Evening star., 1926-11-21
MORRIS PORTRAIT
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Law School Prizes Gift OF
Founders FamiIy-Frat
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Council Meets


Georgetown University School of Law
is that of an oil portrait of Martin F.
Morris, formerly an associate justice
of the District Court of Appeals and
one Of the founders of the law school,
which was presented recently by mem
bers of his family.
Few men have left so marked an
imprint on Georgetown as Justice
Morris. whose untiring efforts in its
behalf during period that extended
nearly 80 years, identified him as one
of it's most beloved alumni. A gradu-
ate of Georgetown College before the
Civil War, Justice Morris was one of
group of Washington alumni who
felt the need of a legal department in
the university, and in 1870 succeeded
in founding the present law school,
Mr.. Morris was one of the leaders
of the Washington bar when he was
appointed on the District Court of Ap-
peals when that tribunal was estab-
lished in 1894. Since that time. up to
the death of Chief Justice Constantine
j. Smyth a year ago, the Court Of
Appeals had always been represented
on the law faculty at Georgetown.
Justice Joshua A. Van Orsdel was then
named. Justice Morris was a MEM
ber of the first faculty of the school
and continued his lectures there until
his death some Is years ago.
Fraternities Active.
Georgetown University's inter-fra-
ternity council. a board representing
the II fraternities in the various de-
partments of the university is making
preparations for an active program
this year.
Under the leadership Of George
O'ke Delta Phi Epsilon, the council
already has given its first dance of
the year at L'Aiglon, and numerous
other events of social and fraternal
nature are planned. Mr.. O'Keefe is a
student at the Foreign Service School.
The other officers and delegates to the
council are Paul Coughlin, Delta
Sigma ri. vice president; Robert Sa-
pinsky. Tau Epsilon Phi secretary;
Thomas Begley. Gamma Eta Gamma
treasurer; Thomas Downs, Delta Chi;
ID. w. O'Donoghue, jr., Phi Alpha
Delta; j. b. Schertz, x. Psi Phi. Oscar
Jacobs. Alpha Omega; Sylvan Danzan-
sky, Phi Alpha; Harold kertz, Sigma
Nu Phi, and Frank Ahern, Kappa
Alpha Phi.
DIR. George NJ Kober, dean of the
medical school has returned from
Cleveland. where he represented
Georgetown at the meeting Of the
American Council on Medical Educa.
ton. Representatives were present
from nearly all the universities in this
country and Canada.
More than ESQ medical and dental
schools. representing those units of the
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin, attend
ed the initial meeting and religious
exercises last Sunday in Dahlgren
Chapel. Rev. Charles w. Lyons, s. j.,
president of the university, and Rev.
Joseph s. Didusch, S. J., regent of
the two professional schools, were
generous in their praise of the inter-
est being shown by the student body
in the work Of the sodality. Father
Didusch celebrated mass, and the ser.
mon was preached by Rev. John l..
Glpprich, S. j., professor of physics.
Following the exercises breakfast was
served at the college, and Father Di-
dusch thanked the students for their
cooperation.
Officer Selected.
Election of officers then was held
and Paul G. I.annon of PENNSYLVANIA
was chosen prefeot, John Mcintyre Of
Washington was elected first assistant
project, Joseph J. Higgins of Connec.
ticut second assistant; Joseph Kelly.
secretary. and James A. Taylor, treas.
urer. IG. William T. Cogan, u. s. NJ
retired, dean of the dental school, at.
tended the exercises.
lambda Chapter of Omega Epsilon
Phi Fraternity, at the medical and
dental schools. recently opened It's new
home, 2034 Twentieth street, where
most of its rs members reside. The
chief aim Of the fraternity Is to main.
tain high scholastic standard among
lts members, and in this respect it has
been very successful. The following
onlcers have been elected: Thomas T
yfreli, senior master; Harold Speight.
IlrSL Junior master; John d. NaplaS.
second Junior master: John F.. Russell
scribe, and Richard Shaw. excheouer
Ihe frst issue of the GEORGETOWN
College Journal, edited by James s
Ruby. jr., '27, came out last week
Membership to it's staff is being solic.
tied by Mr.. Ruby.
Inc annual Thanksgiving tea to he
given at Georgetown University Hos
pltal by the Sisters of st. Francis in
charge of the hospital. assisted by
A''uioS podIu, VIII De neld Tues
DAY AFTERNOON from to O'Clock.
Proceeds from the tea and sale are
USED to meet the growing needs of
the hospitals charitable work.
construction of the new addition
10 the hospital, started about three
weeks ago, is going on rapidly. When
completed the enlarged institution
will be one of the best eouipped in
the city.