Evening star., 1924-12-14
MERR|CK DEBATE
PLANNED TONIGHT
Philodemic Society Of
Georgetown U. to Hold
Annual Contest.

WIN engage In the annual Merrick
debate tonight at 8:15 o'clock, in
Iaston Hail. For many years the
Philodemic Society has been the lead
ing debating organization on the Hill
top, and the Merrick debate has long
been regarded as the most important
scholastic event.
The question for tonight's debate
Is, Resolved, that the concurrence of
at ieast two-thirds of the Justices of
the supreme Court should be required d
TO establish the constitutionality of
an act of Congress-"
Esmond d. Murphy and Joseph B.
Brennan will uphold the affirmative
side of the question, while Thomas A.
Callaghan and James E. McLarney
have been chosen to argue for the
negative. All of the debaters are
members of the senior class. James
E. Piekenbroch. another senior, will
be chairman. The Georgetown Col
legians, who are proving very popu-
lar at most Hilltop entertainments.
have arranged special musical pro-
gram for the occasion.
Highest honors in the first of the
prize debates held between the seniors
and Juniors of the Georgetown Law
School, during the past week, were
awarded to John Burke Walsh, '26. Of
the District of Columbia. Mr.. Walsh
received his bachelor of arts degree
from Georgetown College, where he
held high scholastic rcords and took
leading part In the college debates.
Barnabas Francis Sears Of Illinois,
another member of the junior team,
was declared the next best debater
He is from Notre Dame University.
The alternate chosen by the judges
was Edmund J. Donlon, jr., Of Massa-
chusetts. a representative of the
senior team.
The debate, which was largely at
tended, was the first of four prize
contests for the faculty prize of $25
in gold to be competed for by mem
bers of the senior and junior debat-
ing societies. The winner of each
prize debate meets at the end of the
school year in a final contest for a
faculty prize of $50, which is awarded
at commencement.
Mr.. Walsh. therefore, is eligible for
participation in the final debate.
Debate Capital Punishment.
The question under debate was the
abolishment of capital punishment,
which was decided in the negative.
Judges comprised William Henry Col
Inns. assistant United States attorney !;
Guilford Stanley Jameson Of the Dis
trict of Columbia bar. Joseph Charles
McGarraghy, assistant corporation coun-
sci for the District; Raymond Neu-
decker and Leo Aloysius Rover, both as
sistant United States attorneys.
The senior society was represented in
the debate by Edmund J. Donlon. jr., of
Massachusetts and Martin George
Phillips Of New York. The junior team
comprised Mr.. Walsh and Mr.. Sears.
A reception committee OF the debate
consisted of Thomas Joseph Buckley Of
Iowa, a senior. chairman :. William An
thony Foley, '25. Of the District James
Lamb Finegan. '25. of the District: Jo-
seph Henry Hagen. rs. Of Rhode Is
land Irving I. Goldstein. '25, Of the Dis
trict; Leonard Charles Jeffries. '25, Of
New York: J. Mark Trice. '27, of the
District; Clarence Nathaniel Beach, 81.
Of the District: Frank Walsh Glenn, '27,
of Indiana Francis Calvert Brooke, 'z7.
Of North Dakota; William Joseph Me
Guire, '26, Of the District, and Richard
Aloysius Mahar. '26. of New York.
Robert c. Mcclellan of Allentown, Pa.
a senior at the law school, has been
elected editor in chief of "Ye Doomsday
Booke," representative of the five de-
partments Of the university. The Dooms
day book has been published by the 9tu-
dents Of the university for the last quar-
ter of a century. Following an old GUS
tom, the editor is still chosen annually
from the senior class Of the law school.
The book will be off the press at the
end Of the school year.
Daniel E. McGrath Of Butte, Mont,
was elected business manager Of the
Doomsday Book, position he held dur
ing 1928.
Plan Annual Smoker.
The evening freshman class OF the
law school has completed arrange
ments for its annual smoker and din
ner Friday evening at Harvey's. Ex-
cellent entertainment has been pro-
vided. including music by Joe
Bowen's Collegians. The committee
consists of A. S. Wardweu.- class
president. as chairman; Michael F.
Keogn, vice president; B. B. Smith.
treasurer: Mr.. Kane. secretary, and
Messrs. Buckley, Downes, Tamburo
and Mitchell.
The Interfraternity Council of
Georgetown University held its an
nual prom at Rauscher's Friday eve
ming. The council represents ap-
proximately Is fraternities of the city.
chusetts and William Leahy, a former
member of the Georgetown law
faculty, were the guests Of honor at
the smoker given by the junior
evening law class the evening of
December s. John Burke Walsh act
ed as toastmaster and the address of
welcome was delivered by Martin
ODonoughue. the class president.
Lighter forms of entertainment con-
sisted of solos by Mr.. Helfrick and
Mr.. McAuliff. and a specially by Mr..
Katz, entitled "a Trip Through Ice
land" Four students exhibited their
pugiIistic skill in two friendly bouts
of three rounds each. but no knock
out" was scored.
The junior morning law class will
hold its smoker tomorrow night at
the City Club. with Ralph J. Renal
ducci as chairman. p. j. Sheridan
and H. Dudley comprise the COM
mittee In charge. The tentative pro-
gram calls for numbers by Jack
Golden, pianist of the Wardman Park
Orchestra; Lawrence Mccarthy, pianist
of the Lee House Orchestra; James
Furlong, known as "Georgetown's
Ukulele Ike" in songs and mono
logues. The morning division Of the
senuor law class held its last social
gathering at the Cosmos Club on
December 8. Representative O'Connor
of Louisiana and Representative
Thatcher Of Kentucky addressed the
class members.