Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-14
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Catholic University.

UNIVERSITY NOTES.
| Catholic University.
meeting of the board of directors Of
Inc university will take place at the uni
vers:ty shortly after Easter. The Alumni
| Association VIII also meet about the same
| time.
The Debating Society Of the Law School
| at its meeting next Tuesday will dispute
| the question: Ought married woman to
1 be legally capable to contract debt, binding
| her husbands estate?" Messrs Kennedy
and Duane will speak for the affirmative,
while the negative will be supported by
Messrs. Gilfoile and Jackson.
new feature of the department OF Eng
| lish is a Shakespeare Club. The club has
proved a great success its members num-
| bering at present about thirty-five. AT the
meeting on Wednesday next papers will be
/ read on Macbeth and the witches Of
Macbeth" by Rev. MIR. J. Duffy and Mr..
Gilfoile, respectively.
The journal Club Of the department OF
psychology met yesterday In the psyche
| logical lecture room. Several papers were
read by members of the club. and some DEL
fcate experiments in sensation were made.
Georgetown University.
| The Dramatic Club held a well-attended
meeting on Tuesday last An entertaining
program was rendered. Joseph Monaghan.
| '96, read a paper on development of Com
edy.' which was followed by a recitation
from John OBrien. 80. John Mulvihille
read an essay on Transition From Ancient
to Modern Comedy" after which a scene
| from Ion" was acted. Charles Valen-
| tine. '98. acted critic during the enter
| tainment. The club has in preparation the
first part OF Henry W." to be given some
| time In May.
The Glee. Banjo and Mandolin Club is pre-
pairing for It's Easter trip to Philadelphia,
! Baltimore, Richmond, etc.
fhn Last ffrr <,f Crt
| Circle Joseph p. Monaghan, '06, delivered q
! lecture on Coal Formation" and Charles
| Valentine, '96. read a list of the researches
in science during the past month.
The class of '96 will next week be exam
| lined in anthology and cosmology.
During the past week the law school has
| had its second-term examinations in GRIM
/ iEal law, domestic relation, contracts,
equity and practice.
The Phiodemic Society at its meeting on
| Thursday night debated the question Re-
solved, That the nations of the world should
establish an international court of arbitra-
| ton"
The class in geology, under Mr.. A. Donlon.
have begun outdoor work, which will be
continued until the end OF the year.
Columbian Cniversity.
Rev. Edward b. Holland. Phi d., pastor or
| the First Baptist Church Of Roanoke, Va,
has been engaged as professor of English
in Columbian University. DR.. Holland is q
well-known man Of letters. and is regarded
as one of the best-eQuipped educators among
the younger men of the country. He studied
with great success at Richmond College,
where he received the degree of A. NJ. He
afterward entered the Southern Baptist
Seminary, at Louisville, KY, where he took
| the degree of doctor of theology, and SUBJ
sequently the degree of Phi. ID. was confer
red upon him at Yale DR.. Holland will be-
gin his work at the university next session.
Prof. Lee Davis Lodge has been elected
to the chair of international law and. phil
ha rad to c.hn and
of the university. This chair was long and
successfully occupied by the late DIR. Well
ing, and since his death has been vacant
The fourth public debate of the law school
takes place tonight in the lecture room at
the university building The subject for de-
bate is: Resolved, That the time for the
enfranchisement of the negro was for tho
best interest of the United States" The
/ speakers will be Messrs. F. c. Bliss, W. s.
English and A. A Davis for the affirmative,
and F. H. Moore, Benz. Martin. jr., and J.
p. Crawford for the negative. Music for
| the occasion will be furnished by the Gles
| Club
The debate scheduled for March q Isl
Resolved, That the Christian nations
should interfere to protect the Armenians."
The affirmative will be defended by Messrs.
| F. c. Croxtcn, A. S. Dillon and ]. +. Phil
| lips, while the negative will be supported
| by H. e. Evans, W. ]. Whitaker and F. q.
| Fulk.
Il has been definitely decided to hold the
| dental commencement May at Metzerott
| Hall.
! chess club has been formed at Column
| bian Academy.
Howard University.
The Theological Lyceum Society met Wed>
| nesday. A paper was read by George II.
West, secretary of the society, on the New
| Woman" which vas followed by spirited
debate. Resolved. That women shall have
| the right to occupy the pulpit The affirm
alive was summarized by Milton Sharks and
| the negative by r. Bagnon.
At the next meeting Of the Alpha Phi
Literary Society a paper will be read by
| Mr.. c. Alexander on THE Negro as an In
! ventor."
The Eureka Club held a well-attended
meeting yesterday. The program was OPEN
| ed by Edward Richie with declama ton,
| which was followed by the reading of an
essay by Miss NJ. G. Quander. after which
! the usual debate took place. The question
| disputed was: Resolved, That the Paris
| tribunal was partial in the Boring sea diff
! Guilty" T. NJ. SyphaN spoke for the affirm
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