Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
UNIV ERSITY NOTES
10 OF
Columbian.

Monday last, january 16, the Right Rev.
Bishop Spalding ispokefto a large audience
at the university, on the subject Higher
Education of Women This lecture was
given under the auspices of the auxiliary
board of Trinity College. Bishop Spalding
Is now conducting course of lectures at
the Catholic University in this District.
Last evening the Columbian School of
Law and Comparative Jurisprudence and
Diplomacy Debating Society discussed Re
solved, That the United States of America,
as a government, should construct and
operate the Nicaragua Canal"
The third of the public debates given by
the Columbian Law School Debating Socie-
ty will be held this evening at clock in
the university hall The subject to be dis
cussed Is Resolved, That the United
states should reject the Paris treaty
The debate announced by the Hamil-
tonian Debating Society has been postponed
until March IL. However this evening in
the lecture hall, at O'Clock, The Pooling
Question will be under discussion.
The students in the Law and Diplomacy
school nave commenced the study of the
history or Diplomacy, under DIR. Poster
the class meet ednesday evenings.
Howard.
Mr. j. +. Green Of Ohio and Col James
Lewis of Louisiana made short addresses
before the Law School last Wednesday
evening.
The Blackstone Club of the law depart
Wednesday evening.
Inc Langston L-.erary Lyceum will meet
as usual this evening. Next Saturday there
of "Torts''
At the university the Theological Society
met last Wednesday evening, January IS,
and after devotional exercises by the chap
lam, discussed the subject Resolved. That
the average theological student should not
study Hebrew and Greek" c. Wfllbanker
a1hrmatlve; A. M. Patterson, negative.
Georgetown.
Next tuesday, January "a, the glee club
Will give an entertainment in the Alexan-
orla opera House, Alexandria, Va. We'd
nesday evening, January % concert will
De given 81 the university, in CASTOR Hail.
Both Individual and team athletics are
being pushed by the managers 1t is not
yer known who will compose the teams
Whch Will represent the college al the
various meets
The junior class of the law school gave
a smoker to the class and its friends Thurs
day evening last.
The Law School DEBATING Socia+v will
hoid its next public debate January IL
1873 The subject announced is Resolved
lIlat the L n1ted States should enter into an
alliance with Great Britain for mutual de-
tense and commercial benefit"
Catholic
Among the students who have entered
the university recently is Mr.. F. Chadwick,
who was the chaplain of the ill-fated
cruiser Maine when she was destroyed al
Havana. Mr.. Chadwick has lately been
assigned to the navy yard here, and has
entered the university for the purpose of
pursuing a course Of serious reading and
scientific study. q =
In spite of the INADEQUATE facilities for
reaching the university the lectures COM
posing the winter and spring course of
public lectures are well attended Among
the lecturers in the course will be Carroll
D. Wright. United States commissioner of
labor; DR.. ]. Y Spaulding of Concord.
Mass, who will speak on Hawthorne and
Oliver Wendell Holmes: c. F. Morse, on
George Washington; j. ]. Dulaney of New
York and Father Mathews.
The annual meeting Of the, Total Absti-
nence Society viii beD held this year in
Philadelphia untler the direction of the
local class of Total Abstinents of America