Evening star., 1932-10-30
Schools and Colleges
Events Of Interesting Student and Faculty
Activities N Washington Leading
Educational In st;tut;ons.

OF such talks by prominent members
of the legal profession.
Gov. Norman S. Case Of Rhode Is
land has appointed law school gradu-
ate of Georgetown, Joseph H. Trainor
of Providence, as commissioner to the
District of Columbia from Rhode Is
land. He is clothed with legal powers
similar to those of a superior court JUS
tice. Mr.. Trainor served as secretary
to Herbert Hoover during the Presi-
dents work with the American Relief
Mission in Europe during and after
the World War. He is graduate Of
1920.
G. w. U. Women Back Club.
COLUMBIAN WOMEN of George
~ Washington University will sponsor
the Cue and Curtain CLUB. student
drama organization, in benefit pre-
sentation of Cock Robin" at the Ward
man Park Theater on the evenings
of November 18 and 10.
Written by Elmer Rice and Philip
Barry, Cock Robin" is mystery play.
The play will be directed by Constance
Connor Brown, lecturer on drama in
the university's department Of public
speaking.
In sponsoring the Cue and Curtain
Club Columbian Women recognizes the
excellence to which this organization
has attained in the field of dramatics.
The clubs presentation last year OF
The Contrast" period play extreme
~ difficult of Interpretation and stag
ing, won the commentator of critics
and demonstrated the ability Of this
student group to achieve professional
standards.
Mrs Earl Baldwin Mckinley. wife of
the dean of the School Of Medicine,
has accepted the post of general chair
man of the benefit. Other chairmen
are Mrs. Joseph w: Cox, patrons and
patroneSSes; Mrs Elmer Louis Kayser,
ushers; Mrs Russell McNitt. tickets;
Miss Margaret Maize. printing. Also
serving on the committee are Mrs.
Oscar B. Hunter, Mrs. Willard Hayes
Yeager, Miss Anna Pearl Cooper and
Miss Elizabeth Reeves. Proceeds of the
benefit will be devoted to the furnish
ing of Lambie House. student head
quarters on the campus, and to the aid
of the student employment bureau.
The International Student Society.
composed of students at the university
from 40 foreign countries. has elected
the following officers for the year: Fred
Stevenson, representing the United
States, president: Anna Bodony. Ru-
mania, vice president; Rene Bonnerjea,
India, recording secretary; Elizabeth
Marechal, France. treasurer. and Pla-
tonia Papps, Greece, historian. Prof.
Allen T. Deibert, adviser to students
from foreign countries, is the societys
adviser
S. E. to Walk Again.
SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY stu
- dents will resume the course in walk
ing on November l. The course was
offered for the first time last Spring
as an extra -curricular activity in phys
ical education and "as a contribution
to better health in the community"
1t was sponsored by DR.. r. Lyman Sex
ton, faculty medical adviser
The course will start with a large
enrolment Tuesday and will continue
until June l. During the seven months
each student is required to walk 4
minimum of 500 miles. Students seek
ing elective credits in physical educa-
ton must total 1000 miles during the
season. Three silver cups will be
awarded to mixers with the best records,
letters will be awarded those who COM
plete 500 miles and Dr. Sexton will
give medal to the winner of an essay
contest on the benefits of walking
Relationship between principal and
agent was explained in lay terms by
Prof Fred j. Eden of the law faculty
in the fourth of series of radio talks
on The Layman and the Law" over
WMAL last Wednesday afternoon
Necessity for care in dealing with agents
was emphasized An agents authority
to act for someone else should be as
certained to avoid possible complica-
tions later
Prof. Edward C. johnson will speak
on Making Will" over the same sta
ton next Wednesday.
William H. Fry, Government chemist
of the Bureau of Soils. Department Of
Agriculture, will give lecture on "Agri-
culture and Forestry" before students
of the Washington Preparatory School
tomorrow night at $3.50 o'clock HIS
talk will center on soil erosion and will
be illustrated with colored slides
The psychology class of the Pre-
paratory School attended a lecture By
William NJ Loman. personel director
of local department store and psy-
chology instructor at George Washing
ton University The subject was "Vo-
cational Possibilities" The prep students
attended Navy day celebration at
the Navy Yard last Thursday.
Taney Law Club Meets.
THE first meeting of the season of