Evening star., 1932-01-10
DIR. Speidel to Speak.


.DR. CARL CAsKEY sPEIDEL of the
IL University of Virginia, who last
week attained national prominence
when he was awarded the annual
prize OF the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science for the
outstanding scientific discovery of the
year, will present paper before the
George Washington University Medical
Society at its monthly meeting next
Saturday.
At this same meeting DR.. Robert L.
Payne, chief surgeon Of ST. Vincent s
Hospital and the Protestant Hospital
in Norfolk, will present paper on a
surgical subject.
Or. Speidel's paper. dealing with
nerve regeneration, will consider some
aspects Of the three-year investigation
which won signal recognition. DR..
Speidel Is native Of this city: He
studied at Lafayette College, the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania and Princeton
University, from which latter institu-
tion he holds the degree of doctor of
philosophy. He is member of the
faculty of the University of Virginia
Medical School, teaching anatomy,
histology and biology
At the meeting of the American As
sociation for the Advancement OF
Science held in New Orleans during
the Christmas recess, the paper of a
George Washington University Medical
graduate, DR.. Leon Stuart Gordon, was
selected as the best presented before
the medical section, and was thus one
Of those considered for the annual
award.
Columbus Schedules Debate.
THE first inter class debate of the
l. year at Columbus University will
be held Wednesday and will be
sponsored by the Venetian Society
The subject will be Resolved, that
unemployment insurance would be
beneficial to the U. s."
Patrick Geagan and Edward Foley
will take the affirmative while Freda
Stein and Loretta Doolan will argue
in the negative. Profs. D. J. Ryan
and Reilly and Dean Brassor will
act as judges. Miss Frances Daley,
vice president of the society, will
preside
The girls Pi Chi Club will hold a
debate tomorrow upon the subject
Resolved, that the Philippine Islands
should be given their immediate and
complete independence" On the af-
"
We've Mclaughlin and Mary Sheehy.
Louise Whittlesey, Magdalen Berger
and Magdalene Condor will take the
negative side of the question. Judges
will be Profs. Edward r. Walton,
Jr, Patent Law; William D. Harris,
Contracts, and William A. Roberts, In
terstate Commerce Law and Proce-
dure. Prof. Fitzgerald, faculty ad-
visor of the organization, will preside
Dean Riley Speaks.
DEAN GRACE HAYS RILEY was
H. the guest speaker at the dinner
OF the Alumni Association of the
Phi Delta Women's Legal Fraternity
held at the Dodge Hotel on Monday
evening. Dean Riley spoke on the
accomplishments Of women in public
life and the inspiration derived from
the recent appointment of Miss Mary
z. Wooley, president of Mount Holyoke
College, as delegate from the United
States to the International Peace Con-
ference at Geneva.
Practice court was held yesterday
afternoon under Prof. Edwin A.
MooerS. After the hearing of a num-
Der OF motions the first case called
for trial was in probate court The
caVeator'S attorney was Miss Jane Nc
Harg and the cayeatee's attorney' was
Charles I. Bevans.
The freshman class in public speak
ing gave a series of talks on mem
bers OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States, on Saturday afternoon
Those participating and their subjects
were: Samuel Jones on Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes, Oldric J. LABEL
on Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes;
Tnh lHt T,Nc
Devanter; Hubert L. LeWalen on Jus
tice James Clark McReynolds Her
man Lewis, Justice George Sutherland;
Jack H. Linscott, Justice Louis Dem
bitz Br andeis; Carl S. Mccarthy, JUS
tice Pierce Butler; Miss Mae K. Oliver
Justice Harlan r. Stone, and Charles
II. Purcell, Justice owen J. Roberts
s. Z. Contest Set.
COUTHTASTERN UNIVERSTTY'S
~ annual public speaking contest will
be held Tuesday night in the as
sernbly hall ut the Central Y. M. c. A.
1875 q street
Ten candidates for oratorical hon.
ors will compete for three silver cups
awarded annually by the university
DR.. ames A. Bell, president OF South
eastern, will preside. The judges will
be Profs. August H. Moran, of the
Law School OF Southeastern Univer-
sity; DR.. r. Lyman Sexton, physician
and lecturer, and J. Harvey Wattles
member OF the advisory council OF
Southeastern University. Charles Wire
will render several musical selections
The contestants and their subjects
follow: Ralph Boyd, The Pot of Gold
at the End Of the Rainbow; Gerald
Golfer, "Knute Rockne"; Lester Elf
Obstacles; Narciso FTigillana, "The
American Nation; oscar Gndenhorn
The Blot on the Face of Justice"
! Henry Hood, The Pioneer; E. c
King, Law Enforcement" Henry
Olearsky, Just Thoughts; Miss Vir-
! ginia Foole, Fist or Pacifist," anc
Fred w. Reeder, "A Modern Prison"
William e. Barkman, B.C.s., MICS.
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