Evening star., 1927-05-29
GRADUATE OF 1918
TO 0PREACH At c. j.

Alma Mater June IL to
Address Class.
Rev. Robert L. Cannon, s. j., a
graduate Of Georgetown In 1913, will
return to his alma mater to preach
the annual baccalaureate sermon to
the seniors of Georgetown University
Sunday, June II, in connection with
the 127th commencement.
Arrangements for the commence
ment are rapidly taking shape. and
the college senior selected to deliver
the time-honored Cohonguroton ora
tion at the class-day exercises on the
Saturday preceding graduation is
Francis B. Delehanty of New York
City. Besides being secretary of the
Athletic Association, Delehanty is one
Of the leading debaters Of the Philo-
demic Society. AS leader in the class
day exercises. he will give the seniors
farewell to the Potomac, or River of
Swans.
Founded Play Workshop.
Georgetown is fortunate in securing
the services of Father Cannon, who is
we'll known in local alumni circles. He
has just completed his course at the
Woodstock College, the Maryland
house of studies maintained by the
Jesuit Society, and was formerly a
teacher at Fordham for three years.
While at Fordham Father Cannon
inaugurated the well known work
shop for one-act plays" in New York.
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held in Dahlgren Chapel, in the college
quadrangle, where the faculties and
seniors will assemble in the morning.
That afternoon there will be the an.
nual meeting of the board of regents,
followed by the reception Of President
Charles w. Lyons to alumni and the
graduating classes. The commence
ment exercises, when more than 400
graduates will receive their diplomas,
will be held the following afternoon at
the Hilltop.
The event of chief Importance to the
student body is the election of the
Athletic Association officers, which
will be held this morning in CASTOR
Hall. Results will be announced at
the farewell banquet tomorrow night
in Ryan Hall.
Memorial Day exercises will be held
tomorrow at the Hilltop and at the
law school in honor of Georgetown's 8
World War dead. Fifty-four trees,
each representing a Georgetown man
who gave his life during the war, have
been planted at the north end of the
varsity field, while at the law school
a bronze tablet in the law library bears
the names of % law students who died
in the service.
Exercises at the law school will be-
gin at 8 o'clock in the morning, and
will be under auspices of the senior
class, with George Shedan presiding.
Floran J. Boland and Joseph Spinnato
will make the addresses on behalf of
the two senior classes, and Prof. Will
liam Jennings Price will speak for the
faculty.. The roll of honor will be read
by Francis Dalton, following which a
wreath will be placed at the base Of
the tablet.
The principal address at the exer.
cises will be made by Maj. Gen. Frank
Mcintyre, u. S. A. President Lyons
will give the invocation.
Camp Meade Delegates.
Georgetown University's r. o. T. C.
department will send 2S juniors and
two seniors, James Slavin and John
O'Brien, for the training period at
Camp Meade on June IL. The George
town contingent is expected to give a
good account of themselves in the
military as well as the athletic activ.
tiles at the r. o. T. c. camp. They
will be put through an intensive
course Of training until July IL.
Commissions in the Reserve Off
GERS Corps of the Army will be given
to r. o. T. c. graduates at the COM
ovnrni0nc
IA cadets entitled to commissions on
that day, two upon completion Of the
course at Camp Meade and one when
he becomes of age, later this Summer.
Oaths will be administered to the new
ly commissioned cadets following the
exercises.
Election of officers by the CASTOR
Debating Society last Tuesday proved
| a landslide for Texas students. Three
| from that State were chosen. Robert
| Perlitz of Texas was elected president,
in recognition of his good services as
| censor during the past year. Harold
Clements and John Schumacher, fell
| low Texans, were chosen treasurer
| and censor, respectively. Other off,
| GERS are: Thomas Cooney Of Rhode
| Island, vice president, and Joseph
Brunini Of Mississippi. secretary.
The retiring president of the so.
| ciety, Edward r. Cavanaugh, was
presented with the CASTOR medal as
the best extemporaneous speaker Of
the year.
Mgr. Eugene Tisserant, assistant
| librarian at the Vatican, in Rome, was
a visitor at the college last week.
Mgr. Tisserant is a Frenchman, who
saw service during the World War in
the French army and was wounded
in 1914 during the first French Of
fensiye.
He is in this country to visit the
principal libraries, and while here in
spected the facilities afforded in
| Washington. DIR. Herbert w. Wright,
professor of political science at the
School of Foreign Service. gave a
luncheon in honor of the visitor at
the Cosmos Club. Those invited to
meet the distinguished guest were DR..
c. J. Merriam, president Of the Car.
negie Institution of Washington: DR..
Tyler bennett, chief of the division of
publications of the State Department;
George A. Finch, assistant secretary
Of the Carnegie Endowment for In
ternational Peace, and DR.. E. G.. Rich.
ardson, formerly librarian of Prince
ton University and now special ad-
wiser to the librarian of Congress.
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