Evening star., 1924-04-27
G. u. ALUMNI ELATED
| BY HONOR TO NIELSEN
Former Coach to Be Professor of
International Law of
School Here.
HAS. MANY DISTINCTIONS
Reappointment of Judge Mattingly
Another Tribute to Graduate.

Georgetown University alumni, in
and out of Washington, are elateG
over the appointment of Frederick
X. Nielsen of the State Department
as professor of international law al
the Law School.
Since the days when Coach" Mel
sen was conspicuous figure in
Georgetown foot ball circles George
town has followed his career in the
realm of international law with q
great deal of pride. When the chair
of international law became vacant
Mr.. Nielsen was the unanimous choice
of the Georgetown authorities He
is graduate of the University oi
! Nebraska and Of the Georgeto WI
Law School.
Mr.. Nielsen is at present on the
British American claims commission
and during the Versailles peace con-
ference he was attached to the Amer
lean delegation to deal with matters
relating 70 treaties, claims against
enemy countries and the protection
of property in enemy countries. He
also served in other important posi-
tions during the diplomatic negotia-
tions in Europe following the war.
Served ut Arms Parley.
During the Washington conference
on the limitation of armaments Mr.
Nielsen served as chairman of the
com mittee of juriStS, American and
foreign. and was later appointed Gy
president Harding as agent and
senior counsel Of the United States
in the American British claims arbi-
tratlon, which is conducted under a
treaty concluded between the United
States and Great Britain in 1912
Last fall Mr.. Nielsen argued several
cases before the international court
sitting at London.
Before American participation in
the world. war Mr Nielsen served as
solicitor of the State Department
dealing with questions of interna-
tlonal law, and was appointed a dele
ence to conclude a treaty embrac-
ing a government for the Spitzber-
gen archipelago, held in Christiana
in 1914
Classes at Georgetown College will
be reslnned tomorrow following the
Easter holidays. The Mask and Bau-
Bile Club will begin rehearsing for
the performance of Hamlet" which
VIII be presented early next month
PlanS also are being pushed for the
senior prom. which will be held May
? at the New Willard Hotel. The
prom committee consists of George
Leo Burke of Massachusetts,. chair
man: John A. Goodwin of New York
Charles J. Kelly of Montana: David
+. Fitzgerald. jr.. of Connecticut: Ed
ward A. Smell and Francis G. King.
both of Massachusetts.
Judge Mnttinsly Again Honored.
Another Georgetown Law School
graduate. Robert f. Mattingly. has
been honored during the past week
by being appointed to succeed himself
as judge of the Municipal Court of
the District of Columbia Judge Mat
tingly was first appointed to the
bench by President Wilson
DR.. James \. Cannon of the George
town Medical School staff also was
made an honorary member of the
Washington Medical and Surgical
Society at its twenty-seyenth annual
meeting during the past week.
Capt. F. T. Chambers consultine o
engineer on rivers and harbors for
the Corps of Engineers of the war
Department. was a special guest of
the class on ports and terminal ia
cilities at the Foreign Service School
recently. With the aid of lantern
slides, Capt. Chambers gave a lecture
on Shed Equipment. Transfer Fa
CllltleS and Mechanical Cargo Ham
ding Equipment" This lecture was
the third of a series of special lee
lures that are being delivered at the
school by eminent harbor engineers.