Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
Accountants to Debate.

4 'LASS WOrR IN the school OF Ac-
~ countancy at Columbus University
is to be coupled with debating on
topics of current interest.
In making this announcement yes
terday. Francis P. Brassor assistant
dean of that school, said that classes
other than the purely accounting will
have debates, discussions and round
table conferences on subjects of out
standing interest.
One student from each class will be
selected to debate on a topic of gen.
eral interest and will be paired up with
the leading speakers in other classes.
Through elimination contests, the eight
best debaters in the School of Ac-
countancy will be chosen. Later in the
year, under the auspices of the Vene-
tan Society," a prize debate will be held.
In addition. there will be inter class
debates, with the juniors debating the
seniors at first. The winning team in
the undergraduate school will debate
the postgraduate class team
Further elections have been held at
the university, with the senior class
choosing David Williams as its presi-
dent and the second-year class elect
ing c.. A. Giblin as it's president Both
OF these groups are in the School of
Law. Other officers chosen by the
seniors were Sarah C. Moriarty, A. B.,
vice president; Arthur A. OIeary,
B. c. S., sergeant at arms: Raymond j.
Walter, treasurer, and Frank E. New
man. secretary.
The second-year class elected these
officers, in addition to Mr. Giblin: Ruth
secretary: Duchan Sekulitch, treasurer,
and William j. Kelly, sergeant at arms
The retiring officers of the senior
class are j. Gearin Enright, president;
Helen Furey. vice president; Elmer F.
Cummins, secretary, and Ralph B.
Manherz, treasurer.
The officers retiring after serving the
second-year class are Vincent A.
Sheehy, jr., president; Mary Bibb, vice
president: Ethel Murphy. secretary, and
John M. De Marco, treasurer
On Wednesday evening a meeting Of
the board Of trustees of the university
was held at the Mayf1ower Hotel. A
number OF questions relating to the
progress Of the university were dis
cussed.
A general meeting of both sections
OF the freshman law class was held on
Thursday evening. The meeting was
called to order by John r. Fitzpatrick,
assistant district attorney. who is sec
rotary Of the School Of Law. He in
vited the attention of the newcomers
In the Law School to the advantages
Of organization and the part this plays
in the makeup of the lawyer. The
group discussed plans for an election of
officers and arranged for a special COM
mittee to take up the matter The cleo
ton Is expected to be held at an early
date.
On Columbus day, which was last
Monday, the university was closed to
honor the discoverer Of America, after
Whnr0 ~ Ia An lob 70
gram Is being prepared for the Column
bus day celebration next year as a fea-
ture of the George Washington Bicen-
tennial Celebration in the National
Capital.
N. U. Student Activities Begin.
WITH the election of senior class
wv officers, the nomination of junior
class officers. and the opening
meetings of several organizations, stu
dent activities at National University
got under way during the past week
for the 1892 year.
Five men were nominated for the
junior class presidency last Wednesday
when the first organization meeting Of
the year was held. These were Louis
Rothschild, John Shipman, Chester b.
King, James X. Ely and E. A. Edwards.
Students proposed for the vice preSi-
dency were Charles E. Raeder, Charles
A. Koran, Thomas M. David and
Laurie Barnes.
Other junior class nominees include:
For secretary, H. Donald Leatherwood
Mary Cavis and Irene Leonard; for
treasurer, Weston Knox, Donald H.
Sanborn, Frederick E. Robey, Henry A.
Shirley; sergeant-at-arms, William @.
Shipman and Jesse H. Chessin,. and
class historian Jack J. Feifer, John j.
Rapan and Charles H. Elliot. The class
election will be held next Wednesday
and the chosen officers will be installed
at the following class meeting.
The Segnu Forum, official organiza-
ton of the students Of National Uni
versity,s School Of Economies and Gov
eminent held tie first AneetinR of the