Evening star., 1932-02-21
Mayo to Discuss Washington.
BERNARD MAYO, dea

the School OF ECONOMIES ana
Government of National Uni
- versity, will speak on George
Washington, the Man." at the
Filipino Clubs meeting tonight in cele-
bration of the washington Bicentennial.
biographical scholar, will trace the fate
accorded Washington by the authors Of
history and biography. He will show
that originally Washington was placed
upon a pedestal by the writer's who thus
succeeded in making him almost a god.
Then he will trace the work Of the So
called "debunkers," who went to the
other extreme by knocking the national
hero from his pedestal amid barrage
Of literary derogation. And today, DR..
Mayo will declare, Washington has
risen from the mire of the "debunkers"
to be revealed in his true stature among
men-"a giant among his fellows" The
club meeting will be held at the Y. M.
G. A. Auditorium.
The twelfth annual banquet Of the
National University Law School Masonic
Club was held last night at the Raleigh
Hotel. Guests Of honor included Gratz
E. Dunkum, past grand master, Grand
Lodge Of the District of Columbia, and
L. Whiting Estes, past grand high
priest, Royal Arch Masons, District of
Columbia. who were the speakers. DR..
Charles E. Pergler, dean of the uni
versity's graduate school, was toast
master following his presentation by
Arthur A. Wright, president of the club
Other prominent guests Of the club in
cluded Secretary of Labor Doak, Sem
ator Robert M. La Toilette, and the
following members of the Law School
faculty: Judge Peyton Gordon, Judge
Jennings Bailey, Judge Charles Hat
field, Judge Charles S. Robb, Judge
Charles Lobingier and Judge Milton
Strasburger.
DR.. Amos E. Taylor. professor Of in
ternational trade in the economic and
government school, addressed the New
York Chapter Of the American Institute
of Banking at New York
National University was represented
at the recent Inauguration Of the Fill
pino Modernist Party at the Mayflower
Hotel by DR.. Mayo, Judge Lobingier, DR..
E. E. Naylor and Prof. Howard Leroy
each of whom was speaker Disado
Yap, candidate for the masters degree
at National, was toastmaster.
c. U. Men Honored.
CIDNEY w. RUSSELL, 1915 Thir-
- teenth street, was elected president
of the Catholic University of
America Chapter of Phi Eta Sigma,
freshman honor society, at an induc-
tion banquet held at the Roosevelt
Hotel last week. Russell also won the
plaque donated by DR.. Otto Rainier,
university dean of freshmen. for the
highest average of any new student
during his first semester at the uni
versity. Russell maintained an average
Of "a per cent for the first half year.
The retiring president of the chapter,
Ivan j. Alfaro, son of the President of
Panama, presided at the induction cere-
monies and presented keys to the honor
freshmen who had attained grades Of
80 per cent or more in half their sub
jects and 80 per cent or more in the
others. Twenty-eight Of the 152 men,
berS Of the class achieved this dis
tinction.
Very Rev. DR.. Nicholas A. Weber,
dean Of the College of Arts and Sciences,
and DR.. Hardee Chambliss, dean of the
School of Engineering, were made
honorary members. E. Gayle McGuigap,
son of the attorney general of the
Panama Canal Zone, having attained
an average Of 95 per cent during his
three and one-half years as university
student, was made senior advisor of
the chapter. McGuigan was the first
president of the chapter when it was
established at the university on
June l, 1929.
The speakers were Deans Weber,
Chambliss and Rainier and Rev. DR..
Charles A. Hart, faculty advisor of the
fraternity; Michael M. Marucci, repre-
senting the seniors, and, in behalf of
the new members, James N. Christian
son, president of the freshmen class.
Other new officers elected are: James
N. Christianson, Mishawaka. Ind, vice
president; John H. Hodges, Martinsburg,
w. Va, secretary, and Leonard j.
Pellecchia, Newark, N. j., treasurer. The
retiring officers, in addition to President
Alfaro, include Edward B. White, 4009
Eighth street northwest. treasurer, and
Edward j. Behuncik, Bridgeport, Conn,
secretary.
Six Washington students are included
in the % elected to membership. They
are: William M. Collins, 1901 Thirteenth
street; Frank J. Murphy, jr.. 64OO
Thirty-third street; George F. Parton,
1925 Morrison street; John M. Wiggles-
worth, 4315 Thirteenth street northeast,
and Sidney Russell. William r. Plant
Of nearby Lanham, Md, also received
membership.
A. U. H0n0rs Two.
THE Brahmin Society OF American
L University last week conferred the
honor of membership upon w.
Earl Masincup Of this city and Robert
Marcus Of Chicago, both prominent in
college life and both leading debaters
at the college. They were inducted
formally before the college chapel
Thursday, with the societys president,
w. Yule Fisher, also Of this city, off,
ciating. DR.. George B. Woods, dean of
the College of Liberal Arts, gave q
brief address, explaining that this or
ganization was to pay tribute to stu
dents who do effective work In student
activities and distinctive work in
scholarship.
Masincup is president Of the Student
Council, president Of Phi Beta Zeta
Fraternity and is planning to study
law after graduation next June. He
won a scholarship from Central High
School to attend American University.
He has been one Of the strongest de-
baters in American University's sue
cessful debating squad. Marcus is also
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