Evening star., 1896-02-29

society.
ball team practice daily on the field. and
their work gives promise Of some exciting
match games.
Catholic University.
The Feast of st. Thomas Aquinas which
occurs next week. is one OF the patronal
feasts Of the university, and . will be OBJ
served there with much solemnity. In the
morning poatiffcal high mass will be ceIe-
brated in the divinity chapel, a. which
Bishop keane will pontiacate. The Grafton
will be delivered by DR.. Pace, dean OF the
faculty of philosophy. In the evening there
VIII be four degrees conferred. This con-
ferring of degrees at the end of the first
session is an entirely new feature in uni
versity life, but one which viii, be hence
forth observed at the Catholic University
Ihose who will receive degrees in law are:
MIR. James l.. Kennedy Of Greensburg Pa
the degree of Ii. B.: Mr.. Edmund B. Briggs
OF Florida. that of LII. NJ; Rev. George NJ
seari' professor or astronomy and higher
mathematics, will receive the degree Of
Ph- d., and Prof. Charles Warren Stoddard
professor of English literature. that of ID.
H. l.. Cardinal Gibbons chancellor of the
the degrees upon .he candidates who will
De presented by the deans of The several
departments
For the benefit Of advanced students, Judge
The Debating Society of the Law School
al the meeting next Tuesday viii dchat ia
M me question rs 1T sound policy to permit
OBrien will speak for the Affirmative WHILE
Mott and Kerens S'
Dr. Shanahan has inaugurated his lec-
ture course of Philosophy of Religion"
The Literary Society of the Dfvi,t,v
Coiiege rs busiiy engaged in preparing a
Stosi Sa1 an ior an entertainment to be given
sunday week. The officers recently elected
are: PRESIDENT Rev. John j. Lynch of fba
diocese of Albany; vice president. Rev
James F. Foley, also of the ALBANY dio-
cese. recording secretary, Rev. James f.
kirWln, diocese of Galveston. and cores
ponding secretary. Rev. j. j. CLIFFORD. arch
diocese of San Francisco.
Georgetown Univcrsfty,
The class of '9S has received from a busi-
ness firm Of this city a silver urn, fourteen
inches in height, as a trophy for the class
championships in the interclass foot ball
league.
Messrs. Murren, Fay, Cullen and Nc
Laughlin. representatives of the Phlo-
nomosian Society, in the annual public de-
bate. which takes place in May, VIII dis
cuss the question, Resolved, That free
trade is the true economic policy of the
United States"
At recent meeting of the class of '9s
the following officers were elected: Henry
r. Cover of Indiana, president; Thomas
NJ. Pierce, Tennessee, vice president: John
II. McAleer, Pennsylvania, secretary;
Francis b. McAnerney, New York, treasur-
er, and William J. O'Leary, New York,
manager of athletics.
Robert Dick Douglas. '96. the manager Of
athletics, has been elected captain Of the
athletic team.
A dozen men, under Trainer Foley are
In training for positions on the relay team
which VIII go to the University of Penn
sylvania meet April 25.
The new base bali costumes which have
been ordered for the team will lie some-
what different from the suits formerly
used. In place of the dark gray, an electric
blue has been adopted, of which the sweat
ers and caps will be made, with the uni
versity monogram CO. in navy blue The
team will appear for The first time in the
new suits March 2s, in a game with the
University of Vermont, on the homo
grounds.
The Philodemic Society disputed at their
last meeting the question. Resolved, That
educational qualification should be neces.
sary for enjoying the rights of suffrage"