Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-30
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.
The Inv Characterization Of DoOkss
Other Notes.


| WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 29.-tSpe-
iai)-The debaters for the Blue and Gray
in the contest between the New York
University Law School Debating Society
and the Georgetown Law School Debating
Society will leave for New York on Fri
day, June 4th and the debate Wis occur
on the following evening I'm Carnesie Hall.
Georgetown Will be represented by Messrs.
Jean +. Z. des Garennes, John j.. q brien.
and Hampton IA. M9gruder The qnes-
tion IS. "ResOlved That the Injunction
! in the Debs Case was Properly Granted.'
The tournament Tor the championship
of the university Is now In progress az
/ the tennis courts almost daily, and Will
! continue unta next week, as many are
/ competing
! The Executive Committee OF the Alum
! nj Association held meeting sast Tues
/ day evening to make arrangements Tor
! the annual reunion. TO be held June 23l.
| the date of the commencement of the
! university. An orator and a poet have
/ been selected for the dinner. which Will
/ take place the evening OF the 2.tn. Al
amendment to the constitution. to be
voted on at the meeting. was proposed.
providing for the admission OF honorary
| mapcors. icnnditlntes Cor officers for thS
! coming two years were selected, and are
4 TO be proposed TO the society. This Will
| be one of the most important meetings
of recent years. and every afumnus IL
| earnestly requested TO attend
| DONATION OF BOOKS.
The library has received donation OF
! fourteen volumes, including the speeches
/ of Sir Robert Peel and William Pitt. and
| the lives of Sir James Graham and other
| prominent men. and also o. gift OF eleven
| volumes OF the Sclden Society. London.
| Eng, an in fine library binding.
The membership of John Culinary Shea
in the New York Historical Society. en-
titling him to all the publications. OF that
society forever. has just been transferred
to the university, together with his coll
lection, which includes all the publica.
lions from the foundation OF the society,"
IL is considered n most magnificent eft.
Work on the new galleries In CASTOR
Hall Is being pushed TO completion by Mr..
Blundon, the contractor Mr.. Pelz, tho
architect, has taken great care i'm the arr
rangement OF the seats. so that Il good
view Of the stage may be had from any
position I'm the galleries without intorfer- /,
ence by the occupant OF any other POSI-
ton. The work Is TO be paid for by the
Alumni Association, the revenue from the
life-membership admissions being devoted
exclusively to that purpose. The cost
will be $500. and although the galleries
Will not be large, they are as pretty. COM
plete, and convenient as any In the city. /
LAW CLASS.
Examinations In the Law Department.
were completed saturday OF last week.
and the commencement exercises Will
be held June 18th in the National Theatre.
The class this year Is "A rccori-breaker,
there being AZ candidates for degrees.
Georgetown students are very DESTROYS
OF correcting the impression that has
become current i'm some places. by reason
Of the publication in our town periodi-
Gals that their team was defeated IN
Wednesdays game with Catholic Uni
versity. AS n matter OF fact, the score
stood TO 1 In Georgetown's favor, and
there was no reason for publication to
the contrary
T. G. Driscoll. who has recently won tho
championship OF the South as n tennis
player. and whose work az New Haven
bids fair TO place him I'm similar position
as regards New England Is n Georgetown
student, and the university is justly proud
OF his record
Commencement exercises win occur
June 23d, and the committee I'm charge
has every assurance that the galleries in
CASTOR Hall will be completed I'm tima
for the event. So far as the graduates
are concerned. the orationS Will be as fol-
lows: Bachelors. Daniei ODonoghuel
valedictory Francis X. Delaney; masters,
John X. Broderick.