Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
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1t Is more than likely that 1.-THE Co.
lumbtad." the university annual, which for
several years past has not been published
on account of financial endorsements,
will again appear this year. Much interest
is manifested by the students in its re-
appearance, and a committee has been ap-
pointed. consisting of r. G. Davis, chair
man: Messrs. ]. S. johnson and A. E.
Playter. Misses H. c. Morrison and Grace
Ross. This committee will report at the
next meeting, when officers will be elected
President Greene. who for the past week
has been confined to his house with an at
tack of rheumatism. has recovered.
The professors, as well as students. are
enthusiastic over the organization of the
base ball nine. committee of all the
faculties has been appointed to cooperate
with the club at their meetings, and they
Will make the team permanent one.
A musical club has recently been or
ganized, In which the students of the COL
lege are greatly interested. The organiza-
ton Is under the direction Of the dean of
the FACULTY. and weekly meetings are held
The intention is to give public entertain
ment in the near future
The Pf Beta Phi fraternity were Eat
home" for the second time this season last
Saturday evening at the residence of Miss
Graves, 319 East Capitol street. Not only
all the members of the fraternity were
present, but also a large number Of their
friends. and a delightful evening was
spent.
Catholic Cniversfty,
Rev. DIR. Lucas of the diocese of Scran-
ton has been spending a few days at the
university, making final arrangements for
receiving the degree of doctor of divinity
at the end of the scholastic year. To re-
ceive the degree Of doctorate at the uni
versity the following conditions are neces-
sary: Candidates must hand in a disser-
tfta
by the faculty, and printed. Seyenty-ftye
thesis must be prepared, and the disserta-
ton must be sustained publicly for three
hours In each Of two consecutive days.
Or. Lucas work, as well as that of Father
Dubianchy. has been accepted, and they
are now working upon their thesis, putting
them N form and preparing defense for
the two days examination. These two rev.
erend gentlemen will be the first doctors Of
divinity created by the Catholic University.
work Is being gradually resumed on the
Mcmahon Hall.
Howard University.
The lectures at the university for the
coming season will be delivered by Rev.
DR.. Field. on Africa Mr.. Nicolay, The
Life of Lincoln, and Mr.. Justice Harlan
on Arbitration.
Georgetown University.
DR.. Stafford. who has been i'll for some
time. is once more able to resume his
work. and will next week begin his lee
lures on toxicology.
After March l the graduating class in
medicine will have work in the bacteria
logical laboratory on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
DR.. Parker is giving an instructive and
interesting course in the laboratory on
tumors. which is much appreciated, after
the excellent treatment OF: the subject Of
tumors by the professor of surgery, Dr.
Kerr.
The first Of the joint debates this year
between Columbian and Georgetown Uni
versity will take place on Friday, March I5.
Georgetowns representatives will be Messrs.
graduate, senior and junior classes re-
spectively. The subject for debate is: Re-
solved, That all bonds hereafter issued by
the United States government should be
paid, principal and interest, specifically in
gold. For the second debate Of the series,
to be held next month, no subject has yet
been selected, though the committees are
McDevitt Of the postgraduate class, Lyden
of the seniors and probably Douglass of
the juniors.
At q recent meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the medical students Mr. Test
was elected chairman.
1t Is expected that Prof. Baker will de-
liver a lecture some time in March for the
benefit of one Of the university associations.
The Philodemic Society has elected
Messrs. j. Neal Power. James W. Burke
and Charles E. Roach for the intercollegi-
ate debate between Georgetown and Boston,
to be held in Boston on April %.
Francis B. McDermott represented George
town at the convention last Saturday in
New York city Of the I. c. A. A. A. A.