Evening star., 1898-02-19

mandolin and banjo club will render se-
iecttons during the evening.
The first practice base ball game of the
season will be on the I'D.
Columbian University.
All candidates for the base ball team
have been notified to report to Manager
Arthur Cranston of the medical DEPART
ment
A meeting OF the tennis players of the
university for the purpose of forming
tennis association among the universities
IT. this vicinity has been called for this
evening at o'clock.
Resolved, That women should have
equal suffrage with men, was the question
for debate at the last meeting Of the Law
School Debating Society. and the speakers
were Messrs. K M. Andrews and W. A.
Rill, affirmative, and Messrs. W. T. Austin
ana j. X. Mccain, negative. The question
this evening, Resolved, That the govern
ment should own and control the telegraph
ana telephone systems. will be treated by
Messrs. c. o. Guynes and w. F. Kirk af-
firmative and Mcssrs. A. F. Hawksworth
and H. A. White. negative. Next Satur-
day evening the question will be Resolved.
That the policy Of excluding Chinese la
borers should be maintained and vigorously
e1 forced. The speakers chosen are Messrs.
X. H. Rfddleberger and c. T. Cartler,
affirmative. and j. W. Butts and H. y.
Pierce, negative.
Tie Virginia Club held a smoker last
ey ening.
The Columbian Corcoran Society will
hold valentine social this evening.
Prof. Josiah Pierce will give lecture
tits evening on The Geometry of Maps"
This is the second lecture of his course on
'Msp Reading" which commenced on the
18th instant, and will continue until March
II, embracing in all five lectures.
The members of the senior class Of the
ollege department held a meeting Thurs
day.
Tho college department gave dance last
evening.
The question for debate at the meeting
of the Enosinian Society last evening was.
Resolved, That the Hawaiian Islands
should be annexed to the United States"
Mr. +. D. Simons. NJ. S. in chemistry.
1896, has been appointed to a position in
the Department of Agriculture.
The members of the senior law class will
hold dance Tuesday night
Howard University.
The Purnell, Glass A, Literary Society.
held it's regular meeting last evening. at
which the following program was rendered:
Charles Jackson, defamation; Miss A. B.
Hale, recitation Mr.. Davis, defamation;
Miss McWilliams, essay: debate between J.
G. Beaudhuy and H. p. Payne affirmative
and negative, respectively. on the question.
Resolved, That good manners and social
courtesies should constitute a cardinal
branch of study in school courses
Prof. r. B. Warder and Seniors G. g.
Murray and Calvin Alexander have been
chosen as delegates from Howard to the
third international convention of the Stu
dents Volunteer Movement, which is to
be held at Cleveland, Ohio from the 22d
to the 9th instant.
Prof. Richard Foster will deliver an ad-
dress on Mature Teaching in Elementary
Schools to the members of Prof. Moore's
class in pedagogy on Monday.
The Christian Endeavor Society, at its
meeting this evening. will have the lead
er MIR. l. T. Gillian. whose subject will be
Every Christian Missionary. In addi-
ton to the regular exercises there will b.
an address by Prof W. V. Tunnel. be
sides the reading of short papers by the
different members of the society on the
subject of missionary work in its various
branches.
There was little base ball practice this
week on account of the weather.
Catholic University.
DR.. Conaty. rector of the university, left
the university yesterday for New Orleans,
where he will deliver 8, course of five lee
lures at the solemn opening of the new
winter school at that place. His theme will
be The Relation of the Church to the Edu-
cational Movement of Today"
Thursday last Rev. Maurice F. Egan de-
livered a public lecture in the assembly
room, McMahon Hall. on the subject The
Acting Play Senator s. r. Mallory will
deliver lecture on George Washington
next week. and on the first two Thursdays
in March Rev. Thos. j. Shahan will speak
on Writing and Miniature in the Early
Kettle MSS and Decorative Art in the
Early Kettle Church"
Rev. DR.. Pace, dean of the faculty OF
philosophy. is giving course of ten lee
lures before the Cathedral Library Uni
versity Extension" at New York.
Among the visitors to the university this
week were Rev. ]. S. Lodge. DID, of Utica.
N. Y; Rev. John F. Mulany of Syracuse
N. Y, and Rev. Father Nagle of Boston,
Mass.
The Chronicle is expected to make its ap
pearance within the next few days.