Evening star., 1922-04-09

cess. They have agreed to contribute
81 each toward this project. The
corner stone Of the new building. was
laid last July by. the president Of Co
lumbia University, DR.. Nicholas Mur-
ray Butler, and the campus drive is
part of nationwide movement un-
der the auspices of Columbia uni
versity. 1t is proposed to appeal TO
ties and colleges for modest con-
tribution, hoping thereby to raise q
considerable part of the sum needeo
for the completion of the building.
distinguished american architect,
Whitney Warren. has contributed the
plans and is also giving his time and
services to the promotion OF tnis
work.
He is at present visiting the uni
versities and colleges of the entire
and hopes to be able to present the
finished library building to Cardinal
Mercier in July. 1925. The building
is calculated to hold 100000 vol
umes, and will be in Flemish renais-
sance style. The Belgian ambassador.
Baron de Cartier. Is very much inr
terested in this movement. and has
willingly consented to act as treas
urer for all contributions from the
colleges Of the District.
The members of the West Virginia
base ball team, who play the varsity
nine April %. have been invited to
attend the sophomore prom at the
ing Tickets are now out for the
promenade. and selling rapidly as
result of the general interest IN tne
forthcoming week end festivities OF
the second-year men. The carpenters
are at work making the scenery Tor
1.-The Tailor Made Man." given on the
last evening. Director English prom
ises fine results from the students,
who have been practicing their parts
faithfully for six weeks past.
A generous friend of the university
has presented to the library one vol
ume OF the famous German descr1ps spa
by Dietrich de Bry. It is quarto
Volume, entitled "Brasilia." and is one
of the earliest printed descriptions
of that kind. The two other volumes
of the work are. respectively: en-
titled Virginia" and Ifioriaa, !. said ,hai Ind
for the last complete copy known
the sum of $4,000 was asked. Ine
volume contains sixteen exQulsleely
finished copper plates In perfect
preservation.
Choosing as his subject the value of
cultural reading, the right reverend
rector of the university appealed 70
the students to formulate the nao,i
reading The group work should pc
begun while yet in college, for there
one has the finest kind OF opportunl-
ties and the best Of collections. the
returns are great, not only IN spe.
cialized lines, but in an increase OF
mental sagacity, culture and renne,
ment. Bishop Shahan then outlined
some helps for good reading, the pest
fields to be covered with the greatest
benefit, and the Choice Of the best
authors.
The course Of ten lectures by DR..
Frederick Joseph kinsman. prevf-
ously announced, will be given in the
o'clock on weekday afternoons. ex-
cept Saturday, beginning Tuesday,
April 25. Two of these lectures will
be of general interest. though the
public is cordially invited to all of
them and no admission fee will be
be given Thursday. April 81, "Recog-
milton of Religion by the American
state" and May 4. Influence of the
English Reformation In America. .L
"The Church In Ephesus." and Will
offer a somewhat exhaustive study OF
the position of that famous church
in the early Christian ages. The sub
jects will be as follows: Ephesus
john Oh in i'm Ephesus, sThe, Ephesian
Church Of the Second Century. The
Council of Ephesus," 1.-The Latrocin-
ium," ''Ephesus of the Christian Pill
grims" and THE Existing Ruins"
A numerous field of entries awaited
the pruning hand of the judges.
Father Hart, DR.. Cooper and DR.. Jor-
dan. Friday night to determine the
final selections for the annual ora
torical contest to be given soon after
Easter. Remarkable outbursts OF ora
tory were heard, one witness testi-
flying that. it resembIed Russian
election somewhat. The field finally
narrowed down to the following: J.
E. Bender, Frank Burke. r. A. WI.
liams. r. E. Rouss. TEX" Courand
and Kit" Carson. These men are
now busy on their original theses,
and who knows but what new De
mosthenes, Burke or Webster will be
uncovered at the Anal contest?