Evening star., 1923-10-21
GLEE CLUB BEGINS
REHEAR|NG SONGS
Georgetown Making Arrange
,ments for 1t to Appear at
Convent of Visitation.

Georgetown University's Glee Club
has begun regular rehearsals under
the direction of Prof. Edward Dono-
van in anticipation of the opening
Of busy season.
Arrangements are being made to
have the Glee Club appear at the Con-
vent of the Visitation, the University
Club, Ridge, Md; Trinity College.
Walter Reed Hospital and other
places in the city during the winter.
on several occasions the Georgetown
aggregation gave performances at
Walter Reed Hospital for the wound
ed soldiers last year, the college
songs making such a hit with the
veterans that the club has gladly ac-
cepted invitations to revisit the hos
pital off and on during the coming
scholastic year. The double quartet.
consisting of George Cowles, James
Kirwin, J. Goodwin, ]. Joyce, J. NC
Larney, L. O'Leary, l.. Schofteid ana
Charles L. Clifford, remains the same
as last year. The club has lost but few
members through graduation, hence
experienced talent is left for Dl-
rector Donovan to work on.
Clifford Heads Club.
Charles f. Clifford was elected
president of the Glee Club at the re-
cent election and organization. with
John ]. Joyce of MassachusettS, vice
president; william B. Kat OF & New
York, treasurer, and John A. Goodwin
of New York. secretary. DIRECTOR
Donovan, who has been i'll charge or
all musical activities on the Hilltop
in recent years, stated that ne m
tended to make this season banner
60 hA q o.
In addition to the Glee Club, the
Georgetown Collegians and the X. ..
T. c. band are available Tor enter
tainments given on the Hilltop TINS
season. The Collegians, an orehestra a 4
comprised OF students, already mas
made it's appearance at the first tea
dance and smoker given by the STU
dent body.
An Invitation is extended to the
public and alumni of the university to
attend the lecture course that opens
its season Friday evening in castor
Hall at 7:15 o'clock, when Father
Heredia of the College of St. Fran
els Xavier. New York city, viii be the
lecturer. Instead of every week lee
lures will be given monthly TINS sea
son, but every attempt Will be MADE
10 popularize the course with timely
subjects.
Announcement was made by Dean
Talon last week of the prize essay
D.
tion for the various medals offered by
the university. The Mallory medal,
open to all students of the university,
was won by John Wilkinson Britttng-
ham for the best essay on Il consitu-
tional subject. Hiss essay was The
Majority Rule in Decisions of the Su-
preme Court"
The Horace medal. offered to the
student who made the highest oral
examination and the best translation
of odes from Horace, was awarded 70
J. Hollis Griffin, '26. For his essay on
James Cardinal Gibbons, American
Catholic, Citizen and Statesman,
Bernard NJ Wagner, '24. was awarded
the Morris h istorical medal. The
faculty medal for the best essay on
a religious subject was won by Clar-
ence NJ. F'ribry, '25.
The first public elocution contest of
the year was held last week at the
college, representatives from each
class participating. Charles E. Cliff
ford PA. won first honors; William
]. Kalt, '25, second honors, and Rob-
ert NJ Ward, 20, third donors.
Seven District of Columbia students
were awarded testimonials for gen.
eral excellence in studies during the
first month of the collegiate year by
Maserick. junior /. philosophy; Jo-
seph =. Tumulty. sophomore a. B. l.,
English composition: Samuel DessoR
and William NJ Hoffman, sophomore
pr6-neGlCdl, pnlioSOphS olulInOeai
Cyrus. Mr. Kaufman and Mr.. Said
man. freshman pre-iegai. English
composition.
other students who earned testi-
montals were: Junior Joseph B..
Brennan. Albert j. Brogan. Edward
NJ Brooks. Louis v. Ferry. Matthew
J. Lyons. Francis ). Murray. Charles
Perlitz. David Tavlin and John b.
Walsh: Junior 11-Bernard J. Haw-
ley, John G.. Hayes. Gerald F.
Murphy and Henry c. Wood. Sopho-
more A. b. L.-William Illig. John
V. Mckonc. J. Z. Quinn, Paul Van
T4aanen, Celestino Vega and Charles
Jphn T. Doran. Albert Giordano,
ohgh Sophomore B. L. S.-Francis
McGrath. Sophomore pre-medlcal--
Harry Norton, Robert Wolfe and Isa-
rlore Rodia. Freshman pre-medical-
Charles H. Cocks. G. T. Eastman,
Clement Reap and william Sheehan.
VIII Hold High Mass.
will be held this morning in Dahlgren
Chapel at o'clock and the whole
student body Is expected to attend.
Rev. Francis Y. Doyle, S. j., will de-
liver the sermon. Officiating at the
mass will be Father Quigley. cele-
II. A. Mulligan. subdeacon. Music will
be furnished by the choir of st. Paul's
catholic Church, under the direction
Of Edward Donovan. Beginning to-
morrow the annual retreat will take
place at the college, in charge of Rev.
the preparatory school. There will
be no classes until Saturday. but re-
1igious exercises will be held daily
for the students.