Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10
LECTURE SERIES
PRIZE IS OFFERED
Kappa Alpha Phi to Present
Award for Best Paper by
G. u. Student.

The Kappa Alpha Phi Fraternity ir
the School of Foreign Service OF
Georgetown University announced last
night that it will award Il prize III
connection with the special series OF
public lectures on American 1nstitu
tons and Ideals" to be given by the
school in the auditorium of the Ma
tional Museum from January 10 &c
May II, inclusive.
In awarding the prize to the student
Of the Foreign Service School who pre-
sents the best paper on the American
Constitution. the fraternity in ts
statement directed attention to the
fact that the birthdays of Georgetown
University and of the Constitution are
in the same year. namely, 1883. ano
that the seal of the university is very
similar to that of the United States.
Lecture Series Announced.
Announcement was made last night
~ the program Of the lecture series
M the National Museum, to which the
nr,hIic Is invited The lecturers vii
be DR.. Edmund A. Walsh. ). j., regent
of the Foreign Service School ana vice
president of Georgetown University
James NJ. Beck. former Solicitor Gen
eral, and DIR. John II. Latane OF johns
Hopkins University, two recent acqul
sitions to the Georgetown faculty. Or
Walsh will give the opening lecture
Friday evening at $50 O'Clock, speak
ing on THE Origin and Theme of the
Modern State
The other lectures follow: January
%. Prof. Walsh, THE American Con
cept of the State-The Right OF
People to Revolt; January %. Prof.
Walsh, Early Revolutionary Move
ments in Russia; February 3, Prof.
Iatane, Fundamental Causes OF the
American Revolution; February Il,
Prof. I.atane, THE Alliance Of France
and America: February 10. Prof.
Iatane. THE Winning Of 1ndepend-
ence and the Establishment of Ma
tfonal Boundaries; February 70,
Prof. Latane. The Spirit and Ideals
Of the American Revolution; March
3. Prof Latane. The Critical Years
of the Confederation Q7sl-lIS9)
March Il, Prof. Walsh. Russia at
the Close Of the Eighteenth Century
March 10, DR.. Beck. THE Spirit and
Ideals of the American Constitution"
% I'VE the People of the United
states. to Form More Perfect
Union: March &c. DR.. Beck, (2) To
Establish Justice: April 9, DR.. Beck,
f3l ITO Insure Domestic Tranquility,
Provide for the Common Defense.
Promote the General Welfare" April
l6. DR.. Beck. "a And Secure the
blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and
Our Posterity"; April %. DIR. Beck,
THE Perpetuity of the American
Constitution and the Spirit OF the
People; April 80. Prof. Walsh, The
Spirit and International Scope of the
Third Russian Revolution: March Z.
Prof. Walsh, The Constitution Of
Soviet Russia and the Constitution of
the United States; May a. Prof.
Walsh, Communism and Democ-
1-acy."
Dor1nitory Work Progressing.
With the reopening of classes after
the Christmas holidays student actiVi-
ties will commence soon in al
branches of the university. A mum
Der of debates are being arranged al
the college and law school, while
MANY of the classes will be giving
their Winter tea dances and proms.
Good progress is being made in the
construction of the new senior dorIni
tory building on the Hilltop. which Is
nearing completion. Connecting with
the old North Building, one of the
original structures of Georgetown
College, dating back to 1I89, the new
building extends the north front or the
quadrangle. It's west end presents a
sheer bluff overlooking the deep val
ley back of the quadrangle.
When completed the new building
will AFFORD quarters for about ESQ addi-
tional students. besides extra lecture
rooms and quarters for. the R. 0. T. c.
unit, now occupying cramped space
in the Healy Building.