The morning times., 1896-11-15
University Notes.
GEORGETOWN

0EOISu EIoWN.
The Morris II. .erary aha Debatinp Society
VII VIII az It's next meeting dlAcu uss the question,
Resolved, That party allegiance Is prefer
Tn,e Tne ,op 20 iaaepsaHehmt w IA. ac1Sn IN Hoi,tcs" /"
the affirmative and Mr.. RYAN for the
negative. Both are able speakers.
Ihe class iase week III MINOR ios &c assed a
very crediOabie examination III the PRESENCE
OF The president ana faculty OF the college
Judge Morris yesterday delivered the
second OF his SERIES OF lectures 10 the
i rs s's on Civil and eons'i'utional LibsF:
All the elections in the law school have
taken place, ana work for the year mas
begun IN good earnest. The officers elected
Stephen j. Casey of hhcde Island: vice
president, James A. Ryan of Tennessee e;
secretary, John +. de Garenncs of the
Rae OF labama. and chairman Of the com
miltee, Richard Merrick
The post graduate class officers are.
President, Charles Govern of New York;
Vice president, Morris ID. Rosenburg Of tie
District; secretary, Jesse +. Putbury also
OF the District; treasurer, S. Thompson,
jr; and sergeant alarms, G. McRae.
The Officers for the senior class are:
President Calub Magruder, Maryland: first
vice president, John e. Williams, North
Carolina; second vice president, Paul
kss9 es keataeks sssrsar John Al Kin
arms, James Barrett, North Carolina.
The junior election resulted in making
NJ. F; Conroy, New York, president; vice
president, Leo p. Harlow, Virginia; sec
retary, Ii. Victory, District OF Columbia
treasurer. Raymond Stafford. and SER
gcant- at-arms, Brooks Cason, District Of
Columbia.
The moot court meets every Thursday
evening under Judge Baker. Fifty cases
have been assigned h@w t4r Z ph this years work
Prof. Hart delivered, on Wednesday, his
second lecture on agriculture.
The Eureka Literary Society held n well
attended meeting Frida evening, at which
an interesting program was rendered by
Messrs Miriwetber ana Fox, and Mr. Craig
head and Miss Seymore. The usual debate
took place, the subject discussed being
Resolved, That the sword has done more
for the advancement OF civilization than
the pen" Mr.. w. o. Bundy led the ar
firmatiye, and Mr.. ]. NJ. Carter the mega
tive.
The Theological Lyceum Society held its
weekly meeting last Wednesday v afternoon
Al. paPsrd lsad ~ he Minister Nn as pfhysican
took part in the program We're P. c.
Dilts and r. Pa yne.
Arrangements are now being made at
the university for the Thanksgiving cx-
Chapel
Great preparations are being made by
musicale which they will render Thanks
giving night. The club will be assisted
by the quartet of the Presidents Glee
Club, under the direction Of Prof. W. II.
Stephens. The II. U. G. T.. choir will
also take part in the performance and
will be directed by Mr.. George Harris.
The program is an extensive one, and
there is no doubt but that the affair will
be great success.
CATHOLIC.
Owing TO slight indisposition Father
Cummings was unable to preach last Sun
day. He will today open the course of
Sunday sermons.
Rev. d. T. Fechan of Ftchbure, Mass,
was guest at the university during the
week.
In the department of philosophy several
students have already begun work on
their final thesis and have made reports
as to their progress.
Dr. Shahan Las recently been engaged in
putting together a series OF notes embody-
ing the main outlines of Roman law, and
indicating the test literature on the sub
ject, for the use OF the students Of the
law department. They will present
coordinate view of the whole Held OF
Roman law.
with Or. Bouguilion, is giving the course in
common law to supply the place left vacant
by resignation of DR.. Pcries.
Dr. Grammar, of the divinity faculty. will
begin next week course OF lectures on
humilstiCs, to continue during the two
months preceding Christmas.
Owing to illness DR.. de Sauss,Ire. pro-
fesSor OF mathematics. Will hot hold his
classes until further notice.
Dr. Griffin. in charge OF the department
OF chemistry, has been promised n large
aud valuable collection OF dyes and dye
SIuffs by friends whom he met during his
recent European sotourn.
COLUMBIAN.
President Whitman. during the past week,
has been travelling through the South in
interest OF tile university; on November
10 he spoke before the Baptist Congress
OF tie United States. at Nashville, Tenn.
thence he went to Arkadelphia A to-address
/ students Duiphit1 College AMI To-
day he breaches in Richmond before the
Baptist General Association of Virginia
pr. Whitman will return home tomorrow
in order to deliver the Introductory sermon
before the Columbian Association Of the
R1ptist Churches of the District OF Column
bia.
numbering among its students the prom
Using violinist, Mr. Finckel on We'd
nesday last, assisted by Miss Adm, a
pupil OF DR.. ,Gloetzner. Mr.. Finckcl ten
dercd a musicale 10 the university stu
dents. A select program OF ten numbers
In few days Prof. Mason will begin
his course of lectures In the department
Of political philosophy.
The chief photographer OF the United
States Navy has deemed the thesis which
science degree in the graduate school in
June last So valuable that he has published
IT at length in the Pilot Chart for Soveui,,
ber, '96, through which medium 1T Will
each the leading navigators OF the world.
The first of the series OF public debates
OF the law school will take pI ace Saturday
eveutag, the 21st instant The subject for
discussion is Resolved, That the signs
of the times indicate the downfall or our
4 merican Republic The judges selected
for the occasion are Judge Maurcy, Drs.
Montague and Lodge.
The first issue for this year OF the
Columbian Calr' will appear next
week. Many subscriptions have already
been received and The outlook for this
bright college weekly is highly promising.