Evening star., 1921-05-08
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.

Plans for providing a central dor
mitory or a series of dormitories for
the use of the medical. dental. law
and foreign service students of
Georgetown University will be re-
ported to meeting of the George
town Union this morning in CASTOR
| Hall. at the college.
The proposal for establishing a
dormintory downtown where the
students of the professional schools
could find comfortable and cheaper
accommodations was first proposed
by Rev. John B. Creeden, S. j., presi-
dent of the university, during the
| recent golden jubilee of the law
school. The recommendation was
brought forward as step toward
reducing the high cost of living for
! the hundreds of government clerks
and others who attend the profess
| sional schools.
| In following the plans discussed at
| the last meeting of the newly organ
! lied Georgetown Union. in which the
general council was attempting to Sc
( cure good boarding houses for the
students of the incoming freshman
| classes. it was announced that the
council was going thoroughly into the
question of establishing central
| dormitory.
A more detailed report on the
project will be made this morning.
! Senator James A. Reed of Missouri
| will be the guest of the occasion and
/ will deliver an address on The
\ Young Professional Man" John J.
Jacobs. 81. foreign service school,
| will preside at the meeting.
The elocution contest for the Will
liam Writ Dixon. jr.. memorial media l.
one of the most important at the COL
| Hall. Contestants were selected at a
recent tryout which included candi-
! dates from the principal debating So
cieties of the college.
Eight candidates will compete for
honors. They are Robert E. Ward of
Illinois. Albert May of the District Of
| Columbia, John S. McCann of Maine.
Morris ]. Costello OF New York, Rob-
trt r. Morgan of Kentucky. Arthur J.
Bradley OF California. John +. Daley
jr.. of New York and Joseph A. Nc
! Donough of New York.
| The judges will be Senator Henry r
Ashurst Of Arizona. LII. D.. 80; Jo-
seph p. Tumulty. former secretary TO
President Wilson. and William j.
I kavanaugh. professor Of augmenta
ton and public speaking at the law
school. The Gaston-White debate
VIII be held next Sunday evening.
Dr.. Ben s. MacElwee, former chief
or the bureau Of foreign and domestic
service of the Department of Com
merce. who recently became one OF
tne administrative heads Of the schoo
or foreign service, lectured at the col.
Iese Tuesday on Banking Systems
Any student of the university who
was in the service during the war
may receive d victory medal" il he
does not already possess one. by ap-
plying to Maj William H. Hobson
and signing an application. Any
student who has discharge NAV re.
celFe medal by presenting his dis.
charge papers. Those who served
overseas. however. must have theil
applications go to the adjutant gen.
eral before the medal will be
awarded.
TIE issue of The Hoya for Maylo will
he the last number edited by the pres.
cnt stan. which is headed by Leo j
Casey. '2l. editor in chief; Arthur F.
Lynch. 90, managing editor, ano
James A. Butler. 81. business man
ager. 4 new editor-in- chief, from tn,
class of 1922. is TO be elected in the
near future and the new stan will
take over the publication Of tn,
weekly paper shortly thereafter.
The benefit performance for tn.
Georgetown University Hospital giver
last Monday at Polls Theater, was
very successful affair and credit fol
its success is due to the ladies' boarS
of the hospital. Mrs Isaac Gems wa.
reelected president of the board foi
| the sixth consecutive time at the an.
nual election Of officers held las
week. Others elected were Mrs. M
]. Ready. treasurer: Mrs. Andrew J
Mcintyre. secretary; Mrs. Henry r