Evening star., 1923-12-16
FACULTY To DIRECT
STUDENT ACTIVITY.
All Georgetown Affairs to Be
Supervised RigidIy, Is
Announced.


Versity has been ordered by President
John b. Creeden, S. j., with a view to
eliminating "all improperly conduct
ed functions, which at times have
brought discredit on legitimate or
ganizations and on the student bodies
OF the university"
Acting on instructions given by
the BOARD OF regents at its last annual
meeting, President Creeden notified
all departments of the university dur
ing the past week that he had ap-
pointed faculty committee" to ad-
wise and assist the students In the
conduct of extra curriculum activities.
This committee, which will exercise
general supervision over all public
or semi-public activities conducted by
any organization using the name of
Georgetown University or any of it's
departments CONSISTS of Rev. Vincent
s. s. McDonough. S. j.. chairman;
ice school: DR.. James A. Cannon of
the Medical School: DR.. Hugh j.
Fegan of the law school: DR. George
r. Ellis of the dental school, and AL
fred Il. Geiger of the law school.
To Enforce Rulings.
Rules formulated to govern the ac-
tivities of student organizations. il
was announced, would be rigidly en-
forced
No individual or organization using
the name of the university. the rules
provide. shall conduct in the future
any public activity or incur any finan-
cial obligation without the sanction of
the faculty committee. Any organ
ization desiring to hold public
FIN NJ ion flo Hpifh % ~ m fs.
two weeks In advance an application
stating an estimate of expenses and
means taken to defray the same.
These applications must be signed,
it was stated, by the president and
treasurer of the organization, the
chairman and treasurer of the com
mittee in charge of the particular
event. Explicit instructions are
given that within one week after
the date of the event all bills are to
be paid and complete financial
statement rendered to the faculty
These restrictions, the board of
regents feels, will place all student
activities at the university on
strictly official basis and the Coop
Grafton of the faculty committee will
make it possible for student organi-
"a atoms TO select on-conf1icting
dates. advantageous business ar
rangements and proper support from
the university.
Debate to BE Held.
The Merfick debate. the principal
debating event of the year at George
town College, will be held tonight in
CASTOR Hall at SIS o'clock, under
auspices of the Philodemic Society.
The question for debate Will be: Re
solved, that the federal government
should operate all the railroads of
the United States" John A. Man
fuso, "a. Will be the presiding officer.
The affirmative side will be upheld
and J. Gibbons Burke. "a. of Ilouisi-
ane: the negative team Will comprise
Donovan J. McCune, "a. of Ohio and
Francis J. Mahoney, "a, of Massa-
chussetts.
The best individual debater of the
gold medal offered to members of
the Philodemic Society, at the COM
exercises next June.
Christmas holidays will commence
and continue until Monday,
January :. At the foreign service
school and other professional depart
ments the holiday commences Decem-
ber % and ends January 3, with
classes resuming on that date.
Dr. William F. Notz. dean of the
foreign service school. announces the
of \. J. Busch as as
sistant in the course on college Eng
glish. which course is given under
the direction of Father Quigiey.
A new European seminar course
will open on February 4. under the
direction of Col. Alan G.. Goldsmith.
chief of the western European division
of the bureau of foreign and domestic
Library Gets Books.
Principally through the courtesy
of Dr. James Brown Scott, professor
Of international law at the foreign
been listed by the Carnegie Endow-
ment for International Peace as Il
library of its publications
relating. to economics and history.
For some time past the school has
oF the the naa aw
ment. This new designation will
bring to the school a considerable
number OF new and valuable volumes.
Baron Serge A. Korff. professor of
political and diplomatic history of
Europe and diplomatic methods and
procedure in the foreign service
school. has just returned from Buff
falo. y. Y, where he delivered a
lecture on Current Events in Mod
ern Europe" before the Westminster
Club of that city.
DIR. Herbert F. Wright, professor
Of political science in the foreign
service school, has been invited by
the American Political Science Asso-
citation to address it's annual ting
In Columbus, Ohio. during Christmas
week, on Some Foundations of Pop
ular Government in Contemporary Eu-
rope" Shortly after the world war DR.
Wright edited for the State Depart
ment an edition on 1.-THE Constitutions
Of the States at War"
The college freshman class held
It's smoker at Harvey's Monday, with
Thomas Murphy. president, presiding.
The principal speakers and guests
were: James II. Grasty, president of
the yard: William C. Kenyon, "frosh"
foot ball coach; George L. Burke,
chairman of the senior prom commit
tee; James E. Russell, jr., editor of
the Hoya; Louis OLeary. sophomore
Robert Castellini. chair
man of the sophomore vigilance COM
mittee, and Paul Florence George.
Marsters and George Carney, cap
tains Of foot ball, track and basket
ball. The committee in charge con-
sisted of: Thomas Murphy. chair
James Lee, Francis Brady and John
Prof. Howard Boyd addressed the
District Of Columbia Law Club at
It's meeting Monday. The Hamilton
Law Club staged a debate Thursday
on the question of 'fElecting the
President for Term Of Six Years"
At the last meeting of the Carroll
Law Club the following were ad-
mitted as members: Messrs. Spillman,
Tabby, Quinn, Donlon and Healy.
The constitutional amendment re-
garding the eligibility of seniors to
a. oI,,i> 1.yo q on rried oyer fo tho pevt