Evening star., 1932-10-09
Schools and Colleges
Events of Interesting Student and Faculty
Activities in Washington Leading
Educational Institutions.

meeting, b TcCcPtlOil Will pC liCio NJ
honor of the new members OF the med
ical faculty. An address OF welcome
will be given by Dr. Marvin. to which
DR.. Errett Cyril Albritton, head of the
department of physiology. will respond
on behalf of the new faculty members.
Dean Earl Baldwin Mckinley will in
troduce the new members.
DIR. Sterling Rufin, eminent WASH
ington physician, will present scien-
tific paper on Picks Sydrome" at the
meeting, and there will be mov1tone
on leprosy presented by Perry Burgess,
president of the Leonard Wood Me-
mortal Foundation for the Eradication
of Leprosy.
A buffet supper will follow the
meeting, and the newly remodeled
Medical School building and newly
erected laboratory building will be open
for inspection. Members Of the senior
medical class will act as guides and
ushers. The meeting on Saturday is
for members of the Medical Society
only. An open house" is planned later
in the Fall for all alumni and friends
of the university to give them the op-
portunity to inspect the plant and Ia
boratories.
A. u. to Debate Oxford.
THE American University debate
i squad will meet the team from the
University of oxford on November
Is at pm, in Hurst Hall. Besides
extending an invitation to the public,
Coach Donald Sherbondy expects TO
invite the members of the British en-
bassy and the English Speaking Union
to be the guests of honor.
The A. U. team, undefeated last
year. will support the negative of the
question, Resolved That the United
States should agree to cancellation of
all war debts" There will be recep-
ton In the women'S residence hall fol-
lowing the debate and the college or
chestra will furnish the music.
The Eagle, the American University
newspaper. made its first appearance
Wednesday.
Carlton Skeggs has been selected
president of the Dramatic Club. In
conjunction with the Choral Society,
first production Gilbert and SullivanS
"Pinafore"
The university has been granted the
use of the Metropolitan Memorial
Church for its services every Wednes-
day at 10 am.
c. L. Plans Cardinal Hop"
THE Cardinal Hop" will usher in the
i 1888 Catholic University under
graduate social season Friday
night at the KenredyWarren. This
dance. which is held for the benefit of
the Cardinal, yearbook of the univer-
sity, is the traditional introduction of
the freshman class to the social activi-
ties of the university and it is expected
the entire class of 1886 will be in at
tendance. Francis ]. Triggs of SPRING
field. Mass. is chairman of the COM
mittee, assisted by Carmine Miranda
Mount Vernon, N. Y. John Herlihy of
Rye, N Y, and Robert Bourne of
Washington.
The Tower. the undergraduate news
paper, made its first appearance on
Thursday of the past week in a new
formal of eight columns. The first
Tower. which was issued in 1922, had
four columns. which was subsequently
changed to six, remaining SO for sew
eral years, and the new issue Is eight
columns in width in order to take
care of the increasing interest in the
newspaper on the campus and to secure
more even distribution of news
throughout the year. Its new size will
eliminate the occasional extra pages
which have been necessary in the past
to carry On the undergraduate activl-
ties.
Capt. w. H. Mackenzie. leader Of the
Fox Theater Military Band. will be
the leader of the newly formed stu
dent band. Fifteen men have signi-
fled their intention of becoming mem
bers OF the band. Frank J. Brennan
Of PottSville, Pa. chairman of the Stu
dent Council. is enlisting the aid of
students in this new campus activity.
The first meeting of the Student
Council was held last week in the coun-
Gil room of Albert Hall and Frank j.
Brennan of Pottsville, Pa. president of
the senior arts and sciences class, was
elected chairman. Allan r. Redrow of
Washington. president of the senior
engineers, was made secretary of the
council.
The traditional tug-ofwar between
the freshmen and sophomores will be
held next Sunday The committee ap-
pointed by the Student Council to su-
pervise the contest includes Herman
Cook of Baltimore chairman: James j.
Bergin of Washington and Charles
Fanjul of Havana.
Rev. J. A. Rooney, formerly proctor
in Gibbons Hall. has been named
president of the College of Great Falls.
Mont, by the Most Rev. Edwin v.
O'Hara, Bishop of Great Falls. This is
a new college conducted by the Ursu-
line Sisters, in cooperation with the
Sisters of Providence and other teach
ing communities. Father Rooney has
been pursuing graduate studies at the
Catholic University and before coming
here was vice president of Carol Col
lege in Helena. Mont.
The Catholic University branch of
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers. at its first meeting for the
academic year, elected Allan r. Red
row of Washington, chairman: Philip
d. Castner of Winnewood, Pa. vice
chairman; Carl j. Heltzel of Warren,
Ohio, treasurer. and John U. Maley of
Washington, secretary.
Among the new courses which are
being offered in the Graduate School
of Arts and Sciences is one on Federal
income tax accounting, which will in
clude the tax laws of 1882 DR.. Will
liam M. Deviny, associate professor of
economics, has organized the courses
primarily for lawyers and engineers
who have met the tax laws in their