Evening star., 1937-05-02
Schools and COLLEGES

~ ENATOR GERALD P. NYE will
deliver an address on Peace"
before the annual banquet Of
- the Student Christian Associa-
ton of American University Thursday
night at the college dining hall. New
officers for the year will be installed,
as follows: Leonard Harris, president;
Lucille Maris. vice president; Robert
Livingston, vice president; Lucille
Olmstead, recording secretary; Charles
Laughton, corresponding secretary;
Norman Leonard, treasurer; Joseph
Carlo, campus contact" faculty ad-
visers, DR.. A. B. Potorf and DR.. Earl
A. Dennis.
The American University Glee Clubs
will present . concert Wednesday
night at Union Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Planning to "take-on" the girls
May day celebrations. men OF Ameri-
can University are laying plans for
= Mock May day" next Saturday
afternoon on the campus. The COM
mittee in charge is headed by VIII
liam Thompson and Walter Edwards
as co-chairmen; Ralph Fuchs will be
In charge OF music; Ralph Winslow,
costumes; Lew Frank and Franklin
Bartel, program; Olin Smith and Rob-
ert Livingston, personnel" and Miss
Louise Morse, director OF physical
education for women, who has put on
the regular May days Of the past three
years, will be adviser" on dance
routine
Owing to the recent dance concert
presented by the girls in the college
gymnasium, the girls May day will
not be so elaborate this year, but will
take place, Miss More announces, on
May Is.
The newly organized Junior Wom-
ems Guild will meet Thursday night
at the women's residence. Committee
chairmen have been appointed by
Sara Martz. president, Is follows:
Anita Clark, program; Frances r.
Wiseman, social; Lynette Mulholland,
service; Margaret Moses, membership,
and Elisabeth Gray. publicity. The
organization is planning . reception
for the graduating girls.
p. B. ks to Meet At G. w.
THE Washington Alumni Association
Of Phi Beta Kappa win meet to-
morrow at the George Washington
University at pm. in Columbian
House
At the meeting Dean Henry Grattan
Doyle. professor Of romance languages
and dean Of Columbian College Of the
university, will deliver a paper on
George Ticknor, Intellectual Pioneer
DR.. Ticknor was the first professor OF
Spanish in the United States. From
1916 to 1884 he held the Smith pro-
fessorship at Harvard University. the
chair which later was held by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow and by james
Russell Lowell. Prof. J. D. M. Ford
who was Dean Doyle's teacher at Har'
ward, also held this famous chair. Al
bert Atwood, president Of the Wash
ington Alumni Association Of Phi Bets
Kappa, will preside.
The biology department Of the uni
versity will hold Its nth annual wild
flower show tomorrow and Tuesday IN
room !, building D. The show will oe
open to visitors on both days from
2 until 10 pm. One hundred and
nifty towering plants which grow IN
and near Washington will be on view
Prof. Paul w. Bowman Of the biology
department is in charge OF the ex'
hibit.
One hundred high school girls from
Washington, Baltimore and nearby
Virginia and Maryland were guests
at the university yesterday at May
day celebration held under the aus
pices of the university's sorority
| council.
A program planned to acquaint the
students with all phases Of college life
and act. tty occupied the visitors
throughout the day. They inspected
libraries, laboratories and class rooms
and heard talks by student leaders ane
university officers. They were guests
Of the sororities at luncheon, following
which they witnessed dance recita
by Orchesis. and a sports exhibit BY
members of the Women's Athletic
Association. A tea In Strong Hall, ar
ranged by students of the department
Of home economics, concluded the
program.