Evening star., 1936-03-29
Will Discuss New Court,


THE Patent Alumni Association of
Washington College of Law will
conduct an open meeting at the COL
lege on Tuesday at 8:15 pm. Presi-
dent Harold T. Stowell has secured as
guest speaker Prof. Lloyd T Sutton,
formerly associated with the Patent
Advisory Committee, who subject will
be The Proposed Central Court Of
Patent Appeals -
In keeping with the aim of the Gen.
eral Alumni Association to secure en-
tertaining and informative speakers,
Judge Fay Bentley of the Juvenile
Court headed the program arranged
for the special alumni meeting held
Thursday.
Last evening the college halls were
the scene of a junior freshman dance,
sponsored by the freshmen as a ges-
ture of appreciation to the upper
classmen. Brooks B. Ford entertained
with tap dancing during intermission
and William ]. McElhinney put on a
magician'S act. Those on the Enter
tainment Committee we're w. Floyd B.
Wood, chairman; Bernadine C. Hunt.
Arleigh M. Selke, Frank c. Finnell
and l. Lee Bunch.
A. U. Has Spring Recess.
"a MERICAN UNIVERSITY is in the
midst Of Spring recess, which will
close next Sunday night. week prior
to Easter All classes are out for the
week, with the exception of those in
in-service training of the School of
Public Affairs.
The university bulletin for next
year shows that the Graduate School
will offer courses leading to the de-
grees of Master of Arts and Doctor
of Philosophy in three new fields
social economy, interrelations of gov
ernment and economics and economic
history.
Dr.. Catheryn Seeker Hudson, mem
Der of the faculty, has been appointed
a member of the Advisory Committee
of the National Council on Naturaliza-
ton and Citizenship
The first regular meeting of Beta
Epsilon Chapter of Delta Gamma
since it was inaugurated last week
was held Thursday, with Ruth Ward,
new president, presiding. at the
Women's Residerce. Other officers
participating for the first time were:
Vice president, Polly Lehman; corre-
spending secretary, Frances Garrett;
recording secretary. Katherine Taylor;
pledge mistress. Phyllis Davis: his
torian, Katherine Ingberg; CORE
spondent to the Anchor, Ethel Whit
low; treasurer, Frances Williams. and
scholarship chairman, Lucille Maris.
Others who became Delta Gammas
last week were: Mary Aiken, Muriel
Balm. Catherine Church, Margaret
Coan. Drusilla Gottshall, Dorothy
Lofts, Mary Morse, Helen Palmer,
Harriet Parks, Ruth Petit, Carolyn
Sorenson, Lucille Stalker, Kathryn
Taylor, Ruth Ward, Ethel Whitlow,
Frances Williams, Bernice Wyman and
Kathryn Heath, first president of Ep-
sllon Kappa, the local sorority which
became Beta Epsilon Chapter. Pledges
are Catherine Dickey, Maxwell Gal
1oWay, Joyce Geiger and Helene Kause
new Term Opens April 6.
THE National Academy of Stage
- Training, formerly the Clifford
Brooke Academy. will begin its Spring
term of 10 weeks on April 6. The new
term is the eleventh session of the
local school of the drama which was
founded by S. E. Cochran. manager of
the National Theater, three years ago.
The officials of the academy are Mr..
Cochran, Maurice Greet. director, and
T. D. Bonneville, former manager of |
Polls Theater.
In the matter of professional in
struction in stage art the academy has |
placed Washington on an equal basis
with New York, Chicgo and other
centers of art and culture. 1t is now
a proven success and is regarded as one
of the foremost institutions in the
country for dramatic and expresisonal
training.