Evening star., 1896-09-26
UNIVERSITY NOTES.



DR.. A. p. Montague. dean of The college,
has returned to the university. after a
two months sojourn in Virginia. While
away the doctor canvassed in behalf Of
the university and met with great success.
During the summer he received from Rich
mond College the degree Of LID.
The medical school has received several
additions In apparatus. Among others is
q lot Of ana tomical and microscopic ap-
paratus Of the most improved style for the
pathological laboratory.
DIR. George NJ. Foster, specialist on dis
eases of the brain. and a member Of the
staff of the Government Hospital for the In
sane, will give a course of lectures on this
subject. The medical department will open
Wednesday, and the Introductory lecture
will be delivered by DR.. A. F. A. King at
8 o'clock pm.
The faculty of Columbian Academy has
been much strengthened in the line Of
natural science. and new laboratory IA
cilities have been added.
The college faculty Is larger and stronger
than ever before; valuable additions have
been made in DR.. Pollard, who will have
charge Of the department of English, and
DR.. Charles G. Swisher who studied at
Yale, Columbia and Cornell, and comes to
Columbian as the new professor of history.
Howard University.
President Rankin returned to his home
Saturday last, having spent the summer
in Maine and Massachusetts. The univer-
sity opened Wednesday with a goodly
number of students in attendance. The
opening ADDRESS was delivered by the prest-
dent Wednesday afternoon in the Rankin
Memorial Chapel.
Mrs. Lewis B. Moore, daughter Of Bishop
Tanner of Philadelphia, and wife of Prof.
Lewis u. Moore, professor of English in the
preparatory department. has been appoint
ed matron of the university in place Of
Miss TORY.
DR.. Julia R. Hall, graduate of the How
ard Medical School, has been appointed
resident physician of the university. Or.
Hall will reside in Minor Hall, and besides
having charge of the health of the students
will inaugurate course of lectures on hy-
giene.
Arrangements are being made by the
students to publish monthly paper to
contain local university news A commit
tee has been appointed to walt on the pres
tdent and 1T is hoped the first number will
appear the first part of next month.
Georgetown University.
A friend Of the university, who wishes
his name withheld has presented to the
Riggs memorial library a complete set of
the Migne edition of the Greek and Latin
Fathers Of the Church. This handsome
gift was imported from Paris, and con-
tains in all three hundred and eighty
eight volumes, bound in red and green mo-
rocco, and cost upwards Of $1,0oO.
Tomorrow evening the sodality and the
conference of st. Vincent de Paul will meet
for the first time this year.
Catholic University.
Tomorrow morning the students end
their ar nual spiritual retreat and Monday
MACS of the Holy Ghost will be celebrated
IN the Divinity Chapel by the rector,
Bishop Keane. The students will then re-
pair to the lecture room, where Bishop
Keane will address them upon the work
of the year, after which the regular
courses will begin.
All the professors Nave returned Drs
Shahan and Pace arrived the first part of
the week, the former having lectnred at
also lectured ut PlatrsA,rg and Madison,
and Travelled through tn, west. Dr. Bou-
qli,lon arrived ak the uni rersity on We'd
nesday, having spent the summer in Eu-
rope.
Extensive purchares Of books have been
made during the summer for the depart
mental libraries.
All the rooms and halls OF both the Nc.
Mahon and Caldwell Halls have been most
| successfully touched UP.
improvements have also been made in the
have been planted at the back Of Caldwell
hall and number Of winding paths laid
out: hand ball alley has also been made
for the use Of the students
The extreme southeast of the university
grounds has been converted into base
ball ground, SO that the students will not
| only have place to practice, but also q
campus, on which they will play many of
| their match games.