Evening star., 1933-03-12

that applications for the annual ora
torical contest will NOW be received.
The preliminary elimination contests
will be held soon. From the surviving
quintet, two are to be selected to re-
ceive the rector's medals awarded as
prizes.
The Shahan debators, represented by
Daniel Guinarf and william Barron.
will participate In their nth intercol-
legiate debate Of the current season to-
morrow when they 60 to Philadelphia
to meet st. Joseph,s College on the
question: Resolved, That the United
States should agree to the cancellation
Of aall inter- r-allied war. debts" The
local school will support the negative
Of the question.
Sisters Win Tilt at Columbus.
A PAIR Of sisters. arguing vigorously
\ against abolishment of capital
punishment, were awarded the ac-
claim of the judges in the Pi Chi
Club debate at Columbus University.
Catherine Dolan end Helen DE-.
successfully upheld the negative side
of the question, Resolved, That capt-
tai punishment should be abolished"
Their opponents were Lavina Kelly and
Eleanor Boyle. Miss Catherine Dolan
was selected as the best individual
speaker Of the evening.
Judges for the contest were Alfred
A. McGarraghy, John e. Dwyer and
Hugh F. Rivers, all graduates of CO.
lumbus University. Dorothea Kerfoot
and Catherine Howell acted as time
keepers, while Prof. Thomas Fitzgerald,
faculty adviser Of the club, presided
over the debate.
/ O1icers Of the ri Chi Club are Mag
dalen Berger, president: Mrs. Margaret
Furey. vice president; Ruth Jones, sec
retary. and Mary c. Berberich, treas
urer.
John Reilly, vice president Of the
Federal-American National Bank q
Trust Co., will address the Venetian
Society Wednesday. 1t is the practice
Of this society to introduce speakers
from the commercial world in order
School to a better understanding Of
the occupations for which they are
preparing.
Meeting last week, the Board Of
Trustees OF Columbus University ap-
proved the charter of the Chi Sigma
Mu Fraternity, whose organization was
recently begun by members of the
School Of Accountancy. Many STU
dents OF this branch Of the University
have signified their intention Of joining
the group and Assistant Dean Brassor
is lending every effort toward its sue
cessful formation and development.
Law College Holds Debate.
A DEBATE, Resolved, That the
n United States should place an en-
barge on trade with Japan" was
held yesterday by the night freshman
class Of the Washington College Of Law.
Students representing the Affirmative
side OF the question were Helen F.
Doran, Florence MCGEE and Katie Zieg-
Ter. Those who took the negative side
were Otto Strachan, Helen Singleton
and Anne G. Fadden.
Charles L. Hyde and John X. Ran
dolph were speakers at the regular
Wednesday morning public speaking
class. The former spoke on The Life
Of John Marshall" and the latter on
The Life of Woodrow Wilson"
Oliver Wendell Holmes Chapter of
Sigma Nu Phi Legal Fraternity held its
Spring smoker yesterday evening in
their club house on @ street. Leigh r.
Sanford, newly elected chancellor, pre-
sided as host. Guests included members
Of the faculty and rushees from the
freshman class. This chapter will hold
q st. Patrick's day dance. to be given
at the college Friday, March II.
A. U. Man Honored.
DR. HUGO DE PENA, who received
- his doctors degree from the
Graduate School of the American
University, has been appointed Minister
to Mexico by his government in
Uruguay. ~ -.
Mira seyed Bashers Kahn Kazemi
took degree from the Graduate School
Of the American University in 1925 and
has been appointed as Minister from
Persia to Bagdad. MeSopotania.
DR.. Harry Miles johnson, professor
Of psychology In the Graduate School,
was selected as one Of the 10 outstand-
ing scientists in the field of psychology.
From the different departments of
science, $50 scientists were selected by
their colleagues as among the leading
workers in ther fields in the United
States. They number 10000.
Howard Announces Debates,
HOWARD University's Kappa Sigma
i Debating Society will meet Ohio
Wesleyan, March %; Fisk Uni
versity. March "a; Oberlin (women), ,
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