Evening star., 1925-03-01
G. j. DEBATE TEAM
IN TRy-OUT TEST
Planning to Meet Pittsburgh
April 5 to Discuss Philip
pine independence.

A picked team from Georgetown
College will debate Pittsburgh Uni
versity Sunday, April ), OF the ques-
tion of Philippine independence. This
will be the first intercollegiate de-
bate of the season for Georgetown
Three debaters, with an alternate
will be chosen by Rev. J. J. Twoohey,
5. j., debating coach at Georgetown
from large number of competitors
For this purpose the frst try-out will
be held this morning in CASTOR Hall
at 10 o'clock
Undergraduates Eligible.
All undergraduates are eligible for
the try-out and Father Twoohey has
excellent material from which to
choose. Most of the contestants are
members of the debating societies at
the college, chief among these being
the Philodomfc, Philonomosian, White
and CASTOR Societies.
Pittsburgh University has not vet
chosen which side of the question IL
Will defend For this reason, there
Will be some delay before the Hilltop
debaters actually begin preparation.
Georgetown has made an enviab1e
record in debating circles in recent
| years. It has defeated such picked
teams from Yale, Princeton, Cornell.
Brown, Swarthmore and other uni
versities of like standing.
Rev. Boyd Barrett, S. J., professor
OF Psychology at Georgetown, will
give series of lectures during Lent
at the School Of Social Service, Ford
nam University. His subject will be
Studies in Practical Psychology"
Father Barrett is a we'll known
authority on this subject and is the
author of several text books. His
latest THE New Psychology will
soon be published
Having won five straight victories.
the Georgetown rife team, coached
by Sergt. O'Donahue, is engaged in
us sixth match, which is expected TO
come to an end today ST. Johns
college Of Annapolis is pitted against
the Hilltoppers. Last week the
georgetown rifiemen nosed out Johns
Hopkins by a score of 1852 to 1,776
in a four-position match.
The Law Journal staff held its bf-
monthly dinner Wednesday. Brief
| remarks were made by DR.. Hugh J.
F'egan, assistant dean of the Law
School; Prof Charles Tooke, faculty
advisor, and Prof. Charles A. Keig-
win.
Prof. de Sloovers discussed the
preparation of cases for the Law
Journal and NJ. F. Regis Noel of the
abroad with the American Bar Asso-
| citation. This was followed by a dis
| cussion of the relative merits OF Eng
| ltsh and American law schools. The
design for the key TO be distributed
| to the seniors on the Journal staff
at the annual dinner this Spring was
| approved.
Editor McI1enna PrexideA
Daniel F. McKenna, '25, editor-in-
| chief Of the Journal, presided at the
| dinner. Since Mr.. McKenna assumed
| charge OF the Law Journal he has OBJ
tained Offices at the Law School for
| the exclusive use of the staff and
has introduced many innovations in
| the management of the publication.
| Mr. Mckenna was president of his
| class last year. At the speakers
| table, including the editor, were the
| associate editors, AL Cannon, j..
Harry Freeman, Alex Dormer, Leo
| Considine, j. Ford Cosgriffe and Jo-
seph Rosen.
The Castor and White Debating
| Societies held spirited contests We'd
| nesday. These weekly contests are
| in extemporaneeu speaking, espe-
| cially since some member of the
| faculty usually is present to criticize
and offer suggestions.
! Francis Delehanty of the Sopho-
more class was chosen as the best
! debater in the CASTOR contest, the
subject being, Resolved, That the
| Property of Enemy Alien Citizens
| Should Be Restored" The question
was decided in favor of the negative
team, consisting of Mr.. Delehanty and
Robert Christie. John Theate and
James Gleason defended the affirma-
| tive.
| In the contest of the White Society,
the question was whether greater
freedom should be given the student in
the choice of studies at Georgetown.
| Mr.. Slattery and Mr.. Brady supported
the negative, the winning side, the
| latter being selected as the best
| speaker. Mr.. Woltring and Mr.. Two
| mey upheld the affirmative.
Rev. Charles w. Lyons, S. J., presi-
dent of Georgetown University, has
returned from New York where he
| went to arrange final details for
| launching the building program at
Georgetown this Spring. A new col
lege dormitory, something that is
greatly needed 70 relieve the present
ngestion, will be the first building
to be erected.