Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-09
u NlVERS ITY NOTE


The corridors are practically deserted at
the college. numbers of the students hav-
ing left for their homes out of town.
Father Richards. the rector, has not yet
recovered from his recent illness He is
row out of the city, and the date of his
return is doubtful. Until he does return,
TO arrangements for commencement will
be made.
The holidays extend until PM next
Wednesday.
At the law school there were no ses-
sions on either Thursday or Friday To-
night Prof. r. Ross Perry, lecturer on do
snestic relations to the junior class, will
Rave the students for two hours instead
of the customary one hour
Tonight at the law school there will be
q mass meeting having for Its object the
discussion of the present political situation
Last week at Its regular Saturday night
meeting the Law School Debating Society
held public debate between Messrs Will
liam A. O'NeiH and Claudius j. Neis. af-
firmative. and Gerald Van Casteel and
robert r. Troy, negative, all members of
the junior class. on the question. Re
solved, That a constitutional amendment
SHOULD be enacted whereby senators
shall be elected by direct vote of the peo-
pie" The speeches Of Messrs O'Neill and
Troy were especially effective. The judges
decided IN favor Of the gentlemen of the
negative.
Prof. Perry delivers his first lecture on
criminal law Monday to the junior law
Colombian University.
President Whitman delivered an address
Wednesday night at the meeting in the
interest Of the movement for the cons,ru,,
ton of u new building for the local Y. N
c. A.
Two free lectures were delivered on We'd
needay and Friday nights. on "The Bird in
Life and How to Observe and Identify
respectively, by Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller.
Representative Mcdowell Of Ohio will TO-
me rrow deliver the fifth of the Sunday
afternoon course OF lectures now in pro-
gress at the university. Last Sunday Soma
tor Perkins of California was the sneaLer
of the afternoon
The Society Of Philosophical INQUIRY held
a meeting at the university last Tuesday
evening.
TIL, Junior members of the law schoo, de-
batting society held a meeting last Tues
day evening.
Resolved. That the Supreme Court of
the United States should be increased to
fifteen members" with Messrs Philip Tim
dali and w. Voorhees,. affirmative, and
Messrs. Kirk and F. p. Evans negative
as the speakers, was the subject of debate
last Saturday evening before the law school
debating society. Tonight the question.
Resolved, That the President of the
United States should be deprived of the
power OF Veto, Will be debated by Messrs
"A. Mcmillan and c. o. Guynes, affirmative
and w. f. Holland and F. Benjamin, neg
alive. Next week Messrs. A. A. Adams
and E. l.. Davis, Affirmative and ], W.
Crooks and c. 8. Towles, negative will
discuss the Question. Resolved, That com
pulsory education should be adopted in the
District of Columbia
The summer school will commence on
June 20
The Easter holidays at the Corcoran
Scientific School include Friday and Satur-
day Of this week and Monday of next
week.
Next week Professor Able will deliver
an address before the Biblical Club, on
weather Lore of Bible Times"
Next Friday the Enosinian Society will
have for debate the questions, Resolved
That the expansion of Russia threatens
the highest interests of civilization" tclass
y, and" Resolved. That the Bismarck pol
icy has been fortunate for Europe" (class
tive, Mr.. Matson and Miss Wright, and
negative. Mr.. Claws and Miss Norris. class
l; and class II, affirmative, Mr. Gannett
and Mis- Parkinson, and, negative. MIR.
Main and Miss Smith
The college students were excused We'd
nesday In order to give them an opportun-
ity to attend the sessions of the two
houses Of Congress on that day
The Womens Anthropological Society
met last Saturday afternoon at the uni
versity.
The lecture which was to have been de-
hvercd Monday afternoon by Prof Par
fridge did not occur on account of the alb
sence of the speaker