Evening star., 1927-10-09
PARADE ARRANGED
BYR. O.T.C.ATG c. j.
I Affair to Take Place Thurs.
day on Hilltop Campus,
Honoring Wood.

The Georgetown IniNeTsItS II. ~.
c, unit will hold its first battalion
parade and review Thursday afternoon
on the Hilltop campus to honor the
memory of the late Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood. formerly governor general oi
the Philippines and advocate OF MN
tary preparedness. Since today Is
Gen. Woods sixty-seventh birthday
anniversary, the Georgetown cadets
were anxious to take this opportunity
10 nav their tribute to one who was SO
largely responsible for civilian tram
ing.
While plans for the parade have not
been completed. it is probable that
Lieut.. Col. Augustus +. Danneinllief'
II. S, A.. commandant at the Hilltop,
will ask the general staff of the Army
to designate an officer to review the
battalion on this occasion. President
Charles W. Lyons, s. j., and other fac
ultv members of the college will be In
attendance.
The regular cadet officers for the
wear have not yet been appointed. but
Col Dannemiler is going to designate
a senior 10 command the battalion
during the parade. Cadet appoint
ments are not to be made until next
month.
Band Is Feature.
A feature of the parade will be
GcorgetoWn's 50-piece military band.
of which II. Dean Benson is major
domo. For a number of years Carl
Schaeffer, retired Army band leader.
has been an instructor at the Hilltop
and is turning out first-class aggre-
cations. Mr.. Schaeffer retired from
the Army in 1921 after notable rec
ord. He was chief bandmaSter for
Gen. Pcrshing on the Mexican border
and commanded the famous Sd Cav.
airy band and II others at that time.
When the Prince of Wales made his
first visit to the United States. the
Army placed Mr.. Schaeffer in charge
the royal visitor.
Scholarship prizes are to be award
ed at the Law School soon. at formal
academic exercises. to the students
who made the best records in last
years classes. Those standing first
and second in their respective classes
are as follows: First year morning
class. William F. 1llig and Frank j.
Murray: first year afternoon class,
Julius Sherman and Edwin l.. Richard
son; second year morning. Edward l..
Wright and John T. O'Laughlin; Sec
ond year afternoon, Donald l.. Stumpf
and d. w. O'Donoghue: third year aft
ernoon, James A. Walsh and Thomas
f.. Brooke. There was no thlrd-year
class in the morning section last year.
Brief From Pope.
AS head OF the Catholic Near East
Welfare Association, Rev. Edmund A.
Walsh, S. j., vice president of George
town, has received a papal brief from
Pope Plus XI, composed ard signed
by himself. The brief is a parch-
ment, Illuminated by C. Cont, a
famous Italian artist.
Father Walsh first communicated
the contents of the letter to the
cardinals, archbiskops and bishops at
their recent annual meeting at the
Catholic University in Washington. It
extends a tribute of well merited
praise" to the 100000 American
Catholics who last Spring contributed
to the associations welfare work in
the Near East and in Russia and ex.
! presses also personal gratitude" for
the success Of the undertaking. The
brief was addressed to Father Walsh
for transmission to Cardinal O'Con-
nell of Boston, Cardinal Hayes of New
York, Cardinal Dougherty of Philadel-
phia and to the rest of the hierarchy.
Two of the student clubs at the
Law School named after justices Of
the United States Supreme Court, the
White and Butler Clubs, met for the
first time last week and made plans
for the coming year. Thomas H. Bell
Is president of the Butler Club, which
mas the largest enrolment since its
organization, when Justice Butler was
appointed to the Supreme Court. The
CLUB is arranging series of talks on
practical law subjects, which will in.
clude a study of the clerks offices in
United States courts.
Honor Dead Colleague.
At its first meeting the Butler Club
paid a tribute to the memory of James
H. Higgins, Georgetown IL. B., '99.
who died on September 16. Mr.. Hig.
gins was elected Governor of Rhode
Island at the age of 80 years and
took a special interest in the promo.
ton of debating at Georgetown. The
club members were exhorted to fol.
low his example. Leo Smith, presi.
dent Of the White Club, named after
the late Chief Justice Edward d.
White, an alumnus of Georgetown
College, is looking forward to a busy
season. Prof. William Jennings Price,
the moderator. addressed the club
members at their meeting last Wed.
nesday.
Among the new students to enter
the Law School this Fall is Frederick
Hamilton, son of Dean George E.
Hamilton.
DR.. James Brown Scott, professor
OF international law at the School of
Foreign Service, has just left Wash
1ngton for Toronto, Canada, where he
will represent the Institute of France
at the Tooth anniversary of the found
ing OF the University Of Toronto. DR.
Scott is one Of the few Americans
VINO are corresponding members OF
the famous Institute Of France.
Going to Paris.
Next Tuesday, DR.. Scott will be al
Urbana, ILL.,, where he is to speak a,
the dedication of the law building OF
the University of Illinois. He was
formerly dean Of it's Law School and i,
Is possible that he will deliver some
lectures at the university as well
Almost Immediately upon his return
from Illinois, DIR. Scott will leave for
Paris, where the University of Paris
Will confer on him an honorary doc
tors degree in recognition of his
standing as an eminent savant and q
friend of France.
Dr. Scott returned to Washington
from South America and Europe ir
time to attend the opening of the
Foreign Service School last Monda,
evening. While on both continents ht
was the recipient of many honors