Evening star., 1932-02-21
Schools and Colleges
Events Of Interesting Student and Faculty
Activities in Wash;ngton's Leading
Educational Institutions.

leading debater, he and Masincup be-
ing teamed together frequently. They
won a notable victory last Monday
night over the University of California:
DR.. Lucius c. Clark, chancellor OF
American University, has attended the
annual meeting of the National Junior
College Association last week and Is
visiting the junior colleges there.
The first of a series Of new Amer
ican University lectures on Human
Institutions" at the Graduate School
was delivered last Wednesday by Bishop
William Fraser Mcdowell, who spoke
on THE Nature of the Church"
A feature of American University
celebration Of the Bicentennial was the
address last Friday at chapel by Mrs.
Eleanor Washington Howard, the last
survivor of the Washington family who
was born at Mount Vernon. She spoke
on THE Home Life Of washington"
Plans are being made for commem-
grafton Of Goethe day next Monday.
February 20, the college chapel,
when the German Ambassador. Won
Prittwitz, and the German scholar, Or.
Kuehnemann, professor Of philosophy
at Breslau University, will speak. The
occasion is sponsored by the German
Club of American University.
G. U. Men Stage Debate.
CEORGETOWN University Law
" School debaters will hold their
third prize contest Tuesday after
noon at $40 o'clock in the auditorium
of the school, representatives OF the
four law clubs taking part In 1t. A
$25 gold prize will be presented to the
winner. who becomes eligible for the
final contest.
The debaters on Tuesday and the
clubs they represent were announced
as follows: Harold M. Clapp, Southamp-
ton. N. Y, the Edward Douglass White
Club; Edward J. Mcdonald, Titus
vile, Pa, the Pierce Butler Club;
Charles T. Macdonald, RedfieId. S.
renee A. Hince, District of Columbia,
the Ashley M. Gould Club. John E.
Farrell, chancellor Of the Butler Club,
will preside. Three law school alumni,
John G. Bowen. %; James Howard
Moran, 20, and Francis c. Brook, '28,
will act as the judges.
The debate will take the form of a
trial before an appellate court which
will review complicated legal ques-
ton involving will.
Representative Francis B. Condor Of
Rhode Island, graduate of the George
town Law School, will address the
February meeting of the Law School
Sodality this morning, following the
10 o'clock mass in Dahlgren Chapel at
the college. He was graduated in the
class of 1916 and 1917.
The r. o. T. c. battalion has aban-
doned its plans to march in the mill
tary parade at Alexandria, Va, on
Washington's birthday, and will take
part, instead, in the Army day parade
to be held In Washington on April 6,
it was announced at the military de-
partment. r. o. T. C. units from many
nearby colleges will participate with
Army troops In the parade.
1t was announced that the reception
which the university officials will give
the. afternoon of March In honor of
the Washington Bicentennial observ-
ance, would be held in the seniors
lounge of Copely Hall. President w.
follow this event with a Founders day
observance In April This will be a
formal academic program. A member
of the diplomatic corps, it was ex-
pected, will make the official address
Honor Society Launched.
FORMATION Of an honorary schol-
l. arship fraternity, Sigma Delta, at
the Washington Preparatory
School, Y. M. c. A. institution afili-
ated with Southeastern University, was
announced yesterday by DR.. James A.
Bell, director of education of the
Y. NJ. C. A.
Six charter members are Miss Agnes
Carr. Alfred Strehlow. William Van
Arnum, Joseph Canoe, Ralph T. Powell
and Dewitt Thompson. The members
were initiated with a solemn ritual. in
which DR.. Bell participated. 1t was
decided to adhere strongly to scholar
ship requirements in selection pledges.
with character also stressed. DR.. Bell
was made an honorary member.
w. H. Collier. commercial superin-
tendent of the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co., gave an illustrated lee
ture on Progress Of Communication
before students Of the "Y" schools
Wednesday night Research develop
ments of the telephone industry were
demonstrated, including characteristics
Of sound. Talking movies showing
progress in telephone. teletypewriter
and radio communication were shown.
The junior accountancy class of
Southeastern University gave Valen-
tine dance Friday night in the school
assembly hall.
The first issue Of '"The Triangle, {"
student publication Of the Woodward
School, appeared yesterday. The edi-
torial staff includes r. Ltschert,
editor In chief; r. Roberts, associate
editor; J. Gram, business manager; c..
Huff, art editor; c. Reynolds, sports
editor; w. Powell and G. Stansfleld,
school news editors; H. Murray, fea-
ture editor; G. Weickhardt, comic edi-