Evening star., 1941-02-16

tinue throughout Efrem zimbalist
the day, with a banquet scheduled
that evening.
In keeping with its custom, the
winter convocation will take place on
George Washington's Birthday and
will start at pm. in Constitution
Hall The only address of the eve
ming will be the brief charge to the
graduates, delivered by the presi-
dent of the university, DR.. Cloyd H.
Marvin.
Led by the university marshal,
Dean Elmer Louis Kayser, and with
the president, trustees, faculty and
graduates in line, the academic pro-
cession will enter the hall promptly
at 8 o'clock. Following the an
nouncement of the convocation, Mr..
Zimbalist will play. Vladimir So
koloff will accompany him at the
piano.
Marvin to Award Diplomas.
Candidates for degrees will be pre-
sented by the deans and directors of
the various colleges, schools and di-
visions. President Marvin will con-
fer degrees, award certificates and
present the diplomas. Preceding the
ceremonies program of orchestral
music will be played and there will
be organ music during the evening
played by John Russell Mason, uni
versity librarian.
Final approval for the installa-
ton of the Pi Kappa Alpha Chapter
has come from Freeman H. Hart,
national historian and acting execu-
tive secretary of the fraternity Tau
Sigma Rho, local organization es-
tablished by some so students in
April, 1888. is responsible for the ma
tional fraternity setting up a chap
ter here. The local group petitioned
Pi Kappa Alpha last fall and will
take the national designation after
Saturday.
The house of the new fraternity,
located at 2448 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., is one of the schools finest.
Overlooking Rock Greek Park, it is
Of white stucco, modernistic in de-
sign and surrounded by trees and
spa ciouS grounds.
MANY congratulatory Endorsements
have been received since Tau Sigma
Rios intention of joining Pi Kappa
Alpha was made known. Dean
Kayser, De Witt Bennett, assistant
professor of public speaking and
chairman of the Committee on Stu
dent Life; Harold Hudson. president
of the Tnterfraternitv Council: Ruth
Crouch. president of Kappa Kappa
Gamma; Jane McGraw, president of
Pi Beta Phi: Anne Blackstone,
president Of Chi Omega. and Charles
Carlson, ir.. president of Sigma Chi,
were among those to second the
fraternitys petition.
Van Hemert President.
Marcel Paul Van Hemert of Will
nette, Ill. and holder of the Thomas
Worthington Dorsey scholarship at
the university is president of the
local organization Other officers
are Eugene Grove, vice president,
and Ellison Neal, secretary and
treasurer.
An initiation committee composed
of representatives from Washington
and Lee, Virginia, Hampden-Sidney,
William and Mary and the Uni
versity of Richmond will come to
Washington to install the chapter.
Others who will participate in the
ceremony are Guy Borkey, District
president: S. Roy Smith, represent
ing the national officers: Mr.. Hart
and Charles K. Dunn and 1t. Col,
F. H. Kohloss of the Washington
Alumni Chapter.
Pi Kappa Alpha, one of the oldest
college fraternities, was established
at the University Of Virginia in 1868
by six students who had served
together in the War Between the
States. The chapter to be estab-
liehed here will be the 8lSt and is
the first charter the organization
h~s granted in the District of Co
lumbia.