Evening star., 1897-06-05
UNIV ERSITY NOTES
GeOrCetOWn.


The debaters IN the contest with the
New York University Law School Debating
Society left for New York city last night.
The debate will occur at Carnegie Lyceum
1t S:15 this evening. The Representatives
of Georgetown are Messrs. John p. OBrien,
Jean F. p. des Garennes and Hampton H.
Magruder. They have all worked very
hard in preparation. and hope for success.
Judge Martin J. Keogh of the supreme
court of New York is one OF the judges.
Driscoll, the tennis champion of Cali
fornia and the south, has won the cham
pionship Of New England by defeating all
the cracks at the New Haven tournament.
Examinations are now in progress and
will continue until the 23d Of the month.
The work in CASTOR Hall on the new
galleries is progressing rapidly and satis-
factorily.
The commencement Of the law school
| National Theater. The rector will deliver
the opening address and confer the
diplomas.
The commencement OF the university will
occur June % in CASTOR Hall.
reunion Of the graduates will occur on
| the date Of the commencement and ON the
following day, when the banquet will be
held.
It is thought that another match may be
arranged between Colfelt and Wefers. At
their match held early this week Wefers'
/! leg was injured. and he was. consequently.
defeated, but the time was not nearly SO
fast as the record, which Wefers hoids
Howard.
All the literary, scientific, social and re-
ugious societies have held their final meet
inRs and preparations for departure are
manifest everywhere.
Almost every day this week has been the
occasion of the commencement exercises
of one or more OF the departments OF she
university. Tuesday last, in Anerew Ran-
kin Memorial Chapel, the commencement
exercises of the Normal School were held;
on Wednesday the preparatory school
closed its session by appropriate graduat-
ing ceremonies; the college commencement
occurred ON Thursday evening. Prominent
speakers addressed the graduates at each
event, and fair numbers received diplomas
in each of the departments.
1t is probable that several important inn
provements will be MADE in the plan of in
struction at the university next session.
Catholic.
Among those visiting the university this
week were Rev. Father Buquet of Franco
and Rev. Father Wilson of Newcastle,
England.
Very Rev. DR.. Conaty returned from CHI
cago Friday, May %, and on Sunday last
he preached at st. Paurs Church on THE
Lessons of Memorial Day" On Memorial
day he attended the exercises at the Sol
diers Home. and made an address at that
place. While west DR.. Conaty made two
important addresses and visited Notre
Dame University. Tomorrow he will go to
Ashley. Pa, and will preach at the dedica-
tion of the church Of Rt Rev. NJ. ]. Hobaa,
ooadjutor bishop of Scranton.
The work of examinations is about COM
pleted. Daring the week the public uni
versity examinations were held. Tho COM
me ncement exercises will occur on the 9th
and Cardinal Gibbons. the chancellor. will
confer the degrees. In the department of
theology, fifteen clergymen will receive
the degree of S. T. B., and eight bachelors
will be honored with the degree of s. T.
D. In the department of philosophy. the
degree of PHI. d. Will be conferred uuon
one graduate. and another will receive the
degree of PHI. B. In the department of
law, three doctors. two masters and five
bachelors will graduate. The exercises
will begin promptly at 10 o'clock. and will
&C INSIST of an opening address by the rec
tor, Dr. Conaty, and presentation of can
didates for degrees by tie dean Of each
faculty, followed by short addresses by
the representatives Of the several classes.
The exercises will close with address
by the chancellor. after which the pro-
cession will reform and proceed to the
divinity chapel. where the TIE Deum will
be rendered and benedction of the blessed
sacrament pronounced.
Sunday next, for the first time, special
academic services will be held in the
chapel, with the baccalaureate sermon. Rev
Father Fitzgerald, first president of the
mon and the professors and students of The
university will attend in academic robes.
DR.. Quinn, pre- fessor Of ancient languages
at the university, has received letter
from Father Mackey of Cincinnati, in
which the latter says that he has added
to the funds of the institution 5000 for
scholarship He also makes a generous
contribution for the purchase of books for
use in the Greek library. 1t is thought
that the beneficiary of the fund will be
chosen by competitive examination from
Cincinnati, and the scholarship will prob
ably be designated the Cincinnati scholar
ship. -----
Columbian.
The public disputation of theses Of can
d!dates for the degree of doctor of phil
osophy was held in the hall of the univer-
sity Wednesday at 10 am. The candidates
were Timothy William Stanton, 3. SIN. S.;
Charles Arthur Holick, Ph.B., and John
Scott Jackson, B. s., A. M, and their SUBJ
jects respectively as follows: "A Compare
tive Study of the Lower Cretaceous Forma-
tions and Faunas of the United States"
'Palaeo Botany of the Yellow Gravel at
Bridgeton, New jersey" and Influence of
French Thought on the Formation of the
Constitution of the United States"
Class day exercises will occur June g.
and an appropriate program will be rem
dered.
Examinations have been in progress for
most of the present week.
Invitations and programs for the COM
mencement exercises of the Corcoran Scien-
tific School are out.
The Columbian base ball team had game
scheduled with Georgetown for Wednes-
day, but We're unable to play.
The debating society of the Columbian
University Law School will hold its annual
prize debate this evening at the university
hall. 1t is considered great honor among
the law students to be chosen IS one of the
speakers in this contest, and much interest
is manifested In the event. The represen-
tatives Of the post-graduates will be Wise
and Clay of Ohio and Kentucky, while
Messrs. Warfield of New York and Dabney
of Virginia will be their opponents from the
Junior class. Messrs. Hendrick of Tennes-
see and Sullivan of Idaho have been chosen