Evening star., 1923-10-14
DEBATE CHALLENGE
ACCEPTED BY c. U.
Will Meet Cornell Team Next
Spring-Journaiism Course
to Be Changed.

Cornell University's challenge to
GeorgetowS University for joint de-
bate next spring has been accepted
1t was announced last night at the
local institution by Dean William S.
! Talon, S. ].
The Cornell debate. it Is hoped, will
| open up an active debating season on
| the Hilltop, and negotiations already
| are under way for a contest with
| Holy Cross and other Jesuit univer-
stiles. Debaters for the Cornell event
Society. one of the most prominent
of the debating clubs at the college.
and consequently the team Will not
be representative of the whole in
stltution. 1t is planned TO fix the
date about March l.
Radical changes in the course on
journalism are being contempla ted
next year. the first years experiments
in this new field at Georgetown hav
ing proved a marked success.
Under the direction of Rev. Dluial
j. Quigley, S. j.. who has supervi-
sion over the Hoya. the class in
journalism is open to sophomores who
completed last years initial course.
1t is now proposed to make the jour
nalistic course an elective one for
juniors and seniors, and instead of
two hours week as now il will 'be
broadened to ten hours a week.
Course Is Practical.
Practical work in newspaper re-
porting Is now being given to about
twenty students who comprise the
class. Most of them are members of
the Hoya staff and in this way get
actual experience In digging" for
Snaninl aGCi mn q N a.
handled by the members Of tn" class.
faculty members are subjected 10 i'm
terviews" and lectures are given on
the practical and ethical sides "f the
profession. Father Quigley was ed
| itor of the Fordham Ram for a num-
| ber of years.
| The annual retreat at the college
| begins October % under the direction
/ of Rev. T. Adds Emmet. S. j.. head
master at the Preparatory School.
| The retreat will last for three days.
with special services in thu chapel.
Announcemen was made by Dean
Talon that the first reading of this
years marks in studies will be reid
Tuesday, at which winners Of the
| prize essays contested for last scho-
lastic term would be made public
journal Out on 2Cth.
The October issue of the George
town Journal. known as the loyal
| number" will he out October 20 and
will contain obituaries of Rev. }.
Haven Richards. :. J.. and Rev. Al
| phonsus j. Donlon, :. j., thirtieth
| and thirty-fifth presidents. respec-
| lively. of the university, who have
died within the last year.
! Other contributions will be from
Bernard NJ. Wagner, "a: Charles +.
| Clifford, "a: John Sweeney. 20; James
| F. Lee, '27: ]. Coale Sappington. '2G.
| and w. Holmes Glare. Two Noble
| Builders of Georgetown and "A Big
Year for the Drive" will be the sub
| jects of editorials. The editor of the
! Journal this year is Mr.. Wagner,
| member of the senior class, who has
| won wide recognition in collegiate
| circles for his poetry.
| The last report issued by Dean
| Talon regarding the registration of
| the college this year totaled $50 stu
dents compared with 536 for last
year 1t is expected when matricu-
| lation is completed in the downtown
/ schools the aggregate enrolment OF
the entire university will lie well ever
| 5000. Approximately 200 applicants
| were rejected at the college, it is an
| nounced. owing to lack of adequate
| tions exist in the professional schools.
need of an endowment.