Evening star., 1928-04-01
STUDENTS TO VISIT
NEW YORK HARBOR
Georgetown Foreign Service
Class viii Inspect FaciIi-
ties of Port.

Under the direction Of practical ship
ping experts. students Of the George
town University School Of Foreign Serv-
ice will make special trip to New
York City May 5 TO inspect the facili-
ties OF Americas greatest port.
The trip Is being arranged at the In
vitation Of the Todd Shipbuilding Co.,
one Of the largest In the country, as
practical lesson IN connection with the
courses In shipping and port terminals.
which are engaging the attention Of an
unusually large number Of students at
Georgetown this year. Previous IN
spections by the students OF the ports
OF Baltimore and Philadelphia have
proved an Invaluable aid In their study
OF shipping pfoblcmS. Similar delega-
tions OF students, under the direction
Of faculty members and port ofiicials,
have made three annual trips TO Ball
timore and last year they visited Phila-
delphia.
To Call on Mayor.
While In New York the Georgetown
delegation will be luncheon and din
ner guests OF the shipbuilding Arm and
after a thorough inspection OF the great
harbor, its rail and wharf facilities,
will be received by Mayor James
Walker at the Municipal Building, A
special police escort will take them to
the mayors Office from the wharves.
Prof Alfred H. Haag. director OF the
Department of International Shipping,
viii be In charge OF the Georgetown
party. which viii be augmented by a
number Of diplomats and officials from
the Shipping Board and Department
Of Commerce. Among the faculty men,
bers who will accompany the students
are Dr. Edmund A. Walsh. S. j., regent
of the school; Dean william F. Notz
and Assistant Dean Thomas II. Healy.
An enlarged enrolment at the OPEN
ing Of the second semester has so taxed
the facilities at the Foreign Service
School that a three-story brick resi-
dence adjoining. at 433 Sixth street,
has been acquired for additional space.
This building will be devoted to offices
and conference rooms and soon will be
ready for occupancy.
DR.. Healy has lust received word from
Bucharest that he has been awarded
the decoration of Commander of the
Crown Of Rumania by order OF the
regency for young King Michael in
recognition of distinguished services in
promoting closer intellectual relations
between the United States and Ru-
mania"
Law Club Banquet.
Two years ago DR.. Healy was deco
rated by King Ferdinand with the rank
OF officer OF the crown. DR.. Healy
headed the Georgetown delegation that
visited Rumania last Summer as the
guests Of the Rumanian government and
has written extensively on the interna-
tional relations of that country.
The Edward Douglas White Law Club
viii give its annual banquet on April IL,
with Associate Justice Harlan Fiske
Stone OF the United states Supreme
Court as the guest Of honor. Justice
Stone formerly was dean OF the Co
lumbia Law School for IL or IL years
and still retains an active interest in
the education OF young men in prep
aration for the bar
The White Law Club is named after
the late Chief Justice White OF the
Supreme Court. one OF Georgetown's
most distinguished alumni. Its presi-
dent Is Leo Smith; vice president, c.
w. Eeill. and secretary. r. A. Wake
field. Among other guests Of the club
at Its banquet viii be Dean George e.
Hamilton and Prof william Jennings
Price. Its faculty adviser.
The Pierce Butler Law Club. named
after Associate Justice Butler Of the
Supreme Court. will conduct a prize
debate next Tuesday evening at the
Law School. The prize viii be volume,
The Canon Law" by Associate
Supreme Court, who will autograph 1t
and inscribe in II the name Of the
winner Of the debate. The faculty
judges announced are Prof. Price, Prof.
8. J. De Sloovere and Prof. Charles L.
B. Lowndes.
Social Activities.
With the close OF the Leriten season.
there will be general renewal Of
social activities at the university. In
portant among those planned soon are
the Foreign Service prom at the Carl
ton Hotel the evening OF April 20 and
the senior collegiate prom set for May
at the Carlton.
Considerable interest Is being taken
by the Georgetown students and au-
thoritics in the Fifth National orator.
cal Contest, In which B. r. Dennis of
the Georgetown Preparatory School Is
contender as winner OF the finals In
that school and victor in one Of the
five Maryland group meetings. Dennis
is Just II years old and In the son of
Mrs. M. q. Dennis Of Stamford. Conn
He has made a fine athletic as well as
member of the foot ball team. vice
president of his class and winner Of
debate last month against the Jersey
City High School. In addition TO these
activities Dennis finds time TO help edit
his school paper.
The annual Easter vacation at the
college will start Wednesday morning
and continue until the morning OF April
10. There viii be a general exodus OF
boarding students
The April edition Of the College Jour-
nal win be distributed before the Easter
vacation commences II will contain
articles by Rev Francis Tondorf 8. j..
director OF the chronological 0bserva-
tory. on "A Biologists Resentment,
defending the compatibility OF religion
and science. and another article on
Woodrow Wilson" by Francis Mc0ar-
rsghy. The speech Of Ambassador Paul
Ciandei OF France on Poetry and Di-
piomacy" also will be featured In the
student publication.
Senior Class Retreat
The annual retreat for the senior
class at the college will start tonight
with Rev. n. Rush Rankin, 3. j., In
charge OF the services, which will con-
tinue for three days. These retreats
were inaugurated by the class OF 1915
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