Evening star., 1934-02-18
C. U. Debaters Face Tits.

Wv Ol Lie NdLIlOllC OIllNCl olOy
ShahAn Debating Society, will
lead team Of three men through the
Midwest on an extensive debating tour
which commences tomorrow. With
David F. James, former Gonzaga High
School forensic star, and John H. Nc
Donald he will begin journey which
will embrace debates with eight
colleges and universities on successive
evenings.
The subjects to be contested, affirm
atively and negatively. by the local
team include, Resolved, That all the
essential features of the national re-
covery act be adopted as permapent
legislation of the United States Govern
ment," and Resolved, That the powers
of the President of the United States
be substantially increased as perma-
nent policy" The Shahan debaters
coached by Robert Hef1ernan Of
Washington, Ill, q graduate student
in the university, will argue these
subjects with the University Of West
Virginia In Morgantown, University
of Dayton in Dayton, Loyola Univer-
sity and Mundelein College in Chi
cago, Michigan State College in East
Lansing, John Carroll University in
Cleveland, Xavier College in Cincin-
natl and University Of Pittsburgh in
Pittsburgh.
Senator David I. Walsh, Massa-
chusetts, will address the lay student
body Of the Catholic University this
morning at the second annual COM
munion breakfast to be held in the
university dining hall on the campus.
With Most Rev. James Hugh Ryan,
rector Of the university and bishop Of
the titular See of Modra, as host, the
event will be sponsored by the STU
dents Spiritual Council and will be
the closing exercise of the annual re-
treat, which opened Friday evening.
The guests of honor will include also
the Rev. Anselm McCabe, o. P.
Wilson Entertains Journalists.
CIR WILLMOTT LEWIS, Theodore
y Noyes, Mrs. Eleanor Patterson.
Robert Allan, author of "The
Washington Merry-Go-Round." and
other prominent Washington news
paper writers were honor guests at
the Journalist breakfast Saturday
morning at Wilson Teachers College.
The breakfast was sponsored by the
library science group and the Torch
Club, under the leadership of Mrs
Dorothy Watson, librarian
A program on Crime and It's De-
lection" was presented by Maj. Ernest
Brown, superintendent of the metro
politan police, last Monday evening
The meeting was held under the
auspices Of the Newtonian Society.
Plans for the annual college prom,
to be held March at the Willard
Hotel. are now well under way. The
committe in charge is headed by
Robert Botkin, sophomore.
W. C. L. Alumni to Meet.
THE Alumni Association of Wash
/ ington College Of Law will hold
an open meeting at the college
on Thursday, March !, at 8 pm,
when Harry j. Anslinger, commits
Department, will speak. Commits
sioner Anslinger, q graduate Of the
school will give an illustrated lee
ture on the enforcement work done
by his bureau in connection with the
narcotic laws of the United States.
This lecture will be followed by cards
and dancing, and refreshments will
be served. The Entertainment Com
mittee, Of which Walter S. Pawl Is
chairman, is in charge.
The day freshman class debated
Wednesday morning the question:
Resolved, That there should be
Federal department Of aeronautics to
direct both commercial and military
aviation" The decision was awarded
to the negative side, composed Of
Mary z. Brown and Jesse H. Chessin,
while those on the Affirmative were
Robert II. Gamble and Florence M.
Brill. Mr.. Gamble was voted the
best speaker.
At the session Of Moot Court held
yesterday afternoon q probate case
was tried by M. Michael Holovac and
John z. Lady as attorneys for the
and Herman Lewis and Roy
N. Envall, attorneys for the caveatee.
A law case involving damages arising
out Of the breach of a contract was
also tried with Lillian H. Loggins and
Bedford H. Turner, plaintiff attorneys,
and Vernon Payseur and Veronica
Ann Dodd, defendant attorneys. The
presiding judges were DR.. Edwin A.
Mooers and Prof. Lucian H. Vandoren
of the college faculty.
The freshman class Of the evening
division debated on Friday evening
the question of the adoption Of new
calendar. The Affirmative was upheld
by Samuel Friedman, Schuyler j.
Wheeler and May Conley, while Wal
ter A. Hilgeson, Mabel c. Wright and
Emil M. Kreiger argued the negative.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Chapter OF
Sigma Nu Phi Legal Fraternity an
nounces the election of the follow