Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
THE LAW SCHOOLS.
Arranging Delegates Among Students
on Various Subjects.

| AS the time draws near when the orators
| Of Columbian again meet those of George
| town in the forum, interest in the Joint
| debates is on the increase in both the law
| schools AS during last winter, this
| term, a series of three joint debates has
| been arranged to take place between stu
| dents representing the law departments OF
| Columbian and Georgetown universities.
| The first Of the series will be held liz
| Metzerott Music Hall the last week In
February.
| Georgetown will play the part of host
| at the opening debate and the arrange
| ments for the event are in the hands of n
joint committee of the two law schools,
Messrs. Darr Weller and Wahly repre-
senting Georgetown, and Messrs. Gentsch.
Ely Fellows and Clay representing Column
bian
bian were elected on Thursday evening.
They are Messrs. Fred. Achenbach, Guy
Underwood and Adolph Mcrel Sayre.
Mr.. Achenbach is well known having
been one of the best speakers in the series
of joint debates last winter Mr.. Sayre is
also favorably known as a debater, having
Won the annual prize debate at Columbian
last year.
Mr.. Underwood while a comparatively
new man in the Debating society, shows
great promise. and the Columbian boys
MINK they nave a splendid team to place
in the field at the first debate
Only one of the Georgetown men. Battle
McArdle of Missouri, has as Yet been nam
ed.
Judge Brewer of the United States SUI
preme Court has just completed his highly
entertaining and instructive course of lee
lures at Columbian on the law OF corpora
tons. 1t was with evidences of sincere
regret on both sides that Judge Brewer
and the students parted company for the
balance of the term.
Prot. Mattingly is now delivering a course
Of lectures on Commercial Law"
The illness of Judge w. S. Cox has pre-
vented him from delivering his usual lee
lures during this week. Prof. Johnson took
his place on Thursday evening.
Subjects and debates at Columbian have
been announced follows: Public debate,
Saturday, January %. subject, Resolved.
That Organizations of Capital and Labor
Are for the Best Interests of the People
affirmative, w. B. Nixon. B. NJ. Doyle, c.
NJ. Lane: negative. S. E. Tracy. H. c.
Evans and H. A. Dalton. Saturday, Feb
ruary 2 Resolved, That United States Sem
ators Should Be Chosen by Direct Popular
Note-aftirmative, J. NJ. Scramage, arthur
Garner; negative, H. B. Gram. F. c. Bliss.
Saturday. February 9. Resolved. That All
Controversies Between Labor and Capital
tive, F. G. Stutz. F. S. Hollnger: negative.
w. p. Robinson and r. E. Wiley. Satur-
day. February IS. Resolved, That Capital
Punishment Should Be Abolished-affir,na-
1--WE, a. "A bdNiS anu M JOTudli, NcS1.
tive c. F. Sensner and Allen ID. Albert jr
Justice Shepard Of the District Court Of
Appeals is a prime favorite with the stu
dents at Georgetown Law School. He is
great success, both as lecturer and quiz
ger"
The Georgetown Law School Debating
Society will tonight grapple with the qres-
ticn. Resolved, That Labor Unions are
Detrimental to Labor" Messrs. n. Il.
j. P. OLoughlin and ]. A. Connel-
Ian will uphold the proposition and Messrs.
]. G.. c. Patterson, r. c. Largun and w.
G. Matthews Will endeavor to overthrow
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