Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

faculty debate prize last year. They wiz
uphold the negative in the lengthy cues
ton: Resolved, That the several States
: shall enact legislation providing for
compulsory unemployment insurance to
which the employers shall contribute
constitutionality waived"
The debate viii be one OF q series in
which the Michigan University Is en-
| gagtng on an extended tour of leading
Eastern colleges and universities Carl
| r. IAhman, director Of mems debates
| ct Michigan. Is coaching the visiting
team and Prof. Fred p. Myers, faculty
adviser Of debates at National. "a train
ing the local men.
Two class teams met ut the university
last night in one Of the regular de-
bates when r. r. Sullivan and n. L..
Colman argued for an amendment to
the VolStead act, which would raise the
legal alcoholic content Of beverages The
tnlrd lnterclaSs debate Of the year will
be held Saturday night, April IL, and
the preliminary meet In which win be
| CHOSEN the teams for the flnal inter-
class debate Of the season win be staged
| Saturday, April Is.
Alpha Beta Phi Fraternity win hold
. banquet and dance at the Hamilton
Hotel at o'clock tonight Two Rroups
| OF guests VIII be honored; the four
pledges who win be received into THE
organization tonight and the two mem
bers who passed the recent District of
Columbia bar examination. The
pledges are Alex Feinberg, saul .Tulian
Minded, Moe Phillips Katz and Norman
Meyer Baker, while the veterans Who
passed the bar are Albert Gelfeld ana
Jack I. Resnicoff. Judge Nathan
Strassburg, member Of the fraternity.
will speak.
Howard HOnors CramtOn.
FORMER Representative Louis @.
l. Cramton Of Michigan received the
tribute of alumni, faculty and trustees
| OF Howard University in q testimonial
dinner with $50 guests in the university
dining hall Friday night
Mr.. Cramton was presented with 28
volumes OF political philosophy and
| philosophers extending from Plato to
Beard. The books were specially bound
and bore the seal Of the university en-
bossed in gold on the front cover.
DR.. Mordecai w. johnson, president
and presiding officer at the dinner. in
troduced Gen. John H. Sherburne of
Boston, president Of the Board of Tr,ls-
tees, who spoke in behalf Of that BODY.
Other speakers included Dean D. o. w.
Holmes OF the College Of Education
and Mrs. Alma J. Scott, president of
the washington Alumni Association, who
made the presentation TO Mr.. Crarnton.
A basket Of flowers was presented to
Mrs. Cramton by Miss Bernfce CHS
holm. Musical numbers were presented
by the Mems and Women's Glee Clubs
of the university. During the dinner
instrumental music was provided BY the
string ensemble Of the School of Music.
Arrangements for the dinner were in
charge of general committee, Of which
Dean e. P. Davis was chairman: Mrs.
Alma Scott, vice chairman, and Miss
Ollie Cooper. secretary.
Howard defeated Fisk University IN
the annual intercollegiate debate last
Tuesday night in Andrew Rankin
Chapel judges for the debate were
r. r. Rankin, dean of Georgetown
University; Joseph English, professor
Of public speaking at Catholic Univer-
sity, and Prof. William L. Houston Of
the Howard University Law School.
Members OF the faculty Of the School
Of Music gave a program at Catholic
University for graduate nuns Saturday.
The program consisted Of piano seIec-
tons by Miss Camille Nickerson and
| William D. Allen, with violin selec-
tons by Louis Vaughn Jones. r. Todd
Duncan sang two vocal numbers.
Lectures Wilson Students.
MISS MARTHA WILSON lectured
w on india" to q large group Of
Wilson Teachers College students
on Wednesday.
The Drama Club studied Alfred Lunt
and Lynn Fontanne in their Elizabeth
the Queen" in preparation for their
own production of the Ivory Door"
during the week.
DR.. A. Everhardt CT the Child's Guild
ance Clinic spoke Monday on the need
of mental hygiene as an aid for con-
fronting the problems of home and