Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
STUDENTS IODINE
FOOT BALL PLAYER
Georgetown Law Classes to
Give Testimonial for
Harry Connaughton.
Georgetown University law students

Georgetown University law students
Will give a testimonial dinner the
evening of March s to the best
known and best liked law student.
Harry (Babe) Connaughton, 276 pound
all-American foot ball guard and mem
Der of the senior class.
This testimonial dinner will be
given entirely by the Law School
students, arrangements for it being
In the hands OF Florida J. Boland and
George B. Schroeder, as senior class
representatives. A surprise of the
evening will be gift to Babe" as
token OF the high esteem In which he
Is held by all Law School students.
Frank j. Hogan, former graduate
and faculty member at the Law School
has accepted the invitation to be
toastmaster on this occasion and also
will represent the Georgetown Alumni
Association, OF which he is president
Practically every Georgetown alum
nus adviser In sports will be on hand
to greet the popular athlete, as well
as the Rev. Charles w. Lyons, s. j..
president Of the university.
Addresses will he made by Louis
Little, foot ball coach, who was re
Gently placed in charge of the newly
organized department of physical
education at Georgetown. and the
Rev. Vincent S. McDonough, S. j..
faculty supervisor Of athletics. Other
guests will he officers of the Athletic
Association and the alumni represen
tatives.
On Mythical Eleven.
Connaughton is a real Georgetown
product, having prepared for his Law
course at the college and ia the first
Georgetown player to be given a posi-
ton on the mythical all-Americar
eleven by a majority of the sports
authorities in the country.
The second prize debate at the Law
School will be held Wednesday after
noon at 5:55 O'Clock. according to ar
made yesterday. Re
solved, That the primary system
should be abolished" is the question
for discussion.
Members Of the Affirmative team
Frederick w. Wakefield, jr., '2S, OF
Vermont; William v. Wilmington, %
of Illinois. and John L. Geraghty, '2s
of Washington, alternate. Those who
will compose the negative team are
Mark B. Wilmer, 80. of Wisconsin
J. Burke Walsh. '2s, of District OF
Columbia. and Albert D. Halloran, '27
of New York, alternate.
John Edward Yf1oma, '27, of Vir
ginia. will preside at this debate and
the judges will be M. Garcia. DE
Quevedo, 10; Walter Clifton Stone
'23, and George Herber Webb. '26.
M. Nicolas Serbian, head of the
group of Rumanian
educators that visited Washington
last Summer as guests at Georgetown
University. was here again last week
and renewed friendships with univer
sity officials. He gave lecture al
the Foreign Service School Wednes
day night on the Rumanian situation
before leaving the city last night to
return home.
Serbian Speaks I'm French.
NJ. Serbian spoke in French, a
language which has been made obliga
tory for all students at the George
town School, which feels that 1t is
indispensable to students who intend
going in for foreign service. The dis
tinguished Rumanian was interested
in learning that the school maintains
a French house, under the supervision
of a member OF the faculty. at which
French Is the only language spoken
A series of lectures in the French
language will be given at the school
this Spring, the one by NJ. Serbian
being the first. M. Serbian Is professor
at Jazzy University and Is a laureate
of the French Academic. He Is one
of the most widely known professors
In Europe and has been in this coun
try in connection with educational
matters.
The Georgetown rifle team broke
even in its matches last week, winning
three and losing three. Michigan State
College, West Virginia University and
the University of Washington were
defeated, but the. Hilltoppers lost to
Lehigh, Virginia Military Institute
and the Oklahoma A. NJ. College
Reports from the League A matches
have not yet been received.
Joseph Charles, who was varsity
manager Of base ball in 1924 and
graduated from the college in that
year, died February IL of heart dis
ease in San Francisco, according to
word received here by Father Nc
Donough. Mr.. Charles was first at
tackled by heart trouble last Spring
and went to q San Francisco SAM
tarium for q complete rest. His home
was in Brooklyn, n. Y. where services
were held last Thursday.
The final page proofs or the george
town Anthology, which the editors,
Al Phillip Kane and James s. Ruby,
jr.. college students. received from the
publishers last week, have been re-
turned and the volume is expected to
be issued soon. A copy of the proofs
were forwarded to Archbishop Curiey
of Baltimore with a view to obtaining
his Official sanction. This volume will
contain a collection of all the best
known poetry written by Georgetown
students and alumni in the last 1877
years. ...
ferdinand E. Becker. a recent
sraduate of the Foreign Service
School, has just received an appoint
ment to represent the United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce In it's Boston ONCE. He sue
ceeds another graduate. Frank Cleary,
who recently took UP work with an
export firm. In the Boston ONCE Mr.
Becker will be associated with Edmond
F. Bemis, also a graduate or the
Georgetown School.
Officials of the Foreign Service
School have received word from M. l..
Pisarek, one of its graduates, who is
now in Warsaw, Poland, as secretary
institution. Mr.. Pisarek
RECENTLY was associated with Prof.
Kemmerer, who was engaged by the
Polish government to make research
into the country's financial system
and to offer suggestions for it's i'm
provement.
The freshman college class will give
its annual pre-Lent dance at the Hotel
Washington Tuesday afternoon.
Bernard Mcdonald, class president,
has appointed the following committee:
Robert Mcneil, chairman; Thomas
McGeary, Lawrence McCabe, Martin
WEIGH, Robert c. Sullivan and Thomas
Flynn. The freshman class this year
is more than double the size of last
year.
Alpha Alpha Chapter Of Delta Sigma
Delta Fraternity will give its annual
dance tomorrow evening at the