Evening star., 1897-03-13

| discussion will be, Resolved That the
| treaty OF arbitration between the United
States and Great Britain, submitted to tha
| Senate by President Cleveland should h..
ratified. The affirmative will be stDport-
ed by Charles II. Merillat. T. r. Hamiin
and Francis Nye, and the negative by
Gtsg George n Brown. r: S. key-smith and
William l.. Lowe. The program for the
evening will include dramatic selection
by VIM. III. Conley and music by Prof,
Arthur L. lundt and pupils
Catholic University.
Key DR. Shehan, professor of early
church history. delivered the first of a
course of historical sermons in the Cathe-
oral, New York city, last Sunday morning
The next sermon will be given tomorrow
morning.
The Feast of ST. Thomas Aauinas WAS
celebrated last Thursday with solemn
hish mass at 10 o'clock, DR.. Garrigan vice
rector being the celeDrant followed by ,
sermon by the rector. Rev. Conaty, on the
Patron Saint" The faculty of philosophy
entertained the rector and officers of th,
university at dinner at l O'Clock and in
the evening an entertainment was given by
the University Club. at which the following
| program was rendered: Presidents address.
Rev. Francis +. Duffy: st. Thomas and
Modern Science. Rev. James ]. Fox: vocal
solo, When the Heart is Young" John r.
duane: poem. st. Thomas, Francis r.
Guilfoile; The Influence of St. Thomas
Rev. Laurence A. Deering: recitation The
Uncle John q Mott; vocal solo, For All
Eternity" Rev. Joseph III. Tettemer: st.
Thomas and Letters" William T. Cash
man: vocal solo. j. Philip Gerry: closing
address, Rev. Conaty.
letter from the Gaelic League of Dub
lin, transmitting resolutions of the League
OF Ireland, expressing the thanks OF all in
terested in Gaelic TO the university. and
the Ancient Order of Hibernians for the
establishment of the Gaelic chair. has been
received by the rector Personal mention Is
made of the earnest work of DIR. Shahan
and the selection of Father Henelry as pro-
fessor is commended.
The library is indebted to Manoel de
Oliveria OF Lima, Peru. for two books
"Aspec:os da Literature collonal Brazil
and .Pernambuco." Senor oliveria is first
secretary of the Brazilian legation.
Large numbers of strangers, who were
in attendance upon the Inauguration cere-
monies. visited the university Sunday.
The public lecture by Rev. John J. Griffin
Thursday on Epoch Makers in Chemistry
was we'll attended DIR. ID. $. Day of the
United States geological survey delivers
the next lecture in the course at 4:45 pm.
Thursday. His subject is The Petroleum
Industry
Howard University.
Thursday afternoon Prof. Albert +.
Woods Of the Department of Agriculture
delivered an illustrated lecture on PLANT
Diseases to the students of the department
of natural history.
Rev. Alfred Harding rector of St Paul's
Church, delivered the first of series OF
Lenter sermons under the auspices of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew. in King Hall
Chapel Thursday evening
AT the Wednesday meeting of the Theo-
logical Literary and Debating Society the
question discussed was: Resolved that
educational qualifications should be requir-
ed of voters regardless OF property owned
w. W. Barham spoke in the affirmative
and p. c. Dilts In the negative The aues-
ton to be discussed at next Wednesdays
meeting is: Resolved That the right of
suffrage should be extended to women"
Affirmative, ]. Hammond; negative, J. III.
Hughes.