Evening star., 1898-10-15
UNIV ERSITY NOTES
Columbian.

| - q IL Columbian - fIs y.
| Prof. ]. H. Gore, professor of geodesy,
has returned from TRIP. to Danes Island
where he built an observatory made MANY
observations in the interests of science and
| took many photographs of the SURROUNDINGS
His experiences on the trip were of vari.
ed nature and will undoubtedly make an
| interesting lecture.
| The following were elected officers of the
| Enosinian Debating Society at the regular
| meeting last Friday: President J. VIM Bat
| ty; vice president, Geo. Mormer Saris: sec
| ond vice president. Miss Elsie M. Nickel
| den: treasurer, Chas. w. Main; librarian.
Cotton Maynard; critic, John W. Matson;
| first editor of the Bee, Cotton MAYNARD:
| first editor of the News, ]. Henry Altschuh.
! The assistants to the editors will be elected
| this week.
! Thursday afternoon the sophomore class
elected the following officers for the year:
President. Harry b. Smith: vice president
Miss Helen Lee; secretary, Miss Sarah P.
| executive committee. Carl E. Whitney. Miss
| l1ance and Miss Blanche Burk
Prof. Reade Paige Clark instructor in
| the Scientific School, has had charge of the
classes in French in the college department
during the illness of Prof. Montrose Ram
| sey, the regular instructor in French.
course in Sanskrit and linguistic science
| is announced in the Corcoran Scientific
School, and will be in charge of Prof Gales.
The foot ball team has not yet been final
| ly picked. w. B. Batty, 1899 is manager
| of the team and Andrew j. Cummings, 1900
| is captain. The first game of the season
Will be played October 10 with Richmond
College at the grounds on North Capitol
street. Other games are scheduled as fol-
| lows: October %, University of Maryland
at Washington; october %, University of
Virginia at Charlottesville; November D
Naval Academy at Annapolis: November S.
University of Virginia at Washington; No
1hnr~
Vember 16. ST. Albans at Washington: No
Nember a. Georgetown at Washington.
me most promising candidates for the team
are Harland, NJ: Cummings, A. J. Cum
m1ngs. Nichol, Biner, Brown, Loucks Coch.
ran. Meigs. Kelly, Harris, Karney. Boyle
Ecker, Weaver. Beall, Reddington, Farris
Beard. Kendall Thomas Benjamin, Louis
and Wear.
The class in assaying, under the direction
| of Prof. Haskell, will commence operations
the coming week.
National.
A number of changes have been made in
the curriculum of the law school
Prof. Carusi has commenced his course
of lectures on BIackstone's commentaries
to the Junior class. This is substituted for
the course domestic relations hereto
fore given. The senior class under the in
struction of Prof. Henry f. Davis is well
advanced in the study of evidence and
shortly before Christmas will hear Prof
Davis on the history of the law.
Prof. Ralston is lecturing four nights a
week to the post graduate class on CORPORA
tons, and Judge Tucker of the moot court
twice week on common law practice pre-
paratory to the opening of the moot court.
Georgetown.
The October number of the college Jour
nal has just been issued; it contains fifty
two pages of reading matter devoted to
matters of interest to the students and
friends of the school. The staff of the
paper is as follows: Editor-n-chief. Thos
F. Cullen, 80; associate editors, L. F. .Ior-
rln; ~: W. Kurtz Wimsatt, 1900: Ed J.
Smith. '01; Preston p. Edmonston 'O2: Tiy-
lnSstone j. Cullen, 49, Frank J. Ryrne 'oo.
Harry G. Graigie, 1900: Daniel j. Devlin'
"; exchange editor, John E. Laughlin.
1900; athletic editor. Cnas!- w Donogbue
~; business managers. Allan A. Kennedy
VI, and {. Moran Barry, '01; advertising
department, Jas. B. Alexander Gaw): de-
Partment editors. Richard J. Watkins
CLaW); John j. Kirby, graduate; Daniel 7
Mccarthy CMedicaD alumni correspondents
r. ID. F. Brady, Washington and John p
OBrien. New York
l. ne new dining hall was formally opened
sunday afternoon. The benediction of the
blessed sacrament, Rev. Father Ennis Off
eating, was celebrated in the chapel after
winch 'he students, faculty and guests were
escort"1 10 the dining hall The first course
was served at 6 o'clock, and music was fur
nlsheo by an orchestra The GIee Club also
assisted in the entertainment and sneecbas
We're made by Rev. Father Whitney, the
sohn,. scbt", Dr, IN, Magrnder dean of the medical
school; Thos j. O'Neir. president of the
class of SO; John W. Moore. president of
tne class of 1900; Michael J. Walsh nresi
lst, aent or the class of 'o1; Charles J. Moran
pr, Presleent so OF the class of 'o2, and John Kir-
ny OF the law school. Among the guests
were Senor Costaginn and his son the
decorators of the dining hall: Mr., Lar
Gombe Thomas Tomkins, S J.; Mr.. Bros
N. Il Nm
STOCK Md. and j. Devln of New York
Despite the decision of the L. A. W bv
Whlch ScEade and Moran were decIa red ~
a1 es5oii4ls II Is expected that a strong b.
cycle team will ride under the blua and
gray the coming year TIE princinaI men
on Whom dependence is placed are: Leo r
Dannemiller. Ed. Hanger Jamie Alex
alcuer, @ LOUIS L-auve and Brady. Arrange
hlehts were being made for an intercollegi-
ate circuit at the Park track, but as this
track is outlawed by the L. A. w, the
races races Wi be held on the college track Oc-
toher % Trainer Foley has been away
Tor short time, but on his return work
Will be commenced in earnest
rms afternoon at 4:15 o'clock the Swarth-
more eleven will try conclusions with the
varsity team.
The Rev. Father Richards, S. j. former
rector of the university, who was COM
PEELED to resign because of i'll health, has
been a guest during the last week.
The debating society at the law school
garization by the election of officers The
senior class of the Law School will also
hold n meeting for the election of officers
this evening.
At the medical school this year will close
the last of the night classes, and hereafter
all lectures and recitations will be con-
Quoted in the daytime.
Catholic.
A solemn high mass is held in the uni
versity chapel every Sunday morning at
$50 O'Clock, and vespers at 3 pm. In No
vember sermons at vespers will be re-
Sumed.
The archbshops of the United States
held their annual meeting Wednesday at
the university.
Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishops Will
Jams and Farley We're the guests of the
university the past week.
Sister Julia, mother superior of the Nuns
of Notre Dame Denamus, is expected short
ly for the purpose of looking after the in
terests of the proposed College for Women,
which is to be built on the grounds pur-
chased some time ago near the university.
Next Sunday Archbishop Keane, the for
mer rector, will preach at st. Paul's Catho-
lie Church, 10th and streets, at II
o'clock.
Two new scholarships are to be awarded