Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03
KELLOGG AND NOTZ
WILL GET DEGREES.
Georgetown U. to Confer
HonorS on Secretary of
State and Dean.

Georgetown University will observe
the tenth anniversary of the School of
Foreign Service on February Is by con-
ferring upon Secretary of State Frank
B. Kellogg and DR.. William F. Notz
one of the founders and the present
dean of its foreign service department,
the honorary degrees of doctor Of laws
In announcing the academic exer-
cises yesterday, DR.. w. Coleman Nevis,
S. j.. president of the university, ex-
planned that Georgetown was comforting
the degree upon Secretary Kellogg In
recognition and appreciation of his Spe-
cial efforts for world peace. At the
academic exercises to be held that eve
ming in CASTOR Hall, Mr.. Kellogg will
make the principal address. in which
he will discuss the remuneration OF war
as q national policy.
Since the School of Foreign Service
was founded and dedicated IN 1919 to
the promotion of international good will
and peace. the Georgetown authorities
deemed its tenth anniversary an APP
propriate occasion to honor Secretary
Kellogg for his outstanding achieve
ment in negotiating and bringing
about the ratification of the ant1-war
pact.
Distinguished Record.
In the case of DR.. Notz the uni
versity will be honoring one OF its
most important officials and bene-
factors, as well as recognizing his dis
tinguiShed record in the education OF
young men for the foreign service. DR..
Notz has served continuously with the
School of Foreign Service since its
founding, not only as professor OF
economics, but also as its second dean
and vice chairman of its graduate COM
anittee. His cooperation and under
standing of the special training neces-
sary in such department was par
ticularly helpful to DR.. Nevis some
years ago, when he was regent OF the
school during the long absence in
Russia Of Dr. Edmund A. Walsh.
Starting with scarcely more than q
seore of students, the School of For
fign Service was the pioneer tnstitu-
'tion of its kind in this country. 1t Is
now about the second largest depart
ment of the university, with an enroll.
ment of more than 600 students ana
graduates in approximately 40 foreign
countries.
President Nevis will receive at an in
ARrmal reception tomorrow evening. at
the college in honor of the distinguished
group of Argentine educators who are
visiting in Washington under the aus
pices of the newly created Argentine
American Cultural Institute. Members
of the Foreign Service School faculty
and their wives will be among the
guests as we'll as the officers of the Pan
American Union. There will be brief
concert also by the Georgetown Uni
versity Glee Club, Of which Henry
Deane Benson is president.
The Argentine visitors will be shown
the chronological Observatory and other
places of interest at the Hilltop, includ-
ing the room of the Philodemic De-
batting Society, which has portraits OF
many of Georgetown's famous alumni
decorating its walls. After the recep-
ton there will be a collation. IN Ryan
Hall. During the visit of the Argentine
group to Washington President Nevis
viii attend the luncheon to be given in
their honor by Judge John Barton
Payne, president of the American Red
Cross. The midyear examinations have
Just ended in all departments of the
university and many new students reg
istered for the second semester, which
opened in the dental and medical
schools last Friday and which starts to-
morrow at the college and the law and
foreign service departments.
Scholastic exercises will be held at
the Hintop tomorrow morning, when
testimonials win be awarded to honor
students. Dean r. Rush Rankin, S. j.,
and DR. Nevis VIII address the student
body. ~
The first big event for students will
be the junior prom next Friday evening
at the Carlton Hotel. followed next day
by tea dance at the Willard. William
D. Mooney is chairman Of the prom
committee.
Represented DIR. Nevis.
Rev. Francis E. Lucey. S. j., professor
Of philosophy at the college. represented
DR.. Nevis yesterday at the luncheon
meeting of the Georgetown Alumni Club
in Philadelphia.
Two members of the board of regents
of the university, James A. Farrell OF
New York and John S. Drum Of San
Francisco, and Rear Admiral William
S. Benson, LID, Georgetown, 1927,
were honored recently by Pope Plus XII,
in recognition of their leadership in
Catholic affairs in this country. Mr..
Farrell, IL. D., 20, was awarded the
grand cross of the Order OF Malta and
Mrs. Farrell was made Lady OF the
Order. In the case of Mr.. Drum and
Admiral Benson. each was created
Knight of the Order Of Malta. John
S. Leaty, Law School graduate OF 1886
and college graduate of 1895, also was
made a Knight of the Order by the
Vatican.
A group of distinguished Filipino
officials and attorneys met recently In
Manila and organized a Georgetown
University Club. Nearly all the Is mem
bers of the club are graduates OF the
Georgetown Law School. Among the
charter members are Delfin Jaranilla,
LII. B. 1907, attorney general OF the
Philippines; Judge Anastacio Teodoro
Maxine M. Kalaw. dean of the College
of Arts, University of the Philippines;
Alfonso Donesa, recent law graduate,
and Angel Suntay, who graduated from
the Law School in 1920.
Athletic Director Lou Little, Jerry
Carroll, 1923 foot ball captain. and
James Mooney, captain-elect of the 1929
team, represented Georgetown at the
annual banquet of the Veteran Athletic
Association in Philadelphia last night
The Georgetown Alumni of Philadelphia
gave the three men a cordial welcome
at a luncheon yesterday.
pUTTE &c cpEAKER