Evening star., 1898-10-22
U N " Err SITY NOTES
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| This plant consists of % K w. dynamo.
| driven by direct connected gas engine
! ana has been especially designed so as to
adapt 1t for experimental uses. 1t will give
| a direct current for the lighting of the
building and for running small expari-
| mental motors, and for the eiectrotypfc ex-
periments in ore reduction carried on by
| Dr. Chatard. The dynamo is wound so
| that it can be used to give a quarter phase
| alternating current for experimental and
! testing purposes. The engine is a double
explosion gas engine of the latest design,
and surplus power from it will be used in
running machinery in the shops. The whole
outht mas been designed and arranged with
| the view to the largest possible uses for
experiments, and will prove an important
| addition to the equipment Its coming is
| eagerly awaited by the students in eiec-
| trical and mechanical engineering
| A marked advance in the admins ira ton
| OF the library has been made this year by
placing 1t in charge of the class in library
| science under the direction of the instruct
ors in that department. During the past
year complete card catalogue was pre-
| pared by the class in cataloguing, which is
| in charge of Mr.. Cutter, librarian of the
Department of Agriculture. This year,
members of the class take charge of the
library during stated hours, and will give
their assistance to the students in finding
books. and in looking up references and in
all the many details in which a librarian
new law building, the law library will be
| moved to the new quarters, and consider
able additional room will be given to the
general library. This will make it possible
to replace upon the shelves many valuable
books that are now stored in other rooms,
and are not readily accessible to the stu
dents.
The new hospital to be conducted in con-
nection with the medical school will be
thrown open to the public shortly. 1t has
accommodations for thirty patients in the
public wards, and also number of private
rooms. The hospital is complete in every
respect, with all modern conveniences for
the treatment Of patients 1t is expected
that training school for nurses will soon
be established in connection with the hos
pital
Howard.
The foot ball team has been doing some
hard work this week getting in shape for
their southern trip. They will meet the
teams from Lincoln University of Chester.
Pa; Shaw of Raleigh, n. c.: Virginian
Normal Institute Of Petersburg, Va. Other
games have been scheduled with Morgan
College of Baltimore and Whalen Seminary
of the same place This will give the boys
some hard work, but from the showing
made in the practice game of Saturday
last they will take good care of their side
of the gridiron. Half Back Fox is laid I'D
with sprained ankle, but will be back in
the gam in a few days.
The niversity Journal has not as yet
been published for this year, and may not
be Tor some time, as there is some talk
of making it quarterly instead Of
monthly, as heretofore. If this is done il is
doubtful If much interest will be manifest
ed IN the paper, as there is not much to in
duce the students to bring out the literary
talent OF the school. Mr.. De Reefe the eii-
tor-in-chief, hopes to be able however to
bring out the Journal in a few weeks, when
1t VIII nave been decided as to the intervals
of publication
The Eureka Society will hold a meeting
Friday evening, October y, at o'clock, P
v Walton is the president of the society
and Miss E. NJ. Harris secretary
Prof l.. ID. Moore will have charge of the
work in pedagogy and Latin in the college
department this year
Miss Annie Barker has been engaged to
teach in the training school for normal stu
dents
Miner Hall has a new housekeeper this
year In the person of Miss Burrell of PhiIa-
delphia.
Catholic.
Dr. Shanahan, professor of dogmatic
theology, is giving a course of lectures on
Christian Philosophy at the University
of Pennsylvania These lectures are deIiy-
cred on Tuesday of each week.
Dr. Conaty, the rector, returns IN the
university next Friday, after a short trip
east.
Georgetown.
In the first two games of the season the
university eleven broke even losing one on
the 18th to Swarthmore and winning one
from Gallaudet College on the 10Th This
afternoon a game was played with the
University of Virginia at Charlottesville
Va, and Manager Watkins expects much
of his team. Other games scheduled are
as follows.
October &c, College Of Physicians AMI
Surgeons, at Georgetown; November 3
NllianoVa. at Georgetown; November g.
baltimore Medical College at Georgetown
November T. Virginia Military Institute
at Richmt nd; November 10, Richmond Col
lege. at Georgetown: November "A CThanks-
giving day., Columbian, at WashingtCn.
Judge Baker of the moot court at the
Law School has assigned counsel in a
large number of cases. and trials will be
held Tuesdays and Thursdays the rest oe
this term.
Mr.. X. Ross Perry, professor of COM
mon law pleading, was ill this week oc-
casioning his absence from the class room
on Tuesday evening for the first time in
ten years.
The junior class of the National Univer-
sity Law School will hold a meeting Tues
day evetling for the purpose of organiza-
tion and the election of officers The sem
icrs We're called together last Monday
evening by Secretary Coope, but there not
transacted. 1t is very probable that an
other meeting will be called for next Mon
day.
The Debating Society of the university
will call a meeting at early date for
the purpose of organization and deciding
upon the date for the first public debate.
1t is Judge fuckers intention to convene
the moot court early in November, as by
that time the registration of the post-grad-
uate class will be completed.
The registration in the Junior class still
continues and more students have entered
this year than at any time since the organi-
zation of the school.
Prof fuckers lectures on Foster on
Practice will be completed about the first
of November.
Prof Davis, who is now ouizzng the
senior class will complete the first volume
of "Greencaf on Evidence" about the 18th
of November, waen he will commence his
interesting lectures on the History of the
Law to the whole school.
The postgraduate class will hold its cleo
ton of officers the latter part of next week
READY FOR WORK.
BEGINNING of Term of Y. NJ. c. A.
Educational Classes.