Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-24
of gratitude which they owed to the inst
tuition.
Foundation for Work

of gratitude which they owed to the instf-
tuition.
Foundation for Work.
"If have ever been able to render any
service to our country" Justice White OF the
United States Supreme Court. who acted as
POSTMASTER, said during the evening. the
foundation for such accomplishment was re-
ceived while boy at our college
At the conclusion Of sumptuous repast
Justice White called the attention Of the
gathering to the pleasure that was still In
store for them-tfat of listening to recitals
OF the merits and gfories of Georgetown
Justice White. In few appropriate re-
marks. presented Rev. Father Buel, the
president of the institution, who spoke In
felt convinced that the dinner was one OF
the many milestones on the way to a great
er and more influential college. Comparing
the banquet Of the Washington alumni with
In conception. arrangement and execution
the local entertainment was q more mark
ed success than the others.
Field Of General Education.
President BueI referred to the great work
IN the field Of general education accomplish
ed by Georgetown In the century Of Its ex-
istence. He asserted that Georgetown was
the oldest educational institution In the Dis
trict OF Columbia. The speaker said that
the alumni of Georgetown, either at their
dinners or other functions did not attempt
unduly to advertise themselves or the coll
iege. The post graduates, the student body,
the faculty and all connected with the coll
lege. he said, believed that the best adver-
tisement the school could receive comes In
the quiet but effective impression which
Georgetown men make on the communities
where they locate for the work Of life
Georgetown men, he asserted. show those
lfti doh, fo1- rrttA
where. Georgetown men. he added. make
good.
Il don't believe that anybody loves
Georgetown as much as 1 do" the speaker
said. Il want to make Georgetown the
biggest college in the country. This Is the
true aim of the Washington alumni. Let
US all work hand in hand to make better.
larger and nobier Georgetown"
Letters From Former Presidents
Mr.. James s. Easby-smith spoke in ref
erence to the former presidents OF the
school, He referred to the fact that of the
five former presidents of the college now
living, only one, Rev. Father Doonan. was
present Mr.. Easby-Smith read letters
from the absent former president, each ex-
pressing the warmest affection for the col
lege and the brightest hopes for Its flu
ture.
Justice White then introduced Father
Doouan, who spoke in response to the toast
Our College" While president OF GEORGE
town he had striven to keep the college an
old-fas hioned institution Of learning, nnd
not to let 1t become modern athletic club :
The record of Georgetown men on the held
of battle showed, he said. that men I'M
trained on the ball field could prove them
selves heroes in times of stress and extrerfl-
ity which try mems souls. Georgetown. ne
declared stood primarily for the develop
ment of Christian manhood and the cultiVa-
School of Medicine.
''Tfe School of Medicine was the theme
discussed by DR.. Joseph Taber Johnson.
Reviewing the history of the medical school
he said that department OF the college had
been established in 1850. Then the school
was located in an old and poorly furnished
building, whereas now 1t is housed in a fine
modern structure, thoroughly equipped for
the teaching of the science in ali of itf
branches, with large enrolment of stu
dents and faculty composed OF men OF
wide experience and superior training
These. together with the excellent facilities
for hospital work connected with the medi-
cal school, made the institution one of the
most efficient in the country, the speaker
asserted
He counseed the alumni to hang to-
gether" more in the interest Of the school.
Dr. Johnson touched on athletics, saying
that the medical men were In favor OF
physical training and sports which tended
to develop the great mass of the student
body He thought those systems OF ath-
letics which are confined to a few are es-