Evening star., 1935-05-12

gold medal contest Saturday
evening to decide the debating cham
pionship of the year The subject is
Resolved, that the child labor
amendment should be ratified The
competing teams will be composed of
Leroy T. Gravatte, jr.: Francis P.
Masterson and Everett E. Simon in
the affirmative and Elizabeth E. Ben
son, Carl H. Willingham and Henry
B. CuSick in the negative.
At the conclusion of the debate the
freshman class will act as host to the
junior class at dance. The Com
mittea on Arrangements is composed
of Wilmer H. Balderson, chairman;
Galen NJ Buckles, Marion A. Mitchell,
Ernest E. Weaver and Sarah H.
Halbf1nger
Dr. Ellen Spencer Mussey, honorary
dean and one of the founders of the
college, will celebrate her 85th birth
day anniversary tomorrow. Washing
ton women and lawyers. women of
patriotic organize tons and the alumni
association of the college viii send
greetings and best wishes. Plans for
a large birthday dinner had to be
abandoned on account of DR.. Mussey's S
nealtk. However, she will be enter
tanned at a luncheon given 10y Mrs.
John D. MacKnight, with whom she
makes her home. Mrs. Grace Hays
Riley, the present dean of the college,
and Judge Mary O'Toole will be
among the guests
JOURNALISM students of Strayer
College issued during the past
week the third issue of Strayer
Topics, student publication, which
has appeared this year.
An Editorial Board consisting of
Clemencia Cause, Virginia Lawton.
Ruth Ellis. John Paul Crowley and
Louise Carl supervised the publication
of the paper and was assisted by the
first and second semester classes in
Journalistic writing Besides printing
news of college activities, the paper
carried special essay by Ruth Ellis.
a short story by Milton Beattie, and
feature interviews with Dick Mans
field, Washington cartoonist. and with
Bob Reinecke, local artist and former
staff cartoonist for Strayer Topics.
N. U. Best Speakers" Chosen.
""HE Best Debater,"' and The
Best Speaker" holders of two
of the most coveted titles pos
sible to earn at National University
Law School, were determined in a for
ensic tilt at National last night. The
actual names of the winners will be
announced early this week following
compilation of the records made in
the course of debates this year.
The final debate on which the
two title-holders were chosen was
on Resolved: That the Black 80
hour bill should be enacted" Robert
H. johnson, Miss Verna M. McCarter,
.and T. S. Wilcher upheld affirmative,
while Robert L. CLANCY, Miss Berna-
dine Scherck and Albert G. Clark
argued the negative side of the ques-
ton
Prof Thomas E. Rhodes, instructor
in legal debating and public speak
ing at National. presided Judges
whose verdict decided the victor, in
cluded George E. McNeill, assistant
United States attorney; Mrs. Virginia
Simmerman, secretary to Senator
Bilbo, and A. Henry Walter, attorney
The prize of last nights debate
held in the lower hall of the uni
versity, will be awarded at the annual
commencement exercises at Memorial
Continental Hall June II.
The annual visit of the National
Law Schools class in practice and
procedure to the Washington Asylum
and Jail and to st. Eli1abeths Hos
pital will be made today under the
guidance of Prof. Godfrey L. Munter
instructor of the class. The class will
assemble at the Law School, 81S
Thirteenth street, at 12:45 pm. and
will go in a body to the institutions
Throughout the course, the class in
practice and procedure makes study
visits to the various institutions, in
cluding the courts and penal institu-
tions, with which their future legal
practice might bring its members into
contact.