Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
UNIVERSITY NOTES.

ed with MIR. Moody in his earlier work in
chicago. JAMES H. BLODGETT.
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Columbian University.
AT recent meeting of the class of '9G
or the medical school r. L. Lynch, Phi. c.,
was elected valedctorian.
Dr. Yarrow has begun course of ten
lectures on dermatology
There has been received at the university
communication from the National League
OF college Civil Service Reform Clubs re-
guessing that club of this kind be formed
at columbian University. In response to
this communication a mass meeting of all
the students and faculties of the university
VIII De held at an early date, when many
prominent civil service reformers will
SPEAK ana an organization will be effected.
AT a meeting of the senior law class this
week ri. l.. X. Browning was elected a
member OF the executive committee to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation Of
j. M. Flemming.
Inc Debating Society will meet tonight
10 deDate the question RES olved, That the
pest interest of the country would be pro-
NOTED by the immediate enactment of the
mckinley bill" Messrs b. G. TunstaiI
u. +. Blame and Benjamin Martin will sup
port the affirmative while the negative will
De supported by Messrs. ]. s. Bonebrake.
Preston Bo!sseau and w. S. Stampar.
.Ihe first number of the Columbian Re-
view will be issued the early part of April
*. s. Barrett, college 90, has entered the
scientific school,
AS soon as the examIna lions ara finished
preparations will begin for the Latin play
Already committee on arrangements has
Geen appointed In the persons of Miss Nor
rlson' NJ Mr.: Piayter, Miss Upton: Mr.. Don
nelly, MISS MCGOWAN ard Mr.. r. Clarke
Inc columbian Call, the weekly paper is
sued by the students Of Colombian Uni
verslty, IN its issue of January % con-
q yNiofrt 90
class ct the prep, which represents
among It's number six or seven of the mod
aists. In referring to the leader of the
class the Call says:
went through grade of work hitherto I'M
paralleled. and at the close of the year
captured more medals than any other fell
low IN the history of the school. Mr..
chambers Is just seventeen, ard '95 was his
1ourth year at the prep he having pre-
Vlously attended the Berret school in this
CITY. AS a perfect scholar his record has
Teen unequaled."
National University.
Prof VIM. Hollands Wilmer, ophthalmol-
ogist, is delivering a course of lectures on
this branch to the senior class.
Mr.. Edwin w. Watkins has been named
valedictorian of the medical class of 90
The senior class of the law school met on
Monday night and elected class officers as
follows: President. William l.. Lowe of
Texas; vice president, Harry c. Lewis of
the District of Columbia; secretary, How
ard b. Heinacke of the District of Column
bla; treasurer, William H. Moore of Illinois;
critic. Nathan Heard of Massachusetts.
The Debating Society will hold its first
public debate of the season on February IL
sat the college building. The subject and
debatef- Will be selected next week.
Catholic University.
Joseph Banngan has forwarded to the
university authorities one-half of his prom
ised gift of $4,000. Mr.. Bannigan has made
known his intention to donate for twelve
years $4,000 a year for library purposes.
DIR. OGcrman, the bishop-elect of Sioux
Fails will be consecrated here about mid
Lent by Cardinal Satolli, unless Archbishop
Ireland Should wish to hold the ceremony
in ST. Paul
The fall lecture course was closed on
Thursda by Dr. Hoffman with a discourse
On the Moth American Indians. The spring
course will begin on Thursday next when
Rev. James Cleary will deliver the annual
Father. Mathew lecture. Senator White of
California has been invited to speak in this
course on George Washington on Febru-
airy p.
have been finished, and on Thursday ex-
amlnations Logan for the seniors
me question for next Tuesdays debate
Is: Does the law in it's practical applica-
Is
dlsputants will be Messrs. jackson and
Kennedy for the affirmative and Messrs.
Guilfoile ard Duane for the negative.
The base ball team is scheduled to play
columbian University May C. Games have
also been arranged with University of Vir-
ginia, Georgetown, Mt. ST. Mary's and
Rock Hill colleges
On Thursday large invoice of appara-
tus arrived at the university from Geneva
for the department of physics, and every
thing will be in readiness for laboratory
work next week
Georgetown University,
The Rev. William OBrien Pardow, pro-
vinc1al of the Maryland and New York
province, is making his annual visit to the
college,
An entertaining program has been pre-
pared for the next meeting of the ORA
matte Club, which occurs next week
Among those who will take prominent
parts are Messrs. c. F. Curley, '97; Edward
Lamb of the medical department.: John
Leahy, law; Outerbridge Horsey, '9G: John
A. Mulvihille. &c. and John J. BARRYMORE.
The entertainment will be under the man
agement Of John Leahy, and subject to the
criticism Of John Vessel, 90
Mr.. Foley has been engaged as trainer
for the Athletic Association. and all aspi-
ously under his instruction.
B. F. Wefers, 9S, who recently euualed
the worlds record Of Z 3-5 seconds in the
ninth regiment games, Boston, had for
competitors Bigelow, the Harvard crack:
Patterson, the Williams College Champion
and Tom Burk, the world champion of one
quarter mile.
The base bali team has arranged to play
two games with the University Of Virginia
and two with Hobert College of Geneva,
N. Y. 1t will also play one game with
the University of Chicago, and probably the
University of North Carolina
The mid-year examinations will end next
Wednesday, when all the classes will be
examined in mathematics
Howard University.
The Eureka Club at it's last meeting
elected officers as follows: President D. II.
Cassin; vice president, G. L. Dayton; treas
urer, W. o. Bundy; secretary, B. H. Will
liams; sergeant-at-arms. w. s. Jackson;
editor, T. W. Turner; critic, w. J. Conway,
and chaplain, A. NJ. Clarke. After the in
stallation of officers about twenty new
members were admitted to the society.
The Alpha Phi Society met yesterday.
The program consisted of musical selec-
lions, followed by q reading on THE Philo-
soph.cal Views of Cicero's Life" by NJ. F.
Nixson.
A new departure this term for the pre-
paratory school is the establishment of n
scientific department, under the instruc-
ton Of Prof. Cummns The pupils in this