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ol -_— S ————— C.USTUDENTS PLAN SENIOR HONOR CLUB Details of Establishment of| Society Are Pushed by Council. Plans for the establishment of a genior honor society at Catholic Univer- sity are being completed by the student oouncil of the school and certain details of the proposed organization have been announced. The senior honor society, according to the council's announcement, would become a perpetual and traditional fea- | ture of the university undergraduate life since its purpose is to provide an incen- tive for the students to excel in the field of extracurricular activity by af- fording suitable public recognition for excellence in both athletic and non-ath- letic endeavors. The constitution of the new institu- tion which has been drawn up by the | student council, and which looks mainly toward the organization and inaugura- tion of the society, invites each of the seven non-athletic organizations on the campus to nominate one man for mem- bership in the society, and the athletic association to nominate eight men, mak- | yea ing a group of 15 to be known as the Senior Honor Society. All the nom- inated men, of course, are to be seniors, Each succeeding year each member of the society will appoint his successor from the membership of the junior class, Committee to Work Out Details. A committee has been appointed by the student council to determine upon the insignia, initiation and time and place of investiture of the new mem- bers. It has been suggested that the new organization be kn: der of the Red Robe." Another sug- gestion is that the society choose from among its membership in May a “senior class honor student,” who will be the man who has attained to the highest general excellence in all departments. | the classroom, and the athletic field, and also as an actor, debater, etc. The seven non-athletic organizations to be represented in the society are the Abbey, oon, Utopian and Senators Club, the Glee Club, the Dramatic Society and the Shahan Debating Society. The Catholic University will observe the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, patron of all Catholic schools, next Thursday. Solemn pontifical mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. by Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, D. D, Tector emeritus of the university. The discourse will be delivered by Rev. Thomas M. Schwertner, O. P. The mass will be preceded by an academic procession, including the student body, members of affiliated religious houses and the faculty and officers of the university. Connor Heads Lay Alumni, At a meeting of the District Chap- ter of the Lay Alumni Association of the university held 1 week in the gymnasium Henry D. Connor was elect- ed president to succesd Basil J. Kelly, who had held the office for three years. Other officers chosen were: Ed- ward Leasure, vice presideni; Jonn Clarke, treasurer, ond Edmund Lafond, secretary. At the same meet- ing plans were advanced for a Spring card party and dance to be given under the auspices of the Disirict chapter. A committee was appointed to de- termine upon a date in April, and to arrange other details. It consists of Daniel Ryan, Edward Cammack and Dr. John Voss of the alumni. and Profs. James H. Hayden and Arthur Deering of the faculty. It also was ed that on every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. an informal weekly luncheon for alumni members would be held. the present the Roma Restaurant will be the place of meeting. Francis P. O'Keefe of Philadelphia, John J. O'Connell of Florence, Mass., and Vincent L. Zehner of Louisville, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C a Dy MARCH 1 929—PART 1. Centralite Leads HLLTOP ONT TS POSTIONOF HONOR Cadets Wil Lead R. 0. T. C. Section of Inaugural Parade. The “University of the United and $1.93. Closes Its Do | Mill" Le BY THOMAS R. HENRY. | | The president, trustees and facul | the University of the United States v | terday announced officially that ihey have gone out of business, dismissed all students and placed a padlock on the | assembly hall. This pronouncement, it is from incontrovertible authority, was in the nature of a protest against the so- | called diploma mill bill which has passed the House and Senate and now | is in the hands of President Coolidge. The news that the measure was before of | learned Georgetown University’s cadet bat- talion, commanded by Cadet Lieut. Col. E. J. Kelly, will march in the parade tomorrow incidental to the inaugura- | linnln[ LHe‘thfl Hoover nsdPr(‘s{’dP,nl‘ of the United States. Headed by a - = military band of 50 picces, the George- | the President naturaliy caused some RODNEY N. HATCHER, other schools will be represented. town unit will lead the R. O. T. C.| consternation in the newsroom of The secti ; ight | Evening Star, where the chief copy boy section of the parade in which eight | Evening Star. where the chicf copy As an additional honor for thr:’('onlrrred by the university Georgetown unit, Cadet Capt. Emmett | for his industry in trans O. McLoughlin of Company A has been | daily weather report (althougi designated as R. O. T. C. representative | times gets the sun and m cn the stafl of Gen. Cherles P. Summer- , mixed), and where a very A BLOW TO CULTURE | qualification of the candidate. | Twenty-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. all, grand marchal of the parade. Mc- | porter holds the degree of d cher, S Loughlin is a Hilltop senior from New | theology, because, some years LAk AHleteher pestont sroemth | York and hfs sclection was in recogni- | used ts help. the church editor [the grade of “A” in every subjectooat tion of his hush rating ag a cadet officer, | twa lwnniier whether thelr degrees are | - 4 n forming a part of the inaugural | still legal. year's record, yvoung Hatcher's past|CITYINg on a tradition that dates back | the University of the United States, semester score puts him in the lead in | 10, the inauguration of Fresident John | who are reporters for The Star, and {the race for the managership of the| Adams, the first Chief Executive to hold | who hold some rather vicious sounding | ! varsity foot ball team in his senior|OfiCC In the city of Washington. Since | degrees themselves, conferred —upon i | then companies of Georgetown cadets | themselves by themselves in the name have taken part in many of the inaugu-| of their university, have assured the rations and ceremonies in connection | povs they have no reason to WOITY. { year. | Hatcher was graduated from Central High School in June, 1927, as president | . | with the visits of distinguished visitors. | hov founded the University of the Hohila . [ They formed a part of tme parade on | Gy States, and they ought to | the occesion of Lafayetie's hxslonc\know | farewell visit to Washington and more - L the legislation about to | recently. the ceremonics for the burial | | The terms of 3 X be signed—it is feared—by President N0 e sunknor IBCICTRIn SATlngion | sidered nothing short | National Cemetery Coolidge are consids | of insulting to the distinguished schol- Hoover Holds Honorary Degree. | ars, statesmen and educators who have There is_additional intcrest in the composed the staff of this famous in- parade to all Georgetown men for Presi- ‘ bl H | | { stitutfon of learning located in the rden!-l‘lect Hoover is the most distin- | National Capital. It would force them ! guished alumnus of the university by to submit an accounting of their quali- | | virtue of the honorary doctor of 'laws | fications to the Board of Education of | | degree conferred upon him while Secre- the District of Columbia and to obtain | | H H S | tary of Commerce. { the approval of this body before con- | {American University Group! “Tieut. Col. Augustus . Dannemiller, | fooyaPProv®, OF 0% domic and profes- | jU.S. A, in command of the military | jonal degrees. The trufires Tl’:fll il 2 | t vesterda &) , v e a | Will Compete in New York |department at the Hilltop. yesterday an- | faculty, at an executive meeting c: | nounced the permanent cadet officers of | the battalion, who will be in command | of their respective companies in to- | morrow's parade. In_addition to the R | battalion commander, Licut. Col. Kelly. ! ; who is a senior from Amsterdam, N. Y.. Four debates, including three by . the appointments include Cadet Maj. | team of girls, and an extemporaneous | R. K. Charlcsworth, battalion executive, | speaking contest for high schools of the | 31 Cadet Capt. E. Longacre, battalion State of Pennsylv: feature activi- |~ The company officers are as follows: ties of American University this week. Compafln_v A—CapLLF. 0. McLoughlin, . g ;11 | commanding; First Licut. J. B. Dineen, The woman's debating team Wil First Licut. R. G. Horton, First Lieut. leave the college Wednesday night, ac- | M. J. Grady, Second Lieut. E. G. Cant- companied by Miss Mary Louise Brown, dean of women, for contests Thursday | yesterday, to the proceedings of which }npn\sen’tatives of the press listened to through a keyhole, were unanimous in | agreeing that they could not submit to !any such indigni ‘ Decision Probably Final. | though pressure is being brought | wfinr rgomplnfluennal quarters in the | world of learning, it seems prohable’ | that the decision of the university | heads is final. Consequently \Vash-’ ington, the United States, the world | and the planet Mars are doomed to| loose one of their great educational in- | stitutions. Its inspiring structures of | and Boston. | States,” Founded on Tdealism ors Because of “Diploma 1 gislation. | Th little group of public-spirited cit- 1zens felt that they could indorse heart- ily the work of thes 200-0dd noble col- | leges and universities. Still they did | not cntirely fill the bill. There was something lacking—the implicitly im- | plied authorization of the degree by the United States itself. They felt that there was room for improvement—the | establishment of a university whose de- | grees would convey the impression that hey had been bestowed by the Presi- dent and his cabinet themselves after | long and weighty discussion as to the So they organized the University of the United States and had it duly incorporated tin- der the laws of the District of Colum- bia—empowered to grant practically any sort of a degree, for any price, upon angbody with any or no qualifications It is 1ecalled that the exiled Trotsky. 1 for instance, was given a degree of Bm D--doctor of bolshevism. The great advance in this new idea should be ob- vious. For instance the correct spelling of the word “cat” could be made the | one_requirement for a degree of doctor of sacred theology from an institution | which the world at large might be par- | doned for considering an officlal part of | the United States Government. It must be understood, of course that the idealistic founders never. ex pressly stated that their university had connection with the National Gov- | crnment. That would have been dis- | and they were all the souls of | But ‘they couldn’t be held | to account for what folks inferred. ‘\ Grand Convocation Held. On the first day of the university's existence a grand convocation was held —no matter where (although, es a mat- | ter of fact, it took place in the news- | room the The Evening Star)—and a| few specimen degrees granted as sym- | bols of the institution’s authority. The | exceptional advantages of the univer- sity were shown forcefully at this con- vocation. For example, the degree of doctor of philosophy was conferred upon a young raan who had only fin- ished the fifth grade in the common schools—and after preparation of only a few minutes. Think how long it would have taken this poor but deserv- ing fellow to have obtained the same honor at George Washington or George- town. Either of these institutions would have required at least 20 years of hard study from this splendid chap. He would have been an old man before getting his degree. Under the new system he had it and could use it im- mediately. This first convocation attracted some attention and conservative educators, trained in the ante-diluvian tradition that academic orders should not be | SCHEDLE SSUED N RATORY RAGE for First “Group” Competitions. The schedule of competitions in The Star's area of the Sixth National Ora- torical Contest. from the first “group” tilt through the regional finals, is an- nounced today. Scheduled to get under way on the afternoon of March 18, when the first “group” meet of the private and pa- rochial schools district will be held, the contest’s calendar includes 13 “group’ competitions and three “district” finals contests. The scries will be concluded six days before the champion of this March 18 Beginning Date PLAY TO BE PRESENTED | AT M’KINLEY SCHOOL Dramatic Club to Give “Officer 666" on March 15 and 16 | in Auditorium, | The McKinley High School's Spring play will be presented in the auditorium | of “the new school, Second and T| streets northeast. March 15 and i6. The | Dramatic Club has chosen for tils pro- | duction a three-act play, “Officer 666," by Augustin MacHugh. Miss Rhoda WAatkins, an experienced | high school dramatic coach, 1s in charge | of ‘the production. The students who will take part include Alvin Barmett, | Ameglio Paglino, Logan Ratcliffe, Charles McCurdy, Anita Dunlap, Ruth Gilbert. Olive Adams, Pearl Strickland, | Deborah Daniel, Catherine McMillan, Harry Putnam, David Hill, Dean Long- | fellow, Kennedy Ircland and Walter Rhinehart. This production will be given on the | modernly equipped Tech stage, one of | the best devised high school stages in | the East. This will be the first time in_many years that McKinley High ! School will be able to produce its Spring | b. W. BOARD VOTES TWO NEW OFFICES Columbian Colleg;e Staff to Have Dean of Lower Divi- sion Students. Creation of two new administrative offices in Columbian College, the col- lege of liberal arts of the George Wash- ington University, was voted at the meeting of the board of trustees of the university last Wednesday. The board voted to add to the staff ,of Columbian College a dean of lower division students and an assistant dean |for special studen‘s and certain stu- dents with limited schedules. Under this plan the dean of Columbian College will supervise the work of junior and senior students only. The dean of low- | well and Second Lieut. W. E. Bennett. Company B—Capt. L. K. Kundtz, night with the Emerson College of Ora- tory at Boston; Friday night with Bos- ton University and Saturday night with New York University. The American commanding: First Lieut. J. E. Brady, | Venetian marble with their gold topped | conferred merely for payment in cash, First Lieut. E. A. O'Shea, First Lieut. spires, its magnificent astronomical ob- | were tremendously hostile. They would newspaper’s region is determined in The Star finals, April 25 The dates of the finals in each of the District public high schools have not yet been made known. Schedule of Meets. INAUGURATION DAY Subject to change if administration of | HOL'DAY DECLARED the contest demands alteration, the | schedule, with the combatants in '“hiWn!hingtcn College of Law An- meet, follows: Private and parochial schools dis-| nounces Cessation of Scholastic Work Tomorrow. play on its own stage. trict—Group 1, Monday, March 18, 3 p.m.. at McMahon Hall. Catholic Uni- versity: Holy Cross Academy, St. Paul's Academy, St. Cecilia’s Academy and| Gonzaga High School | Group 2, Tuesday. March 19, 4 pm., | at Corcoran Hall, George Washington | University: declared a holiday for tomorrow in ob- paratory School and Emerson Institute. Group 3. Wednesday, March 20, 3:30 p.m., at Gaston Hall, Georgetown Uni- | versity: Holy Trinity High School, Im- maculata Seminary, Sacred Heart Acad- emy, St. Patrick's High School and St. John's Preparatory School Maryland district—Group 1. at the new Leland School, Leland: Bethesda- Chevy Chase High School, Rockville High School, Gaithersburg High School, Poolesville High School, Georgetown Preparatory School and Dickerson High School. Group 2, Monday, March 25, 8 pm,, at Episcopal Church Parish House, Up- per Marlboro: Marlboro High School, Oxon Hill High School, Surrattsville High School, Baden High School, Bowie High School and Maryland Park High School. Group 3, Tuesday, March 26, 8 p.m at St. Marys County Courthouse, Leol ardtown: Leonard Hall, St. Mary's Academy, Great Mills High School, St. Mary's Seminary, Mechanicsville High School and River Springs High School. | calendar. Judges Edwin A. Mooers and Group 4, Wednesday, March 27, 8 James J. O'Leary of the practice court p.m., at La Plata High School, La Plata: | presided. finished its course on _corporations which has been given under the direc: | course in partnership. | Two debates were held last night. , The first subject discussed was “Re- | United States should own and control the Nation's water power.” The af. | firmative was represented by Miss Andrew Kenney, and the negative by Miss Grace E. Kincare, Charles A Warren and Henry B. De Groot. Th second subject was “Resolved, That fu- ture canstitutional amendments_should be ratified by popular vote.” The af- | irmative was maintained by Miss Ina D. Russell, Abraham Goldstein and William A. Carrigan, and the negative was upheld by Miss Vera Hagan, George EPfrimmer and John W. Bulkley. ‘The Washington College of Law has Woodward School for Boge, | Servance of Inauguration day, it was an- | Cathedral School for Boys. Devitt bre- | hounced yesterday by Dean Grace Hays ey. | _The senior class of the college has tion of Prof. Edwin A. Mooers, and the | examination was held on last Monday. | On Wednesday the class began the solved, That the Government of the | Prances Weinstein, Cecil R. Down and The seniors had a heavy moot court | J. F. McKenna, Second Lieut. P. L. De- laney and Second Lieut. S. Colman. servatory and its great laboratories | simply will be abandoned—as all air| Company C—Capt. J. V. Regan, com- |castles are inevitably abandoned. | R.| Sentimental associations will prevent the owners disposing of them for profit. They will be allowed to crumble, stone | by stone, in the kindly embrace of | time—to become a picturesque, ivy- covered ruin reminding the distant future of the vanished cultural glories of the past, when any bum could be- come a doctor of philosophy, or even of philosopher of cosmic pathology, for §5 hand. 9 The glorious history of the University of the United States starts in the late ‘Winter of 1926 when a small group of public spirited citizens of Washington, otherwise known as Star reporiers cognizant of a serious deficiency among the educational institutions of the city, contributed not only their fortunes but their time and labor to establish and endow a vast experimental project. manding; First Lieut. T. R. Henry, First Lieut. E. T. Brennan, Second Lieut. G. H. Rice, Second Lieut. J. F. Gordon and Second Lieut. J. L. Dorgan. The parade strength of the battalion has been fixed under regulations at 133 ‘ men. Capt. McLoughlin, as aide on the staff of Gen. Summerall and Lieut. Col, Kelly, will be mounted. Will Wear New Uniforms. Under the leadership of Henry Deane | ™ Benson, the military band has made Special preparations for the parade. The bandsmen will appear in their new blue and gray uniforms. Irvin Goldstein, graduate of the class of 1925, has been promoted to assistant United States attorney for the District of Columbia. Mr. Goldstein, a native of | the Capital, was formerly chief clerk in the office of former United States At- University team will defend the nega- tive side of the same question against the three opponents. The question is, “Resolved, That the present jury sys- tem should be abolished.” Cleveland Team Here Wednesday. ‘The man’s debating team of the uni- versity will meet Western Reserve Uni- versity of Cleveland, Chio, here Wed- nesday. Western Reserve is said to have a formidable team, which so far has made an excellent showing. The local team, composed of Roland Rice, Willis W. Delaplain and Blake Espey, will up- hold the negative side of the question, “Resolved, That the principle of com- plete freedom of speech and press on political and economic questions is sound.” This team last week debated the varsity debating teams of New York University and Princeton. The Pennsylvania State High School | extemporaneous speaking contest is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, with 20 high schools entered. ‘Winners of first and second places in the Pennsylvania contest will vie with torney Peyton Gordon and his successor, {of Georgetown, has returned from a It had been called to the attention of this group that the existing institu- | tions of learning here might be divided into two main groups, according to their methods of conferring degrees. | The first group consisted of such insti- tutions as George Washington, George- Leo A. Rover, who also is a Georgetown graduate. Rev. Dr. W. Coleman Nevils, president trip to New York, where he attended the have had the law on the incorporators if there was any law to be had, but they soon found out there wasn't. The statute requirements had been met in | every respect. Expenses of $1.93. S0 the enemies of the new system | went to work to frame and have passed | a law which would put out of business | not only the University of the United | States but most of the 200 other vaguely | similar institutions which now are con- ferring degrees “under the authority of the Congress of the United States.” The trustees and facuity were powerless to resist. Their entire combined for- tunes had been expended in obtaining the charter, at a cost of 93 cents, and | purchasing the university library, e | copy of the incorporation code of the District of Columbla, at a cost of 81. They could employ no high-priced counsel to fight their battles before Congress. So, with brows bloody but unbent, they submitted to the inevitable. It took two years to put them out of busi- nt Even now a final step is neces- sary—the President's signature. It will doubtless be forthcoming. So the con- servatives conquer. Thus are high| La Plata High School, Lackey High School of Indian Head, Hughesville High School, Glasva High School and Miss Emily A. Spilman, assistant | Jibrarian of the Department of Justice, | was the honor guest and speaker at a | er division students will be in charge of freshmen and sophomores There will be created a junior certifi- rnx which must be possessed by stu- derlts before they can be admitted into the upper division work. The require- ments for the junior certificates wiil be worked out by the faculty of Colum- bian College. March 15 has been set as the date for the first annual freshman oratorical contest, sponsored by Phi Delta Gamma, professional forensic_ fraternity. The contest will take place in the assembly room of Corcoran Hall on that evening at 8:30 o'clock. Dr. Cloyd Heck Mar- vin, president, will preside, and w:il present to the winner the Phi Delta Gamma loving cup. He also will award two gold medals to the two remaining contestants of the three judged as win- ners. The secretary of the university, {a member of the English department, and the professor of public speaking will act as judges. The Women's Glee Club of the uni- versity will hold a joint concert with the Johns Hopkins University Men Glee Club March 16. About 75 men, composing the glee club and orchestra, will come to Washington from Hopkins. The concert will be followed by a dance. Mrs. Marvin, wife of the president of the university. will entertain the Co- lumbian Women at her home, on Tracy place Wednesday. Officers and com- mittes chairmens of the Columbian Women will assist. Debate teams of the university con- tinue active. The men's team met a team from th» University of Richmond here last Monday, debating the nega- tive of the question, “Resolved, That the United States should adopt a policy of free trade with any gov- ernment on a basis of reciprocity.” A vote of the audience gave the decision to the affirmative. The George Wash- ington men taking part in the debate were Paul Keough, Robert Parsons and Hearst Duncan. Karl F. Frisbie, man- ager of debate, acted as chairman. The men's team will meet a team | Charlotte Hall. Group 5, Thursday, March 28. 8 pm,, at Hyattsville High School: Hyattsville High School, Fairland High School of Beltsville, Laurel High School, Sher- wood High School of Sandy Spring. dinner given by Beta Chapter, Delta Delta Legal Fraternity, at the Huguenot. last Sunday. present were Misses Grace Knoeller, | Mary Senart, Agnes | Cooper, Gertrude E. Coyle, Katheryn Takoma-Silver Spring High School and | Schenkat, Adelaide Schlaudecker, Vera Washington Missionary College. | Mankinen, Mary Reagan, Genevisve Virginia district—Group 1, Monday, | Wesley, Alda Sharp, Charlotte Crabb, April 8, 8 pm, at Falls Church High Katherine Wood, Grace Collins, Ellen School: Falls Church High School, |C. McDonald, Helen Burns, Mrs. Washington-Lee High School. Oakton | Blanche W. Knight and Mrs. Mary High School. Aldie High School and | Carley. Villa Maria Academy. { Capt. Theodore Cogswell. registrarof Group 2, Tuesday, April 9, 8 p.m., at | wills for the District of Columbia, gave Leesburg High School: Leeshurg High | a lecture to seniors and post-graduates School. Hillsboro High School, Round | last Wednesday evening, outlining in Hill High School. Lincoln High School ' detail the scope, functions and open-' tions of his office and the intricacies s end Highy Salical, [ol the handling of probate matters. Group 3, Wednesday, April 10, 8 pm., et Alexandria High School: Alexan- Phi | Among_those | Quinn, Pearle | ig] dria High School, Cliften High School, Fairfax High School, George Mason High School, Nokesville High School and Swavely School. Group 4, Thursday, April 11, 8 pm., at Warrentown High School: Warrenton High School, Bealeton High School. WARREN D. HAYES-NAMED ' TO DIRECT ATHLETICS| i Warren D. Hayes, who has won recog- | from Western Reserve University here Tuesday night. The women's team debated a team from Swarthmore Col- lege last Friday evening in Corcoran Hall, the topic under discussion being “Resolved. That this house considers present day advertising a menace to public welfare.” The debate was held in what is known as “split style,” two George Washington women and one | Swarthmore woman upholding the | negative, and two Swarthmore women | and one George Washington woman upholding the affirmative. The first of a ser’es of play presenta- tions by the Dr: Club was given yesterday evening in Corcoran Hall. The program_consisted of three one- act plays. The Drama Club plans to give these programs at least once a month hereafter and is making an ef- fort to securs presentable student- written plays for production. Prof. Samuel Flagg Bemis, executive officer of the department of history, who is now in Purope complet a re- search project for the Library of Con- gress, will return to his post at the Ky., have won places on the Shahan debating team and will represent the Catholic University in its intercol- first and second place winners from the Maryland and District of Columbia | contests in the interstate fray at the | ince of the Society of Jesus. monthly meeting of the consulting board of the New York-Maryland Prov- The board town, Catholic University, American University, Howard University, and a few others. These granted academic | ideals shattered. There will be no more | dcctors of cosmic philisophy. There | | will be no more doctors of astro-path- | Calverton High School, Remington High | nition here in interschool athletic con- School, Marshall High School and Hay- | physical director of the tests, has been appointed assistant ‘Woodward | | University in September. For the past two years Prof. Bemis has been en- gaged in supervising the photostating market High School. Group 5, Friday, April 12, 8 pm., at Herndon High School: Herndon High School, Floris Vocational High School, | Lee-Jackson High School, Forestville High School and Franklin-Sherman | meets with the provincial, Rev. Edward C. Phillips, 8. J., formerly director of the observatory at Georgetown. As president of Georgetown, Father Nevils is a member of the board. The Georgetown University Glee Club is arranging for a busy Spring season and it will make at least four important appearances during the Lenten season in connection with the meetings of and professional degrees only after stu- dents had complied with certain stand- ards, done certain prescribed work, and passed a certain number of years in supervised study. This procedure, it was felt, was positively archais, or at least mid-Victorian, not at ali in harmony with the tempo of the twentieth century. Some of the group even ques- ology. The University of the United States goes down with its flag fiying. legiate debates. The first forensic en- counter for March is scheduled for Sat- urday, March 16, and is to be held in the auditorium of McMahon Hall, be- | ginning at 8:15 pm. Dr. Scott Lectures. “The Discovery of America and Its Influence on International Relations” university Saturday night, March 23. ‘The large number of entries in the | Pennsylvania State contest forecasts keen competition, both in the prelimi- | naries on Friday afternoon and the final contest Saturday afternoon. | High schools from Pennsylvania plan- ning to send contestants are: Towanda, Chester, Ben Adon, East Brady, Tan- | School for Boys, which is affiliated with ' of documents relating to American the Y. M. C. A. College of the District / diplomatic history which repose in of Columbia, it is announced by G. L. European archives. The collection will Parker, headmaster of the school. | be housed in the Library of Congress. Mr. Hayes is a graduate of tt}‘nie r:re; i Tx:l‘; ::;:J: O.f!!“gz:sl: t‘;nwmm:! | paratory school and a former student of | 0! e it af e oppot ¥ H School- ot Matenir | American University. He was a mem- | of studying State documents. without District Finals. | ber of the Woodward “five” when it cap- the necessity of going abroad for the Private and parochial district, Mon- | tured a championship in the Junior Durpose, but also because it preserves 'BUSINESS HIGH PLAY | CAST IS REHEARSING was the topic of a lecture delivered last Monday evening at the university by Dr. James Browne Scott of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. A large gathering heard the discourse, wwhich was open to the public and which was one of a series of Winter lectures being delivered at the university. next lecture will be delivered March 11 by Dr. Cornelius J. Connolly of the Catholic University, whose topic will be “The Present Status of the Evolution ‘Theory.” The Dod Noon Club is arranging the detalils of its annual Spring dance, which 15 to be held shortly after Easter. Rob: ert J. Linehan, Glenns Falls, N. Y. president of the club, announces that plans also are under way for the an- nual “senior night” and that a com- mittee has been appointed to execute the plans. “Senior night” is one of the most honored traditions among the un- dergradute students and brings to the university a speaker of national or in- ternational prominence. Th» speaker this year has not ret been 2nnounced, but rehearsals for a one-act piav. “Th: Clod,” and special vocel ond mental musical entertainment under way. FAUSET ADDRESSES DUNBAR STUDENTS| Philadelphia Principal Gives Talk as Society Observes School Day. Students of the Dunbar High Schoo! celebrated Dunbar day at an assembiy on Monday morning, under the auspices of the Dunbar Chapter of the National Honor Soclety of Secondary Schools. The program included compositions of Paul Lawrence Dunbar and an address on the poet's significance by Arthur Fufl Fauset, principal of the Singerly Grammar School of Philadelphia. Anita Smith, Ruby Stevens and Clara Ship- pen recited poems nice Hill. the gir special chorus cont numbers Percy Taylor, Ber- | Deane Shure and the words by Pauline | re club and the buted the musical under the direction of Miss and Ronald C. McLaughlin, baritone so- nersville,. Kane, Mechanicsburg, West York, Lititz, Leechburg, Williamsport, Cresco, Olyphant, Scott Township at Espey, Saltsburg, Norwin Union at Ir- win, Point Marion, Morris Township at | | Morrisdale, Wilmore and Abingdon. “The Life of Chief Justice Edward Prepare on Five Topics. | Douglas White.” |, As in the Maryland and District con- | g |tests, the Pensylvania contestants will | ., Sotlety Re-clects P e | bave prepared, taemaclvcs generally Of | which 1s 100 vears old this. sear. but | interest. “When they arrive they will be | fe-elected as lts president Edward F. | amsigned Epecific Aeots pact € |wnis s the first time 'in 12 years tnat | eneral opics on mhich dhey haveiges |y 00 (a6 has) continusala DreTALH Cot pared and will be given a few hours for | ¢ Soclety has continued a president in | Preparation. No assistance, however, is | O7ice for the second semester of the | allowed to be given them. Library facil- | ¢Ollege year. Being oftihe im available to the contestants|demic, the oldest debating society in 8L ATD Y 4 |the United States, is a scholastic honor | Guring their hours of preparation a1d | cocong to none in the entire university. D e WDMch o SDraiciice RWelbl aTng amnual debate betvicen the Gas: 1P 3 |ton an te Debating Societies at | pThe general topics are farm reliel, \the college will be held Wednesday eves ‘P.oulder Dam and Federal control of ning on _the following questio “Re- | water power sites, consolidation of rail- |solved, That enlarging our Navy at the | roads, naval armanments and the Kel- | precent time is consistent with our de- logg freaiies and revision of the Dawes | Sicfor world peacers - e e Sor | clety will debate this same subject with | Loyola College in the near future. Gaston has the affirmative side and its team will comprise James C. Bern- hardt, Russell A. White and William A. Lawrence. Debaters for White are John tioned if the method was 100 per cent American. It was, moreover, expensive for poor but ambitious young men and women. These institutions maintain without the shadow of an excu: libraries, laboratories and classroo some of the cost of which was passed on to the students. The second class of local institutions of learning was more ir harmony with the spirit of the times. There were | about 200 colleges and universities in this group. Degrees of any sort were granted without any silly raquirements of study and attendance. No faculties were maintained. No money was wasted on libraries or laboratories. There was | no appreciable time intcrval between | registretion and the granting of the de- | gree, provided the candidate had the spot cash to pay for his diploma. Authority of Congress. Moreover, these degrees were more authoritative, carrying, as nearly all of them did, the information that they were granted “under authority conferred by the Congress of the United States.” It was found to be comparatively simple | to charter such a degree-granting insti- tution. All that the Congress of the United States required before granting | its authority was the depositing of a sworn statement of intention with the recorder of deeds of the District of C lumbia with the payment of a fee rang- | ing around $1. The recorder, under the law, had no authority to refuse to accept the paper, however fantastic the statement of the aims of the new insti- | lu:i%n might seem to his conservative mind. various organizations. One of the most important of these concerts will be given March 17 at the Mayflower Hotel. Martin W. O'Donoghue, 26, law, spoke before the Taney Law Club of Colum- bus University Thursday evening on ' 1 1 cs are geiting under way in mest for two occasions. One scene of | “King Lear” will be presented at the | | Corcoran Gallery of Art March 11 be- | fore the Washington Shakespeare So- | clety and final rehearsals are under wWay | C, Hayes, Thomas E. Staken and Ed- for “The Pirates” a comedy o be pre- |ward A. Murphy Since the inaugura- sented later in the college gymnasium | tion of these annual contests the aver- uditoriur. |age of victories favors Gaston, but in Merfl Lgngsic- glul;{”cl':rcx:;&tg ."é ;;.]he last three y:oars the White Soclety | Americen University, as scored a victor: te. invitation to visit Soviet Russia during | v {meschiasa |the coming Summer with a limited | | group of American educators to study | conditions and facilities of Russian edu- cation. The tour follows a similar one | 1ast year under direction of Prof. John | Dewey. | a1 ORCHESTRA ENTERTAINS. EDUC. L. THE ABROTT SCHOOL or arr A musical assembly was held at the Hine Junior High School Thursday aft- {ernoon, when the boys' Melody Dance { Glee Club Well Received. Orchestra piaved popular selections. L. | The University Gles Club presented S. Reynolds, a member of the faculty, | a public concert Wednesday evening at . and director of the orchestra, enter- { Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episco- | tained with several numbers on the {pal Church South, undor auspices of | oboe. the church cheir. The club, under di-| H. P. Sanborn, who has had experi- rection of Dr. Paul Kaufman, presented ence in the direction of athletics at a varied program, which was well re-|Eastern High School, has taken charge ceived by an appreciative audience.{of the track team and is beginning Among the numbers was “Alma Mater,” | Spring training in preparation for the music for which was written by R.|May interjunior high school meets. EDUCATIONAL. Frederick of | the class of 1930 at the| colleg» Barrett Fuchs, tenor soloist, | == SUCCESS? Mary L Eurcpe Ioist. and the Guartet composed of Leon | | The foilowing new members K. Brvner. Barrett Fuchs, R. C. Mc- YO“ Can Learn | duct o the Dunbar ch: Laughiin and J. Harold Riggle pre- n - Walter 1 it €ontad cpecial numbers, Miss Bernice COMMERCIAL ART ! s ik e B s AN oNsle Y presls Iustration, Life Drawing, || B ol o Ta 3 b B e Pl Intericr Decoration, Lettering, With Standard Systems of || Hll sponsors the Du den Webner. W B. Fuchs. || Posters, Costume Design, Fash- ||| Shorthand—G regg and Assistant Superinte g L R. Horner, Robert ion Drawing. Get into the un- addressed the faculty at it pr Graham-Pittman I. Carter, M C. Gleason crowded professions. Ask for onthly profes eeting on Tues- McLaughiin, B | i ienti | and the conseq gle et n the g g ‘:’A‘f: ';w‘ank'r-r'z MODERN Il With Business anliah | dressed teache . ) » m the college will address METHODS || With Secretarial Book- :‘l” - b . b ey P PRACTICING l?’_I‘ERTS keeping well e f | ——— o o :i-h Office ITr.im.., - » g o eginners’ Classes " . ivingstone Academy Review Classes Shang M \ 1 PO e R TIRN RS Dictation Clasies | [ T il Y T Endividual Instraction for | v ' NEW ADDRESS 4 AEFOSTE PN THEATER : 1333 F St., Adams Bldg. - M 1 WOOP'S SCHOOL || Phone Mo " 8000 5 60 et Oulet - MEENEY TR e 0 ‘, - ___,'_. — “It Pays to Advertise” Will Be Presented April 12 by Students. Business High School's annual Spring | play, to be presented April 13, will be the farcial comedy, “It Pays to Adver- | tise.” The performance will be directed | by Miss Esther Galbraith and staged i Alexandria, Warrentown and Herndon. | by Miss Mary Clary. i The cast includes the following stu- dents, who now are rehearsing their | parts: Mildred Walker, LaVonne Taylor, | Frances Levin, Mary Murray, Jacksie | Taylor, Theresa Rupp, Bella Shapiro, | Eleanor Collins, William Schaeffer, Mel- | vin Payne, Millard Bowen, Joe Gins- berg, Joseph Weitz, Edward Kiatta. John Rappiet, Robert Haskins, Henry Harper, John Layton, David Wallace and Morris Weingarten. The Girls' Auxiliary of Business High Schocl will give a dance March 14 ir the gymnasium of the school in honor of the cadets ~ EDUCATIONAL. Let Us Prove How SIMPLE IT IS to Learn Another Language | By our_conversational method. Free trial lesson. I..Afi%%‘:i%&zs 1115 Connecticut Avenue Telephone Decatur 3982 0:00000000000000000000006 Felix Mahony’s National School Fine & Applied Art| Ccennecticut Avenue and M 1747 Rhode Island Ave. NORTH 1114 Commercial Art Interior Decoration Costume Design First Prize A Vourt W Prines and ¥ el Ihe wiud I day, April 15, at 3:30 p.m., at St. Paul's | Freparatory School Basket Ball League Academy Auditorium, 1434 V street: | several years ago and has had consid- Winners of group contests at Catholic | erable experience on foot ball teams and University March 18, George Washing- | ton University March 19 and George- B town University March 20. | Maryland district, Wednesday, April | 17. 8 pm, at La Plata High School: Yw{nncelrs at Maryland group contests at Leland, Marlhoro, ~Leonardtown, La | o - Platta and Hyattsville. SPECIAL . Vlrghfi:wd(s;nct‘. 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