Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20
bUCKNELL' TEAM
BEATS CATHOLIC i.
Varsity Debaters Lose Plea
for Repeal of Eighteenth
Amendment.

Thursday evening the CathOilc Uni
versity varsity debating team met the
representatives of Bucknell University
in the first forensic contest between the
two schools. The result Of the judges
vote was in favor of the visitors. The
question Of the evening was Re
solved, That the eighteenth amend
mint to the Constitution Of the United
States should be abolished" Catholic
University upheld the affirmative
side. while Bucknell defended the
negative. For Catholic University,
the speakers. in the order of their
appearance were Joseph "A. Beatty,
Lawrence, Mass; Richard l.. Carey,
Erie. Pa: and Edward NJ. Curran.
Bangor, Me. Bucknell was repre-
scented by c. Clayton Hill, K. Henry
Coleman and L. Francis Lybarger, jr.
The Judges of the debate were DR..
Clarence True Wilson, general secre-
tary of the Board on Temperance,
Prohibition and Public Morals of the
Methodist Church; Edward Heating,
editor of Labor, official organ OF
the American Federation of Labor.
and Martin j. Mcnamara, local
attorney.
An interesting and vivid description
of the work and opportunities OF the
telephone system. and its MANIFOLD
activities was presented in the audi
forum of Maloney Chemical Labora-
tory last Tuesday. Movies illustrated
the operation, while representatives
from New York snake to the students
concerning the opportunities onered
college graduates in this endeavOr.
Cardinal Elections.
March 10, the Junior Glass held its
election of officers for the Cardinal,
the yearbook published by every
graduating class. Robert c. Legat,
ir, of New Britain, Conn, was elected
editor-in-chief, while s. II. De Freytas,
Jamaica, n. Y, was chosen business
manager. Close competition resulted in
Mr.. Legat's election over his opponent.
Edmund j. Fitzgerald, by margin or
nine votes, while Mr.. De Freytas won
by a similar majority. Mr.. Legat has
served a year on the editorial staft OF
the university weekly. The Tower. ana
is at present business manager OF that
journal
Wilfred ID. Howell Of Madison, Me-,
was chosen captain of the track team
during the past week. He IS letter
man in track, and has been one OF
the mainstays of the varsity team
for the past two seasons.
The captain of the base ball team
chosen at a meeting of the letter
men i'll that sport last week. The
honor was given to Edward F. keale
of Brooklyn. Mr.. Keale has won ms
varsity letter in three sports, foot
ball. basket ball and base ball.
Andrew p Maloney, Philadelphia:
president of the dramatic society OF
the university, has announced the
dates of two activities of his organiza-
ton in the near future. the hrst
will be the presentation OF fouf one
act plays on the evening OF AprL ~
in the auditorium of Mcmahon Hall
on the campus. The second will be
the following afternoon, when the so
ciety will hold it's annual tea dance
at the Willard Hotel. This will be the
completion of a rather full week end
as the sophomore class mas
announced the date of it's annual
prom as April %.
The University Glee Club is already
having plans for it's Spring concert
John J. Meng, Cleveland, has been
made chairman OF. the committee 10
handle the affair and is already busy
arrangements for the pres
entation. This is an unusual under
taking on the part of the ciup, ana
is usually held in one of the larger
hotels of the city, open to the general
public. Final plans have not yet been
made but ii is expected that date
and place will be named within the
week.
OratOry Preliminaries.
Preliminaries for the annual ora
torical contest were held FRIDAY eve
ming in the reception room or GIBBONS
Hall. Some Is men tried out for the
S.n1A
in the public finals some time in May.
Five men were chosen by the judges
as being the best of the contestants.
The final contest. an annual aHalr'
will be held within a few weeks. The
two men who rank first in the opinion
of the Judges will be awarded gold
medals by the rector Of the university.
This contest is conducted under the
auspices of the Shahan Debating So
ciety, the senior student organization
of the university.
Rev. Thomas Joseph Toolen, the
newly appointed Bishop of Mobile, is
a graduate OF Catholic University
having received his degree of licenti-
ate of canon law in 1912, after two
years Of special studies. He has been
for the last two years diocesan direc-
tor Of the general mission fund col
lection.
A long delayed improvement In the
students dining hall has been com
pleted by the painting of the stucco
holdings of the sunken Golfers that
lend SO much grace to the long ceiling.
Creamy tints now mingle harmoni-
ously with the Wisconsin ash of the
tall dark panels designed from the
dining hall of the famous Blue Coat
School of Chrst's Hospital, London.