Evening star., 1924-03-23
START NEAR ON new
CHEMICAL BUILDING
Excavation Contract for Laboratory
Let at Catholic
University.

Work on the new annex u the
Martin Maloney chemical laboratory
of Catholic University should be un-
der way this week. The architects
have completed their plans and the
excavation contract has been let.
Ground will be broken within the
next few days.
\ lecture was given under the aus
lpices OF the University Historical
club by NJ Jean Massart professor
Of botany in the University CT Lou
vain, Wedne Sday on "A Tropical Trip
Through Brazil The rector and vice
rector OF the university and a large
numifer ct professors and students
Were in attendance.
Sidney F.. Weeks, one of the editors
of the Manchester Guardian Weekly,
who is making d tour of the United
States. will lecture at the university
this week under the auspices of the
club. His topic will be The Teach
ing &C History as a Training for Cit
izen hip. Mr. Wi@ks has been for
many years actively engaged i'll the
educational political and religious
life Of England.
The Abbey Club last week defeated
tn. Utoptaur in the title game of the
interciub basket ball sertes and
thereby gained for themselves the
honor Of receiving the silver trophy
basket ball cup from the hands Of
the vice rector.
professor of moral theology at the
university and lecturer and author
ity on labor questions has returned
from an extensive tour of the middle
west.
Approves Council.
Bishop Shahan a few days ago ap-
proved the constitution of the Stu
dent Council, an organization repre-
sentative of the student body. which,
though it has existed unotficia1ly for
several years, was until now only a
nominal force in campus life. The
rector brings under student super
vision the regulation Of class or in
rerclass activities. club movements
and functions which affect the stu
dent body as whole. These will
include dances, smokers, concerts
and entertainments of any kind. The
council will now act as an official
channel of communication between
the student body and authorities OF
the university. 1T is indicative of a
new spirit OF democracy and self
government which is in keeping with
the growth and development of the
modern university.
The Musical Club of the university
gave its second entertainment of the
year Friday evening. The concert
was rendered bY Miss Theresa X.
Hubner, contralto. and Louis Potter,
pianist.
!: At a meeting of the letter men of
fast years basket ball quint John
Eitzge raid of Brooklyn. n. Y. was
unanimously chosen captain of the
r924-25 team. Fitzgerald has been
q regular for the past three years
on both the basket ball and foot ball
teams Basket ball letters were
;swarded by the Athletic Association
TO Capt 10 Lawler, JesSup. Pa: Ed
Lynch Northampton. Mass; Dutch
Eberts, Columbus. Ohio; John tiz-
gerald Brooklyn. n. Y: James Bres-
lin, Lyndhurst. n. j.: James Garvin.
Pittsfield, Mass, and W. W. McIn-
tyre, Great harrington, Mass.
Tomorrow morning at $3.50 o'clock
Bishop Shahan will sing solemn high
mass in the chapel of Caldwell Hall
in memory of his eminence the late
James Cardinal Gibbons. Members
of the faculty will assist at the mass
as we'll as represe natives of the re-
ligjous communities about the
campus
The approach of the base ball sea-
son brings preparations for the
formal opening of the new stadium at
the university. The erection of 1000
seats should be completed by the end
of the week. The completed bowl
presents a pleasing aspect and its
high terraces will afford Rrandstand
seats to those who wish to witness
the games from their machines.