Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27
c. U. ENROLMENT
BREAKS. RECORD
With Opening of Foreign
Service School Institution
! viii Be Fully Operating.

With the opening of the School OF
foreign Service Friday, Georgetown
University will be in full swing this
week
Registration records of former
years were smashed by incoming
eIasses I'm all departments of the uni
versity. pointing to the urgent need
of more adequate classroom and
laboratory facilities, particularly at
rhe college and at the medical and
dental schools. which are functioDing
under serious handicaps. Reasonable
assurances are given that this condi-
ton in the two latter departments as
well as at the university hospital
Will be soon remedied.
While complete registration figures
at the medical and dental schools are
unavailable at this time. these two de-
partments formally opened last Fri
day with considerable over 100 fresh
men each. In the absence of DIR.
George NJ. KOber. veteran dean Of
The medical school, the Rev. Walter
G.. Summers. =. j.. regent OF the
school, presided at the opening eXer-
cises. The student body was ad-
dressed by the Rev. Charles w.
Lyons, :. j.. president Of George
town University.
Additional Equipment Bought.
Additional equipment has been
purchased for the medical and dental
departments. but the problem created
by the congestion in clasSroomS has
not vet been met. In keeping with
the general policy of the university,
the standards of the schools have
been raised to a high degree. Start
ing with next years class, only those
students will be accepted at the
dental school who have credit for
one year of college work. The pre-
dental class inaugurated at the Hill
top this year will provide the dental
school with the greater part of It's
freshman enrolment next year. Most
OF last years pre- medical class at the
college qualified for admission to the
medical school at the opening of the
new term.
With the opening of the morning
class of the law school last week, that
branch of the university, the largest
department, is in full operation. The
total enrolment at the law school Is
expected to equal LOO. two years of
college work now being required for
admission. Like other departments of
the university, it has its own housing
problem. but this is being met fairly
satisfactorily since the inauguration of
the morning classes. Registrations at
the college totaled SIS. the largest In
the history of the Hilltop, and the for
eiGn service school this year is ex-
pected to draw a student body in ex-
cess of 900.
Heads Sophomore Committee.
At special meeting of the sophie
more class at the Hilltop last week
Ray Benzing of New York was chosen
as chairman of the sophomore vigi-
lance committee to succeed Herman
Petzgold of Michigan, who did not re-
turn TO school this year. According to
the Hoya, the election of Mr.. Benzing
should have great effect on the con-
duct Of the freshmen who come under
the restraining influence of the vigi-
lance committee. Freshmen who dis.
regard the rules laid down for their
conduct were warned of severe pun
ishment. The other members of the
vigilance committee are Douglas
Moses, William O'Neill, John HaIla-
han, James Cummiskey, William Law
Ter, James Duffy and James Gleason.
The officials of the Foreign Serv-
ice School were notified last week that
one of last years graduates, Warren
Clrich, has been appointed as as
sistant United States trade commits
sioner in Mexico City. Another For
eign Service School graduate, who
has been In charge Of the Lima, Peru,
office Of the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, has Just return
ed to Washington to take up special
work in the bureau.
Represented ut National Meet.
As the first Catholic institution of
higher education founded in the
United States, Georgetown University
will be represented at the exercises to
he held at Auriesville, y. Y, today,
where Catholics from all over the
country are assembling to honor the
civic and scientific achievements of
the early Jesuit missionary martyrs.
The Georgetown delegation, selected
by President Charles w. Lyons, 8. j.,
as the personal representatives Of the
university, left Washington yesterday
afternoon. The delegation comprised
two members of the faculty, Rev.
Francis x. Delaney, S. J.. oasurer
of the university, and Rev. Jose c.
Close, S. J., student counselor. In
addition there were five students Sc
lected on account Of their leadership
at the college. These were Nelson
J. Martin of Buffalo. n. Y. president
of the Sodality: Cyril c. O'Neill of
Montclair. n. J., vice president of
the senior class; Hugh c. MCGOWAN
of Indianapolis. Ind, editor of the
Hoya; Joseph w. White of Geneva,
N. Y, associate editor of the Hoya,
and James S. Ruby, jr., of the Dis
trict of Columbia. editor of the George.
town College Journal. They will re.
turn Monday.