Evening star., 1927-03-13
DIRECTOR At c. j.
GETSFELLOWSH|P
Royal Astronomical Group
Extends Honor to
Father T0ndorf.

Rev. Francis A. Tondorf, s. j.. di
rector of the seismic observatory oi
Georgetown University and interna
tionally know authority on earth
uuakes, has been elected a fellow OF
the Royal Astronomical Society OF
London.
Announcement also was made from
Rome that the Rev. John George
Hagen, formerly assistant director oil
the Georgetown observatory, had been
honored by Pope Plus. who personally
presented the veteran astronomer with
a specially cast gold medal. Father
Hagen is now director of the Natlcal
observatory.
Both Father Tondorf and Father
Hagen who is well known in WASH
ington, are regarded as leaders IN
their respective fields of science and
have received many honors from sci
entific bodies for their work in recent
years. Father Tondorf was the first
seismologist to report the great Japa'
nese earthquake of 1923, locating the
scene of the disaster by the recordings
on the Georgetown Seismograph sew
eral hours before news of the quake
reached the United States. In a radio
talk here Tuesday night Father Ton
dorf discussed Mondays earthquake in
central Japan and diagnosed it as a
Gen. Nicholson HOnOred.
Georgetown Universitys oldest sol
dier-alllmnus, Col. William Nicholson,
was recently promoted by the Presi-
dent to the rank of brigadier general.
Gen. Nicholson was in the class of
1871 at the Hilltop. At the outbreak
of the World War he was stationed
at Camp Meade and later went TO
France as comma nder Of the 157th In
fantry Brigade from it's organization
to the time of the armistice. For eX-
ceptional meritorious services he was
awarded the distinguished service
cross. At the Jane, 1919, commence
ment at Georgetown Gen. Nicholson
was giveL the honorary degree of doc
tor of laws.
With several intercollegiate debates
already scheduled and others being
arranged for late in the Spring, the
four debating societies at Georgetown
College are more active this year than
ever before. Weekly debates held by
each organization are improving the
quality of public speakers at the Hill
top and unusual interest is being dls-
played by all members.
This years freshman class, NUMBER
ing more than 400, is the largest in
the history of Georgetown, and from
its members there is being formed the
neucleus of a first-rate debating team.
During their Junior and senior years
these young orators are expected 70
show the full fruits OF their early
training.
Societies Organized.
The CASTOR, White, Philonomosian
and Philodemic Debating Societies are
now fully orga niZed. Recent elections
resulted as follows: CASTOR Society
Edward F. Cavanaugh, jr., president;
Paul McDonough, vice president; VIII
liam Rowan. secretary; William X.
Gallagher, treasurer, and Robert Per
litz' censor White Society-James T..
Quinn, president; William +. Cleary,
vice president; George II. O'Connor,
secretary, and Edward @. Cantwell,
treasurer.
nomosian-Theodore Schlotter-
er. president; Charles Ginocchio, vice
president; Russell Meyers. secretary;
Wallace Garner, treasurer; Lewis
Murtaugh and Frank McManus, CEN
sors, and Marcus Woltring. amanuen-
sis. Philodemic Society-William J..
Corbett, president: Philip d. Dean,
vice president; Emmett j. O'Mafley,
recording secretary; Joseph w.
Sands. corresponding secretary: wal
ter Hickey, treasurer, ana ROBERT
Sheahan, censor.
1I1G AKaIllIlld G4ld NIditlltltI my
Tota Chapter of the law school. has
announced, with the approval OF Dean
George E. Hamilton, that prize Is
offered by the fraternity to the student
who attains the highest standing IN
elnssrooms work and in examinations
on constitutional law this year This
prize will be a volume of the Life OF
Marshall" by former Senator Albert
Beveridge.
First Permanent Prize.
Gamma Eta Gamma is the first fra
ternity in the law school to establlsn
a permanent prize for scholarship, A
committee which appeared before the
faculty and requested permission to
offer ii composed stephen A, Moyha-
han and James Waters.
officers of the fraternity are: Thomas
d. Begler, chancellor; stephen A.
Moynahan, praetor; James waters,
iudex: Henry NJ. McCuin, recorder;
Michael F. Keogh, house manager;
Frank Barrera, sheriff; Charles DTS
coll, baileff; William Connolly, leetor,
and J. Clarence Herlihy, tipstave.
The appointment of Granville y,
Woodward. former student at the
Foreign Service School as assistant
United States trade commissioner Of
the Department of Commerce at
Shanghai, China. was announced last
week. Mr.. Woodward was Dorm at La
Crosse, Wis. was graduated from the
University of Southern California, the
University of California and George
town. In 1923 he was appointed vice
consul and assigned to Tientsin,
China.
Diplomatic Awards.
Other recent announcements of
changes in the diplomatic and consul
lar service include the names Of a
number of Georgetown students. Will
liam Oscar Jones. vice consul at NAL
mo, Sweden, has been assigned to
Rome as vice consul. Fred c. Easten,
consul at Rio de Janeiro, has been as
signed as consul at San Paulo, Brazil.
Granville o. Woodward has resigned
as vice consul at Tientsin, China, and
Edwin Shoenrich, vice consul at La
Paz, Bolivia, has been confirmed as a
secretary in the diplomatic service.
He will assist in the work of the lega-
ton at La Paz as third secretary. at
the same time retaining his present
status as vice consul.
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