Evening star., 1898-12-03
UNIV Err SITY NOTES
Columbian,

The students Of the university law school
debated last Monday on the subject Re
solved that the American United States)
policy of expansion is unwise. The argu-
ments were unusually well presented on
both sides, but the decision was given in
favor of the negative side after fifteen min
utes' conference by the judges. This was
the first public debate of the season and
was largely attended.
Prof j. II. Gore will give an illustrated
lecture this evening at o'clock, entitled
within the Arctic Circle" in the univer-
slty hall.
The Hamiltonian Debating Society will
meet this evening and discuss the -:ubject
Resolved, that the United States govern
ment ought to interfere and protect the
southern negro in the exercise of suffrage"
Affirmative, Messrs. Frost and Evans;
negative Messrs. Van Ness and Edwards.
The subject for December 10 will be Re
solved, that suffrage should be taken from
the negro In the southern states" The
speakers will be Messrs. Handy and Crist
for the affirmative, and Messrs. Allen and
Hearn, negative.
Professor Church will meet his class on
patent law Tuesdays ana Thursdays, In
rooms 81 and %, at the university until the
new law building is opened, which will be
about December Is.
The Law School Debating Society at it's
meeting last week discussed Resolved,
that capital punishment be abolished" with
Messrs ]. w. Butts, c. D. AXE and a. T.
Bright, affirmative, and ]. w. Crooke and
John Boyle. negative. Last evening they
discussed the subject Resolved, that the
rules of the Senate should be SO amended
that general debate may be limited
Among those who debated were Messrs.
E. T. Calladay, 1.W. Chick, E. C. Cham
pion, j. w. Craig and E, T. Crowley.
Prof Neeham commenced his moot court
,;.l, I, nJ w
last Tuesday evening with drafting con-
tracts.
A business meeting of the class Of 80 will
be held this evening at :. o'clock Mr.. Geo.
l.. Beeler, in charge of the meeting, has
announced that measures of Importance
are to be considered.
The Enosnian Society last evening dis
eussed the question, Resolved That France
is justified in demanding compensation for
her removal from Fashoda." Affirmative,
Main and ANschuh; negative, Beatty and
Harlan.
a meeting of those interested In literary
work was held Thursday at 8:15 pm.
for the purpose of organizing a current
literature club. VIM. G. Wilbur is at the
head of the movement.
Georgetown.
The preparatory team met the Duponts
on the college campus Wednesday evening,
and when the game was called on account
of darkness in the second half the score
was SO to 0 in favor Of the Georgetown
team.
The mandolin and banjo clubs which are
being organized in connection with the Glee
Association will assist in the Glee Club
entertainments during thu coming winter.
The books have been moved from the old
quarters into the new library, which will
be opened to the students very shortly.
Those students who have not finished
their work in iissecting will be required to
do so before Saturday at 10 am. The dis
sect;ng room is open at the medical school
from o am. until 10 pm.
Catholic.
At the reunion held last week at the uni
versity the vice rector made short ad-
dress.
The rector has returned to the university
from short visit. Last Saturday he ad-
dressed the students of the Columbia Col
lsge in New York. on THE Ideals of Citi-
zenshlp."
The university sermons will be resumed
hereafter on Sundays. These are conducted
by Rev. c. Hallissy.
The University Club gave a smoker and
entertainment Thursday evening at the
club ROOM The affair was great sue
cess and great number of professors and
students attended. Among those who par
ticipated In the exercises of the cvanirg
wera Thomas j. Mc~;s;-e, president of the
club DIR. Garrigan, Leo McTighe and VIII