Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-18
U N V Err SiTY NOTES
Catholic.

known as the Holy Cross Academy which
is to be affiliated with this university. is
intended for those members of the con-
gregation of the Holy Cross who have tax
en- their degrees in the University of Notre
Dame. The building is to be erected on
| the tive-acre tract adjoining the university
The architect is Mr.. A. Won Herbulis, whose
plans for the Supreme Court building in
this city have been accepted by the Senate
The edifice is to be comp eted ea-.y next
September.
y marked advance has been made ia the
English department. where there are light
students this year preparing for the degree
of doctor Of philosophy under the direction
of Charles Warren Stoddard. l.. r. L.. pro-
fessor of English literature, aud Maurice
Francis Egdn. LID. professor OF English
language and literature.
"A number Of important changes have
been made in the faculty Of the university.
The profess0rshIp fer the Shakespeare
Caldwell chair of dogmatic theology, re
signed by N. Joseph Schroeder a year ago.
has been given to the Rev. Edmund r.
Shanahan, Ph.b.. DID. J.C.L., Of Boston.
The Rev. Daniel Quinn. Ph.D.. who resign
ed last year as professor Of Hellenic litera-
ture. has been succeeded by George NJ. Boz
ling Phi d., of Baltimore. Mr.. James a.
Mcdonald, AN, a recent graduate OF Har-
ward. has become 4 member of the faculty
of the professional school ef Jaw, where he
has introduced the Harvard case system in
10 tAS Work OF ne middle ana senior class
es with good results. DR.. John J. Dunn.
Ph.p., of Yale is an additional Instructor
in the school of letters and is teaching Lat
in. Mr.. Edmund b. Briggs. Del, II. NJ.
who was last year fellow in the school Gf
social sciences, has been made a member
of the faculty of law. and the Re-. T.ucien
Johnston, S.T.L., who was fellow IN the
school of theology, holds appointment IS
an instructor in theology.
The work Of the department Of Celtic IAN
guages and literature has been successfully
established by the Rev. Richard Henebry.
who was selected to ill the chair ot Gaelic
two years ago. after it WAS endowed with
the sum of SCOOP donated 10y tHe Ancient
Order of Hiberniaas.
The Father Mathew lectures on Total
Abstinence given annually under he aus
piceS of this university. are being conduct
ed in Philadelphia.
\ copy of the famous Borgian Mexican
manuscript. preserved in the Ethnographi-
cal Museum of the Pr0DOgan da ut home.
has been recently received from tae Duke
de IoGhat. This ancient pciOgra oh ccdeX,
containing a ritualistic text, faE been The
StEiect of much profound Stuly, AMI the
original constitutes today the gem of the
collections of the Prona"anda. The man
uscript is written on Mexican deerskin.
some ten meters long 10y tWent: 81 ven con-
tmeters wide. There are fourteen pieces of
skin of various lengths GLUED together AMI
covered with thin coating Of white mu"il-
age, for the easier execution II the nuirltr-
Gus figures and groups. The manuscripts IS
folded in thirty-seven Dlaits. cnVeTeu with
photographs on bCtn sides and bound in
wood covers
Columbian.
Ex Secretary Foster will lecture on
di>'orna y This evening, and a full attend
. arct is expected.
The lectures in :atont law by Prof.
Church will he delivered Tuesdays and
Thursdays Of each week. The class taking
these lectures is unusually large.
he 7
Debating Societies held regular meetings
this week. but, owing To tha severe weather.
the attendance WIS very small aud lrac-
tically no business was transacted. The
regular meetings viii be held next week
and it is hoped that conditions Will be more
favorable Tor large attendance.
The athletes of the school are in training
for the track meet To be held in Convention
Hail Saturday. March IL, ard 1t is antic-
patel that the boys from Columbian will
be IN the front rank, as some remarkably
coed men are going into the competitions.
Owing to the fact that the coal supply of
the university was cut short by the biz
zard of last Monday. no school was held
several days this week.
The junior quiz class meets Tuesdays and
Wednesdays of each week.
Howard.
The junior class of the law department
was examined in real property last Sarur-
day evening. This practically completes
the examinations for this term.
Tie Blackstone Club ard the Theological
Literary Society met usual. but the at
tendance was very small and little business
transacted.
Monday evening no classes were held in
the law department because Of the blizzard.
ii being impossible for the professors or
students to reach the college.
John Bird of the senior class spoke in the !
moot court on cases of partition and was |
Very highly complimented for his able ex-
nj he S.lii
Georgetown.
The subject for discussion at the meeting |
of the Law School Debating Society this |
evening is Resolved. That there should be |
an educational and property qualification |
as regards suffrage in the United States"
The lectures in toxicology at the Medical |
School will be delivered Tuesdays and will |
continue until the middle of May.
In the law departm ent the schedule for |
spring examinations has been posted and |
will be concluded March -. The subjects |
are equity. contracts and torts.
Prof. George f. Hamilton, lecturer on |
common law practice. was compelled to |
cancel his engagements this week owing |
TO the serious illness of his sister.
DR.. James Field Spaiding delivered the I
second lecture in his course on American
Literary Leaders of the Century," Haw- |
thornc being the special subject. last even
ing. The lectures are given in CASTOR Hall |
and the attendance has been large The |
mn bONSll VIII ne tile author con- /
sidered.
Washington College OF Law.
The severe weather of Monday prevented \
any session of the school, and on Wednes- |
day the classes in contracts, pleading and |
real property adjourned from the chilly /
college halls to offices in the lie Droit /
building. Sessions have since BEEN held as |
usual.
Mr. J. Nota McGin was obliged. on ac- |
count of illness, to postpone his closing lee
ture on probate practice to next Monday |
evening. Mr.. r. Ross Perry gives the OPEL
ing lecture on pleading Wednesday, March |
l. Prof. w. c. Robinson of the Catholic
University is snowbound, and will be I'M
able to begin his lectures before the ladies /
on real property until regular commune
cation Is once more es tablished with the |
suburbs.
The ladies of the college acted as ushers
FOR one evening for the Woman's National |
Council. They wore the colors of the col
lega-greer and gold.
MADE IN A NIGHT
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