Evening star., 1897-01-30
U N I'VE Rs9tTY NOTES
Cath6lic University.


Librarian A., sporford delivered the
second lecture in the public lecture course
Thursday. his subject being 'Choice of
Books" Next Thursday at 4:45 pm. the
third lecture wt111be given by Gen. A. w.
Greedy, chief ofsthe signal service on "The
Trans Mississippi Region; Its Economic De-
DR.. Shahan, professor of history in the
theological department. attended the BAN
father OF the 4 American common school
system and the fisst commissioner of edu-
cation Of the Omitted States, at Hartford,
Conn.,, Monday last
The committee on preparation of the
year book for 1s97-'9s held its first meet
ing Thursday.
The January number Of the University
Bulletin will be issued the coming week.
The restaurant and news stand which has
been located in McMahon hall has been
moved into the new dormitory.
DR.. Pace. who has been seriously i'll for
some time past, has recovered sufficiently
to resume his duties
The senate of the university at it's last
meeting enacted statutes defining and clas
termining the rights and duties of students.
Howard University.
At the Sunday evening song service in
Miner hall the following program will be
rendered: Song, Gather the Golden GRAIN"
E. choir; scriptural reading and invocation;
song. Happy Day." full chorus; duet.
Holy Father Guide Thy Children" Miss
C.. Scott and George H. Harris; reading,
selected; anthem, "Sweet, the Moments"
e: e.. choir; song, Help Us to Worship
Thee full chorus; address; song, Speed
Away. full chorus; anthem, 20 Be JOY
fuL C. E. choir; song, In the Cross" full
chorus; anthem, 'I Will Praise Thee c.
f. choir; doxology and benediction.
n polo olr oinI 1o us<c
prayer for schools and colleges was held
in Andrew Rankin Chapel, President Ran
Kin conducting the exercises. DR.. Hamlin
OF the Church of the Covenant was the
principal speaker. At the conclusion of this
service the deans of the academic depart
ments conducted an hours special service
In their respective departments.
Ihe 9. %; Society gave very ENJOYABLE
social In the parlers of Miner hall last
night. This evening a service in celebra-
tion of the sixteenth anniversary Of the
inception of the C. E. movement will be
held, at which papers on various phases Of
tindeavor work will be read by the mem
bers. Judge A. S. Taylor, vice president of
the c. E. Union of the District. and Prof
Warder will address the society.
The Alpha Phi (mock congress), after a
lively disc cussion, adopted the resolution re-
questinS the Commissioners to rescind their
action respecting the newsboys Mr.. Bar
bour, from the finance committee, laid the
free coinage bill before the house a bill
was introduced by Mr.. Gillian providing for
the extension of suffrage to women, and
was referred to the committee on cleo
ton.
The Livingstone Missionary Society met
Friday evening and addresses were made by
Rev. Mitchell Hall, DID,, and j. P. Wash
1ngton. There was also a solo by w. r.
Payne, and songs by a quartet composed
of Messrs. w. r. Payne, w. w. BarIam,
G. H. West and E. Tart.
The Theological Literary and Debating
Society Wednesday afternoon discussed
Resolved, That there are circumstances
under which a. Imani is justified in telling a
lie" Affirmative, ". w. Barham; mega
tive, w. L. Moore.u,
Columbian University.
The first lecture in the public course will
be given Monday, February 8. and the
series will continuei Mondays and Fridays
through February and March, ending
April 16. The '6pening lecture will be de-
livered by Prof. Frank II. Bigelow his sub
ject being John de Wycliffe, the English
Reformer" The other lecturers and their
Rev. Frank SswaH, 'Ideaffsm in Litera-
ture;;'' Prof Edward Farauhar; "The Nor
man Conquest" Rex. Frank sewall. Ideal
ism in Sciences" PfBf. M. M. Ramsey, THE
Coming of the Bourbon Rev. Richard l..
Howell, The Logical Future Of Canada" :"
Prof. c. r. Mthroe,9 Mans Control of En-
ergy;' William T. Harris. National Spirit
of the English. French and German" Prof.
W. w. Johnston. Bennett and the Revo-
| fution in thS7Treatment of Pneumonia -
John R. Proctor, ''Industria1ism vs. Mill
tariSn;' Prof. f. A. de ScifNeinitz, Useful
| and Ingenious Germs;i' Rev. Charles James
Wood, .'Surviva1s in Literature Prof. w.
K. Butler, ''Spectacles, a"Focal Point in
the Worlds Development" Prof. NJ. D.
Learned, Germans in the United States"
Prof. W. O. Partridge concludes the course
! with a series of six lectures: Life and
Art History of Sculpture" Greek and
Roman Art" Spiritual Element in Art"
Not AYf'' rf nd otn
Memorial Art
The program for the course of lectures
| in the Corcoran Scientific School to be de-
livered by the students has been announced.
| The first lecture will be given next Satur-
| day afternoon by Charles Russell Ely on
| Benjamin Silliman."
The subject for discussion before the
Erosnian Debating Society next Friday
| afternoon is Resolved, That United States
senators should be elected by popular vote. -
| Affirmative. Messrs. Stuart and Bscoe;
| negative. Messrs. Harlan and Everett. Mr..
| Hoover will edit Glass News No. 1, and Mr.
Broadus No. 2.
| The junior class has appointed Messrs
! Handy, Shuster and Linkins committee
| to make arrangements for q class dance
| to be given during March.
The students of the Law School who
| claim Virginia as their home have organ
| lied society for the promotion Of good
| fellowship among Virginians.
| The question for debate in the Law School
Debating Society this evening is Resolved
That immigration into the United States
I should be greatly restricted" Affirmative
| J. Felix, E. F. Beckman and C. H. Gray;
negative, T. KEEPER, w. H. Rill and J. E.
| Flannery.
President Whitman and DIR. J. Macbride
| Sserrett represented Columbian at the an
nual banquet of the Washington Alumni of
| the University of Michigan.
| The Columbian Women have elected Miss
H. E. Mcguire, president; Mrs. NJ. M. Ram
sey vice president; Miss Anna s. Hazelton
secretary. and Mrs D. X. Shute, treasurer
| The Athletic Association was to have held
| a meeting Thursday afternoon, but it was
| postponed until next week.
| Georgetown University.
The Morris Literary and Debating So