Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
C. u. MEN PREPARE
FOR JUNIOR PROM
Will Be Most Pretentious Social
Affair of Pre.Lenten
Season.

The coming of Lent hastens the
close of the winter social season at
Catholic University and brings with it
the students most pretentious affair,
the junior prom and week end. The
promenade. which will be held Feb
ruary %. Washington's birthday. will
be followed by tea dance Saturday
afternoon. The gayeties will be
brought to Il close Saturday night
when the varsity basket ball team
meets the Fordham University quint.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made for the affair. TIE prom COM
mittee has secured Warnings Penn
sylranians to render the music.
Charming favors have been procured
for the boys and girls. The dances
will be held in the gymnasium. which
will he turned into a bal room for the
occasion. The committee consists OF
Michael L. kerrigan. chairman. Lewis
ton. Me-: Edward Pryzybyla. Chicopee.
Mass G. r. Donahue. Philadelphia.
Pa; Joseuh w. Dolan, Warren, Ohio:
Jack Z. Cogas. Providence. r. l.;
John E. Regain. Fort Mcpherson. Ga. ;
J; F. McEncany. Washington. p. c.;
Mass: and H Edward Cain. Wash
ington. About $50 couples are eX-
pected.
Lecture ON Telephone.
Two representatives of the Bell
Telephone system will come to the
University THURSDAY as the guests,
lecture to that society on the subject
OF Machine Switching and will
speak also to the student body in
general. discussing the wide range
Of employment the Bell system offers
to the college graduate.
The University Glee Club. under the
tutelage Of Prof. Leo Beherendt. has
not been idle during the past two
weeks. President Joseph Cannon.
members have been put through daily
rehearsals during the past week in
preparation for their appearance to-
day and next Sunday at Polls Theater
In conjunction with the students
Dreamer rresnDe AwaSes" they s@ have also
accepted an invitation to display their
talents before the Central High
School Community Center at
Central High School auditorium,
February IS.
Concert fs Planned.
The Musical Association recently
formed at the university under the
dictatorship Of Prof. Behrendt, to
bring outside talent to the univer-
sity for recitals. Will make its PUBLIC
deput before the professoriate. the
student body and their, friends on
February 25, when 1t will present in
concert Prof Anton Kaspar, violin
list. and Charles T. Tittman, basso.
During the week the members Of
the lay alumni association were in
formed that meeting would be held
at the university gymnasium. Feb
ruary "a. at $3.50 pm. 1t is supposed
that the men will discuss plans for
the completion of the stadium and
take up the question Of athletics in
general at the university. Clarence
E. Martin, OF, Martinsburg, w. Va,
is the president of the association.
The university stepped into an en-
tfrely new field last week athletically.
Its first swimming team. under the
management of Theodore I. Hoen of
Baltimore. went to Baltimore to take
part in meet with Johns Hopkins
University. Although defeated. they
gave a creditable exhibition. But
this is not the only athletic foot c.
U. has put forward recently. The
students have entered whole-heart-
eddy into the study Of the pugilistic
art. Ted Mitchell. wartime
heavy champion, is -instructing them.