Evening star., 1925-01-18
RECORD IS SOUGHT
FOR RJUN|OR PROM
Tickets to Georgetown Uni
verSity Event February 6 to
Cost S12 Each.

Plans are under way at Georgetown
University to make the junior prom
on February 6. the most successful
social function ever staged by a
:rnIor class from the Hilltop. In
recent years the junior prom has al
Was been the biggest affair of its
bind at Georgetown, and at $12 a
ticket this years prom committee is
planning to set a new record.
the Willard ballroom has been en-
gagged for dancing from O'Clock
until . o'clock. with the famous Bar
Harbor Society Orchestra imported to
Washington for this occasion. Ed
ward Bingham. who is chairman of
the prom committee, has selected
novel favorS for the feminine guests.
which will ne found to be useful as
vall rs ornamental
In connection with the prom tea
dance will be given the following
afternoon from to O'Clock, and
the same orchestra Will furnish the
music for this affair. In addition to
Mr.. Bingham. the other members of
tho committee in charge of both func-
t'ca ere Waiter Thompson. Paul Van
LanLen, JaCk sweeney, Milo Vega and
Frederick Hickey. all of the junior
class.
Prize Debate Winner.
Robert Hitchcock. %, of Pennsy
vania was winner of the recent prize
debate held by the Philonomosian So
ciety Of the college in CASTOR Hall.
The subject of the debate was, Re
solved That the formation of third
major political party would advance
the cause of representative govern
Ineut in the United States" The
Judges followed the verdict of the
voters in the last election by decid-
ing in favor Of the negative side
Eco Y. Fahy. %, of the District Of
Columbia. and Mr.. Hitchcock defended
the Affirmative side of the question.
while Thomas Loughlin, 20. of New
Hampshire. and William G. Gillian.
80. Of Massachusetts We're on the
winning team. Mr.. Hitchcock. how
ever, was selected as the best in
dfvidual debater The Philouomosia
debate ranks with the annual Mer-
rick debate in importance at George
town.
Judges for the event were John
Walsh. formerly counsel for the Fed
eral Trade Commissions; Henry r.
Stringer. president of the City Club,
and Harry r. Carroll. During the
intermission Louis O'Leary sang and
Francis Shuman gave a piano recital
Filipino student HOnOred.
w nat Is DelleNeu TO De an uHuSudI
honor conferred upon young Fill
pno student by the highest institu-
tion of learning in the Philippines,
the University Of the Philippines, is
the appointment as assistant profess
sor of rural economies in that in
stitution just received by Mariana
G. Lopez, recent graduate of the
Georgetown Foreign Service School.
Despite his youth, Mr. Lopez has
held several responsible positions
under the Philippine government,
serving as secretary to the director
of education, chief clerk of the De-
partment of Schools in Manila and
assistant chief OF the Industrial divi-
sion in that bureau. Mr.. Lopez left
Washington Thursday for his new
post.
January 26 has been set as the date
for the commencement of the mid
year examinations at the college. A
complete scedule for the exams will
be issued soon from the deans office.
The Sophomore class on the Hill
top held its annual tea dance Friday
afternoon at the Willard William
Corbett of North Carolina was chair
man.