Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
COLLEGES
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Arrangements are being made for
the biggest class day exercises in the
history of the Georgetown University
School of Law on the night of June
s. just prior, to the inauguration of
commencement week by other de-
partments of the university.
With a senior class of more than
$50 members, the law school will con-
tribute at least two-thirds of the
graduates from Georgetown this
participate in the formal commence
ment day exercises on June IL. the
rest of their final activities will be
conducted independently.
The class day, always the big event
of the year at the law school, will
be held the night before the final
prize debate at which the winners of
the four preliminary debates will
meet in a contest to decide the cham
pionship. Liberal cash prizes will be
awarded on commencement day to
the winner of the final debate and
each winner of preliminary event.
Al ]. Kane. president of the senior
class. is arranging an elaborate pro-
gram for the class day exercises. at
which President John b. Creeden.
the deans of the various departments
will be the honor guests. Dean
George f. Hamilton of the law
school and Assistant Dean Hugh ].
Fegan will be among the speakers.
The closing weeks at the universe
ty will be crowded with student ac-
tivities wedged in between the final
examinations. which will begin May
25 at the college. continuing through
TO the last day of the term. The
Caravan orartorical contest will be
staged in CASTOR Hall on the Hilltop
tonight at Sis o'clock. to be followed
next Sunday by the Dixon elocution
contest, two of the principal events of
the year.
Announcement was made by Rev.
William Talon, S. J., dean of the COL
best translation of odes from Horace
was awarded this year to J. Hollis
Griffin of Illinois. The Morris his
torical medal, founded by the late
Justice Martin F. Morris Of the Dis
trict Court of Appeals, was awarded
to Bernard NJ. Wagner of Minnesota,
a member of the Junior class.
One of the principal college de-
bates of the season was held last
Sunday, when two teams representing
the White and and CASTOR societies
were matched in a debate on the
question of the United States enter
ing the World Court. Is advocated by
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awarded to the negative team, COM
prising Representatives of the White
society. The judges were John E.
Laskey, Frank Spriggs Perry and
Charles E. Roach, members of the
| law faculty. Members of the CASTOR
team were Edward de Castro. Thomas
| P. Loughlin, Joseph B. Brennan and
N. Holmes Glare, alternate. Those
representing the winning White team
were James E: McLarney, Thomas A.
Gallaghan, Edmond D; Murphy and
Walter j. Thompson, alternate. John
, w. Gahan, president of the Philo-
demic Debating Society, presided.
The Georgetown University Glee
Club presented a musical program
| last week at the Community House
| Ridge, Md, for the benefit Of Father
La Fargo of st. Michael's Church.
Georgetown was we'll represented
at the. recent foreign trade conven.
| ton at New Orleans and a luncheon
| was given to the visitors by the
Georgetown alumni of the city. P. E
/ Burke of New Orleans was the host :
The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
one of the college organizations, has
elected as project for the coming
: year Joseph J. Charles of Brooklyn
| and Joseph E. MARI of Hamilton
| Ohio, were named as assistants.
Juniors at the college gave thei,
! annual banquet Thursday night Al
the Lafayette Hotel, and the facultJ
| of the Georgetown Preparatory Schoo
| were hosts at a dinner last night al
! the Hamilton Hotel
! Anthony Brennan, '26, was elected
| president of the CASTOR Debating So.
| ciety to succeed Fred Cavanaugh
! Other officers chosen were Rober-
| Castellini, vice president; Rothwel
Brown, secretary; John Powers treas.
urer. anS John Sweeney, censor.