Evening star., 1925-10-11
PARLEY DELEGATES
! | L[AUD c. U. SCHOOL
Interparliamentary Union
| Group Guests of Foreign
T. Service Branch.

Many of tho prominent delegates to
Che Interparliamentary Union. agree
ably surprised to find In Washington
q separate and distinct department Of
q university devoting It's chief aim to
the promotion Of international under
standing. inspected the Georgetown
School Of Foreign Service during their
brief stay in the National Capital.
They were impressed by the fact
that the Georgetown school, first Of
its kind established In this country,
In as international in its faculty and
student body as it is the scope of its
educational training. DR.. Josef Karl
Wirth, former chancellor of Germany,
was astonished to learn that at the
beginning of the sixth year of the
school foreign countries are rep
resented on its faculty and %
countries among it's student body.
In addition the international char
acter of the school was emphasized
by the fact that during this period
1t has sent out graduates to Al
countries.
Many Visit School.
Among other visitors at the George
town school during the week were:
DR.. Fernand Merlin, president of the
French delegation; Vladimer Nolloff,
president of the Bulgarian group; DIR.
Walter SchueckinG, president of the
German group; Carl Lindhagen, mayor
of Stockholm. Sweden; Gustav Gratz.
former minister of foreign affairs of
Hungary; Antonius Pip. Minister
from Esthonia; II. J. Procope, former
minister Of foreign affairs of Fin
land; Luis Churin. president Of the
Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies; DR..
Bronislas Dembiniski, former secre-
tary of state Of Poland, and a num-
her of the delegates from other coun-
tries.
Lieut.. Jean Labat of the French
embassy and member of the
Georgetown faculty who acted as Of
fcial interpreter at the sessions of
the Interparliamentary Union, served
In like capacity at a formal luncheon
given by the school last week at the
Cosmos Club in honor of the visiting
delegates. Rev. Edmund A. Walsh
5. j., regent of the school; Dean VII
liam F. Notz. Thomas II. Healy, as
sistant dean. and DR.. James Brown
Scott received the guests.
DIR. Wirth, who made one of the
principal addresses, pleaded for inter
national cooperation based on sound
understanding and appreciation be-
tween the nations. He complimented
the foreign service school on the
important work 1t Is doing toward
preparing for international life.
affording them a systematic under
standing of the problems Of the diff
ferent nations. Other speakers in
cluded Senator Thomas J. Walsh of
Montana, DIR. Fernand Merlin. presi-
dent Of the French group: the Minis
ter from Esthonia, DIR. Pip, II. J.
Procope, former Finnish minister of
efoty ny,I
Georgetown faculty. Dean Notz
translated the speeches in German.
Keen Interest Shown.
The foreign delegates expressed
keen interest in the course on in.
ternational law and foreign relations
that is being given at the school
who is recognized as one Of the lead.
ing experts on this subject. DR..
Scott is well acquainted with many
Of the leading delegates to the union
and was instrumental In bringing
them to the school.
The annual retreat at Georgetown
College. coming October 26 to 20, will
be conducted by Rev. Ignatius Cox of
New York, editor of The Pilgrim.
At the mass of the Holy Ghost, in con-
nection with the first general assem-
bly, of the faculty next Sunday morn.
ing. the Rev. Charles w. Lyons, s. j..
president of the university. will be the
celebrant. The deacon will be the
Rev. Doyle. s. J., and the sub-dcacon,
Mr. Edward Coffey. S. j.
Lectures Announced.
Announcement was made at the
foreign service school to the effect
that J. r. Hildebrand. chief of the
school service of the National Geo
graphic Society. will be the chief leo
turer this year in the course in ap-
piled geography. This is the course
iaaugurated with great success last
year by Ralph Graves, assistant editor
Of the National Geographic Magazine.
Since Mr.. IIildebrand was one of the
party that went to meet the returning
Macmillan expedition, the first lecture
in the series was given by Mr.. Graves.
The second lecture will be given by
A. II. Bumstead, chief photographer
Of the National Geographic Society.
who will talk on the relation of maps
to the study of geography. Afterward
Mr.. Hildebrand will take charge OF the
course.
Mr.. Hildebrand Is we'll known in
Washington. not only through his con:
nection with the society but also
through former newspaper work here
The course in applied geography to
be given by Mr.. IIildebrand mas been
made through the cooperation of the
National Geographic Society, the only
dne of it's kind in an American uni
varsity.
{ Meetings of the League of the
Sacred Heart will be held in Dahlyren
Chapel on the first Friday of each
month, it was announced. and q ser
mon will be delivered at each service
This organization Is one Of the oldest
at the college. The Rev. Joseph
Close. S. j., chaplain Of the college.
at its first meeting Of the season last
Friday, asked all students to take an
active part in the society. In a brief
sermon Father Close explained the
three degrees OF the league, asking
the members to pay particular atten-
ton to the third, namely the com.
munion of reparation.
Literary Club Elects.
Casper Smith 20, was elected presi-
dent of the Literary Club at its recent
meeting, which was devoted to n dis
cussion of whether the club should
use the short story or modern poetry
as its subject for this years work.
The members decided in favor Of
poetry.
Other officers elected were John Nc
Kone '26. vice president; Louis
Twomey '27, secretary; Joseph Mullen
'2S. treasurer and Joseph Kozak, '27.
censor. Students from all classes were
invited to try out for the literary So
ciety, candidates being required to de-
liver a short talk on any literary sub
iect
Leo Casey of Burlington, VI, n
graduate of the college and the second