Evening star., 1928-10-21
MANY ATTENDING
FOREIGN LECTURES.
Georgetown Course on Euro.
pean Affairs Is Attracting
Washingtonians.

versity School Of Foreign Servic1,
through its series of public addresses,
to hear the views Of leading European
authorities on educational and political
affairs.
The fourth OF this interesting series
will be given tomorrow night at 8
o'clock when DR.. Aususte Desclos
French educational Official will discuss
"The Position OF France in Modern
Europe" AS the assistant director OF
the national office of universities and
schools of France. equivalent to the
Bureau of Education in this coun-
try. DR. Desclos is making a survey OF
conditions in the United States and is
lecturing also at q number of the lead
ing universities.
During his visit in Washington. DR..
DeSclos will be the guest of George
town University, DR.. Edmund A. Walsh.
S. j.. having arranged for this and
other addresses on the schedule when
IN Europe last Summer. A reception
will be gwen in his honor at the
Cosmos Club after the lecture. to which
the staff Of the French embassy and
a number Of other diplomats in Wash
ington have accepted invitations to
attend
This series of addresses by distin-
euisfed visitors to this country, en-
pnasizing the stragetic position OF
washington in the field of higher edH"
cation. was arranged by the university
not only for the nenefit OF the foreign
service students. but the general public
as we'll With few exceptions. their
addresses at GEORGETOWN will afford
the only opportunity of Washineto-
mans to hear their views while visit
ing in the Capital.
Austrian 10 Speak.
DR.. Paul Dengler Of Vienna. director
Of the Austro- American Institute Of
Education, will be the speaker on No
vember 2. Another lecture will be
Psres, director of the School of Slo-
vanic Studies at the University Of Lon
don. who is regarded as probably the
worlds outstanding authority on Rus
sian affairs. He is scheduled to give
several lectures at the university iii
connection with the series on Russia
inaugurated several years ago by DR..
Walsh.
An address on Modern Rumania, ;"
bv George Boncesco, financial counselor
Of the Rumanian legation, and a fourth
Oh Economic Conditions in Norway"
BIZ Alexis H. c.. D. Lundh, charge
daffaires Of the Norwegian legation are
scheduled in the near future.
To Observe Navy Day.
Georgetown again will Join in the
general observance of Navy day with
special exercises at the School of For
eign Service the evening of october 26,
when Rear Admiral H. E. Yarnell. chief
of engineers of the Navy. will make the
principal address and Samuel S. Sand
berg, member of the United States
Shipping Board, win speak on The
Merchant Marine as an Auxiliary OF the
Navy" DR.. Walsh will preside. Music
will be furnished by q section of the
United States Navy Band.
Under the direction of Its moderator,
Rev. F. Fay Murphy, S. j., the Mask
and Bauble Club at the college is max
ing rapid progress with its plans for
the coming year With nucleus OF
about 25 members left from last year,
fresh material. This year is expected
to see a revival of serious dramatic ef-
forts at the Hilltop. and at least one
Shakespearean production is being
planned.
Rev. w. Coleman Nevils. S. j., presi-
dent of the university, is particularly
interested in the work of the dramatic
club. AS dean Of the college, some
wears ago. Father Nevils contributed
largely to the success Of the Mask and
Bauble Club and also gave the club its
name. At that time the club was or
ganized for the production of Shake
spearean plays, but in recent years 1t
has strayed from this field. The prln-
cipal performance will be given shortly
before the Christmas holidays.
Personnel Of Officers.
James E. Brady, Hilltop senior. Is
president of the Mask and Bauble Club
and is being assisted by the following
staff: William H. Powell, jr., vice presi-
dent and business manager; Charles @.
Herbermann, treasurer: Emmett Nc
Lougflin. recording secretary, and II.
Deane Benson. corresponding secretary
Members of the club are William
Cassin. william Connally. William
Dennis Paul Dillon, Paul Driscon.
Leslie Dunn. Thomas Foley, John
Frawley Joseph Gardner, Ned Hauley:,.
John Hayes Richard Hungerford. Red
McAllister. William McLarney. DAVIS
McNulty. Peter Monaghan. Peter Nor
gan, Miles O'Brien and Frank Wenzler.
The second year evening class at the
Georgetown Law School has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
John j. O'Connor, president; William
P. Bowers vice president: Martin w.
Meyer. treasurer; Ambrose Finn, SER
geant-at-arms, and william S. Tar7er,
historian.
President Nevils. who returns tomor-
row from st. Louis. where he repre-
sented Georgetown at the golden jubi-
lee anniversary Of Creighton Univer-
sity, will devote the remainder of his
time to completion Of his inaugural ad-
dress.
The Hoya, Georgetowr1's weekly news
publication, edited by F. X. Degnen,
'2o, has inaugurated series OF articles
on Hilltop History" condensed from
the news columns Of the Hoya. The
most interesting of these reviews dealt
with the golden Jubilee Of the Law
School in 1920.
The position Of director Of the as
trCnomical observatory at Georgetown
was filed last week by the appointment
of Rev. Paul v. McNally. S. j. He
succeeds Rev. Edward c. Phillips, S. j.,
who was promoted TO the office of pro-
vincial of the Maryland-New York
province about a month ago. Father
McNally has been specializing for the
last two years on astronomy at the
University of California and the
famous Mount Wilson Observatory.
Patrick O'Connor, formerly OF st.
Bonaventures College, is the newly
elected president Of the morning law
class Of 1880 Other officers OF the
class are Joseph Margolis vice presi-
dent. Clayton Hollinger treasurer. Ed
sergesnt-at-arms and Joseph Longo
historian.
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