Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-16
U VERSITY NOTE IS
Hownrd University.

The subject this evening at the meeting
of the c. E. Society is Lessons From
Great Missionaries" with Miss Phyllis Perry
as leader. An address will be made by Rev.
A. P. Miller Of Lincoln Memorial Church.
The Alpha Phi Society held memorial
services in honor Of Mr.. J. Z. Buckner and
Calvin Alexander delivered the eulogy.
The Christian Endeavor meeting last
Saturday night was led by w. r. Payne,
the subject being "Conquering the Fear of
Death"
Thursday Of last week at 1 o'clock Mr..
j. w. Foster, ex-Secretary of State, lee
tured before the students and faculty Of
Howard University on THE Authenticity
Of the New Testament"
On the same day the public school teach
ers OF Prince Georges county, Md, held the
annual Teachers Association meeting, AMI
listened to addresses by DR.. Rankin ard
Prof. George Cook, both Of the faculty Of
the university. set.
The Alpha Phi Society recently elected
officers as follows: President Mr.. /. T. Gil
lam; vice president, Mr.. w. o. Bundy; sec
rotary, Mr.. w. l.. Smith; chaplain, Mr..
Green; sergeant alarms, Mr.. d. o. w.
Holmes; treasurer, Mr.. w. r. Nelson; edi-
tor. Mr.. H. A. Brown.
The recently elected officers of the tennis
club are: President Mr.. D. 0. w. Holmes;
vice president, Mr. W. T. Nelson: secre-
ldiS, w L. bIflltT, treasurer, MT ". ..
Murray; custodian, Mr.. Charles A. Butler.
Columbian Tnfversity.
Resolved, That the Supreme Court of
the United States should be increased to
fifteen MEMBERS will be the question de-
dated this evening before the Law School
Debating Society, by Messrs Philip Tindall
and w. Voorhees, affirmative, and Messrs.
Kirk and F. P. Evans, negative. This was
to have been the question two weeks ago,
but the event was postponed until this
evening. Next week the question will be,
RESOLVED, That the President of the Unit
ed States should be deprived Of the power
of Veto" and the speakers, Messrs. A. Nc
MILAN and c. o. Guynes, affirmative, and
W. M. Holland and F. Benjamin, negative.
lecture to the Biblical Club of the college,
on."Weather Lore Of Bible Times"
The college sophomores held class meet
ing Thursday.
regular yearbook of the college. The board
of editors held a meeting Thursday after
noon.
The Library Association of WASHINGTON
city held meeting Wednesday at the uni
versity.
Yesterday the Enosinian Society had for
debate the question, Resolved, That the
expansion of Russia threatens the highest
interests of civilization" class !, and RE
solved, That the Bismarck policy has been
fortunate for Europe" class II, the speak
erS being Mr.. MatSon and Miss Wright ,af-
1irmative, and Mr.. Haws and Miss Norris
negative, class l; and Mr.. Gannett and
Miss Parkinson affirmative, and Mr. Main
and Miss Smith, negative. class II.
Tomorrow afternoon, at o'clock Justice
Brewer will deliver the sixth lecture of the
course now In progress, on the topic 1.-THE
Twentieth Century from Another Stand
point" Last Sunday Representative Nc
University Athletics.
There was to have been q game at
Georgetown University today with Rich
mond College, but the event has been
Cancelled at the REQUEST Of the latter.
An effort was made to arrange anoth .r
game of base ball with Pennsylvania by
the Georgetown manager, but owing to the
field games at Philadelphia on the 30th of
this month, the attempt was unsuccessful
The next base bail game will be on We'll
nesday, when Harvard will come here.
Fleming the second baseman on the Var
sity team, was expected to return this
week.
Georgetown and the University of PENN
sylvania will hold q dual meet on the 7th
OF next month at Georgetown. There will
be in all twelve events, including two BIZ
cycle races, putting the shot or throwing
the hammer, pole vaulting, broad jumping
and long and short distance running. Orr
ton, formerly of Pennsylvania will on that
oco aston run the first Of series of races
With McGirr, formerly Of GEORGETOWN.
Howard University recently played a base
ball game with Yale Law School, the lat
ter winning by the score Of IL to Z.