Evening star., 1925-10-04
FACULTIES OF c. j.
TO MEET SUNDAY
Deans and Professors of All
Schools to Assemble In
Annual Session.

Arrangements are being made at
Georgetown University for the first
general assembly of the deans and
faculties Of the various departments
Sunday. October IS, in recognition OF
tn opening Of the Fall semester.
The faculty assembly is usually
held on the Sunday following the
opening of the new scholastic term
but was postponed so as to enable
all faculty members TO be present.
The exercises will be held in the
morning at the college.
VIII Celebrate Mass.
Religious ceremonies in connection
with the assembly will take the form
of the mass of the Holy Ghost, which
will be said in Dahlgren Chapel before
the assembled faculties and student
body. Rev. Charles w. Lyons, s. j.,
president Of Georgetown University,
will be the celebrant.
DR.. James Brown Scott, chairman
Of the graduate committee OF the For
eign Service School, returned in time
from The Hague for the opening of
the school last Friday and will con-
tinue his lectures on international
law. 1t was with great satisfaction
that the school authorities learned of
his election as president of the 1nsti-
tlte of International Law an organi-
zation embracing the leading interna-
tional lawyers from each country in
the world. This is the first time that
an American has been so honored-
Honored by Holland.
During his stay abroad DIR. Scott
had other honors thrust upon him by
various governments, including one
from Holland, when the Queen made
him the commander. Of the Neither
lands Order Of Orange in recognition
OF his work in connection with the
foundation and maintenance of the
famous Academy of International
Law which meets each Summer at The
Hague.
Lieut.. Col. Augustus +. Danemiler,
L. S. A. newly appointed com
mandant Of the r O. T. c. at the
college, is putting the cadets through
the PAGES with d view of selecting
officers and non-commissioned officers
for the year. An announcement of
the selections is expected next week.
Due to the curtailment of Federal ap-
preparations the enrolment of cadets
must not exceed that of last year.
242 in Cadet Corps.
At present there are "a seniors, IS
juniors, 90 sophomores and about 100
freshmen. making a total Of az com
prising the Hilltop unit
Maj. John A. Corby. who relieved
Maj. Madigan in charge of the medi-
cal school unit of the Il. @. r. c.. has
assumed his duties. The prospects at
the medical school are very encour-
aging as the unit has enrolled about
go men.
Three of the principal debating So
cieties at the college.the Castor,
Philonomosian and the Philodemic-
ro1Q nC for "a oy-r,
work This year the Philodemic So
ciety, which is the oldest college de-
batting society in the United States,
will be under the guidance Of Walter
j. Thompson of Buffalo. Several
intercollegiate debates will be ar
ranged, it was announced. At the
initial meeting Of the Philodenlic, 1t
was decided that the first big event
would be the competition for the Mer-
rick medal, which Is the most coveted
prize that can be attained by a Hill
top student. Walter j. Thompson of
New York and Anthony Brennan of
Georgia were selected last May to be
two of the participants in this event.
In the next few weeks two additional
men will be selected to take part In
the contest which will be held the
second week in December.
Rivalry Among Debaters.
The Phjlonomosian Society, which
held it's initial meeting last Monday,
will have one Of the best debating
teams in its history. Thomas Laugh
lin. '26, president OF the society, is
arranging an ambitious program.
Members OF the CASTOR Society are
hoping to repeat the victory it won
over the White Debating Society last
season and there is intense rivalry be-
tween the two bodies. James Cuna-
nliskey is president Of the CASTOR
Society. With two members OF list
Years debating team. John OReilly
and Philip Cahill. back at college, the
society has a strong nucleus for
winning team this season.
of the Foreign Service School, John
Thomas Morgan. a student, has OBJ
tanned an appointment as secretary to
the director general OF finance for
Persia. He Is now en- route for
Teheran. Mr.. Morgan is the second
foreign service student to assume this
responsible position under the Per
sian government. James II. Flana-
gan, who previously held the posi-
financial director of one of the most
important provinces of Persia.
Another member of the Foreign
Service School faculty, William A.
Reid, returned last week after spend
ing several months studying COM
mercial and industrial conditions in
countries of the Caribbean. He visit
ed Panama, Venezuela, Costa Rica,
Nicaragua, Honduras, then went to
Cuba and adjacent islands. In calling
on the American Consul at Nueva
Corona, Isle of Pines. Mr.. Reid was
surprised to meet a former student at
the school, Sheridan Talbot, who now
holds that consular post. At Puerto
Castillo, Honduras, another graduate
Of the school was found in Connie r.
Heron, who occupies an important
position with an American corpora
ton.