Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-14
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Howard University.

The musicale given last night by the Am
phion Glee Club and the Mandolin and
Guitar Club of the university was a brill
liant success. The hall was well filled with
students and friends of the university,
who called for many encores. Besides the
above mentioned clubs the Presidents Glee
Club also gave some choice selections and
the whole affair reflected great credit upon
the managing committee, Messrs. William
E. Jackson, j. Henry Lewis and Henry A.
Brown.
+ On Monday the theological department
will begin its examinations. The first. on
mission work will be conducted by Prof.
Warden Prof Clark will examine the
students on the Old Testament, and Presi-
dent Rankin on English literature.
Miss Ella NJ. Smith will deliver her last
lecture in the university extension course
rext Tuesday. on the History and Theory
of Economics"
A well-attended meeting of the Alphi Phi
was held yesterday, at which H. Connard
Benford read a paper on the avenues open
to colored youths.
National Univcrsfty.
The medical and dental class of '96 has
formally organized. The committee on con-
stitution submitted its final report, which
was accepted after slight modification.
Prof. ]. Wesley Bovee is lecturing to large
classes twice week.
The annual banquet of the alumni asso-
tendance greeted those who had labored so
asSiduously in making the arrangements
Many excellent speeches were delivered
and general good cheer prevailed.
Prof. Louis p. Smith is delivering series
of interesting lectures on rhinoscopy and
laryngoscopy to the junior and senior
classes in medicine.
Catholic University.
Four of the divinity students will receive
holy orders next week Rev. F. J. Sheehan
and Rev. ]. F. O'Neill will be ordained by
Archbishop Ryan in Philadelphia Rev.
]. ]. Sheehy will go to his home in Buff
falo, N. Y, where he will be ordained by
Bishop S. V. Ryan, in the Chapel of the
Blessed Sacrament, and Rev. NJ. Nj. Has
sett of Harrisburg Pa, will be ordained in
Baltimore by Cardinal Gibbons
Great sympathy is felt in all the de-
partments of the university for DR.. Rocker,
who has been called to his home in AL
mother.
The students of the law department have
organized debating society, which meets
weekly in the lecture room.
Judge William C. Robinson will begin
after Christmas his evening law lectures,
to be given Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days The weekly moot court will begin
next term.
A reading room is now being arranged
for the students of the associated sciences.
1t will contain books of reference and
magazines.
The university will close for the Christ
mas holidays on Monday. December %.
and open for the return Of the students
Friday. January 3. During the intervening
time there will be no public services held
in the Divinity Chapel.
DR.. Garrigan. the vice rector of the uni
versity. will spend the holidays at his
home in New England.
Georgetown University. z-r
The Philodemic Society elected at its last
meeting the four debaters for the annual
Merriok debate. The successful candidates
were Messrs. Horsey, Slattery. O'Bren and
Douglas. The debate will be held February
%, in CASTOR Hall, and Mr.. D. F. McDer-
mott. the VICE president of The society," will
preside.
The semi-annual public disputation of
the class of philosophy will be held next
Thursday at 10 am. in CASTOR Hail. 1t will
be conducted by Messrs. McDermott, Berry
and Douglas. Mr.. Monaghan will read a
paper on Evidence as Criterion of Certi-
tude."
The examir alton in mechanics for the
philosophy class will begin on Monday.
The president of the university, Rev. j.
Ravens Richards, S. j., has gone to Wood
stock College to make his annual retreat.
Last Thursday night the class of '!S, the
foot ball champions of the college, enjoyed
the elaborate banquet rendered by the
president to the winners of the interclass
foot ball games. Next Friday evening this
class VIII give co:iVersaz.one on the OdeS
of Horace.
At the last meeting of the Toner Scien-
tlfic Circle an interesting lecture was de-
livered by Mr.. Francis B. McDermott, 90
on the moon, which was illustrated by
means of stereopticon.
On Saturday next the college will close
for the Christmas holidays, and reopen on
Friday, January 8, at pm.
Columbian Universfty.
The senior law class completed the cleo
ton of their class officers on Tuesday last
The successful candidates for the various
offices were: Vice president, Grin Patter-
son; secretary, H. M. Marshall; treasurer,
w. Taylor. B. NJ Doyle, J. NJ. Scranage,
]. NJ Flemming. E. S. Burroughs, r. z.
Wiley and VIM E. Foot.
The general class of the medical school
held its monthly meeting last week, when
the executive committee for the commence
ment rext April was elected as follows:
Eugene LIE Merle, '96, chairman; r. S.
Lynch. so, A. b. Hooe, 81; Fl. w. Smith,
The Columbian Women met on Monday
last to elect new officers for the next term.
Miss Throckmorten of the graduate school
was chosen president; Mrs. j. H. Lewis,
wife of the dean CT the dental school, first
vice president: Miss Louise Connally of the
graduate school, second vice president;
Miss Morrison of the college, secretary, and
DR.. Pettigrew of the medical school, treas
urer. A press committee was also appoint
ed with Mis0Bradford as chairman, and
a committee on entertainments, with Mrs.
Charles E. Monroe chairman.
Last Monday Prof. Wilbur, principal of
the Columbian Academy. presented to the
school of political and historical philosophy
an autographs copy, of which there exist
only few, of the patriotic hymn Amer
lea" The copy is rendered particularly
valuable on account of the recent death Of
it's author, DR.. Smith. Prof. Lodge, head of
this department, is engaged in collecting
autograp hic letters and steel engravings of
famous American, French ana English
statesmen. These will be framed and hung
in the lecture room of the department.