Evening star., 1941-11-30
High School Debater!
will Meet al 6. ".
To Discuss Subject
Ploy-Writine Contest
Announced; DR.. Koyser
To Speak This Week

Some 200 high school students.
representing more than 25 schools,
from Washington and nearby States,
viii meet at George Washington
University Friday and Saturday for
The ninth annual conference for
senior high school students.
The conference is held by the
university each year to give high
school debaterS in this region an
opportunity to discuss the subject
selected for high school debates.
This year the subject is: Should
every able bodied male citizen in
the United States be required to
have one year full-time military
training befog~ attaining the pres
ent draft age?"
After a discussion Friday morn
ing. delegates to the conference will
meet IN small groups to discuss
various phases of the problem. Alta
general session of the conference
Saturday morning the sections will
report. Resolutions on the question
will be adopted as the expression OF
the majority opinion.
Dean Doyle to Speak.
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle, pro-
fesSor of romance languages and
dean of Columbian College. will de-
liver a welcome address to the dele
gates at 10:45. After his address the
affirmative side OF the question Will
be discussed by Mai. Ernest NJ. Gull
ligan. director of public relations OF
the Se1ective Service System. Ben
iamin Marsh, executive secretary OF
the Peoples Lobby, viii speak on
the negative side.
Discussion leaders at the confer
JohnStone, jr., professor of political
science and dean of the Junior col
lege; DR.. Warren R. West, profess
sor Of political science and assistant
dean of the school of government;
DR.. joan A. Tillema, associate pro-
fesSor of political science; DR..
Charles N. Cofer. instructor in edu-
cational psychology: Norman B.
Ames. professor of electrical engi-
neering: DR.. Benjamin D. Van
Evsra, professor of chemistry. and
Dewitt Bennett, assistant professor
of public speaking
Each discussion group will cover
three main issues: l. Do present
world conditions require a change in
attitude tOWt-d our military educa-
ton and defense? 2 If il be granted
that We must revise our concepts
about military education and de-
fense. is the proposal to require
year of full-time military service of
every American youth before reach
ing the present draft age the best
course open to us? 3. Are there any
disadvantages of inherent evils in
the proposed plan of requiring
preparatory year of military train
ing?
DIR. RagatZ Is Speaker.
The university VII. entertain the
high school delegates and faculty
representatives at luncheon Sat-
urday afternoon. Afterward they
will hear a speech by DR.. Lowell Jo-
seph Ragstz. professor of European
history. on Behind the Headlines
of Europe
DR.. Willard Hayes Yeager. Depew
professor of public speaking. at
tended the Ohio High School Speech
League yesterday at Ohio State Uni
versity. DR.. Yeager addressed din
ner meeting Of the league and acted
as Judge in a debate between repre-
sentatives of the University of Michi-
gan and Ohio State University.
The third annual one-aCt play
writing contest for students at the
university has been announced by
Elaine Berry, president of Cue and
Curtain, student dramatic organ
ization.
All Students Eligible.
All students in the university are
eligible for the contest, and subject
matter may deal with the tragic
comic, or straight phases Of drama.
Prizes will be awarded for the best
three plays submitted and next Sc
nester the winning dramas will be
staged at regular performances by
Cue and Curtain.
DR.. Elmer Louis Kayser, professor
Of European history and dean of
university students, will make three
addresses to local audiences this
week. He will speak at the annual
mems service of the Concordia
Lutheran Church today; on Europe
Today tomorrow evening over Sta
tion WWDC, and on current events
before the Washington Chapter of
the American Institute of Banking
Wednesday.
DR.. Joseph Hillman HolliSter. min
lister of the Chevy Chase Presby-
terian Church, will address chapel
exercises of the university Friday at