Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
u N I'VE RSITY NOT ES
Georgetown University.

| "eOrSctOWn Un1verS1ty.
The last lecture of the first term at the
law school was delivered by Prof. Baker
last evening. Beginning with yesterday
examinations will be held in the junior.
! senior and postgraduate classes on the
work gone over during the past three
months. The Christmas recess will extend
| from Thursday next until the first Monday
of '9S.
| special meeting of the Law School De-
batting Society was held Thursday evening.
The debate, the question, Resolved,
| That the Hawaiian Islands should he an
nexed to the United States was decided
! in favor of Messrs. Schade and Brown. the
| negative speakers. who had as their op-
| ponentS MeSSrS. Mccarthy and j. w. Bing-
nam.
The Dramatic Club intends to take a trip
| to Baltimore some time after the Christ
| mas holidays.
| On Washington's birthday the annual
| Merrick debate will be held.
The base ball team intends to commence
INDOOR practice as soon as possible.
| Richard Sherdan'S The Critic will be
! presented by the Dramatic Society in the
near future.
| The Philonomosian Society, at its last
meeting, discussed the wisdom of the recent
| action of the Georgia legislature in pro-
hibiting foot ball within that state. Messrs.
Henning and Duffy and Murphy and
| Gracey were the speakers on the a:firma-
| tive and negative, respectively
The examinations in mechanics for the
senior class were held Thursday and yes
| terday.
! b. ]. Wefers of Georgetown will compete
at the Indoor athletic meet to be held in
| New York city.
| Wednesday will be the last day this year
On which attendance will be required of
| the students in the various classes. The
lower classes will have their examinations
Immediately after the reopening on jan
| uary 3.
! Columbian University.
The Call appeared yesterday for the sec
ord time this year. 1t is the intention of
| the editors, with the cooperation of the
| students, to enlarge the paper.
! The Law School Debating Society will
| hold a meeting on Saturday, January 8. for
| the purpose of eecting officers. special
meeting was called for Thursday evening.
| The last meeting had as the speakers
| Messrs. w. T. Harris. w. L. Narney and
| &. c. Perkins. affirmative. and Messrs. A.
| +. Snow, A. G. Wells and Granville Lewis,
| negative, and the topic for the evening
| was Resolved, That Cuban belligerency
| should be recognized by the United States
| Resolved, That Congress should enact a
! general antitrust law" has been selected
| as he question for discussion this evening.
| ard Messrs. J. =. Fontron. +. l.. TarboN
and J. 5. Reader will be heard on the at
| firmativc side, and Messrs. J. p Gray, G..
| +. Phelps and A. w. Patterson will up
| hold the negative.
/ \ meeting was held last Saturday even
| ing by the students of the Corcoran Scien-
| titic school, the purpose being TO organize
| Il class TOR the study of parliamentary law.
| The American Chemical Society will meet
| December - and 81 at the university.
! The Glec, PANIC, Mandolin and Guitar
Club will hold a meeting Tuesday next.
| The Society for Philosophical Inquiry
| held meeting at the university Tuesday.
! Prof. Wiley did not lecture on Tuesday
int aI INIT l.. adj fnr
| that day postponed until next week.
! Some of Columbians foot ball players will
| probably participate in the game at Ma
| tional Park on Christmas.
| Catholic University.
The Christmas recess will extend from
noon Thursday to January 1.
General Greedy delivered the last public
lecture of the year Thursday on the sub
ject. 1.-The Colo Fields of Alaska" Com
missioner C. d. Wright will inaugurate
course of addresses next year on Political
| Economy"
| The dogmatic sermon last Sunday was
delivered by the Rev. B. Haberstrough.
| Rev DR.. Garrigan, the vice rector,
preached charity sermon in St. PauTs,
| Baltimore, last Sunday.
| The Rev. Norris OConnor. Rev. Edward
| OConnor and Rev. VIM. Higgins. who are
in deacons orders, have left the university
| to go into retreat, preparatory 10 their
| ordination into the priesthood.
| Mgr. Conaty opened the course of lee
| lures at Villanova College. Philadelphia,
! Wednesday night, the subject of his dis
| course being THE Duty of the Catholic
| College Man in American Life" Next Sun
| day he will preach the conservation sermon
| at the dedication of the affairs of St. Au-
| CUISINES Church. Brooklyn, N. Y, his sub
ject being The Necessity of Dogma in Re
liaion."
Next Thursday evening Rev. Thomas J.
Shahan will deliver lecture before the
| University Club
| The Rt. Rev. Mgr. Conaty will celebrate
| the silver jubilee of his conservation to the
priesthood on Tuesday, and it is his inten-
| ton to return to his home for the event
| In honor of the occasion the students and
| faculty of the university rendered him
| reception last evening. III response to add
! dresses the rector expressed his gratifica-
| ton AMI pleasure at the regard manifested
| by the university faculty and students.
Howard University.
| Tie reserve foot ball eleven met an eleven
| from the Colored High School of this city
| last Saturday, and a game Was scheduled
! for today with the strong Wayland team.
/ This will probably be the last game of the
| season.
Last Saturday evening the c. E. topic
was: Zone Thing I Have Learned From
Paurs Life or Teachings" and J.B. Brown,
/ the leader. Tonight the subject will be:
| Our Sins, and How to Get Rid of Them"
| The December issue OF the journal will
| appear in a few days.
| Last evenings program at the meeting of
| the Eureka was rs follows Recitation
| Miss Scipio; defamation, H. w. Payne;
roper. J. E. Smith; reading. Miss White
| sell; debate, Resolved. That Intemper-
| ance Has Been More Destructive Than
| War" with r. s. Pugh and r. H. Merri-
| wether as affirmative and negative speak
| ers, respectively. Next week there will be
no meeting.
| The Alpha Phi Society. in order to ac-
| custom it's members to public speaking, pro-
poses to give a series Of public debates,
| the first to occur some time next month
| Magma Charta" was the subject of pa
| per read before that organization last
| night.
The holidays begin Thursday, the 23d in
/ slant, and continue until the first Monday
OF the rev year.
| Positive.