Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-08
U N I'VE RSITY NOTES



The base ball nine will play it's first game
with Georgetown next Wednesday after
| room at Georgetown field. The team has
been shaken up considerably, a number of
changes having been made. and they ex-
pect to put up a strong and interesting
game a result. McTighe, who struck out
twenty-three men in the Lehigh game, will
pitch, and Fields will catch.
The annual retreat for the lay students
and professors, which has been in progress
since Tuesday, in charge of the rector, DIR.
Conaty, closed this morning.
The Athletic Association held business
meeting Wednesday evening.
Tuesday evening next the Carroll Insti
tute Dramatic Club will present the one-act
sketch Barbara" followed by a three-act
comedy. David Garrick, in which they
made such a success some time since, in
Carroll Institute Hall, for the benefit of the
Athletic Association.
The brickwork of the addition to the
Paulist Fathers scholasticate is almost
| completed, and the building will be ready
for occupancy in the course of the next few
weeks.
The base ball team left for Emmttsburg.
Nd, this morning. and will play Mt. St.
Marys College this afternoon.
Rev. DR.. Garrigan, the vice rector,
preached the dedication sermon of the new
church in Brookline, Mass, Sunday. May =.
Among the visitors to the university this
week were Rev. Richard Maggie of Maiden.
Mass: Michael Davitt. the Irish agitator;
Senators Carter of Montana and Allen of
Nebraska and Richard Kerens of St. Louis.
DR.. Conaty will attend the conservation
ceremonies of Bishop Monahan at Whining
ton. Del, tomorrow.
The new year book and Law School circu-
lar has just been issued and is ready for
distribution.
The landscape gardeners are at work on
the grounds about the new dormitory build
ing, and in short time the grounds will
a heantjfpl
Sunday evening last DR.. Conaty delivered
an address before the ST. Vincent de Paul
Society, Washington conference.
The chronological Museum. in charge of
DR.. Hoffman, is making rapid progress in
the arrangement of specimens. and il will
shortly be opened to the public. While the
collection is small. and practically in it's in
fancy, it is exceedingly interesting on &C.
count of many oriental antiquities, espe-
cially the Assyrian tablets, and Egyptian
relics. which have been deposited by Prof.
Hyvernat. This gentleman has also placed
In the museum a number of valuable manu-
scripts of oriental literature.
At the meeting of the Shakespearean
seminar Thursday paper was read by Mr..
Donald Mckinlon on Hamlet and the Di-
vine Right of Kings
Howard University.
The question discussed at the meeting
of the Theological Literary and Debating
Society last Wednesday was Resolved,
nat tiie lear VI PUNISHMENT mas 4 greater
| influence over human conduct than the
hope of reward" N. f. Stewart led the
affirmative and A. E. Tart the negative.
A trio, Messrs. Lee, Hughes and Jacobs,
also rendered several selections. At the
next meeting the question for discussion
! is Resolved. That illiterate immigrants
| should not be admitted to this country"
w. W. Barkham will lead the affirmative
and j. H. Denim the negative. Messrs
Payne and Hughes will sing a duet and
musical numbers will be contributed by
other members.
The Agassiz Association held a meeting
yesterday and discussed points in natural
history developed in their recent trip to
Cabin John.
The faculty held meeting Wednesday
evening to arrange a program for the
commencement exercises, which will occur
June in Rankin Memorial Chapel.
Miss Donahoe gave an illustrated adj
dress. entitled NO Cross. No Crown be-
Saturday evening. Tonight the regular
Christian Endeavor topic will be discussed.
why Love Jesus
At the last meeting of the mock congress
the woman's suffrage bill. which has been
pending for some time. came to a vote, and
was defeated by the vote of 1G to S.
The final examinations will commence
about May 10.
Guitar Club at the METROPOLITAN A. NJ. E.
Church Tuesday evening a decided
success.
Columbian University.
The Society for Philosophical Inquiry
held its regular meeting Tuesday at i:30
O'Clock. DR.. e. Farquhar spoke on the
topic The Philosophy of History"
Prof. Otis T. Mason delivered lecture
on Folklore to the students of the
Ccrcoran Scientific School Wednesday
evening.
The class in arts applied to architec-
ture makes two excursions weekly for the
purpose of sketching from nature. Prof.
Emil II. Myer is in charge.
The executive committee of the Law
School Debating Society held meeting
Wednesday evening to perfect arrange
! ments for the prize debate.
Prof. l.. Davis Lodge will examine the
| class in international law May %. and
prize will be awarded for the highest
standing.
The senior class held a business meet
ing Friday afternoon and discussed the ad-
visibility of a class banquet.
"A War With Microbes an address of
Prof. T.. A De SchweinitZ. dean Of the
veterinary school, has been issued lin PAM
phlet form.
The medical school has recently pur-
chased a large anatomical figure or a
man drawing bow. for use in the study
of the muscles. The figure is a trifie over
| life size, and the position shows the mus
cuiar expansion on one side of the body
ana tne cOnlTdCttOn Oh the OtNcT.
Prof. Ramsey, who was injured last Sat-
| urday in attempting to stop a runaway
horse, is again in attendance at the school.
Georgetown University.
The May devotions this week have been
| conducted by the rector. Rev. ]. Havens
Richards. who has given talks each even
ing this week in the chapel.
All of the athletes are now in training
for the Mott Haven games, which occur
the last of this month. Among those who
will contest are Smith, hammer thrower;
Wefers, Fox and Walsh. sprinters; M.
Walsh broad jump; Hough. high jump;
Lyons and McGirr. half-mile runners, and
probably some others. The junior base
ball team this season. under the manage
ment of Mr.. Raley, s. j., is the best ever
at Georgetown. They have played ten
games and have won all of them. This af-
terncon the Pennsylvania team will play
on Georgetown field. Yesterday afternoon
the annual field meet was held.
The seniors will be examined in physics
Monday, and philosophy Wednesday.
The prize debate of the Phionomosan
Debating Society will occur on the even