Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
DESSAULLES SENDS
GREETINGS TO c. u.
AIumnus, 101, "Canada's
Grand Old Man." Greatly In.
terested in University Here.

| Hale and hearty in his 10lst year
the venerable Senator George c. Des
snulles Of Canada. oldest living
alumnus Of Georgetown University
sends his ''affectionate greetings" 70
alma mater through DIR. Thomas II
Healy. assistant dean Of the School
OF Foreign Service. who has just re.
turned from n visit to the Dominion.
Although he was unable to visit
the distinguished statesman at his
home near Quebec. DR.. Healy com,
| municated with him and learned that
he Is still in excellent health and ex.
poets to live to n much ripper age.
Senator Dessaulles evinccd eager
ness in inquiring about the university
and his friends here. expressing re-
gret that he could not come to Wash
ington on visit.
Beloved throughout the Dominion
as the Grand Old Man of Canada. "
Senator Dessauiies was past 80 years
Of age when he first was elected 10
the Senate and Is one of the few men
who Is still carried on it's rolls as an
honorary member. Georgetown Uni
versity sent him its congratulations
on the occasion of his Tooth birth
day last Summer.
Guest of Cuban Consul.
During mis- visit in Canada over
the Christmas period, DR.. Healy was
the guest of Consul General =. A..
Ronet of Cuba. ranking Cuban official
in the Dominion. a graduate OF the
School OF Foreign Service and holder
OF three degrees from Georgetown.
He encountered number or former
Georgetown students and members OF
the faculty who are In official lie at
the capital.
Among those who inquired about tho
university was the newly appointed
American Minister to Canada. WI
liam Phillips. former Assistant Sec
rotary of State. who made the prin-
cipal address Mt the foundation ex.
crcises of the Foreign Service School,
on November IS, 1919. He appeared
pleased to know that the school is
reaping the success he predicted for
1t on that occasion.
Other Georgetown men whom DIR.
Healy met were Irving Linnell.
United States consul general and a
former member Of the Georgetown
faculty. and Elton NJ. Hoy,. vice con-
sui who attended the school several
wears ago. Lynn Meekins. CONNER
cial attache of the United States.
recent speaker before the student.
body. also was interested in hearing
about Georgetown events.
Received by 0ficiatS.
DIR. Healy was received by the
Canadian governor. general. Lord Wei
Iington and prime minister Mackenzie
King and also visited the papal min
lister. Monsignor Cassulo, who bad
met DIR. Edmund a. Walsh. 3. j.,
vice president of Georgetown. when
the latter was on his last visit In
Egypt.
MIR, Bonet, who has always taken
a keen interest in the school since
his graduation has given it, rare
collection Of coins from many coun.
tries. including the first coin mintcd
by Cuba after. it's independence.
This Is Mr.. Bonet's second gift TO the
school in recent months. the earlier
one being a set Of Canadian paint.
ings for the library.
With the close of the ,Midwtnter
holidays last week. students In all
departments are preparing for the
forthcoming examinations. Most of
The scholastic affairs are being sus-
pended until after these eyamina.
tons.
Georgetown University will enter
its rife team against the crack II. q.
r. e.. shots Of Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania in the annual Third
Corps Area match which opens to-
morrow and continues until Feb.
ruary IL.
Matches Scheduled.
Al least II so.caiied telegrs rhic
matches and two shouider.to shoulder
matches with the Naval Academy and
Penn State College are listed on the
Hilltop schedule. which was an
nounced yesterday by Capt. Stewart
ID. Heryey. u. \. A.. assistant pro-
fessor OF military science and tnc'
tics in the II. o. T. c. department.
+, Georgetown will send It's varsity
team TO Annapolis on February -
for the match with the Naval Acad-
envy. but picked team from Penn
State will come TO Washington On
March 10 About 20 marksmen have
survived the preliminary try.onfs TOT
the Hilltop varsity squad and the
team In expected To be selected In a
short while. In addition Ia the Third
i.orps match, the liiIltoppers Will
enter team for the Hearst trophy.
which close. April Is.
r.. NJ. rahlll In captain 0f the rihe
team and samuel, Coiman II man
ager. Both are college students.
The frat OF the intercollegiate
matches will be fred on January 81
against teams representing West Fir'
gin!a University. Mississippi a. & NJ.
and Kansas State University. Other
matches arranged by Manager Coiman
are as follows: January 2s. Univer
sity Of Washington. Louisiana state
University and Michigan state, Feb.
ruary II. Iowa State. University OF
Cincinnati and Dennison University.
February IS. New Mexico Military
Academy. February 2b. University Of
Dayton. March 3, Massachnsetts
Aggies. North Dakota State and Le'
high University. March 10. Carnegie
Tech and University of Minnesota,
March "A. Gettysburg College ana
University nj Vermont.
In addition 10 the n,nfches WIN
the Navy and Penn state. n"s"'
tiationn are being made for mum.
her of other OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
matches, including one with johns
Hopkins University.
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