Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
6. W.U. 10 Be Host
To 200 High School
Students Next Month
Rules Are Announced
For Essay Competition
For WeddeII Prize

Some 200 high school students,
representing more than Is schools,
from Washington and nearby States,
will meet at the George Washington
University December 6 and Z, fer
the eighth annual conference for
senior high school students.
The conference is held by the uni
versity each year to give high school
debaters in this region the oppor-
tunity to come together to discuss
the subject selected for all high
school debates. This year the sub
ject is: Resolved, That the power
of the Federal Government should
be increased"
Following discussion Friday
morning, delegates to the conference
will meet in small groups to discuss
various phases of the problem. At a
general session of the conference
Saturday morning the sections will
report and resolutions on the ques-
ton will be adopted as the express
sion OF the majority opinion.
Essay Competition.
Also at the university this week
Dean Warren Reed West of the
school of government. announced
rules governing the 18th annual
Alexander Wilbourne Weddell Prize
competition, which is an award of
$50 to that student in the uni
versity who writes the best essay on
the subject of "the promotion of
peace among the nations of the
world" The essays, which must be
5000 words or more, must be filed by
April Is, 1941, and be written on
one of the following subjects:
l. The Monroe Doctrine-Its Evo-
luton and Effects.
2. Cardinal Foreign Policies of the
United States.
8. Protection of American Prop
erty Rights in Mexico-Law and
Policy.
4. The United States Nationality
Act of 1940-An Appraisal of It's Ac-
complishments and Shortcomings.
5. The World Courts Contribu-
ton to the Development of Inter
national Law.
6. Development of American
Cooperation.
7. Development of International
judicial Settlement.
g. The Function of International
Law in the Conduct of International
Relations.
g. The Recent United States Neu-
trality Legislation with Suggestions
for It's Improvement.
10. Taking Commercial Profits Out
of War.
II. The Problem of the Distribu-
ton Of Raw Materials and the Peace
of the World.
IL. The Relations of Tariffs to
International Good Will
Members of the committee who
will judge the award are Dean West,
chairman; DR.. James Oliver Muir
dock, lecturer in law: DR.. John Win
throw Brewer, associate professor of
international law; DR.. John Albert
Tellema, associate professor of po-
Gtical science, and Douglas Bement,
associate professor of English.
Fraternity Conference.
The Intrafraternity Council an
nounces that it would send a dele
gate to the National Interfraternity
Conference, to be held in New York
City Friday and Saturday. Bob
Dearth, who is member of Acacia
Fraternity, will represent the council
Interfraternity Council repre-
sentatives from most of the States
in the Union will attend the confer
ence. The opening day has been set
aside for series of business meet
ings. consisting of undergraduate,
graduate and interfraternity groups
Subjects to be discussed include
rushing, dances, pledging and CO.
operation of local groups.
Lowell Thomas, nationally known
radio commentator, will be the toast
master at banquet Saturday night
at which Wendell Willkie, defeated
presidential candidate, will be the
principal speaker. Cups will be
awarded to the outstanding men of
the fraternity world and to the
local council which has made the
greatest effort to promote the ad-
vancement of fraternal and uni
verSity cooperation.