Evening star., 1895-11-02
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Howard CRivefsity.

On November Prof Kelley Miller will
deliver his fifth lecture on applied nathe-
mates in the university extension course.
The number of students matriculated last
year was between 800 and 600, but this
year the number is larger. The depart
ments are all doing excellent work, and
the students give evidence of earnest and
faithful study.
Arrangements arc now being made for
the Thanksgiving exercises, which will be
held in the Rankin Memorial Chapel. All
the departments of the university will be
represented and the music will be fur
nishad by the Banjo and Mandolin Club
and the university choir.
The Athletic Association is arranging to
play several match games of foot ball IN
the immediate future. One of the athletic
parks of the city will be made use Of for
the games.
A Bible Readers Union has recently been
organized in the university. 1t is to be con-
ductei by Rev. Lewis B. Moore of the pre-
pfratory department.
One marked change in the normal de-
partment this year is the large increase of
" u-g ladies' IN attendance. They now num-
ber fully ene-third of the whole.
Catholic University.
On Sunday the vice rector. DR.. Garrisan.
will begin the regular course of university
sermons in the Divinity Chapel.
Friday, All Saints day, was observed as
Sunday in the university. Solemn higil
mass was celebrated by the vice rector, DR..
GarriGan, in the Divinity Chapel in the
presence of both faculty and students.
DR.. Orban is now much engaged in re-
organizing the library of the Divinity build
ing. All those works pertaining to scien-
ti11c courses are being removed to the Nc
Mahon Hall and new ones will soon fiji
their places.
DIR. Griffin. head of the department of
chemistry, has just finished arranging ap-
pa ratus in the various chemc al labora-
tories, and everything is now in readiness
to begin laboratory work.
Thursday afternoon Prof. Maurice Fran
els Egan will open the fall course Of the
Catholic University lectures in the assem-
bly, room of Mcmahon Hall.
Rev. T. J. Shahan. DID,, professor of
ecclesiastical history in the Divinity Hall
of the university will lecture in New York
the 18th instant under the auspices of the
Gaelic Society, on THE Four Masters and
Their Works."
The first number of the Nike" the Greek
periodical which is to be issued from the
department of Greek, will soon appear. DR..
Quinn will edit the paper, which will con-
tain regular reports of the work done in the
academy of Hellenic studies. 1t is the first
publicat on of the kind in this country, and
naturally great interest is everywhere man.
ifested in the undertaking.
Professor Edward Greene. head of the de-
par,ment of botany, has recently assumed
the editorial supervision of a mammoth
work. in fifteen volumes. on the fora of the
United States, a work which will require
There have recently arrived a the univer-
sity for the department of botany two hun
dred specimens of preserved plants from In
dian territory. Another lot has been
ceved from northern Maine. and still
another set from South Africa. Professor
Greene has now in his department over
two tons of classified plants.
Columbian University.
The junior class of law will meet Mon
day evening for the purpose of considering
the question of class organization The
senior class will meet On the 11th instant
to elect clas.; officers.
Judge Brewer will be gin his lecture course
on law of corporation Monday night. These
lectures will continue weekly until the COM
pletion of the course when Prof. Mattinsly
will begin his course on commercial law.
The greatest enthusiasm prevails in all
the departments of the university with re-
gard to the new paper. The Columbian
Call the first number of Wflch Will be IS
sued on Wednesday. the 18th instant, and
will continue to be published on Wednes-
days of each succeeding week throughout
the academic year. The board of associate
editors elected On Tuesday last. They
are: Z. X. Broadus, college, 81: W. w.
Grier. medical school, 81 II. c. Evans,
law, %; Victor L. Mason, Corcoran Scien-
tiic School; Miss A. E. Mcguire. graduate
school, and NJ. F. LAMA, Columbian Acad-
emy.
The outlook for the varsity foot ball
team, which has been organized, Is most
promising. The acting managers are nego-
tiating to play the University of Virginia,
Johns Hopkins and Lehigh universities.
At recent meeting held by the Column
bian Women the following officers We're
elected. Miss Holbrook, president; Miss
Addie f. Mcguire, vice president; Mrs.
Monroe. second vice president; Miss
Throckmorton, secretary. and DR.. Petit
grew, treasurer This organization is now
making Preparations for reception, which
will he held November ., in honor of
President and Mrs. Whitman. The fol-
lowing reception committee has been ap-
pointed: Chairman. Miss Brewer; Miss
Throckmorton, Mrs. Monroe, Miss Hazel
tine, Miss Clarke, DR.. Pettfgrew and Miss
Morrison. Invitations have been issued to
all the faculties of the university, the trus-