The morning times., 1896-11-08
University Notes.
COLLIN BIAN.

Messrs. Edward Ii. CooS. of Illinois; John
u. ia coriIss or Michigan, and John w, Lang
Icy, or Kentucky, who have just been
eected To Congress, are old and successful
students of Columbian University, having
taken, respectively, the degrees OF LII. Ii,
10 H. .hs class @ OF '73. LII. b., class OF rs. and
Inc deoate scheduled for the debating
society of the law school for Saturday next
Resolved, That the United States SEN
the people,"
The affirmative viii be supported by
aeSsr ai S,r rs L. Bro"ks, q. W Lienallenand J. w.
II. calvert, and II. l.. Browning Will speak
Tor the negative.
-, me epnivsopInsal and economic section OF
the Columbian Corcoran Society met last
night IN the post-g rndulI,. la ~ eI.,s ,,I,i'
GERS and perfect their orga nization FOR
winter work.
heid rlday afternoon, the question debated
Ms. hesolved, hat on tine wnnle, trusts
ana rn9nopoles are advantageous to civili-
Mr.. Robinson and Miss Ross upheld the
affirmative. and Mr. Jones and Mr. Harlan
supported the negative.
he evening Oi emher 81 President
Whitman will lecture at the First Ba ptist
on1Tcn ON An Evening WIN Browntiig.''
This VIII be the first of n series OF eight
lectures 10 be given at Dr. Stakeley's
church. The second lecture Of the cOIIfs..
VIII De delivered by DR.. James Howard
Iore. DIR. Gore has also been invited 10
eSture AT. the Drcxel Institute in Phila-
uelphia on Hollands War " mn m, 6 =,
Major John W. Powell will inauEurate
lt'4" Hpttttl iccture Course III the U"porJ-
irent ir OF political philosophy November %.
Il ne course Promises to be particularly
interesting one. 1t will begin with the
science OF anthropology, defined and char
aeteflEei- Major Powell will also treat
OF saVagery, barbarism, primitive civiii-
Zatlon and modern civilization.
Dr. Lodge Is now preparing a course of
lectures Tor his department on socialism
fR g.ts.Ig.
| country. the doctor will make particular
reference TO the sociology OF the various
countries OF Europe, of--which he made a
particular study during the past summer.
GEORGETOWN.
The subject scheduled for discussion for
I'M, une Moores Debating Society at its meet
Ing tonightis:
Resolved, That immigration should be
restricted" The speakers will be Mr.,
e. Kelly, for the affirmative, nd Mr.. Stagg.
Icr the negative. After the debate Mr.
gin OF Man" The prospects of this so
ciety are very bright. II is as yet young
organization. having been formed only last
year, but 1t has been most enthusiastically
received by the students. It's membt rship
Is limited 10 thirty, and these are students
from all departments OF the university.
ane it uen'ties OF the society are very spirited,
ahd usually many members OF the faculty
nhu students OF the university are attentive
listeners to the discussions
,a NeNp .sp week the subject for debate Will
htsniNeu- Ihat party allegiance is
preferable to independent action" The
Dillon. MI "ui
owing to the fact that Mr.. FIX DeIapv
editor of the College Journal, injured his
arm IN recent ball game. the publication
Sa, 4a ane college paper has been some what
! ueidyeu- Now. however, that the editor
Is recovering, the work on the Journal
| VIII DE pushed, and il will make its ap-
pearance The early part of The week
CATHOLIC.
| MT. Michael l.grt> t.,..-t.ta,r ~.
! olc college Press Association, and th,.
distinguished post graduate, keeps up his
| reputation as literary man, nOuwith-
| StahiuS me Tact tnaU ms time Is much &C.
| cu2ied with studies. EeSid.-S several CON
trlbutlons 10 local papers, some of Mr.,
| Lars verses haze ap!srdreL. tlIs muuJn IN
| Donohue's Magazine.
ON Thursday last Justice Martin + Nor
| us began his course OF six lectures To the
| graduate school and senior class on the
| tutional Liberty"
| Yesterday, according to rule a solemn
| requiem mass was celebrated in the diyiu-
ny chapel for all deceased benefactvTs Of
| the university.
| Bishop Eeavens, OF the diocese Of sprine-
| Held, and Father Slattery. Of Baltimore,
! made short visits at the university during
| the week
| Examinations are now beng held in Cald-
| well Hall for candidates for the degree Of
bachelor OF theology These examinations
| are both written aud oral and are held for
| Those students who entered the university
TINS year and have nUttaken the degree else
| where.
Rev. John W Cummings. OF Peoria. Ill,
will open the course Of Sunday sermons this
| evening after the veSper service.
Dr. ShahanS course IN tie history and
| development OF Roman law, rs well as tie
studies Of the Corpus JuTtS. are mICh appre-
clated by the StudeI.ts, who are there
! by made acquainted with a system cf
| law which once ruled the nations of the
| earth. audiS now, though in the back ground,
| ar
The first issue OF the University bulletin
| Tor this year Will make its appearance The
early part OF he week. II is To contain be-
SIDES number of book reviews aud several
| main articles, fun account or the. -.udoyy-
| ment or the Gaelic chair.
DIT. l.. \. Pace, deana OF the department
| OF philosophy, Is rapidly Wendin- from his
! attack OF typhoid fever. The report that
| the doctor will spend the winter in Europe
TO recuper rate, is erroneous, for lac Is so
| Well IN the wa Y TO recovery On lt tIlr tgatf or
OF resuniing his work at the university is
| now but II question ufa short time
| IN the del artment OF philosophy, DIT.
| snanahau l. row tracing the History Of the
| ueTelonment or philDSOphi. thought. and
mapping out the great systems OF Plato
fundamental principles that lie at the mot
| or all knowledge. inStituting a special crit
ical examination OF the principles OF pure
| logic modern and ancient, with a view To
course OF eplstomology. and detailed
rerutation or Spencer's theory OF the reIa-
| tlVity or human knowledge,
The number of students at present regis
tered at the univ ersity is 40. out of TINS
number thirtv-fOur are divinity students
ana thirty are in the department of social
sciences This is considerable Increase
IN the registration of last year, and the
faculty feels much encoura ged for thf.
Equality of the students is excellent, and
they are all doing good work.
HOWARD.
fro1. IL II. Hart has inaugurated his
| COuTSe bl lectures In agriculture. This ia
to be the beginning Of a department of agri-
| culture, which the university mas for
some time been anxious To establlsh- Prof.
Hart Is einlnently well fitted for the work
not only because Of his knowledge in this
| p'ti t!Cuiar UsUntH. nht BECAUSE vi MS most
successful career as student at Howard.
Endeavor Missionary Society was held at
tnaI university last week. " II. Dubson.
NJ. d, chairman Of the missionary COM
mlttee OF the c. E. Union, conducted the
meeting and made an Interesting address
Prof Warden also spoke of the political
and social relations of the Turks and Ar
| menianS, and Miss Morrison read paner ON
the rcligiun or both races. Another lntcr.
eStlng paper was read by Mr. John W
Mill ON Missions in Turkey" Prof. EweI
also gave Some recent news from the field
and Mr. A. ii. Clark recited an appropriate
poem.
gird session ol tl.a Black.i,.i,. CIrb
was held on October 81, the question dis
CusSed hcing whether or not an action could
be Instituted against a railroad company
for an injury sustained by one of its EN-.
plOyes, when the injury was due TO the
negligence Of his cO-employe. After a
thorough eNalninatiC/ OF he English aud
American decisions IN similar cases. it was
found that the rZIroad could not he held
liable The fouI>n session OF the club was
held on No-C/iher Z and the disputapts
considered The legal bearings of a breach
of contract Those taking part in the dis
| son and A L. TOIIiyer fer the affirm, alive.