Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-26
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| Howard University.
| The G. E. Society at its meeting last week
had as its leader Mrs Clinton Smith of the
District w. c. 7. L. ami president of the
| ~ associated with that body, who pre-
sided over the memorial services in mem
| cry OF the late Frances Willard AMI Neal
! Dow.
The Young Ladies Improvement Club
| gave social in Minor Hall last Monday
and realized quite Il sum for the benefit of
| the base bali team
| The university choir last evening gave an
enter Ia nTnent consisting entirely of soags
composed by Mr.. Rankin Gem George n
Harfies presided, and in addition To the
| renditions by the choir, addresses were de
| lIverel hy Prof. Eweil and Gen. Geo. W.
| Balfcch- Prof. Fairfield pronounced the
! becediction.
a tennis Glib has been partially organ
| lzei ard temporary officers elected. Ii Is
| proposed to choose permanent officers at
an early date and construct at least two
| courts on the tract between the Industrial
school and the present base bali field.
| An Issue Of the journa: will shortly APP
! pear.
| The full personnel of the base bah team
| and the schedule of games will make their
| appearance in few days.
None of the various societies held meet
| iiigs this week on account of the concert
| last evening but the Alpha Phi at its meet
! ing last week resolved itself into a mock
congress for the discussion of pubic ques-
| tons.
| Prof. Kelley Miller will address Prof.
! Moores class in pedagogy Monday. HIS
| subject will be Concrete Methods in Math-
! ematics." The class is to use Rosenkranzs
| Philosophy of Educ alton as the text book
during the spring term.
| National.
| Prof. Henry Z. Davis gave his first lee
tlre OF second and third Greenleaf We'd
! nesday evening to the post graduates. The
following gentlemen have been appointed
| to serve upon the joint executive commit
| tee for the comm encement exercises:
Messrs. Reisinger. chairman; Allen. Bailey,
Balders,on. Boyle, Clements, Fowler, Hill.
Reiter, Ellis. Bowen, Underwood. Chez,
Clark, Hamin. Williams, Allen, Anes and
Dalton. A meeting of the full committee
was held "Wednesday evening and the sub
committee were appointed
The subject cor the debate this evening
| is: Resolved. That the Army And Navy
of the United States Should Be Perma-
2. 1898. Resolved, That the United States
Should Adopt as a Financial Policy the
Free Coinage of Gold anu Silver at the
Ratio of 16 to L.
The Debating Society will hold the last
of its public debates Saturday evening,
April is.
Prof Carusi has comm T ced his lectures
on equity to The senior class.
Prof. Siddons will commence his lectures
| to the Junior class on torts this evening.
The following is announced as the subject
for the essays to be submitted in compe-
ttion for the Edward Thompson Com
panys prize: Husband and Wife; Their
Rights and Relations, According 20 the
Common Law and in the Light of Modern
Legislation" Essays must be handed in to
| the secretary not later than May 1. 1888.
Columbian University.
The Columbian Corcoran Society will
nd
! has been prepared for the occasion. All
who can come are invited to be present
A series of lectures on Art have been
commenced by Mr.. William Ordway Part
ridge, the first having been delivered We'd
nesday on Art and Patriotism
The Law School Debating Society will
meet next Saturday evening to hear de-
bate on the question, Resolved, That the
Supreme Court of the United States should
be increased to fifteen members between
Philip Tindall and w. Voorhees, affirmative
and Messrs Adams and F. p. Evans, mega
tive.
Mr.. Quin of Harlan will deliver a lecture
on Friday next under the auspices of the
class of '9s, college. on Before the Mast"
One hundred views illustrating the subject
will be displayed.
The Women's Anthropological Society
held meeting at o'clock this evening at
which the following program was rendered.:
Significance of the Scalplock Among the
ly, New Communistic Sect" Miss Anita
Newcombe MCGEE.
The senior class of the college held a
meeting last Tuesday at noon.
rs Jesus the Christi" was the theme of
Rev. Randolph H. McKims lecture last
Sunday afternoon at the university. To-
morrow the third of the course will be de-
livered by DIR. Lee Davis Lodge of the fac
uity on Forward and Not Backward"
Next week Senator Perkins of California
will speak on subject to be announced
later.
The excavating at the site of the new
law school and office building is-about COM
pleted.
Georgetown University.
The preparatory department presented a
drama, entitled Major John Andre"
Thursday evening in CASTOR Hall. The
gold medal offered as prize to the student
who best acquitted himself in the part as
signed was won by James A. cowardin of
Richmond, Va, imper .onating Sir Henry
Clinton. Mr.. Charles Moran. as Benedict
Arnold. did admirably. but being of an
other department did not enter in COMPETE
ton for the prize. Between the acts the
audience were entertained by the George
town Mandolin Quartet, Master Hall Lusk
and Mr.. Joseph Miller. The attendance
was confined mostly to the students of the
university. The cast of characters follows.
Major John Andre. E. Harding Clarke:
John Andre.sr., Frank T. Fitzgerald; Bene-
cict Arnold, Charles Moran; General Wash
iEgton E. Hevill Glennan: General Green,
Plus L. Staub; General La Fayette, +.
Burial Hoffman,: General st. Clair, Nor
gan ]. OBrien; General Putnam William
II. Brynes: Colonel Jameson. RAYMOND ].
Harson: Major Taimadge. Lawrence NJ.
Hanretty: Paulding. Victor Wilson; Van
Writ. A. George Starr: Williams, Frank T.
Fitzgerald: Sir Henry Clinton. James A.
Cowardin; General Knyphausen, Joseph
Warren: General Washington, Ward F.
Byrne: Admiral Graves, Franklin A. Dick: |
Colonel Carleton. Harold F. Kelley; Heze-