Evening star., 1896-10-06
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Georgetown University.

The graduate department of the university
opened on Thursday, with a large number
of students in attendance. The opening ex-
ercises took place in the graduates new IL
brary, where the several professors ad
dressed the students.
Several important improvements have
been made in the graduate department fer
the ensuing year. For students in biology
the room formerly known as the music
room has been well equipped as biological
laboratory. special feature will be the
course in ethics and political economy;
formerly the regular professor of philosophy
also lectured in ethics; this year, however,
the course will be conducted by Rev a. A..
Brucker, S j., who has devoted years CT his
life TO the teaching of moral philosophy and
political economy in this country and in
France. Another innovation in this SCH ool
is the department of music, which IS under
the direction of Anton GoetZner, mus doc.
The freshman class has elected officers
for the year as follows: President, James
Murrip of Pennsylvania; vice president, J.
J. English of Illinois: secretary and treas
urer. w. Fleming of Indiana, and beadle,
]. N. Smith of Maryland.
The sophomore class also held an election,
by which T. T. Cullen of Rhode Island V as
chosen president secretary and treasurer,
o. Z. johnson; beadle, J. ToDin of Cali
forna.
At the first meeting of the ST. Vincent de
Paul Society Of the college arrangements
were made to begin Immediately the active
work the society has always done among
the poor in the vicinity of the college. Re
fore the meeting closed officers for the com
ing year We're elected, follows: presi lent,
F. y. Deiany of New York; vice president,
j. p. OBrien of massachusetts; secretary,
Paul Head of Pennsylvania: tr@a Surer Ha T.
ry r. Cover of Iowa; wardrobe keeper,
Timothy Welsh.
Catholic University.
terday with mass at 9:3o am. and vespers
and benediction at 5 o'clock IN the after
noon.
| Glass work began in the Law School
| at 9:30 o'clock this morning: the junior
class will take up the subject of ele-
mentary law, and the second year juniors
| will study pleading and contracts. The rcci-
tation hours in the law department are 9::5,
| to IL 80 a. m. and lectures at ) pm.
Howard University.
The theological department of Howard
| University was opened Thursday, with ar
| address from Rev. Sterling y. Brown. Al
the professors of the department have re-
| turned and regular work will begin OF
| Monday.
| The Medical School held its opening cxor
cises also Thursday night in the Hood am
| phitheater An address, of welcome wa:
| address from Prof. Hodgkns dean of the
| dental department. New appointments hav,
| been made in the Dental School in the per
| sons of Dr. a. J. Brown, who will conduct
| course of prosthetic dentistry, and DIR. j
| H. Perry, professor of pharmacy.
| Four of the Coreans who have been sup
| ported at the university since last Ma,
| have started on their own motion to max,
| their way to Europe; another left Sep.em
| ber 90 for Roanoke College, Va, and cnl,
| three now remain at the university.
| The Alpha Phi Literary Society met las
| week and elected William ]. Whitsett pres
| ident and Peter R. Lee vice president
| Columbian University.
Though all departments of the universi:,
opened on Wednesday, the regular clas
work did not begin until yesterday.
The registration shows a larger enroll
ment of students than ever before, and Cor
funately the tendency of the college s.u
dents is to enter for the full course
| pleasant fact is that the college is DRAWN
most of its students from the Washingto
High Schools.
The faculty of Columbian Academy hs
been greatly strengthened by the addition
| of Prof. +. b. Hobgood, jr, VINO will tea,-
natural science and history; Prof. Oscar W
| Anthony who will teach mathematics an
| Prof. Paul A. Steel who will conduct
| course of bookkeeping, business law an
| penmanship.
The class of '96 have endowed a medal i
| memory of their late fellow-student an
| classmate, James Macbride Sterrett :,
The medal is to be given in the departmer
| of physics, and to be known the "Clas
'96, James Macbride Sterrett, jr., Memoir;
] Medal"