Evening star., 1920-12-04

President John B.. Creeden. S. j.,
of Georgetown University, will put
before the prominent alumni attend
ing the golden jubilee celebration of
the School of Law, which opened to-
day, cooperative measures for the
launching of movement for
greater Georgetown
Encouraged by the fact that the
law school already is the biggest in
the United States, Dean George T..
Hamilton is sending out appeals TO
the 5000 alumni in every state TO
help boost the enrolment until 1T
reaches the 1000 mark.
Plans to encourage large build
/. ing program for all the schools of the
university, in order TO keep pace with
the rapid increase in students, are
included in the program that Is to be
called to the attention of visiting
alumni Erection OF a large down.
town dormitory for law school stu
dents who feel the pinch of WASH
ington's congested housing situation
10 one of the matters that will be dis
cussed by the board of regents.
More Than Thousand Attend.
More than thousand alumni repre-
senting the bench and bar. most of
them early arrivals, are attending the
reunion which is the biggest event in
the 127 years history of Georgetown
University. 1t marks the fiftieth an
niversary of the founding of the
School of Law.
While the program does not formal
ly open until today. the student body
of the university gave prom last
night at the Wardman Park Hotel
for the purpose of dancing the ath-
letic association out of debt" While
the alumni are here efforts will be
l.
facing deficit of $4,000, on a sound
basis. President Creeden, Dean Hamil-
ION. members of the law faculty and
the honor alumni upon whom the uni
yersity will confer the degree of doc
tor of laws were the guests at the
dance. #
Three-Day Holiday.
Marking the opening Of the jubilee
ceiebration today, Dean Hamilton has
declared three-day holiday for the
students of the Law School. At the
same time. President Creeden extend
ed an invitation to The entire student
body to attend all the exercises of the
reunion. which are not solely for
alumni. as heretofore understood.
The most important event following
the foot ball game with Bethany Col
Iege this afternoon at American
League Park will be the opening of
the new law librarys one of the finest
In the country, tonight at 8 o'clock in
the law building.
The library will be formally turned
over to the law school by Dean Ham
iiton, who will preside The PRINCIPAL
Scott. prominent international law ex-
pert of the Carnegie Institute. Presi-
dent Creeden also will speak while
Joseph A. Cantre1 of the junior class
win be the orator for the student
body.
Following the library exercises
Daniel W. ODonoghue will take
charge of the important work of or
ganixing permanent classes among
the host Of alumni. Fifty of these
classes are to be organized. perma-
rent secretaries already having been
appointed to assist in the work A
feature of the reunion exercise will
be reception committee of the senior
class Of the law school, composed of a
man from each Of the forty-ei
states and the District OF Columbia.
Military Mass Sunday.
The military mass in honor OF
Georgetown alumni who gave their
lives in the world war. planned for
Sunday morning at 1890 o'clock at
the college. will be one of the most
interesting features of the golden
jubilee. More than forty Georgetown
alumni. who have fought in every war
since the war of the revolution, are
represented DE SOfu Stars on the Serv-
ice flag.
Col James s. Easily Smith, in
charge of arrangements for the re-
ception of alumni, will be assisted by
. committee OF about forty Army
officers. The cadet compa nies Of the
Reserve Officers Training Corps under
Maj. William II. Hobson. L. s. A, will
be the guard of honor. while a salute
of guns will be fired slowly during
the solemn mass. Rev. Thomas ]. Gas
son, s. j.. of the faculty will preach
the sermon. Following the mass
reception to visiting alumni will be
given at the college, in the Riggs H.
brary annex. by the president OF the
university, the dean of the law school
and the faculty.
Among the honor guests will be Jus.
tice Ashley NJ. Gould of the District
Supreme Court. Thomas j. Spellacy.
assistant to the Attorney General;
George McNeir of New York, Martin
Conboy of New York, Col. James s.
Easily Smith and Daniel w. O'Dono-
ghue of the faculty. Judge william