Evening star., 1897-06-12
U NlVER SITY NOTES
GeOrgetOwu,

The second debate between the debatins
societies Of the law departments of George
town and the New York University occur
red last Saturday night at Carnegie Hall,
New York. The outcome of the contest was
| unfavorable to Georgetown. but many per-
sons present at the event have written
communications, addressed to the college
In which they manifest discont ntent VITA
| the decision of the judges
The regular commencement of the uni
| versity will occur June % in CASTOR Hall
Monday. June II. In CASTOR Hall, the an
nuai public elocution contest will be held
and on the same evening prizes In the pre-
paratory department will be awarded.
The galleries In CASTOR Han will he COM
pleted by Saturday. the 10Th instant.
The term has practically closed. SO far
as atfletics are concerned. most of the
a1nietes having stopped training. and the
trainer, Mr.. Foley, having departed The
Dase ball team had games scheduled with
harvard and the University of Pennsyl-
wanna this week. but owing to inclement
weather at Philadelphia, the game with
the latter institution did not take place
rorcham ~ was recently defeated by the
one-sided score of u to O.
Last Monday night occurred the annual
commencement Of the law department a;
the National Theater. A large crowd from
botn the university and from the city at
-,
being taxed to its utmost capacity soon
after the opening of the doors Father
richards. rector of the university. made the
opening address, and Mr. J. M Wilson
dean of the law department, awarded the
prizes. After :he exercises the classes ad-
JourEed to banquet. The class graduated
is one OF the largest In the history of the
university.
Examinations In the Corcoran Scientific
School ended last Saturday.
The seventy-sixth annual commencement
OF Columbian College and the thirteenth of
the Corcoran Scientific School were held
IN conjunction on the evening of June o
at the National Theater large crowd
compos ed in part OF the diplomatic corps
attended the exercises, and on the stage
besides the twenty-five graduates were
President Whitman. Dean A. p. Montague
Maj. j. w. Powell and many others SEN
ator Mitchell addressed the graduates and
several members of the classes responded
President whitman conferred the degrees
one hundred and seventy students were
graduated from the several departments of
the law school last Tuesday night at the
National Theater. An enthusiastic audi
ence crowded the house to the doors not
even standing room being available a short
time after the opening of the doors. JUS
class, and President Whitman conferred
the degrees.
The Powhatan w. Robertson scholar
ship. open only TO students OF the Business
High School, was won by Walter Thomas,
with Jones as alternate.
Catholic.
The commencement of the University
was held In Mcmahon Hall last wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock. Thirty-ffve
graduates were presented with degrees by
Cardinal Gibbons. the chancellor of the
university. The Introductory address was
made by Rev. Father Conaty, rector OF the
university, and the acknowledgment by
Rev. Simon ]. Carr. The studies repre-
sented by the graduates were philosophy,
theology, social science, law In general
and special courses in civil law. At the
conclusion of the exercises the students
and others proceeded to Caldwell Hail.
where the benediction OF the blessed sac
rament was pronounced and the Te Deum
sung.
Most of the students are now preparing
to leave for home or have already left.