Evening star., 1927-11-06
REV. {. v. LYONS
At CONSIDERATION
Georgetown University Head
Returns from Ceremony for
Bishop Dinand.

Rev. Charles w. Lyons. S T., presi-
dent of Georgetown University, has
returned from a visit to Holy Cross
College at Worcester, Mass, where he
represented Georgetown at the rece mt
conservation of the Right Rev Joseph
\. Dinand. s. J.. prominent Jesuit
educator and preacher, as Bishop OF
Jamaica. British West Indies.
The solemn and impressive cere-
monies were held last Monday in the
beautiful new memorial chapel of the
college on top of Mount st. James.
overlooking the city. 1t was a color.
full spectacle. attended by 10 bishops
more than dozen monsignori and 100
priests. but the keynote was it's sim.
rlicity. Many Georgetown alumni
were among the laymen attending the
ceremonies, for there exists between
the two institutions the closest ties of
friendship. Senator Da avid !. Walsh
of Massa chusetts, who holds an hon.
o,ary degree from Georgetown and Is
TO he associated with it's faculty this
Winter, was among the prominent
persons in attendance.
Bishop Dinand was twice president
of Holy Cross College and is one of
the hest known Jesuits in the United
States. He and Father Lyons are old
friends, for the latter for many years
was on the faculty of Boston College
and was its former president. The
same close relations between Boston
and Holy Cross Colleges exist as with
Georgetown. For Father Lyons the
visit was particularly eniovabl one,
fnl n
$. j.. president of Boston College. and
many members Of it's faculty attended
the ceremonies.
Contest Arouses Interest.
Considerable interest has been
aroused in university circles nv the
announcement Of the Georgetown Col.
leCe Journal of it's annual prize short.
story contest. Since the prize.winnine
story submitted is to appear in the
christmas issue of the Journal Yule.
tide theme has been suggested h,,t
tnls is not necessary under the rules
A prize Of $40 cash and the honor nj
ones composition and name annear
ing in the Journal is the special in
dncement offered the student authors
Stories submitted in connection with
the contest must be in the hands of
James Kirby Neill. the editor. not later
than November -. One whole class
In English literature has taken under
Amusement the question of having
each member submit a story. Interest
in the contest this year Is exceedingly
keen. The winning story in the last
contest conducted by the Journal in
1925 was submitted by John f. Wise
of Washington.
The first issue of the Journal under
the editorship of Mr.. Neill has lust
come off the presses. A new feature
is page devoted to book reviews.
student contributors 20 this issue of
the journal are Martin Griffin. '9s,
Arthur Browne. '29: X. William Vim.
satt. '2S: James McKavanaugh 30
James Kirby Neill, '2s, and Ernest D.
OBrien, 80.
Registration Records Broken.
Registration figures for the Medical
and Dental Schools have broken all
previous records and each has an un.
usually large first-year class. The
medical registration is All. including
141 freshmen. or about - more than
last years class. The Dental School.
smallest department Of the university
has a total registration of 142 stu.
dents. with A freshman class Of 3S. be.
ing % in excess of last years first.
year class
Dean Cogan of the Dental School.
Rev. Walter q. Summers, the regent.
and DR.. Sterling V. Mead represented
the school at the recent meeting of
the American Dental Association at
Detroit. They also visited the Uni.
versity OF Michigan at Ann Arbor.
There was on display in the con.
venti0n chambers some of the work in
the department of crown and bridge
constructed by Georgetown students,
besides displays of some of the faculty
members
The Carroll Law Club got off to a
good start at it's first meeting Of the
year last Tuesday, 90 members hav.
ing attended, which is an unusually
large number at this time of the wear.
Chancellor Robert F. Waldron. who
presided for the first time, solicited
the cooperation of the club in all its
Undertakings and reminded the mem.
bershlp that in order to perpetuate
carroll Law Club at Georgetown il
would be necessary to obtain new
members from the first and second
year classes. Peter J. Webster. Red
Lodge, Mont. and j.. Ray Gillespie of
saulte ste. Marie, Mich, of the first
ana fourth year classes. respectively.
were admitted to mcmbership.
Will Debate Naval Policy.
The subject for debate at the next
meeting Of the club is Resolved. That
me Navys policy in muzzling and
Sagglng it's higher officers is un.
wise" The affirmative side will be
upheld by c. G. SchlIing, and the
negative by William O'Neil.
The Georgetown Astronomical Libra
ry has just come into the possession
OF the private library OF the late DIR.
w. d. Horigan, former librarian OF
me United States Naval Observatory
Inc volumes were a gift from Mrs
i1oflSan and contain many rare and
valuable publications eprtaining to as
tfonomX. For 45 years DR.. Horigar
was connected with the Naval Observ
atory until his death on July 4. In
1899 Georgetown conferred on him the
honorary degree of doctor of laws.
The PhlOdemic Society, George
towns oldest debating club. has ad
mittcd William Buckner and Edward
Cavanaugh to membership. The sub
JN'S ~ inoL WcCh WAS IAt
solved, That the United States should
build enough cruisers to maintain the
5-o-3 ratio" and resulted in a verdict
for the affirmative side, whose speak
ers were Joseph Green and Robert II
Christie. Speakers for the negative
We're John MEG. Hallahan and
Aloysius p. Kane. all members OF the
senior class. Mr.. Green was voted
the best speaker of the evening.
Fraternity i'm New Home.
Kappa Chapter Of Phi Chi Frater'
nifty has opened it's new home at 1922
Park road officers of the chapter
are Walter Atkinson, presiding senior
William J. Bodie, presiding junior
John De b. Wyncoop, secretary; Frank
Frieri, treasurer. and Joseph c. De
laney, judge advocate.
DR. Herbert f.. Wright. professor OF
political science at the college and in
the Foreign Service School, has been
appointed managing editor OF the
Constitutional peyiaw ancCap6 DIR