Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15

of an embryo library. His berth was
a press bed" folded In the daytime
to afford more room In his crampcd
office. The college could not AFFORD
elaborate vestments, SO that used In
the college services was taken to
Trinity Church Sunday morning for
celebration Of mass, anG then return
ed for college services.
Table talk was by no means so light
as the fare. Says an old diary:
February IL, Monday--At dinner
Leonard Neale translated Gracea MI
nora. and George Jenkins explained
Virgil. Both did very well and spoke
sufficiently loud. which has hitherto
been a circumstance rather rare"
Commencement exercises a century
ago likewise were formidable affairs.
President Monroe attended one which
included an original two-act drama
In imitation of Shakespeares Julius
Caesar" an Grafton in Greek. several
poems in Latin, French soliloquy
and series Of speeches and poems in
English. Even then the familiar line.
Music by the Marine Band" was on
the program.
In the fifties the college bell crack
ed, an incident which prompted a stu
dent, James r.. Randall. to write n
lengthy poem Of ''Adieu" and an obit-
uary. which read:
Died at Georgetown College. aged eighty
five, well beloved chime. Disease, \ compll-
cation Of old age and too many hard knocks.
Even up to the moment Of dissolution some Of
the notes were sublime particularly at the
dinner hour. May it resin the museum!
There also grew up about this time
an organization known as the jug
Kat Association, membership in which
was conditioned upon infraction Of
rules or deficiency in studies. Too
many boys became overambitious to
be members and the faculty inter-
vened to put an end to the club.
The Evening Star, which furnishes
many sidelights on Georgetowns his
tory. had this to say of the cadets, in
its issue Of October 20, 1856:
The military company. composed Of students
- NViAeBe' way JUL III AuAl lVECe
yesterday under their accomplished officers and
preceded by 4 fine brass band. They marched
around the heights and took occasion to pay
military honors to the venerable Maj. Nourse
by whom and his estimabie family they were
graciously received. indeed, at his residence.
They were accompan MED By 4 dashing dozen Of
their fellow eollegians en- cheval. The after
noon was beautiful and the gallant young fell
lows appeared to enjoy their parade amazing
v. They made As Ane 4 military show a. can
be presented BY any volunteer company In the
District Of Columbia We would suggest to
them the propriety Of parading at least once
during the present delightful season through
the principal thoroushfares Of Washington.
To trace the influence of George
town men in every field Of American
endeavor in itself would make a fasci-
mating story. One need only survey
the present field to indicate their
quality. Edward Douglass White,
Chief Justice Of the United States, is
a representative OF its alumni in ju-
risprudence and law: DR.. G. Lloyd
Magruder, founder of Washington's
Emergency Hospital; DR.. Ernest La
r,
Lister and Koch. became noted Phil
adelphia surgeon, and was made
Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur,
and DR.. William c. Woodward, now
head Of the Boston health department,
are among it's representatives in medi-
cine; DR.. Leland o. Howard, chief of
the bureau Of entomology, Ia typical
OF its distinguished men Of science,
while Wilton Lackaye and willard
Mack are among its contributions to
the stage. Senator OGorman Of New
York and Bourke Cochran are two Of
its sons in politics; Maurice Francis
Egan has won renown both In diplo-
macy and letters; 1t now has men in
most Of the embassies and legations
of this country. while among its other
literary men are Floyd Gibbons, war
correspondent; Condo b. PaIlen, poet,
and 1t will be recalled that James
Ryder Randall, author Of "NaryIand
Ny Maryland" WAS q member Of the
class Of sc.
How many visitors TO Georgetown
who have explored the tree powered
vistas known Al the walks" are
aware OF their history? Like Boston's
cowpaths and. some say, lower Man
hattan's thoroughfarcs. which lest
growed" into streets. they are acel-
Aav