Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-20
oEoRoErowN UNIVERSITY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOOTBALL TEAM-oTHER
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lege. "A broad sweeping driveway and
newly constructed wide cement walks
have been laid out in front of the main
college building, the extensive lawns
carefully graded and enriched in
beauty and yerdure, and the approach
to the college is thus made more sup
erb and impressive than ever. The-en-
trance hall, the many parlors and
grand reception hall have been in the
hands, of skilled decorators and treated
with elegant and classic touch The
symbolism of the decorative design
varies in the different parlors, and the
spacious reception hall, which is adorn-
ed with many Of the richest and most
celebrated paintings and other works
of art in possession of the college, is
become a salon of splendor. The halls,
living rooms and dormitories of the
north building, the senior study hall
and many other parts of the college
have been improved and renovated as
they required. These exterior marks Of
the substantial wisdom, forethought
and consequent progress which has
marked the efficient administration of
the Rev. John ID. Whitney, S. j., now
in the third year of his presidency ut
Georgetown, are kept In pace with by
eitS 6GhCioi ana
collegiate advancement. At no time
since the civil war have there been so
many students. and the pressing need
for further accommodation is becoming
seriously apparent.
The Varsity football team have been
hard at practice, and on Saturday. Oc-
tober 18th, won the first game of the
season against st. Johns, Annapolis.
The game for Saturday. November goth,
with the Naval Cadets at Annapolis.
will doubtless be reported elsewhere in
the Virgnian-Pilot. Future games now
scheduled run as follows: October "a.
baltimore Medical: October 81, Johns
Hopkins; November 8, Swarthmore;
November Z. Gettysburg; November 10,
Virginia Military Institute: November
IL. University of Virginia: November
a. Gallandet, and November 90 Uni
versity of North Carolina. We are FOR
,tunate in securing the services of Dr.
Bull as coach, whose excellent record
In the University Of Pennsylvania foot
ball team is familiar to all.
The Prep. football team are working
well up to the occasion Two games
have been lost thus far. to the West
ern and Central High Schools respec-
lively, and one game won against the
Eastern High School. Other games,
according to the present schedule, in
clude on October %. the Eastern High
school, October &c. Gallandet Reserves:
November g Western High School, No
vember G. Gallendct Reserves; Novem-
Der 10. Central High School; November
Ia, Maryland Agricultural College; No
vember 20. Western High School. and
November 90 and 20, Business High
School.
The Philonomosian Society held its
election of officers and reception of
new members October 18th. The off,
GERS are: Mr.. j. .'Carln, S. j.. presi-
dent: Plus Staub. Pennsylvania, vice
president; Harry w. Carlin, New York.
treasurer; Morgan J. OBrien, New
York. amenuensis; Victor Wilson.
Maryland, first censor, and Frank
Gunther, Maryland. second censor The
society debates Will be held on Wed
nesday evenings and at present will be
concerned with the situation in China
and the Philippines.
The Glee Association Is organized and
preparing for the opening concert
which is to be held at the National
Rifles Armory, Washington. November
nth. and repeated the following week
In Baltimore. The officers are: Cheev-
ers M. Barry, Virginia, president: Cort-
land A. Herman. New York. manager;
S. S. Edmonston. District of Columbia
assistant manager. and Joseph u. MIL
Ter. Texas, secretary.
Trainer William Foley, accompanied
by his accomplished athletes, Duffy,
Holland and Minehan. has returned
from Paris. and is busily engaged in
selecting men for the field and track
team. He will first put them through
his preparatory course of light work
and gradually get them in form to keep
up Georgetown's splendid record of
speed. Duffy has entirely recovered
from the injury which he sustained OH
the Paris track, and which cost him
the victory which otherwise was so adj
mittedly his.
The College Journal this year is in
charge of Rev. Terence Shealy, s. j.,
with Hugh j. Fegan. District of Column
bia. as editor-in- chief. There is n good
corps of assistant editors, and A c.
Oracle Arkansas. is on the exchange
reviews and John NJ Wolfe, Pennsyl-
vania. on athletics. The success and
literary excellence of the Journal are
thus ahundantly ensured.
The various religious societies of the
college are in order for the year. The
Sociality b. " M. is under the direc-
torship of Father Shealy, with Michael
Walsh. Pennsylvania; Charles Horsey,
Maryland, and Charles O'Brien, Massa-
chusetts. as projects. At solemn bene-
hiction on the evening of the first Fri
day of this month some fifty students
were admitted into the League of the
Sacred Heart of our Lord by Rev.
Father Whitney who blessed the
league badges and addressed the stu
dents. The Society of st. Vincent de
Paul. of which the Rev. Father Rector
is director, has begun it's merciful
humanitarian work, and the ST. John
Berchmans Society is furnishing the
acolytes. assistants and servers for the
ceremonies of divine worship in the
beautiful College Chapel. which is n
worthy monument to the memory of
Tnt,f TIT mol,
lege choir is doing its part to aid in
the solemnity of Holy Mass and Bene-
diction. The annual three days re-
treat for the students will be given the