Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-18
JOINT DEBATES.
Law Students Preparing to Face Each
Other i'm Argument and OfatOry.

Other in Argument and OPatOry.
The senior class at Columbian Law School
met Thursday evening in the lecture hall of
that institution. 1t was decided that the
class should hold a banquet at some time
In the near future and the matter was
placed in the hands of the executive COM
mittee with Instructions to secure informa-
ton as to cost, place, time. etc, and re-
port the same to the class. This committee,
which was elected at the meeting last week,
is as follows: Mr.. A. V. Taylor, chairman /;
Messrs. A. ID. Spangler, c. II. Wright, e. j..
Hepburn, J. w. Ellis A. NJ. Fuller and Al.
b. May.
The junior class at Columbian met in the
post graduate class room on Thursday even
Ing. discussion upon the correctness Of
the minutes of the previous meeting occu-
pleo considerable time, after wnicn the class
proceeueo 10 paiiot Tor the paiance or the o.
ficers, the president having been elected at
the previous meeting. Mr.. w. T. ColQuitt
was elected vice president, and, on motion.
his election was made unanimous. Mr.. Jor-
dan was the unanimous choice of the class
for secretary and Mr.. j. F. Dawson was
elected treasurer. The election Of an ex-
ecutive committee resulted in the choice Of
the following: Mr.. Keene. chairman;
Clephane and Alton. The matter of Sc
lecting a class pin was discussed, and, on
motion, 1t was referred to the executive
committee for their investigation and re-
port.
The debating society Of Georgetown UNI
versity Law School held q special meeting
on Monday evening, at which time the COM
mittee appointed to confer with a like COM
mittee Of Columbian In view of arranging a
series of joint debates made it's report.
The committee reported that they had met
with the Columbian committee and re-
ported the conclusions reached by that
ri inf foil hat har
should be a series of three joint debates
two of which should be held in the hall Of
Columbian University and the other in the
hall Of the Law Department Of Georgetown
University; that there should be three de-
baters to represent each school; that there
should be one judge Of the debate; that the
first debate should be upon the Chinese
question: that all debaters for the sue
ceeding debates should be announced at the
first debate. The following suggestions
were made and afterward adopted as
amendments to the report: That there
should be three judges of debate instead OF
one; that a larger hall be hired for the
series OIL debates; that the hall Of George
town University proper should be offered
for use in case the plan of hiring hall was
not agreed to, and that Georgetown re-
served the right of holding the debate as
signed to its hall in any place they should
see fit. Another meeting of the society
was held on Wednesday evening, at which
time the report of the committee as
amended at the former meeting was adopt
ed.
Posted on the bulletin board at George
town are the notices of the examinations
which will occur next week. On Monday
the seniors and juniors will be examined
on the law of real estate; on Thursday
the examination on pleading for the seniors
and post graduates will take place, and on
Wednesday the law of personal property
will be the subject of an examination for
the special benefit of the Junior class.
The pleasing intelligence is conveyed by
the same notice that the Christmas holt
days begin December % and that the school
will not reopen until January 2, 1894.
The debating society at Georgetown has
adjourned until after the holidays.