Evening star., 1932-04-24
Schools and Colleges
Events of Interesting Student and Faculty
Activities in Wash;ngton's Leading
Educational Institutions.

traveller and lecturer. spoke from the
subject. "a Christian Viewpoint on the
Sino-JapaneSe Situation"
The Mems and Women's Glee Clubs
gave a concert Friday night at Hurst
Hall for the League of American Pen
Women under the direction of Harlan
Randall.
Plans are being made for celebration
of May day at the college on Saturday,
May 7, under direction of Dorothy Wulf
There will be numerous dances in cos
tune.
The athletic banquet for award of
letters in both foot ball and basket ball
will take place next Friday night at
the college dining hall when Coach
Walter H. Young will present the
awards. An elaborate program Is being
arranged.
DR.. George B. Woods, dean of the
College of Liberal Arts, plans to visit
Cazenovia Seminary, at Cazenovia, N. Y,
and East Greenwich Academy, at East
Greenwich, r. l., early in May in the
interest of American University. He
will attend the national convention of
the Torch Club at Albany, May 5, 6
and 7, as a delegate from the Wash
ington Torch Club.
DR.. Woods, Mrs. Woods and Miss
Mary Louise Brown, dean of women,
entertained last night at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. Woods for the presidents
of college organizations.
Dr. George S. Duncan of the Grad
uate School Of American University
has returned from the University OF
Chicago, where he delivered an illus
trated lecture on "Champollion. the
Founder of Egyptology," in the Oriental
Institute of the university. The lecture
was in commemoration of the death of
the great French Psychologist, who died
in March. 1882.
Chester Adams Elected.
CHESTER. ADAMS of the 1880 grad
~ uating class was elected president
of the Southeastern University
Alumni Association at the annual meet
ing and banquet last Thursday night in
the college auditorium.
j. M. Rector, class of 1923, was
chosen first vice president; George Nc
Leish, second vice president; Miss Marie
Suter, class of 1928, secretary, and C.
E. Chadwick, class of 1881, treasurer
The retiring president, Simon Lasica
class of 1924. presided.
William A. Wells, president of the
newly organized Southeastern Honor
Fraternity, has called a meeting fol-
next Thursday night in the auditorium
Robert Earl HAZEL, 1923 graduate OF
Southeastern and now auditor Of q
prominent realty and mortgage firm
will address the class in business finance
tomorrow evening on the mortgage and
loan business. Visitors are welcome 10
the lecture, which will begin at 7:3O
o'clock.
Increasing interest Is being shown in
the walking course" An aggregate OF
about 500 miles have been covered tC
date by the student mixers, each OF
whom must walk 200 miles by June l
to receive credit and the university
letters.
The university tennis team will open
its season by playing Bliss Electrical
School next Saturday. Southeastern
will be represented by Clyde German
manager; Harry Goldsmith, Albert
Shupienis, Carroll Huls and James
Forbes.
Students of the Washington Prepara-
tory School recently heard lectures by
Orrin M. Elliott, fuel engineer of the
Bureau Of Mines, who spoke on water
Power" and Harry j. Stuckey, who
spoke on Conservation of Forests"
Will c. Barnes, world traveller, viii
give an illustrated lecture on From
India to China" next Wednesday night
in the assembly hall The public /.
invited. The lecture will begin at 8:2C
o'clock.