Evening star., 1925-03-29
z DEBATES LISTED
FOR TEAMSAT G. i.
Pittsburgh to Be Met on Sat-
urday, Law Groups to
Argue Dry Act.

Georgetown College debaters will en-
gage in their first intercollegiate con-
test of the season Saturday night "neh
they clash with a picked team from the
University of Pittsburgh on the ques-
tion Of Philippine independence.
Debaters at the law school also VIII
have their innings this week. win the
prohibition amendment as the bone OF
contention. teams representing the
senior and junior societies Will stage
the fourth prize debate Of the year FIJI
day night at the law building.
The contest with Pittsburgh, whlcn
will be held in CASTOR Hall. on the Hill
top is looked forward to with keen IN
terest in Georgetown circles. 1t Is the
first Of several intercollegiate debates
which Father Toohey, S. j., coach OF the
Georgetown team, hopes to be able to
arrange before the close Of the schoias-
tic year.
Foe to Take Negative.
Pittsburgh, having been challenged
by the Hilltoppers. had the rlsn1 10
choose the side of the question IL Wlsheo
to defend, and selected the negative
During their brief stay in washington
the members Of the Pittsburgh team'
George Davis, James Barnet and Leo
town Each of the visiting debaters Is a
native Pennsylvaaian.
The Georgetown team, chosen from
list of contestants from the leading
debating societies at the college, COM
prises Joseph B. Brennan, Esmond "
Murphy and Robert M. Hitchcock, all
of whom are seniors.
Law school debaters in the meanwhile
are combing wet and dry" headquar-
ters for what will be the final assault
and defense on the prohibition question
in Georgetown circles this year. The
senior society will argue that the eight
eenth amendment should be retained.
while the juniors will contest just as
stoutly for its repeal.
Judges for the event were announced
by DR.. Hugh J. Fegan. assistant dean,
as follows: Herman G. Galloway, As
sistant Attorney General; Theodore
Cogswell, deputy registrar of wills, and
Lee B. Kemon, Norman b. Landreau
and Robert T. Scott, members Of the
District bar. The senior team COM
prises ]. T. Higgins and T. E. Mckenzie,
with w. F. Roberts alternate. The
junior debaters are Elmer E. Field and
Albert Sidney Cain, with G.. J. c. Gull
foyle alternate. A cash prize of s25 is
offered by the faculty to the winner of
each of the four preliminary debates
and $50 to the winner of the final de-
bate, which is usually held shortly be-
fore graduation.
The foreign service school prom, the
big social affair of the year for the
student diplomats" will be held April
Is at the Mayfower Hotel All classes
are represented on the committee in
charge.
Resigns Hoya STAFF.
John J. McInnis '26, has resigned
from the staff of the Hoya. weekly news
publication at the university owing to
pressure brought on by studies. In this
connection it was announced that
Aloysius Kane, Martin Griffin. Fred
Mayo and Franklin McClain are candi-
dates for the vacancy on the staff.
Among the successful Candidates
who took the examination for the
foreign service of the United States
as just announced by the State De-
partment, are two students of the
Georgetown SchooI-David McKen-
dree Key and Robert c. Rasche. Mr.
Key had already won honors in the
School or Foreign Service by winning
the Coleman Nevlls gold medal for
foreign relations of the United States
In accordance with the usual pro-
cedure, these two men have been ap-
pointed to the unclassified list of the
foreign service. They will be assign
ed later to the diplomatic or consul
lar branch.
James d. Slavin of the sophomore
B. 5. class at the college was the
speaker before the last meeting of
the Chemical Society, taking as his
subject The Manufacture, Properties
and Uses of Brass" He pointed out
the need for more accurate chemi-
cal knowledge in the widely growing
industry of the manufacture of alloys
and particularly in the making of
brass. Some student each week ad-
dresses the club.
Medal Prize Onered.
Among the prizes open to students
or the college in various subjects is
the Quicksall medal, which will be
awarded today to the student passing
the most successful oral examination
in three plays of Shakespeare. The
plays selected are winters Tale"
Comedy of Errors and THE Tempest"
This medal was founded by the late
w. f. Quicksall and was awarded last
year to Patrick G. OBrien, "a of Ohio.
This event will be followed later
by the Mallory medal contest. ESSAYS
for which will be in the office of the
dean on April 1. The subject selected
for this year is 1.-The Supreme Court
as a Safeguard of the States Soyer
eign Rights"
Ihe Easter vacation for the college
students will begin Wednesday morn
ing april q, at 1915 o'clock, and end
wiht the resumption of class at 10
o'clock Monday morning, April 20.
The Easter vacation which Is given Of
Georgetown supplements the Spring