Evening star., 1934-05-27
Schools and Colleges
Events of Interesting Student and Faculty
Act;v't;es in Washington Leading
Educational Institutions.

tlerCe, minister OF AL Souls OuuICu,
will act as chaplain. President Mar
win will read the lesson.
President and Mrs. Marvin will re-
ceive members of the graduating
classes and their parents at the
Washington Club on Monday after
noon, June 4, from 4 until Z o'clock.
There will be dancing
Glass night exercises will take place
Tuesday evening, June at 8 pm.
in the university yard. More than
40 awards for scholastic excellence
and leadership in various student ac-
tivities will be presented at this
time. Other features of the program
will be the valedictory and salutatory
addresses, and the presentation of the
senior class mantle to next years
senior class.
The following night, Wednesday,
the commencement exercises will be
held in Constitution Hall, when de-
grees and certificates will be conferred
upon graduates of the various schools
of the university.
A. U. School of Public Affairs.
DLANs have been completed for the
Inauguration of the American
University's new School of Public
Affairs. according to an announce
ment by DR.. Joseph M. M. Gray,
chancellor of the university.
The first session of the school will
be held from June IS to August II
and will be conducted as an institute
for the study of the emergency agen-
cies of the Government. DR.. Arnold
Bennett Hall, director Of the Insti-
tute Of Government Research of the
Brookings Institution will serve as ad-
visory counsel for the Summer ses-
sion, and DR.. G. A. Graham of the
Princeton School of Public and Inter-
national Affairs will serve as visiting
dean. Arthur s. Fleming, executive
director of the United States Society,
will act as director for the session.
Establishment of the School of Pub
lie Affairs was announced at the in
auguration of DR.. Gray as chancellor
on March 3. At that time President
Roosevelt, who delivered the princi-
pal address at the inaugural ceremo-
nies, stated that he was especially
happy in the announcement of the
establishment of this School of Pub
lie Affairs"
The administrative officials of the
school will be assisted by five visit
ing professors, all of them experts in
the field of the social sciences.
The work of the institute will en-
phasize the broad problems of Gov
ernment underlying all of the emer-
gency agencies of the Government.
Primary emphasis will be placed on
round table discussions to be partici-
pated in by governmental administra-
tors, legislators, members Of the va
rious governmental advisory boards,
and other outstanding men in public
life who may not, at the present time,
be actually engaged in governmental
activities.
In addition to these round table
discussions the work of the institute
will be so organized that students
will have every possible opportunity
to actually see the Government in ac-
ton.
Two additions to the Institutional
staff at the American University were
announced this week by DR.. George
B. Woods, dean of the College Of
Liberal Arts. DR.. Almon r. Wright
will be instructor in history, and
Paul Smith will be q teaching fellow
in English ----7-s
DR.. Wright received his Phi. B. de-
gree at Denison, M. A. at Harvard
and Phi. D. at Illinois. Mr.. Smith Is
graduate from Dickinson College.
They will assume their duties at the
opening Of the college in the Fall.
Election at C. U.
DAVID F. JAMES, Washington
- sophomore at Catholic Uni
sity, will represent the uni
versity and the colleges Of the City
of Washington at the annual orator
ical contest, to be held in the Alcazar
in Baltimore. Md, on Wednesday eve
ming, May 80, under the auspices OF
the Catholic University Conference OF
Clerics and Religious of the Catholic
Students Mission Crusade. He will
meet Bernard Rice of Loyola College