Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06
U N I'VE RSITY NOTES
Columbian University.

The foot ball team. with Manager NicoI.
lett Wednesday night for a series of three
games, one at Hampton, with Hampton A.
c.; at Richmond, with the Richmond A.C..
and at Newport News, with William and
Mary College. One game, that with Hamp-
ton A. c., was lost by the score of 40. but
the Columbians maintain that the decision
OF the referee. in allowing the one touch
down of the Hamptons, was radically
wrong, according to the rules of the game.
The Enosinian Society met last evening
to discuss the question, Resolved. That
the war Of 1872 was justi1abIe." Messrs.
Stuart and Altschue were on the affirma
i've SIDE and Messrs. Beatty and Everett
on the negative. The Bee was edited by
Messrs. Beatty and Cutter, and the News
by Mr.. Everett and Miss Ross. Mr. Beatty
was the critic of the evening
The first issue Of the Columbian Call will
make It's appearance on the 10Th instant.
A special meeting Of the senior law ella GO
was called by President W. F. Kirk last
acted.
ing and elected officers.
Inc question for debate in the Law
Schoo! Debating Society this evening is
Resolved. That the United States sena-
tors should be elected by direct vote of the
people, Messrs. J. B. Lackey, F. [. Tar.
box and T. G.. Woolford. affirmative, and
Messrs. ]. B. Dahlgren, E. L. Davis and
Z. c: Wyant, negative, being the speakers
ton is Resolved, That judicial positions
should be held during die and good be-
nav1or w. M. Shuster, F. C. Handy and
A; A. Adams will uphold the affirmative,
Van DuZen will be on the negative. At the
public debate, to be held on the Goth of this
month, the question is to be Resolved.
That the Hawaiian Islands should be an
M tn he TT,,fk4
ward, T. p. Hopgood, F. M Church, ]. w.
Cooks. E. E. Denison and J. B. Arid win
be the speakers.
Next Tuesday Professor Wiley will inau-
gurate course Of lectures, twenty in num-
Der, on agricultural chemistry, in the
school of graduate studies.
A society for the study Of mushrooms has
been organized under the name of the Ny
Monday afternoon.
Georgetown Universfty.
Justice Brown has commenced a series
Of lectures on admiralty to the seniors and
juniors of the law school.
A meeting has been called for this even
ing, the purpose being the organization of
the junior class.
Resolved. That the government should
have control OF the press" is the subject
]. Herman on the affirmative and Messrs.
T. w. eastman and ]. P. b. Duffy on the
negative. at the next meeting Of the
Philonomosian Society.
Following are the officers elected by the
freshman class Of the medical school:
President. Otto L. Wellenreiter; vice presi-
dent. b. ]. Wefers: treasurer, William L.
d. Higgins: secretary. Joseph A. Starr:
sergeant-at-arms, William J. Callaghan.
The Philodemfc Society at the next meet
ing viii discuss the topic: Resolved, That
principle ts to be preferred to party al
legiance. The affirmative speakers are
Me8Sr8 Byrne and Mcmahon and the uoc. :
tive Messrs. Cullen and O'Neill
The Norris Debating Society has been
reorganixed for this year by the students
Stead OF Missouri has been chosen presi-
dent. S, -
The sermons Of Father PordoH during re-
treat were much appreciated by the stu
dents.
The dramatic society win give its flrst
entertainment Of the season On December
20, when the opera. Pirates OF Penxance,.s