Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25
U N YER SITY NOTES
Georgetown,

Friday, March TO- Rev. John p. Chadwick
who was chaplain of the Maine at the time
of its destruction in Havana harbor will
deliver a lecture In CASTOR Hall on The
Late War
The trip of the Giee Association was
decided success both socially and financial
ly. The members were royalty welcomed
and entertained in the cities i'm which they
played. The contemplated trip to Baltimore
will probably be made during the Easter
holidays
who accompanied the Glee Association to
New York. was detained there by an opera
ton performed on his throat He will re-
turn shortly
The Merrick debate took place at the uni
yersity on the evening of Washington's
birthday; the judges were Senator Thurs
ton of Nebraska, Representative Davis Of
Florida and Judge Shepard OF the District
of Columbia Court Of Appeals.
An unusual and unexpected number OF
entries are coming in for the indoor meet.
and Manager Duffy is agreeably surprised
at the interest that is taken in the work
1t has been decided. although the program
is very lengthy one, tn add another event,
which is to be a relay race for the cham
piOnship of the south; the teams to be OPP
posed will be four men from Baltimore and
a team from this city. The race will surely
bring out some fast records. W. V. Kelly,
the champion SS)-yard runner OF Temple
College, Philadelphia, will also be among
the competitors.
Theodore G. McGirr of New York. the
champion indoor ten-mile runner. will enter
the mile run and viii meet Grant OF Penn
sylNania. The University Of Pennsylvania
will have splendid team. including Tewks-
bury, McCracken, Kranzlien and Reming-
ton, all of whom are famous in athletic cir
Giles. Thirty men are working hard at the
university for places on the home team.
For the sprint and distance race to be
held in Philadelphia March 1t has been
decided to send a couple of men from the
university.
Columbian.
The University will enter men I'm the in
door meet held under the direction Of the
Georgetown University. but 1t has been
badly handicapped, owing TO he fact that
there is no indoor track. Capt Beatty is In
charge of the men and hopes TO defeat
Johns Hopkins, against which his team will
be arrayed.
The National Geographic Society gave its
regular lecture of the series at the univer-
sty last Saturday evening. The subject
was Manila and the Philippines" and the
lecture was delivered by Major the Baron
A Falkner Won Sonnenburg. The baron
was at Manila as the representative of the
German army.
Catholic.
AT the last regular meeting of the Uni
versity Club the following new officers were
President, Rev. Father Sullivan: vice presl-
dent, John p. Murray: secretary, Albert J.
Loeffier; treasurer, Geo. ]. Twohy. The
executive committee consists of Messrs
Mcguire, Kennedy and Rev. Father Nc
Dermott. Immediately preceding the East
ter holidays the club viii give the first OF
the two proposed receptions similar to the
one given to its friends and members Just
before Christmas.
The Pittomia, published by the. university
in the interests Of botany. has embodied in
part 10 of volume III the recent researches
of Prof Edward l.. Green, Ii. D.. who is
professor of botany.
The Alumni Association of this university
held its annual meeting and banquet in
New York city on the night of February
az the Murray Hill Hotel. 1t was decided
to hold meeting in Washington every
elected and the following officers chosen:
Rev. Lemnel b. Norton of CoaIdale. Ia,
president; Rev. Patrick ]. Hayes of New
York and f. p. Guilfoyle of Waterbury,
Conn, vice presidents; Rev Dr. VIM. ].
kerby of Washington. secretary, and Rev.
George NJ. Leahy of Boston. treasurer The
executive committee is composed of Revs.
L. Deering. Philadelphia; F. J. Sheehan,
Philadelphia: VIM. J. Fitzgerald WIN. c.
Currie and John Webster Melody of Chica-
go. The rector of the university occupied
the place of honor at the table. The next
reunion will be held in Philadelphia.