Evening star., 1924-11-16
|G. j. TO OBSERVE
SCHOOL FOUNDING
Exercises Planned to Com
memorate Fifth Year of
Foreign Service.

anniversary of the Georgetown Uni
Nersity School of Foreign Service
VIII be held in CASTOR Hall on the
Hilltop the evening Of November 81.
In selecting the date for the cele-
bration, the Rev. Edmund A. Walsh,
regent of the foreign service school,
took advantage of "Education week"
IN order to cooperate with the Bu-
| reau of Education in furthering the
Americanization program outlined in
connection with the national observ-
ance.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made to
make the occasion an suspicious one
In the history of GEORGETOWN cele-
brations. Members Of the diplomatic
corps in Washington and representa-
/ tVes OF the Government departments
with which the foreign service
school comes into contact in it's field
| or educational work will be among
the guests.
! OhicIaIs VIII Speak.
While the speakers arc not yet
| ready TO be announced, Secretary of
| State Hughes and Secretary Of Com
inerce Hoover have both assured the
! school that they will send represent
atives to speak for their respective
departments.
Although the youngest department
or the university, the school OF for
elsn service ranks now second only
TO the law school In point Of enroll.
ment, which exceeds 500 students
FAther Walsh will submit report
TO PRESIDENT Charles w. Lyons, S. j.
or the university showing the fruits
OF the first five years of the school
Established in 1919 to fill the needs
or new educational training growing
out OF the World War, the George
town school was the first of its kind
In this country. 1t has been fol-
lowed by the State Department.
which recently inaugurated a train
Ing school for the members of TIA.
foreign service. and many of the
leading universities
Chief credit for the encouraging
growth of the institution is due to
Father Walsh, in whose mind the
laea was conceived, and TO Rev. John
II: Creedon. S. j.. former president
or Georgetown. who aided in estab-
fishing the school
Debate Date Fixed.
Inc Senior and Junior Debating
societies of the Georgetown Law
school Will hold their first prelimi-
nary debate on Friday, November 81
The winners OF this event will then
compete In the first prize debate on
December s.
Dates for the other prize debate.
are: January Q. for the second: Feb
ruary -. for the third, and March
-. 1or the fourth. The winners of
| each OF the four debates Will meet in
hnal contest on April "a.
Cadet J. ". Rouse, manager ~ Oh.
Georgetown rife team, rAcentlv "a.
turned from New York where he At.
| tended the sessions of the Rifle Asso.
cation OF Eastern colleges Repro.
| sentatives OF all the big COLLEGES in
the East were present and arrange.
ments made for the Forthcoming in
tercollegiate matches
Coach Michael Donahue is putting
the rihe team through daily practice
on the range and is confident George
town has d winning team this sea
son.
IlanS were adopted at the confer
ence for the holding of telegraphjc
matches from February Is, 1925, TO
the end of the eight.week period.
The matches will be league matches.
the winners TO hold their respective
league championships, and these win
ners in turn will shoot a triansular
match to decide the intercoIIegiate
der match will be held in New York
City April Is, in which Georgetown
will participate.
Dental Classes Elect.
The senior and sophomore classes
or the dental school held their cleo
tions during the past week. David
j. Fttzgibbon of Sthol, Mass, was
chosen to head the seniors. For vice
president the senior dents" chose
John +. Brady of Frankfort. n. Y.
for treasurer, John J. Jawodski of
wilkes Barre, Ia; for secretary,
stephen .. Beebe of Phoenix, Ariz.
Alexander Chase of the District of
Columbia was named sergeant at :
arms and Gerald w. Fitzgerald of
Sprin gfeld, Mass, historian.
Robert A. Houghton of Jersey City.
n. j., is the new president Of the
scphmore GLASS, and Joseph J. Kelley
of Sherbourne, N. Y, president of
last years freshman class, was
elected vice president. Other off,
GERS are John r. Doran of Franklin,
Pa, treasurer: Edwin B. Smell Of the
District OF Columbia, secretary; Pas
quale de Nicolo Of Waterbury. Conn.
sergeant-at-arms,a and Ralph NJ. Han
non, historian.
Rev. Charles W. Lyons, s. j., of
Georgetown University, renewed a
former acquaintance with President
Coolidge last Thursday when he
called at the White House to pay his
respects to President Coolidge. AS
former president of Boston College
during the period when Mr.. Coolidge
was Governor Of Massachusetts,. the
two men co-operated frequently in
war work. 1t was Father Lyons first
visit to the White House since assum-
ing charge of the university.