Evening star., 1941-03-02
6. W. u. Professor
To Give Lectures al
Temple University
Eight Cundidutes for
Yearbook Queen Listed;
Pi Kappa Alphu Fete

Charles S. Collier, professor of
law. at George Washington Univer-
sity, has accepted an invitation to
deliver the Buckley Memorial Foun-
dation Lectures at Temple Univer-
sity in Philadelphia, beginning
March 26.
The lectures will deal with
"The History, Interpretation and
Meaning of the Preamble to the
Constitution" and will be delivered
each Wednesday evening for six
consecutive weeks. Students, alumni
of Temple and many members OF
the Philadelphia bar will attend.
Professor Collier, who received
three degrees from the Harvard
University Law School, has taught
at Cornell University and tthe Uni
verSity of Wisconsin. He held the
Ezra Ripley Thayer Teaching Fell
lowship at Harvard Law School in
1892, and has been on the law
faculty of George Washington since
1921, except for brief periods of
academic leave.
Yearbook Queen Candidates.
Eight candidates for the Cherry
Tree Yearbook's beauty queen of the
university were announced this week.
They are Doris Conklin, Chi Omega;
Anna Stief, Alpha Delta Pi; Betty
Campbell. Zeta Tau Alpha; Beverly
Leder. Phi Sigma Sigma; Ruth Brun-
ner, Phi Mu; Carolyn Hardie, Sigma
Kappa; Jerry Matthews, Pi Beta
Phi; and Eleanor Beachley, Kappa
Delta. The winner of the contest
usually is selected by a Hollywood
celebrity.
Gordon Calvert, member of Pi
Kappa Alpha Fraternity and pledge
king Of the junior panhellenic prom,
was chosen varsity debate manager
last week. Bob Geran, member
of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity,
was named intramural debate di-
rector.
Miss Mary v. Robinson, chief of
the division of information of the
WomenS Bureau, Labor Depart
ment, was the guest speaker at a
meeting of the George Washing
ton University Chapter of Pi Lamb
da Theta, national education So
rority, yesterday afternoon in Co.
lumbar House. Her topic was "The
Permanent Effect of the National
Defense Program on Women in the
Occupational World" A tea for
rushees was held after the meeting.
Pi Kappa Alpha Celebration.
Many prominent persons in Gov
eminent, the church and the Army
were in attendance at the founders
day banquet of Pi Kappa Alpha
at the Kennedy-Warren Hotel last
night celebrating the 73d anniver-
sary of that organization. Bryan
Bell, chief of the Washington Bu-
reau of the Associated Press, was
POSTMASTER.
Among those attending were SEN
ator Andrews of Florida, Senator
Chandler of Kentucky, Representa-
tive Sparkman of Alabama, Repre-
sentative Rogers of Oklahoma, Rep
resentative Gathings of Arkansas,
Representative Robertson of Vir-
ginia, Representative Clark of North
Carolina, Representative Colmer of
Mississippi, Mr. Roy Hickman of
Birmingham, Ala, national presi-
dent Of the fraternity, and Mr.. Guy
Borkey Of Richmond, Va, district
president of the fraternity.
Fifty-year golden certificates of
membership in the fraternity were
presented to DR.. j. Gray McAllister
of Union Theological Seminary of
Richmond. Va; George L. Brown
ing, member of the Virginia Su-
preme Court of Appeals, and DR..
Henry w. Mclaughlin, a member
of the Executive Committee of the
Presbyterian Church of the United
States.
The celebration was sponsored by
the Washington Alumni Chapter
and the local active chapter of the
fraternity. 1t. Col. F. H. KohloSs
is president of the alumni group
and Clark Cole is president of the
active group at the university.