Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Catholic University.

Bishop Keane will leave on Monday for
his southern trip. Before returning to the
university the bishop will visit the Catholic
Winter School, which will open next week
In New Orleans. where he viii deliver sew
eral lectures.
The blessing and distribution OF ashes Will
take place in the Divinity Chapel on We'd
resiay next. at $50 o'clock am.
Or. Greene of the department of botany
is ROW much engaged in cataloguing and ar
ranging two new invoices of plants, which
arrived at the university this week. One
invoice is Q valuable collection from Alaska
d1stated to the herharium by Mr.. Thomas
Howell. the other is a lot OF rare plants
from Iceland given by Mist Elizabeth
me Debating Society OF the Law School
will hold its next meeting on Tuesday. The
question fer debate is Ought the Parties
Il a Cause BE Allowed to TESTIFY Messrs.
Cornell and eastman viii speak for the
Affirmative. ana MesSrs- Twohy ana Bur
rough VIII support the negative.
n consequence Of the Indictment weathe-
tho base bail team M. been unable 10 put
course OF indoor gymnastics will be pur-
sued.
Howard University.
Professor Rufus Fuller of Boston deliver
ed a lecture On Thursday last to the col
Iage department on "GeOIret and Kin
dred Subjects
Tie Eureka Club held its regular meet
Ing yesterday. B.. I. Johnson detained
Then followed IN address from Professor
Fairfield. The debate, "I;esol-ed That in
dependent action in politics is preferable
to party aIle"ianCA" then took place. The
affirmative was ably supported BY D. o. ".
Holmes and the negative by v. .. Bundy
Last Monday Rev. DR.. L. s. HarIlin in
al.Gurated course of six lectures to the
theological students.
The Theological Lyceum Society met on
Wednesday, 20 debate the question, Re
so2veJ. That the Bible should be taught in
the public schools" The disput9uts were
W W. Bdrham for the affirmative and
Iii Tartt for the negative.
ne library OF the ~ department VIII
coon be enlarged. over S1.GJJ has recently
been expended for books, which viii short
ly be received.
Columbian University.
ne faculty of Columbian Academy has
received an addition in the person of Pro-
fessor A T. Senpers, who will have charge
of the second and third English classes
and the essays of the entire school.
The Debating Society will meet THIS even
ing to debate the question, 'ResolgcJ, That
the government should own and operate the
rsIAoaus and telegraph lines Of the COuu-
Try Immediately after the debate the
speakers for the fourth public debate VIII
be elected.
~ meeting OF DF- -aCItSEUe'S Latin class
was held last week 10 make preliminary ar
Iangemeats for an entertainments which
VIII be held March 81. This entertainment
VIII be entirely different from anything
that has ever yet been attempted at Co
lumbar. Eight different Ianguares Will be
used, and the students are working dill
Eeally to make this symposium of Ian
SUS.geS Il success. A committee vas an
pointed, consisting Of Miss Morrison as
chairman, Miss Johnson, Miss Chaplin MIR
1.3Jter' Alr Stephenson, Miss Eiddis, Miss
w Ilson and Messrs. Clarke and Barns The
pI@-ram was next decided upon. II will
consist OF a Latin speech. an Anclo-S3yon
homily, Greek ode a German song. an
English essay, Polish extract. Spanish
sersaade and the third act Of 3I5lcre's
bourgeois GentiIhornme" Before the
meeting adjourned Miss Morrison appoint
go the following subcommittee: Music Miss
-toff!Son; printing, MIR. Playter: costumes.
III. C.arke' decorations, Air. c.. Stephenson:
Johnson. -'i'9'
pursuant to q resolution passed by the
senior class at its meeting held Januarv IN
the following We're appointed n c1rTnittse
on solicitation in con- ection with tba ola ss
nl@-2ry: Chairman, W. p. Walker; w. !
" i'5 g.l r. H. Moore, T. 7. Dorman, +
\. Greer, G. I. Dunlop. jr. c. H. Mann
G. d. Whitney, c. E. Miller and \. i; Sci.
bold. - L. 'e1-
Georgetown University.
Or. Robert Carnody. ex-piteher Of the
Varsity nine. in a recent examination in
the Medical School OF the University of
Pennsylvania obtained OLA per cent.
reaching the 100 per cent in one branch.
Dr. Carmody is the resident physician of
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre Pa.
Inc Merrtck debate VIII be held in Gas
ton Hall on Saturday next a pm The
question, Resolved, That Congress should
provide for speedy retirement ana cancel
iatl0n of the legal. tender notes" will be
discussed by Messrs Douglas and Siattery
Ior the affirmative, and Valentine and
O'Brien for the negative Mr. Francis q
MeDermott will preside. The judges Will
be Prof s. 2. Langley of the Smithsonian,
Judge William c. Robinson OF the Catholic
University and John 5. Seymour commits
sioner Of patents. The music for the occa-