Evening star., 1898-05-28
U 1--WE RSITY NOTE


Inc Alumni Association will give its an
nuai dinner Tuesday next at the Ebbitt
HOUSE 1t is intended to make the event
| e' suceess, and TO that end notices
nave been sent to all the old students
'gins them to attend the banquet as well
- ny @oiiiuehcenent exercises at Conven-
ton Hall, and the baccaIaureate sermon
| al calvary Baptist Church tomorrow even
ME at O'Clock. The officers of the asso-
ciatlon Tor 1898 are: President. Andrew r
DuFali; vice presidents W. Veirs Bouic
IT, Lucius NJ. Cuthbert, William X. But
| Ter Dr. N Willis Pomeroy, Miss Lydia h.
Hoibrook. Dr. Charles E Munroe: secre-
John B. La-ner.
Inc ofatoricaf contest for the Davis
PIi1e occurred last evening. The speakers
we're 1eary Hatch, ID. Sterret Ray Paige
St' aIh' frahcis NJ Jacobs. Christian j.
| Storm and }. Carroll Rarmer
The catalogue of the summer school for
| this year rs out.
The Law School Debating Society will
saW eve It's last debate this evening when the
| question, Resolved, That Federal In
| come Tax is Desrable:'' Walter c. smith.
EDWARD E. Denison and Charles r
| tEeips, amrmative. and Alvarar E. Snow,
alNan w. PATTERSON and Melvin G. Adams
negative The judges will be President n
l.. whitman. Mr.. Charles E. Howe and
Judge w E. Doane.
Inc last examination of the year was
School, ''eii'iiic
The algebra class of the Corcoran Scien-
tiic School will give lawn party at Lam
nam, Md. Saturday. June H.
Tne Corcoran Scientific School will grad
uale nine pupils this year as follows:
mares Fremont Burnside, Aida NJ. Doyle
aenry T. Workman. Richard Dorfiing Ella
| Golden, w. Lewis Daiby, William Thomas
Fduikner, Thomas Harbart
| Harry Farmer.
The senior college class held a meeting
yesterday at 10 o'clock
Ihe college year book has made its ap-
pearance.
Howard University
The c. E. Society will hold closing exer-
c.ses this evening, and the occasion will be
| IN the nature of a farewell to the gradual
ing class, members of which will make ad-
dresses After this meeting the society will
suspend work for the summer months and
reassemble next September when thu
SCHOOL year OF $3.50 begins. Last week tine
regular meeting of the society was omitted
put In its stead a memorial service was
heid III honor of George H. Harris of the
| class of 81 college. Eulogies were deliver
ell on the occasion by Messrs Beckmau
and Bristcr and he Endeavor Quartet rem
Qered several selections.
Ihe graduating class, consisting of G. S.
Murray, L. I. Gillian, Calvin Alexander,
II,
A Hooe. Daisy L. Jackson, Peter r. Lee
and }. Emmett Mckinney, planted a tree.
according to the custom followed each year
oy the seniors. Thursday. The site of the
planting and the attending ceremonies was
on the roadway leading directly north from
the main building. Peter r. Lee. on behalf
of the seniors, delivered an address, and
was followed by Dr. Rankin. Prof. Fair
field, Prof. Waters Prof George w Cook
and Prof. Moore N
The entire graduating class, the men and
women alike, have worn the cap and gown
this week.
The regular catalogue and prospectus
mas just ma de its appearance, the work
having all been done in the Industrial de-
partment, and Is very creditable produc-
tion Besides illustrations of the deans of
the several departments of the university
and of Gen. o. o. Howard it contains a list
Q. an the students in attendance the past
term, VINO, by the way, number more than
the university has ever before known i'm
Its history, the total being 6S3
The banquet which was to have taken
place in Minor Hall Thursday evening. un-
der the auspices of the Alpha Phi Literary
Society, was postponed until this evening.
The graduating class of the theological
department and the alumni of the same
institution were the guests of prof ami
Mrs. Ewell Thursday evening at the recen
ton in honor of the class of '9S
The theological department commence
nent exercises occurred last evening at the
university. Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings of next week the law
preparatory and college departments will
nave their annual graduation ceremonies
the last two being at the university and
the former at the First Conversational
Church, 10th and G streets.
Numbers of the students are leaving daily
for their homes.
Catholic University,
The annual reunion of the Catholic Uni
Versity Alumni Association took place last
Tuesday at the university. After q busi-
ness meeting at which the officers for the
ensuing year were elected, a BANQUET was
served in the dormitory restaurant Among
the guests invited were: Rt Rev Mgr
the vice rector, and Drs. BouQuillon Gran
nan and Pace. After the banquet and the
speeches following it, the various members
In attendance scattered through the differ
ent departments of the university and spent
some time in the different study rooms
The officers elected to serve until the next
occasion Of the kind, in New York next
year, were: President, Rev. Joseph p Smith
of New York; first vice president Rev
Lawrsnce j. Mcnamara of Baltimore; sec
ond vice president James F. Burke of New
York; secretary, Rev. Charles F. Aiken of
Boston; treasurer. Rev. William A. Fletcher
of Baltimore; executive committse-Rey
Patrick j. Hess Of New York, Rev. Florence
j. Haloran Of Boston, Rev. Peter H Nc
Clean of Hartford, Conn; Rev. Peter Mum
day Of Philadelphia and Rev. LemueI B.
Norton of Philadelphia.
The rector left for New York Tuesday to
attend the conference of the seminary
presidents Of the United States at Dun
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