Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
U N i've RSITY NOT ES
Catholic University.


| chief of the signal service bureau, on the
history and geography Of Alaska The lee
ture, which was illustrated, attracted a
larse audience, who enjoyed the address
The next lecture of the courAe will occur
Thursday, December 9.
Thanksgiving day mass was said at $50
| in Caldwell Hall by the rector, and the day
was observed a general holiday in all
the departments.
Rev. E. A. Pace, dean of the faculty OF
| philosophy, gave an illustrated lecture on
''Pompeii " to the pupils of the Academy of
| the Holy Cross last Saturday.
The rector. Right Rev. Mgr. Conaty, and
| the vice rector. DIR. Garrigan. accompanied
| by Fathers Chapeiux and Aiken, were pres
| ent at the renewal Of the clerical prom
| ises at the Baltimore Cathedral
Rev. Joseph 7. Roche of Nebraska spent
day at the university. Fathers Price of
Raleigh, N. c., and Henricks and Har-
gather of Rochester, N. Y, also spent some
| time time in visiting the buildings and Ii
braries.
The University Chronicle, which appeared
this week, contains an account of the open
ing ceremonies in October, an article on the
investiture of Mgr. Conaty as a domestic
prelate, and the diScourses of the rector on
the above occasions 1t also contains an in
| teresting account of the recent discovery of
| a Mosaic map of Palestine. executed upon
the floor of Christian basilica-
The Junior class of the law department
have commenced the study of real estate,
| elementary law and constitutional law. The
| middle class is engaged with real property,
torts and criminal law, with one exercise
each week in Jurisprudence political econ
omy and the history of law The seniors
are at present taking examinations on their
entire baccalaureate course, and studying
Roman law two hours each week. DIR.
Shannahan is now conducting a course of
philosophy in the middle and senior class
IS. The law library now contains over a
Thousand volumes. -+--- ---fe "
Columbian University.
The Law School Debating Society held
| no meeting this week on the regular night,
but one was called for tonight.
| The last issue of the Columbian Call was
| that of the 10th. Next Tuesday another
number will appear.
| The question for debate at the meeting
of the Law School Debating Society tonight
| is. Resolved. That the elective franchise
should be limited to those who able to
| read and write" The speakers are c. T.
Carter. ]. A. Wright and H. A. Vieth. af-
| firmative, and F. w. Crist, E. E. Jones and
w. NJ. Mason negative. December 4 the
| question, Resolved. That the Cuban bel
| ligerency should be recognized by the
United States,' will be debated, while on
December Is the subject will be- Resolved,
That Congress should enact general anti
trust law
A special meeting of the Virginia Club
president, at which business of importance
viii be transacted
a meeting has been called for next Sat
urday of the Biblical Research Club.
The Thanksgiving holidays at the uni
| versty included all of this week after We'd
| nesday.
Georgetown University.
At the last meeting of the Philonomosian
Society there was no debate, but in the
place of it mock trial vas held.
The meeting of the Phlodemic Society
scheduled for this week was postponed un-
| til Thursday next, when the election of
competitors in the Merrick debate will take
place.
The geology class of '3S took a trip to
Foundry Run last Saturday for the collec-
ton and study of specimens.
The final game of the interclass foot ball
contests will be played today between 1900
and 1901. The freshmen have not lost a
| game SO far, but 49, by losing the last
game to the freshmen, have lost all chance
for the championship.
Father Conway, vice rector Of the uni
versity, who has been in retreat at Wood
stock during the past week, has returned
Preparations for the Glee Club concert
| in Castor Hall on Monday are now being
made.
The senior class had a holiday yesterday,
1t being st. GATHERINGS day. The Thanks
giving holiday, Including Wednesday after
noon and all of Thursday. was taken ad-
vantage of by many of the students as an
opportunity for visit home
The meeting of the advisory committee
to formulate plans for the raising of funds
for the new grand stand resulted in !,
movement, now On foot. requesting con-
tributions from the alumni of the uni
rersity.
A lady whose name has not been an
nouneed has contributed l.oOO for the new
hospital
The Law School Debating Society held a
meeting last Saturday night to discuss
the question. Resolved, That the United
States should recognise Cuban belliger-
ency."
quested the chairman pro tenn of the last
meeting to call another meeting this week.
but as the class as a whole has decided to
POSTPONE further meetings until next Sat
rrday, Mr.. Ralph. the temporary president
OF the class, declined to do this on the
ground that he was acting in the capacity
of presiding officer only temporarily, and
no rules authorizing the calling of special
meetings had as yet been adopted.
National Univer.isy.
There will be a meeting OF all the classes
Saturday night to make final arrangements
about the purchase of the portrait OF the
late Prof. Claughton. 1t is the Intention
OF the students to have # hung I'm the II
brary. The resolutions passed at the meet
Ing OF the students and alumni have been
handsomely framed and placed in the IL
brary Of the school.
Prof. Davis was unavoidably absent from
the city last Wednesday. His lecture on
the History Of the Law" intended for that
night. will be delivered next Wednesday
1t Is the intention OF Judge Tucker the
first part of the week. to assign q murder
case. based upon some curious circum-
stances. to be argued In the moot court.
Every member OF the court will be required
to file a bill Of exceptions. At the last ses-
sion Of the court there were quite q num-
great interest in the proceedings.
At meeting OF the junior class, held