Evening star., 1925-11-08
G. j. HONORS bONET
WITH HIGH DEGREE
Cuban Diplomat Is Given
First Phi. D. in Foreign
Service.

in any country I" award Ia foreign
Diplomat the degree OF doctor of phil.
r="pny i'm foreign service.
i'urtirio 4 Bunet. ccnsnl general
md rankin" official of the cuban GOV
.rnm"nt in Canadn. on whom the de
cree was conferred. the School nf For.
eI.n service announced. earned ii by
passing a brilliant examination be-
tore e special beard ot examiners.
consul General I;nnet was awarded
iho DEGREE ut master of foreign SerN-
ice ~ the GcOr"etown school in 1873.
being one al the first diplomats III
Washington al that time 10 make a
sv$tem,.ti" study of all the various
subjects that =" 1" make mp com
pIit;,ted modern diplomacy and inter
national economic Life y number OF
diplomats. notably In. Sao-Ne Alfred
SZe, the Chinese Minister. have since
taken special courses II the George
town school.
Well Kuown Here.
\ graduate oi the University Of
PcnnSvlvania " Na&hiuGton ana Lee
l'uIvcrSity and Georgetown. Consul
General Eonrt iS veil known in WASH
inctnn. where H. served for elGh'
Years as commercial attache at the
Cuhan Legation. lie has been al his
present post for two years.
Io~idc, his record in the consular
service. MIR. Eonet has held numerous
governmental positions in CUBA.
among others being that of chief en-
cincer of The department of puill"
works During the World War he
ya- given The responsible post 81
food administrator. At the emo ol lllt
war he performed an important duty
in relieyin. the congestion "l the port
Of havana.
Nh ASonet spent over two wears IN
prcp3ration Of his DOCTORS diSSerta-
iian. which deals with the effects "t
The Platt amendment of 100. an IS
srrc that iS occupying considerable
attention. at this time on the part III
rhc Cuban and American govern
meuts. The Plat amendment per
nit. the United States TO intervene
in cuba whenever II Is necessary 10
preserve Cuban independence. ana
also restricts the right oi the I upt u
government to enter into foreign dehl
for any amount in excess of the usual
revenues OF the cuban nation.
Dr Leonardo Dipetti. secretary ol
the Italian embassy. addressed the
class III European literature W ed
nesday on the influence of the poet
Dante. The visitor was introduced
by Prof. Edward Met. DonnellH'
S. !. ,.,
The junior class Of the Medical
School was taken on tour OF IN
spection in connection with the
course in pathology and hygiene
Monday by Dr Eugene Il. Whit
more. The class inspected the Wash.
fn.ton filtration plant. As one OF
,he n1ters was open and being
cleaned the students were given the
opportunity "f going down in the
sand beds and viewinG At first nan"
the work uf cleansing. illustrator
charts and maps were utilized to
make clear the method whereby the
water - taken from the Potomac.
stored in reservoirs and hnallN hlter.
ed Mr. Curtis. superintendent of
the plant. and DR.. {. J. Lauter.
chemist and bacteriolocist, personally
conducted the tour
Yesterday was alumni day Al
Ceor~stoun. q host Of out-ot-toWn
'~rads'' having descended on Wash
in-ton for the Lehigh game. Follow
fuc the smoker Friday at the VII
lard the alumni assembled at the
RYAN gymnasium before the game !,
where a buffet luncheon was served.
Students. alumni and friends OF the
university attended the alumni lvolh
at the Wardman Park Hotel lasI
night. The entire foot ball squad
were ,he honor guests. The com
mittee in charge of the affair was
headed by William Cooney, Paul ReN-
noIds and Carberry O'Shea, officers
of the Athletic Association.
Reading of Marks.
President Lyons will address The
collegiate student body TUESDAY
morning in Castor Hall. the occasion
heinz the reading Of the marks at
tificates will he awarded hN Dean
Louis j. Gallagher, :. L.. t" the honor
students.
The Eutler law congress, ComprlS-
inc the members Of the Butler Law
club. went on record opposed TO
Government intervention in the an
thracite coal strike. the subject Of last
Tuesdays weekly debate. Vincent
Dowrev was recognized by cha ncellof
Leo I. Rafferty, as the leader of the
negative. while J. Spinatto was leader
for the Affirmative.
The speakers for the affirmative
were Mr. Spinatto. Willis Doherty and
T. CuShwa; for the negative. Mr.. Dow
ney. Arron Ezersky and II. Padelih-
sky The decision was awarded the
negative by vote from the floor.
Those recommended for membership
IN the club were Miey Sanduslly.
Thomas Frank Shebell William Glenn.
Harold Eaton. Joseph Kramer, lack
Sylvester. George j. Williams. Fred
W. Wakefield. Mr.. Timpone, Francis
Mitch. Claude D. Shaffer. Mr.. Belman,
Mr. Shraeder, Mr.. Warman, Philip
WaGshal John Thoma, Ted Miller.
Burke Walsh. Barron F'rederiCks and
Henry Hughes.
The Foreign Service School was
host to a number of diplomats at the
Lehigh game yesterday, some of them
seeing a foot ball game for the first
time. With Rev. Edmund A. Walsh
s. j., regent of the school: Dean VIII
liam + NotZ and Assistant Dea n
Thomas II. Healy. the diplomats occu
pied several boxes.
Dr. James Brown Scott. chairms \
OF the graduate committee Of the For.
eign Service School. leCtured on the
LoCarno security treaties Tuesday Y
afternoon at meeting At the Willard
Hotel.