Evening star., 1932-12-11
G. U. Set for Merrick Debate.

THE fifty-eighth annual Merrick de.
i bate at Georgetown University viii
be held tonight at BIS o'clock In
CASTOR Hall at the College OF Arts and
Sciences.
This is the most important scholastic
event at the college and is staged an
nually between representative teams OF
the 1O2-year-old Philodemic Society
The gold Merrick Medal will be awarded
to the best individual speaker in the
contest.
Philippine independence is the SUBJ
jsct for tonight's debate. John s.
Leahy. jr.. of st. Louis and Henry B
Herrick, jr., of West Newton, Mass, will
argue for immediate independence. The
opposing side will be argued by Joseph
" Smith of Pittsburgh and John r
Slattery of Brighton, Mass. John A.
Coakley, jr., will be chairman. All the
participants are seniors and the four
debators are former members Of the
varsity team.
The judges will be Rev. Patrick
O'Gorman, S. j., headmaster of the
Georgetown Preparatory School: Prof.
William Boyd Carpenter Of the Foreign
Service School and 0. H. johnson, an
atumnus. Rev. John j. Toohey. S. j.,
who has been debate coach for the
Philodemic and varsity teams for over
20 years, Is arranging for contests with
the University of Pennsylvania and
Pittsburgh University. The contests are
assured but the subject and dates are
still to be arranged
The four District chapters of Pi
Gamma Mu. national honor society for
social science, are arranging for joint
banquet the evening of January Is.
The chapters are representative Of local
universities.
DR.. william F. Notz dean of foreign
bervice at Georgetown, Is their vice
governor. It was announced that PreSi-
dent w. Coleman NevilS Of Georgetown
would be made an honorary member.
He is to speak at the banquet
The Mask and Bauble Club Is re-
hearsing for its December Is program
an Trinity Parish Hall
The Chicago Club of Georgetown, one
Of the largest at the university, Is to
give dance when its members re-
turn home for the Christmas holidays.
George d. Crowley. "a, is chairman Of
the Arrangements Committee
The Portuguese Club, one of the
most important of the university ac-
tivities, Is arranging for several spe-
cial programs this Winter, one OF which
will be in honor Of the Portuguese Min
lister at Washington. Newly elected Of
hcers of the club are Lawrence M
Shea, president; Kelvin E. Keegan, vice
president. and Harry Noznesky. secre-
tary. The last meeting of the club
was held at the Sears, Roebuck Art
Gallery, the speakers including DR.. Ed
mund A. Walsh, S. j., regent of for
eign service, and Benjamin F. BodeIl,
who talked on Prince Henry, the Navi-
gator" There were also Portuguese
music and dances on the program.
National u. Masons Elect.
CTANLEY E. OTTO, editor of the
~ senior year book, was made presi-
dent Of National University Ma
sonic Club at the annual election last
week
Other officers named included
Charles r. Bell, vice president Charles
M. Schwab. secretary: R. R. Baum,
treasurer; George Walter Smith, chap
lain and almoner; Locke r. Humbert,
marshall and Melvin M. Scott, herald.
The new officers will be installed at a
ceremonial January Is at the Willard
Hotel.
Plans for the Winter term, to begin
January 2, are being completed by Of
fcials of both the Law School and the
socliOOl Ol ECONOMICS ana Government.
Another new course scheduled for the
Economies and Government School
yesterday was constructive marketing"
which Harry F. Campbell, professor OF
advertising, will present at 7:45 am.
on Tuesdays and Fridays. In this
course Prof. Campbell will teach the
adaptation of merchandise, service and
selling to the actual behavior of the
consumer as influenced by changing
living conditions.
Prof Campbell will use his own book,
Creative Merchandising, in the lee
lures. Courses closely allied with those
topics for which most of Prof. Camp
bells students also are enrolled include
applied psychology" and social psy-
chology," given by DR.. John E. Bentley,
and Business English" and English
Composition" by Prof. William Boyd
Craig.
Fall term examinations will begin in
10Th schools tomorrow Law School sub
jects to be tested tomorrow include:
Principles Of legal liability. patent law,
admiralty, international relations. To-
morrow's School of Economics and
Government subjects include American
national government, history Of science,
government of European cities, inter-