Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08
U NIVE RSITY NOTES

Georgetown University,
The university opened Wednesday for
| the first time after the Christmas recess
The law school opened Monday with
very good attendance. Judge McComas de-
livered Lo lecture to the juniors and SEN
! Tors Wednesday, he was UNEXPECTEDLY
called fr, m the city. The faculty for the
present term, ending March 10, includes
| the following gentlemen: Judge Louis f.
| McComas, Judge Seth Shepard, Rev. Rene
| Holland. s. j.. Mr.. Charles A. Douglass
Mr.. George E. Hamilton, Mr. Talmadge A.
| Lambert and Mr.. D. w. Baker Mr.. ].
Nota McGill. register of wills. lectured to
the post graduates on Monday and We'd
| nesday of this week, and will speak again
Monday next on the subject, Practice
| BEFORE the Orphans Court" Next Friday
Mr. Hamilton will commence his lectures
| on common law practice. Instead of
| thursdays and Saturdays, as heretofore
| the moot court will hereafter convene on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. The essays for
the Edwar I'd Thompson prize on the subject
| The Merits and Dement'S of the System
! OF the trial by Jury, and How the Last
May Best Be Remedied," must all be in by
! the end of February
The following are candidates for positions
| on the relay team which is to represent
! Georgetown at the athletic meet of the
| Boston College. to be held at Boston: Wef-
| ers, Walsh. Maloney, Dessez, Collins, Nc
IEery. Devereaux, Cody, Fleming and
| Owens.
The base ball team is expected to COM
| mence practice outdoors IN about a month
| II the weather permits. There are a num-
| Der OF candidates at the university proper
| ana more in the law and medical depart
! ments.
| Plans have been prepared for the new
| grand stand and it is hoped that it NAV
be completed by March Is. Its seating
| capacity will be LEO
| None of the various societies held meet
| ings this week.
| Examinations of all the classes in the
| Collese department are row going on
examinations in English were scheduled
| while the Greek students will be examined
| on the 10th.
| The Merrick debate. which is to be held
on the 20 of February, will he on the
| subject, Resolved, That 1t Would Be for
| the Interest of the United States 20 Es-
tahlish National University Having Con-
troll Over All Collegiate Degrees"
Catholic University.
Tuesday was the first class day after the
| holiday recess. The students who left for
home during the holidays have returned.
The University Chronicle made Its ap-
| pearance last week. announcing that here
| after it will contain all the general items
| OF local interest. while all such matters
| VIII be eliminated from the Bulletin, which
| appears but once in three months. Among
the other articles contained in its sixteen
pages Is a narrative of the exercises in
honor OF the feast day of the university,
the immaculate Conception. The full text
OIL Dr. herDyS sermon on that occasion
follows general article on the exercises
ard other items of interest follow
me feast of the Immaculate Conception
was observed with the usual solemni.y this
year. Pontifcal mass was celebrated by
Cardinal Gibbons. with Very Rev. P j
Garrigan, DID,, as assistant priest and
Rev. John s. Dunn and Maurice OConnor
as deacon and subdeacon respectively Rev
James j. Fox and Rev. j. F. OMeara were
deacons of honor and Rev. Paul p. AyI-
ward and Rev. Donald J. McKinnon were
masters of ceremonies. Mgr. Conaty and
Mgr McMahon occupied seats in the sane
tuary, and the various professors, attired
IN their academic robes, were present
through the courtesy of the officials of
the national and state bureaus of labor. $50
volumes of reports have been added to the
sociological library. Complete sets were
received from some of the states, ard eff
forts will be made to round out those
which are incomplete. by purchase. For
eign publications of like character which
may be deemed valuable and literature cir
culated among the trades unions are also
being collected for the library.
DR.; Cameron, formerly of the university
faculty, but now at Cornell University
spent portion of the holidays at the uni
versity.
Howard University.
The university reopened Tuesday
The Christian Endeavor Society will
meet this evening and besides the discus
sion Of the regular topic. How to Pray"
under the direction Of Mr.. Thos Fraser.
leader will elect officers
A week Of prayer was observed this
week at the university. exercises, with
Profs. Moore. Fairfield, Ewell and War
den conductors on successive days. be-
Ing held Tuesday Wednesday,
and Friday.
The c. E. has organized a Bible class,
which will hereafter meet weekly. under
the direction of Prof. Moore for the study
of the Bible reading and discussion
The election of officers for the Eureka
and Alpha Phi societies occurred last
evening.
Practice is INDUCED in by the candidates
for the base ball team when the weather
permits. A schedule of games, both in
and out of town, is now being arranged
quested. Regular indoor practice is taken
The date for the public debate CT the
Alpha Phi Society has not yet been an
nounced.
Columbian University.
The university reopened Monday with a
good attendance Of the pupils.
There will be a meeting of the Law
School Debating Society this evening, at
which permanent officers will be chosen.
wednesday,, THURSDAY and Friday of
last week the American Chemical Society
met at the university. Prof. Munroe was
chosen president at the election of officers
held on the last day of the convention
Prof. Lodge gave his first lecture Mon
day on international law, and next We'd
nesday Prof. Jeffords will commence his
course in criminal law.
The law school adjourned at o'clock
Wednesday evening, and at o'clock the
Alumni Association held a business meet
Ing and social reunion
The January number Of the Columbian
Call made its appearance Wednesday, TIL,
cover page was embellished with re-
production of a photograph of the officers
OF the postgraduate class. Altogether the
paper contains eleven pages Of reading
and advertising matter.
The Enosinian Society met last evening
to discuss the question: Resolved, Thai
there was a corrupt bargain between Hen
ry Clay and John Q. Adams"
All the tenants have moved in accord
aDce with notice, out of the old building
on 9th street, where the new law school
and Office building is to be erected.
Memory to Blame.
From Life.
Josephine, where is my golf suitr'