Evening star., 1924-01-27
D. c. STUDENT WINS
IN ESSAY CONTEST
c. H. Smithdeal of Georgetown
University Is Awarded
Cash Prize.
POEM WRITER HONORED
POEM WRITER HON
Activities at the University Cur
rent Week.

c. Hamlin Smithdeal Of the District
OF Columbia, Il member of the pre-
legal class at Georgetown University
submitted the winning essay in the re-
cent prize contest conducted by the
Georgetown College Journal.
The contest, which was for the DUR
pose of stimulating contributions to the
college journal, carried with it a $40
cash prize for the best essay submitted
and s. for the best original poem.
Bernard NJ. Wagner, editor of the Jour-
nal won the poem contest. the subject
or his contribution being ITO a Dande-
lion in November Mr.. Wagner is one
of the best known verse writer's in col
lege circles and number of his poems
have won recognition In selections Of
the best poems of college students.
Series OF Lectures.
Announcement was made by Father
Talon that, beginning with Lent, d
series of six public lectures will be
timely and appropriate topics The lee
lures will be given weekly by members
of the faculty and public men in
Washington and a cordial invitation is
extended to the public generally.
Examinations will be held at the
college from Tuesday TO Saturday, in
elusive. followed by the reading of the
marks on February s.
The title role in the Catholic higher
I u d mt pageant, THE Dreamer
Awakes," to be presented at Polls on
ary II and "a. will be given to a stu
dent of Georgetown College. Charles
L. Clifford, of the senior class, well
known for his dramatic successes at
Georgetown, has been asked to play
the leading part in the production,
which is being held under the auspices
of the Catholic Students Mission Cru
sade Units of Washington.
Program Of Activities.
The fourth Year class at the George
town Foreign Service School IS prepar-
ing TO conduct many activities after
the examination period. Under the di-
rection of President Carl +. CordeS, the
class plans to take a lead in student
affairs at the Foreign Service School.
The other officers are Richard c. Long,
vice president; William +. Wright, sec
retafy; Bernard Q. WeitZ, treasurer,
and John NJ. Beauchesne, sergeant-at-
arms.
The joint debate between Georgetown
College and Pittsburgh University will
be held the last week of March, ac-
cOTul1lS 10 llOW UeIIS ItSOtidtGu
between the two institutions. Corre-
spondence is being conducted with BoS-
ton University in the hope of deciding
on an early debate between teams pick
ed from the sophomore and freshman
classes.
Georgetowns challenge to the Uni
versity of Maryland has been accepted,
but as yet the Hilltop authorities have
not received notice regarding the date
for the debate.
Gets Cordial Greeting.
Rev. W. Coleman Nevils, S. J., re-
gent of the Foreign Service School and
general chairman of the Georgetown
Endowment Association, is now on the
Pacific coast, having written that he
met with a cordial reception in San
Francisco. He will remain several
weeks on the coast, visiting Portland
and Seattle.
At Salt Lake City. Father Nevils sue
ceeded in organizing Georgetown
Alumni Association, with the follow
ing members: a. A. Cheney, '09; Will
liam A. Hilton, '09; o. f.. Shirley. II;
II. A Rich. II; Judge {. r. Bradford.
IA; Murray w. Mccarthy, II; Alonzo
w, Watson, is: Paul H. Ray, II;
Creighton G. King. 30, and Gaylen S.
Young, 30, secretary.
DIR. c. c. Williams has been appoint
ed professor OF dental Jurisprudence,
ethics and history in the Georgetown
Dental School.