Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
U N lVERSITY NOTES
Catholic Unixersfty.

CathOitc Vntvers1ty.
1t is announced from the university that
there is positively no foundation for the
| circulated reports in regard to the con-
tempIated designations of some of the pro-
fessors Of the faculty Of philosophy Drs.
| Eyvernat. Green and Stoddard have de-
MED any such intention on their part
The patronal feast of the university. the
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception, will
be observed next Wednesday by pontifical
nigh mass. Cardinal Gibbons will officiate.
| and the sermon will be delivered by Dr.
Kirby.
| among the visitors to the university this
week were DR.. Mary O'Callahan, who is
one OF the prison commissioners of Mas
sachusetts. and Mr.. Gait, superintendent
OF the reformatory at Concord. They were
| both on their way to the prisons CONGRESS-
| to be held in Texas
Inc public lecture at the university
Thursday evening was delivered by Rev
A. Face, his subject. THE Structure
OF the Eye, being illustrated and explain
cd by various models and diagrams.
commissioner Carroll D. Wright will re-
sumo MS lectures on Political Economy
next month.
Georgetown University,
mere Will be a meeting of the Junior
law class this evening for the purpose of
pertecting class organization
denominations In all the classes at the
la" school will occur on or about the 2:,d
instant. that being the date of the ending
OF the first term Of the school wear
Ihere VIII be a special meeting of the
Law School Debating Society tonight. NEXT
SATURDAY evening there will be a debate
upon the question. Resolved, That the Ha-
Wallan Islands should be annexed to tho
onlted States the speakers being James
mccarthy and ]. w. Bingham, afirma-
tive, and F. A. L. Schade and w. F.
Srown, negative.
The Glee Club concert last Monday was
regarded as general success, both finan-
ciaiiy and socially. The club has decided
not to take it's intended trip to Baltimore
it'll after Christmas
At the next meeting of the pbilodon,;,
society the question for discussion is: Re
solved, That monopolies should be abolish
cd; The debaters are: Affirmative, Messrs.
Edward Brady and +. O'NeiU and mega
tive, j. S. Butts and Charles Claiborne
Ihe bowling alley. which was donated by
Mr.. Wlmsatt. is almost finished and will
be much appreciated adjunct to the uni
versity.
The senior class in geology have discon-
tinued their expeditions into the country in
search of specimens.
The freshmen. by defeating the sopho-
mores last Saturday by the score of 30
won the championship Of the university
and the right to the turkey dinner offered
by the faculty. The dinner will probably
be given some time before Christmas, but
y
Indoor practice will be begun by the base
ball team after Christmas.
Columbian University.
The Law School Debating Society will
meet tonight the question for discussion
being, Resolved, That the elective fran
chlse should be limited to those who are
able to read and write" The affirmative
speakers are Messrs. c. T. Carter, J. w.
Wright and H. A. Vieth; the negative +.
W. Crist. b. G. Jones and w. NJ. Mason.
On December IL the question Resolved
That the Cuban belligerency should be
recognized by the United States" will be
discussed by Messrs. W. T. Harris. w. L.
Varney, jr., and B. c. Perkins, affirmative,
and A. f. Snow. A. c. Wells and Granville
Lewis jr., negative. On the 18th instant
there will be public debate at which the
question will be discussed, Resolved That
Congress should enact a general antitrust
law, with Messrs. j. p. Fontron, f. l..
Iarbox and j. c. Reader. affirmative, and
Messrs. j. p. Gray, c. E. Phelps and A.
W: . Patterson. negative. as the speakers.
The executive committee of the senior
law class met Thursday afternoon
The Biblical Research Club holds meet
ing this evening. at which a paper entitled,
"Phoenicia, Its Place in History" will be
read.
The Columbian Corcoran Society holds
meeting tonight at o'clock.
a special meeting Of the Virginia Club
was held last Monday.
The trustees of the university have had
plans prepared for a new structure to be
erected on 9TH between d and E streets, in
the place of the old building owned by the
university. the new building to be used as
a law school. Notice to the occupants of
the offices has been given and plans pre-
pared for 100000 building by Mr.. James
G. Hill, and if possible, work will be COM
menced early in 1898. SO that the law stud
ents entering next year will attend there
Howard University.
is the intention of he Alnha Phi
erary Society to give public debate some
time in January, and thereafter annually
The purpose being to familiarize the stu
dents with public speaking.
A basket ball team has been organized
among the young ladies of the university
Edward Peckham, '9S, read a paper last
Saturday before the Alpha Phi Literary So
ciety. entitled, The Evolution of the
..egro."
The meeting of the Eureka Club last
night was devoted to memorial exercises in
honor of the late John NJ. Langston. W. F.
Baugh delivered the eulogy and other men,
bers also participated. Next week the
regular literary and musical features will
be presented
George K. Law read paper on King
Lear before the Alpha Phi Literary So
ciety last night, after which a general dis
cusson was had on the same subject.
The last meeting of the Christian En-
deavorers was temperance one, the pro-
titled, Kindness to Dumb Animals" after
which the audience listened to talk by
Miss Jackson on The Importance of Sign
ing the Pledge" and an address by F. NJ
Bradley, chairman of the temperance and
good citizenship committee Of the District
Union.
The foot ball team made quite a credit
able record on it's trip south, two victories
and one tie game being placed to it's credit
The next game will be on the 18th instant
with Wayland, but the second team will
play the colored High School next Satur-
day.
National University.
The first Of series of public debates to
be given under the auspices of the Debat-
ing Society will be held in their debating
hail. at the university building, Saturday
evening, December IS, at O'clock The
subject chosen for this occasion reads as
follows: Resolved, That there should be a
property qualification for the exercise of
the elective franchise For the aftirma-
tive, Messrs. George n. Brown of wyo-
ming, William l.. English of Illinois and T.
j. I.andergren of New York: for the mega