Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02
COMPILING WORKS
OF STUDENT POETS
"Georqetown Anthology Will
Preserve Poems of
Past 1875 Years.

A valuab BILE contribution to the litera.
| ture of Georgetown University soon Is
! to be made available, the college jour
nal announces, in the form of the
Georgetown Anthology" This vol
ume, recently compiled after six pre-
vious attempts had failed, is intended
to preserve for posterity the best
known verses of Georgetown's poets
during the last century and a quarter.
Due to the excellent nature Of her
liberal arts course, Georgetown has
never been without her undergraduate
poets. MANY of these long since nave
been Forgotten, but the names of two,
at least, are destined to be known as
long as Georgetown graduates revere
their alma mater. These are the
names of James Ryder Randall, 90,
whose fiery appeal to Maryland, MY
Maryland" places him among the first
rank of American war poets. and
Robert Collier, IA, whose Alma
Mater" song has been adopted o1nclai-
ly by the university.
The task of compiling this record of
verses was undertaken successfully by
AL Philip Kane, '2S, and James ).
Ruby, jr. 81, students at the college.
The completed volume stands as the
result of more than a years dllgent
labor on the part Of its editors. In
attempting to make this volume
complete record Of Georgetown verse.
the editors, assisted by the stafts OF
the Hoya and Journal. searched the
archives of the university and combed
stacks in the Library Of Congress Tor
long forgotten gems of literature.
North State" Song.
Georgetowns poets faithfully re.
fiected the spirit of their times, and
in doing SO, contributed not only a
history of the college, but of the Ma
ton as well, for their alma mater was
founded in the year that saw the birth
of the Constitution.
One of the most interesting of the
contributions is from the pen of VIII
liam CASTOR of North Carolina, George
towns first graduate and distinguished
also for his craftsmanship. 1t is the
official State song of North Carolina.
THE Old North State Forever" and
was written early in the nineteenth
century.
Among other we'll known names are
those of DR.. Maurice Francis Egan,
former United States Minister to Den
mark and widely known as poet and
author: Michael Earls, S. j., 81; Thorn
as Walsh, 80, author of the alumni
song, and Condi B. Pallen, 80, who
Others known TO living alumni are
Charles Louis Palms, 80. who wrote
the ode to- Georgetown's soldied dead,
and Z. Richard Ship, former pro-
fessor at the law school and known as
''the Wyoming poet.
Verses on World War.
In the historical section of the
volume considerable space has been
devoted to the recent war, in which
Georgetown alumni made an enviable
record. Some Of the verses appear
ing In this section were written in the
trenches and sent back to the College
Journal as contributions. Others We're
read at the blessing Of the great
Georgetown service flag of 5000 stars.
The volume is not entirely college
affair, but will interest other depart
ments Of the university as well. DR..
John A. Foote of the medical school
and Assistant Dean Hugh J. Fegan
of the law school, as well as DR..
Herbert Wright of the foreign service
school. are among the latest contribu
| tors whose verses have been selected.
The volume concludes with the ''Adieu
| to Georgetown" written by James +.
| Lee, former member of the present
senior class at the college.
The Christmas and New Year holi-
/ days end for students at the profess
sional schools tomorrow and for those
at the college Tuesday. Freshmen and
/ sophomores at the latter must report
/ that day for examinations in English.
/ The regular midyear examinations be-
| gin January % and will continue until
January 80, the beginning of the mid
| year term.
! Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, s. j., vice
| president Of the university and regent
| of the School of Foreign Service,
/ spent Christmas in New York where
| he is attending to work of the Catholic
! Near East Welfare Association. of
which he is president. In the report
! of the association. he discussed the
/ problems of world peace as applied to
| Russia and the Near East. Among
other projects cited by Father Walsh
| is the plan of Pope Plus to invite the
| heads of American colleges and uni
versitieS TO receive a group of Rus
sian students so that they may &C.
quire the knowledge and technical
! training necessary to restore Russia
/ to its rightful place among the ma
/ lions. Father Walshs activities in
| connection with the association re.
| quire frequent absences from Wash
| ington.
! DR.. John Foote. professor of dis.
/ eases Of children at the medical school.
! Is the latest Georgetown man to be
/ honored by the Government. He has
been designated as an American dele.
gate to the Pan-American Child
Health Congress to he held at Havana
next month. Pie is nationally known