Evening star., 1926-05-16
|CLASS-DAY ORATOR
AT c. u. SELECTED
Walter Thompson Will Give
VaIedictory at Seniors
Exercises June 7.

now that it is known definitely the
commencement will be held June 8.
Instead of holding the usual class
day program the Sunday before COM
mencement. the annual Cohonguroton
exercises will take place Monday eve
ming, June T. in the college quad
rangle. Walter Thompson, a senior at
the college. has been selected to de-
liver the Cohonguroton grafton, fea.
ture event of the program. CARRIED in
the costume Of an Indian warrior he
will recite the seniors farewell to the
Potomac, Cohonguroton being the In
dian name applied to the river before
white men settled this section.
Anthony r. Brennan, president OF
the senior class, is in charge of ar
rangements for the program, which
will include a band concert, probably
a one-act play and the singing of
college songs. All the departments
of the university will participate.
Reception by President Lyons.
Following the bacCalaureate sermon
Sunday morning, June s, at 1880
O'Clock, and the annual meeting of
the regents, Rev. Charles w. Lyons,
:. j.. president of Georgetown Uni
versity and the faculties, will hold
a reception in the afternoon in honor
q
the annual meeting and banquet of
the Georgetown Alumni Association
will be held. at which Frank II. Ho-
gan of Washington, national presi-
dent, will preside. Important an
nouncements in connection with the
progress of the university endowment
and building program are expected TO
be made that evening.
One Of the most important events
before commencement week is the
Hamilton extempore debate which will
take place tonight in Castor Hall at
8:l5 o'clock between teams represent
ing the Philodemic Society. The
question is: Resolved. That the
United States should adopt the Que
bee plan for the regulation of the
LIQUOR traffic" Frank A. Ruffer, '26;
Francis l. Brady, '27, and John +.
Wise, '26. will take the affirmative
side of the question. while the mega
tive will be upheld by Joseph A:
Kozak. 81; y. Holmes Clare, 20, and
John j. O'Connor, 20.
As winner of the annual elocution
contest on the Hilltop last Sunday
evening, Thomas G.. Hagerty of the
senior class will be awarded the
Dixon medal on commencement day.
His theme was "Cylano de Bergerac.
len. Francis J. McGarraghy. James
liam p. Platt, Louis F. Frick.
Alovsius p. Kane and John r.. Laugh
lin. jr
The Garvan oratorical contest Will
be held Wednesday evening at $50
o'clock in the Hirst Library. when six
original orations will be delivered in
competition. The list of speakers and
their subjects follow: John T.. Wise,
Air Service F'allacies": Vincent j.
O'Leary. England and the Labor
Pl'oblem'; Louis J. Twomey. Are
States Rights Extinct: w. Wallace
Garner, Crime and Its Prevention"
Frank A. Ruffer. THE Mexican stu
ation," and Aloysius =. Kane, Amer
ica and Philippine Affairs
Made Editor of journal.
One of the highest honors obtain
allie by Georgetown student has
been earned by James S. Ruby. jr.,
81, newly appointed editor-in-chief of
the Georgetown College Journal for
the coming year. Announcement OF
the appointment was made by Dean
Louis ]. Gallagher. :. j., at the testi-
moniai banquet given members OF
the Journal staff last Monday night
at the Hamilton Hotel. Mr.. Ruby is
a resident of Washington. and several
Of his poems have appeared recently
in the Intercollegiate World. He is
Il product of GonZaga High School,
having entered Georgetown as n
freshman. A former dean of the col
lege, the Rev. William s. Talon.
5. j.. who is visitor at the Hilltop.
was a guest at the banquet.
Members of the Journal staff who
attended the affair were Jack l..
Sweeney, 20, editor-in-chief: William
e. Smith. James G. SaEpington. jr.:
John Z. Wise, John J. Clarke. James
S. Ruby, jr.; John r. Iaughlin, jr.;
w. Wallace Garner. Francis l. Brady,
James Kirby Mill, Laurence E. Sulli-
van, Aloysius p. Kane and Fenton
Moran. contributing editors: Richard
+. MatherS and Stephen r. Baron.
staff artists: John r. O'Brien, bust
ness manager; Joseph w. Madden
circulation manager, and John h.
Liberman. assistant; Paul l. 'Berno,
advertising manager. and Gerald
Noegele, assistant. Dean Gallagher
who is moderator of the Journal. and
the Rev. Arthur A. OLeary, S. j.,
congratulated the staff on the sue
cess made during the year.
Capt. Stewart D. Hervy, L. S. A,
r. o. r. c. staff officer at George
town, has been detailed to attend the
Summer training camp for officers at
Camp Meade. and Maj. J. F. Corby
of the Medical Corps will attend the
camp at Carlisle Barracks. Maj.
Corby gave the senior cadet officers
who are to be commissioned in the
Reserve Officers Corps their physical
examinations last week.
Examinations at the college, prior
to commencement will start tomor
row and continue until June 3. inclu-
sive. Examination hours are $50 to
1870 am. and 1:15 to 3:15 pm. and no
late comers, 1t was announced will be
admitted to the examination rooms.
DOmesday BOOke Out.
The Georgetown Domesday Boole,
edited by William A. O'Connor. and
replete with features. biographies and
photographs of the seniors in all de-
partments, is off the presses. It's
cover design is an exact replica of
the binding of the original Domesday
Booke from a sketch made of the an
cient volume in the British Museum.
THE only difference" it was an
.nounced, sis that the first Domesday
Booke was compiled by William the
Conuueror in 1868, to inaugurate his
feudal system in England, whereas
this Booke has been compiled by
William the O'Connor, to bring last
ing fame to the class Of 1926"
Assisting Mr. O'Connor in editing
he volume were John j. McInnis of
the college, John Lynch, medicine;
Norman Conlon. dentistry, and VIII
liam J. Donovan, foreign service. Mr..
O'Connor is bachelor of arts from
the University of Pennsylvania, a
senior at the Georgetown Law School,
member of the Carroll Law Club and