Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

scheduled for Thursday evening.
Among the speakers at the dinner will
/ be President Charles w. Lyons. s. j..
of Georgetown and Senators Walsh of
Massachusetts. Reed of Missouri.
Shortridge of California and Shipstead
of Minnesota,
Unusual interest is attached to the
Merrick debate, for it is from the
membership of the Phlodemic Society
that GeorSetown's intercollegiate de
batting team is drawn. The subject for
tonight's contest is Resolved That
Boulder Dam should be constructed
in accordance with the provisions of
the Swing Johnson bill" Boulder
Dam is slated as one of the chief prob
lens confronting the present session Of
Congress.
Debaters Are Seniors.
Speakers for the Affirmative were
announced as Leo y. Mcclure and Jo-
seph w. Green. while the negative
will be upheld by +. Henry Van Ellis
and j. Philip Cahill. All are members
of the senior class at the college. John
y. O'Reilly was appointed chairman
of the debate.
In addition to President Lyons and
the four members OF the Senate the
ilSC OF speakers AT the ldW pdiAI Nv
includes J. lie Roy Herbert, chairman
of the committee and POSTMASTER;
John J. Manning, class president; Prof.
Charles Albert Geigwin of the law fac
ulty and DR.. Hugh J. Fegan, assistant
dean of the school.
Members of the banquet committee
are: Arthur Cannon of Clinton, Mass
Bernard Chernoff of New Britain,
Conn: Patrick O'Connor of Mildred
Pa: William DonaVan of New York
City, Michael kresky of Wisconsin,
Robert ODonnell of Ironwood, Mich;
Arthur Stieffel of Philadelphia. Charles
NuSent of Detroit and John T. Casey
of Lynn, Mass.
The Law School faculty each year
offers a $50 prize in gold to the win
ner of the final debate between the
members of the Morris and Gould
Clubs, the participants in this contest
being the winners of four previous de-
bates. Zach of the winners in the pre-
liminary deba ties receives a cash prize
of S25. and the contests stimulate in
tense rivalry in Law School circles.
Debate Reflects Magruder Case.
The subject of the first of these pre-.
liminary debates, Thursday night, is
Resolved. That military and naval Of
fcers should have the right, without
impairment Of rank, to openly criticize
the efficiency of their departments"
1t was inspired by the recent case of
Rear Admiral Magruder, who was dis
ciplined by Secretary of the Navy Will
bu~ for his published criticisms of the
Navy.
Speakers for the affirmative are
Juan Quijano of the Philippine Islands
and RAYMOND T. Dovle of Connecticut.
Those upholding the negative are
Charles F. Quirk of Wisconsin and
James T. Finlen of Montana. The
judges will be Guilford Jameson. James
C. Wilkes and r. f. J. Whelan.
In view of the early opening of the
dramatic season at the college, the
stage of CASTOR Han will be remod-
eled and enlarged to provide more con-
venient facilities for the Mask and
Bauble Club, as well as the Glee Club,
when it presents the annual Mica
RENE program during the Lenten sea.
son. The improvements to the stage
will mot affect in any way the seating
arrangements in the hall.
The work will consist of a proscen-
ium arch done in brown velour, and
drop curtain in old gold velour also
viii be provided. A new lighting sys-
tenn will be installed suitable for dra-
matte performances. For the usual
academic exercises held in the hail. the
new stage equipment may be removed
without inconvenience.
CASTOR Hall is the pride of George
town and is one of the most artistic
ally decorated assembly halls in Wash
ington. The decorations are the work
of Brother Schroen. who died several
years ago. and whose mural paintings
decorate some of the largest Catholic
institutions in the country.
Bishop Is College Guest.
Georgetown entertained as it's guest
on December l Right Rev. Joseph n
Dinand. S. j., Titular Bishop of Sc
linus, Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica
While in Washington Bishop Dinand
was accompanied to the White House
by Father Lyons and Most Rev. NJ
PietrO Fumasoni Biondi. where they
were received by President Coolidge
Bishop Dinand was twice president of
Holy Cross College.
The installation OF Bishop Dinand
took place recently at Holy Cross and
was attended by Father Lyons as the
representative of Georgetown, and
most of the hierarchy in the East. In
recognition OF the prelate's visit to
Georgetown, an extra day was added
| to The Christmas vacation.
The annual varsity dance in honor
of the 1927 foot ball team will be held
Thursday afternoon at the Washing
| ton Hotel and is being promoted by
! the New England Club. Frank Shu-
man and his Georgetown orchestra
will furnish the music for the dane
| ing, from 4 to o'clock, and the en-
| tire student body Of Trinity College
| have been invited. Clarence Dus.
sault is chairman of the committee.
being assisted by Joseph Wagenbach
and Emil Coulon.
Inc December meeting of the Day
| students Sodality of the Immaculate
| Conception will be held this morning
at Dahlgren Chapel, at the Hilton.
About 300 students attended the Medi-
cal and Dental Sodality meeting la st
sunday in the chapel. when the cela.
prant OF the mass was Rev. Joseph S.
| Dlnneen, ). j., director of the sodal-
| tues at the college. Rev. Walter G..
| summers, 5. j., regent of the medical
| ana dental schools. delivered the SER
mon on this occasion.
Inc Pennsylvania Law Club has re-
organized at the law school with a
membership Of about 100 Pennsyl.
wanna students. Robert +. Pointer of
hersey' Pa, member OF the senior
class is the new president Other Of
hcers are; V. Capano. rs. of Yates.
boro, vice president, and Thomas Nc
cure, 80. of Wilkes Barre, secretary
treasurer.
Prominent Pennsylvanians are to be
invited to address the club members
at regular intervals, the purpose of
.he club being TO provide an open
forum for the PENNSYLVANIA students
At these meetings the members will
discuss questions relating to the juris
prudence of the State and the require
ments for admission to the Pennsyl
Vania bar, as well as a comparative
study OF the Pennsylvania law with
other Jurisdictions.
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