Evening star., 1932-03-06

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will be presented to President Hoover
by the German Ambassador.
Hauptmann is regarded as Germany's
greatest living dramatist and the liter
ary successor Of Goethe. He was the
recipient of the Nobel prize for litera-
ture in 1912. He is known to America
especially through his naturalistic
dramas, "Vor Sonnenaufgang," Die
Weber" and "Fuhrmann HenScheP'
and the romantic symbolistic Han
neles Himmelfahrt" and "Versunkene
Glocke." His most famous novel Is
perhaps der Narr in Christie Emanuel
Quint."
Twenty members Of the freshman
class of the university have been elected
to the freshman honorary scholarship
fraternities. Phi Eta Sigma has elected
Everett Bellows. Rex Bernheim, Lewis
Clark, William Cannon, Armand Cor
don, Earl Hackworth. James H. Lewis,
W. H. Magruder Bernie Phillips. VIII
liam Pierson, Israel Shulman, Sylvan
Steiner, Fred Stevens and E J. Um-
berger. Alpha Lambda Delta has elect
ed Betty Brown. Helen Lyon, Letha
Scott. Helen Walters, Adele Merriam
and Jane Edwards. A joint initiation
banquet was held by the two societies
Friday evening at the Kennedy War
rem. Membership in both organizations
is attained after the first semester in
the university If the student has a
scholastic average of at least half "A"
grades and half "B" grades.
A. u. Plans Science Show"
A SCIENCE SHOW for the public,
n during which there will be lee
lures and demonstrations of
"liquid air" and other curiosities OF
chemistry, physics and biology will be
presented by the scientific departments
of the College of Liberal Arts OF Amer
ican University next Friday afternoon
and night. DR.. William B. Holton. DR..
man are in charge
DR.. Benjamin w. Meeks, superin-
tendent Of the Washington District OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church will
speak as vespers service Of the Student
Christian Association at the college
this evening at $50 o'clock.
Representative Mitchell Chase Of
PENNSYLVANIA will deliver an address on
Immigration" before the International
Relations Club next Wednesday night,
at Hurst Hall, on the campus.
The American University Mems Glee
Club will go to Cumberland. Md. this
week for a concert Thursday at the
Center Street Methodist Episcopal
Church. where they were enthusiastic
cally received last year.
The Swagger Club held its Spring
formal party last night at the Be-
thesda Womep's Club. Arrangements
were in charge OF Marjorie Stuart, Use
Taenzler, Helen Martin and Katherine
Reuter-.
Preliminary plans are being made for
the annual Junior prom on April Is, at
the KennedyWarren.
DR.. LuciuS c. Clark, chancellor Of the
university, will entertain members of
the clerical fraternity. Theta Sigma at
luncheon tomorrow at the chancellor'S
home on the campus. The address will
be delivered by DR.. A. A. Stockdale,
pastor of First Congregational Church.
Much interest is being shown in the
Institute of Far Eastern Affairs, spon-
sored by the Graduate School, and
Chester D. Pugsley, to be held March
81 and %, with sessions at the graduate
school, the college and elsewhere.
The Women's Guild entertained
students of the college, and invited
guests at a reception and entertain
ment at the college gymnasium last
Friday night, when both mems and
women's glee clubs sang, and two one
act plays were presented, including
Morning Call" by Will Hutchins, pro-
fessor of art.
One of the outstanding occasions of
the year at college chapel was Goethe
day, last Monday, when the German
Ambassador, Herr Friedrich W. Won
Prittwits und Gaffron, and Dr. Eugen
Kuehnemann, professor OF philosophy
at the University of Breslau, addressed
the student body.