our
Students It's environS are full of his
t1rio interest" he said and its mu-
Sums and art galleries are filed with
priceless treasures-all yours for the
seek ng. Great churches and cathedrals
are at your door Privileged indeed are
you who decide to share in these great
& fits to humanity"
The Importance of free time" was
stressed by DR.. Woods. who urged stu
dents to carefully guard such time
In your hours free from college rou-
tine you will reveal what you will
amount to-your strengths and your
Weaknesses most Strikingly Your
chance for developing personality and
leadership will be found in the use OF
your free time. The men and the
women who succeed best in life are the
men and the women who make the best
use of the odd moments at college"