Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-14
U NIVE RSITY NOTE S
Howard University.

The second term of the school year ends
next Friday. Examinations are now in
progress in all the classes.
The base ball team is practicing daily.
The c. E. meeting last week was led by
Mrs. Foster, whose topic was What is a
Profitable Sabbath?" Prof. Cummings was
the leader Saturday evening, and his topic
was How to Keep the Christian En-
deavor Pledge
and Calvin Alexander, delegates to the re-
cent convention at Cleveland of the STU
dents volunteer movement, made their re-
PORT Monday, and on the same day Mr..
w. A. HuntCn, national secretary of the
Y. NJ c. A, delivered an address,
The freshmen and senior props played a
match game of base ball Friday after
noon.
The Theological Literary Society will meet
"Wednesday night to hear a paper by Milton
Sparks, entitled Man"
The Eureka Club at its meeting Friday
night heard the following program: Essay,
Miss Coles; recitation, Mary Mitchell; ora
ton, +. H. Merriwether; defamation, ]. NJ.
Enos; Grafton, W. w. Jones; debate, RE
solved, That the United States should recog-
n1ze the Cuban belligerents;' speakers, c.
tive.
Some attention will probably be given to
tennis this season.
Prof. Moore's class in pedagogics will be
agogy. The work for next term will be a
continuation Of theoretical pedagogics, with
ADDITIONAL lectures on practical pedagog1cs.
The class has increased in numbers by the
accession of several public school teachers.
Georgetown University.
For the purpose of raising subscriptions
for the new grand stand life membership
tickets in the athletic association, emitting
the holder to attend all athletic meets and
games at the university, are being issued
The cost is $50 per ticket and the privil-
eye of admission to contests continues dur
ing the life of the owner. The stand is
being constructed as rapidly as possible, it
being intended to have 1t completed, if pos
sible, by the date of the first game, and
by April 1, at the latest. The athletic as
ISOLATION of the university will hold a
meeting at the law school next Saturday
evening, and the matter of the grand stand
will probably be taken up at that time.
The base ball team is practicing every
day that the weather allows. The noon
recess is used by the candidates in field
ing practice, and after o'clock hitting is
practiced. Considering the time of the
candidates are doing very well. A re-
serve team Is contemplated and schedule
is being prepared for it.
The track team has not yet commenced
work. but is expected to do SO very soon.
There is talk of covering the old tennis
court in front of the college with clay in
stead of cinders, and this will probably
be done.
The rector was out of the city for a short
time.
The hospital will probably be finished by
June l.
Examinations at the law school are now
in progress. The juniors were examined
in torts Thursday, and the seniors and
JUNIORS will be examined Monday in con-
tracts Equity was the subject Of an ex-
animation Saturday evening of the seniors
and post-graduates
The new term commences at the law
school Tuesday, the subjects for the bal
ance of the year being Criminal Law, Do
nestle Relations, Bills and Notes, Practice
Evidence, Corporations, Common Law
Equity, Pleading and Practice and the
moot court assignments.
The question for debate at the next meet
ing of the junior debating society will be
Resolved That the proposed Nicaraguan
canal should be owned and controlled by
the United States"
Columbian University.
A meeting of the candidates for the base
ball team was held Thursday at the uni
versity. Grounds have been secured and
practice will be commenced at once. Ar
thur Cranstoa Of the medical department
is manager of the team.
The following have been elected repre-
sentatives of the college department IN the
board of directors of the athletic associa-
Coburn. From the law school the members
are Messrs. Bright, Tindall and Stein. AT
a meeting held March ., Mr.. J. Lewis
Riggles of the medical department was
elected secretary and treasurer of the as
sc citation, and at the same meeting a num-
Der of the students were elected to men,
bership.
Prof. Whitman yesterday delivered the
first lecture of a course OF weekly lectures
for Sunday afternoons at o'clock.
The annual public lectures held under the
auspices Of the university will commence
Tuesday next, when Prof. j. H. Gore will
deliver an address on The decimal sys-
tenn of measures and its history
The law school debating society at it's
meeting last week had for discussion the
question, Resolved, That the government
should own and control the telephone and
telegraph systems" the speakers being c.
o. Guynes and w. F. Kirk. affirmative, and
A. F. Kawksworth and H. A. White, nega-
tive. On the 18th the question will be, Re
solved. That the policy of excluding
Chinese laborers should be maintained and
vigorously enforced" and the speakers will
be: Affirmative, r. H. Riddleberger and c.
T. Carter; negative, J. w. Butts and c. E.
Matthews: Resolved. That the Supreme
Court of the United States should be in
creased to fifteen MEMBERS" will he dis
cussed at the last meeting this month.
The regular meeting of the Virginia Club
was held Wednesday, and Saturday evening
a smoker was held at the Oxford.
The Columbian Corcoran Society and the
parliamentary Law SchOOl DOtn neld meet
ings Saturday night. The former in addi
ton 10 transacting it's regular business,
heard an interesting program.
The delegates from the college depart
ment to the convention at Cleveland, Ohio,
of the students volunteer movement made
their report Thursday.
The rehearsals of the Columbian Vaude-
vile Club are held on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays of each week.
The Enosinian Society at its last meeting
heard a debate between Misses Smith and
Parkinson, affirmative, and Miss McKeldon
and Mr.. Beatty, negative, on ~"Resolred,
That the execution of Charles 1 was justi-
fable"
Work on the new office building and law
school on 9Th street Is being pushed for
ward rapidly.
The Columbian Graduate Club held a
meeting last night in the romance language
room Mr.. Percival Hall Is president of
this organization.
Catholic Univerxity.
Mgr. Conaty preached at st. Stephens
Church, this city, yesterday morning.
Last Monday was the feast of st.
Thomas Aquinas, and the day was observ-
ed as a holiday at the university. In the
morning pontifical high mass was celebrat-
ed in the chapel by Bishop Curtis, Revs.
w. J. Kirby, w. J. Sullivan and Philip
Lorn f1,A oEr 81 r.