Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
c. j. SCHOOL OF LAW
IN PRIZE CONTEST.
Students Schedule Addresses
on "Life and Career" of
u. S. Chief Justices.

1oI TIC STUDENTS OF the GeOfgeL0Wf
University of Law will be the public
contest for the Charles e. Hughes prize
awarded for the best prepared address.
on the life and career of Chief justices
of the United States Supreme Court
This contest will be held Tuesday eve.
ming at 6 o'clock under the auspices Of
the Gould Debating Society, composed
of students of the first year morning
and afternoon classes.
The following speakers and their sub
JectS were announced: John j. Wolfe
of Twin Falls, Idaho, 1.-THE Life of Chief
Justice MARSHALL; Al Philip Kane OF
the District of Columbia, THE Life OF
Chief Justice fancy; John G. O'Reilly
OF Manchester, N. H., THE Life of Chief
Justice Chase" John Mayo of Lewiston
Me, "The Life of Chief Justice White,
and Charles Piatt of Cambridge, N. Y.
1.-THE Life of Chief Justice Taft" the
present incumbent
The Gould Society is headed by Lee
n MCGUIRE, who is also president OF
che first year evening class.
Prize Listed for Award.
TO the winner of the contest will be
awarded copy of former Justice
Hughes recent work on the Supreme
Court, autographed by the distinguished
author. Three judges. Victor Mersch
O'Donoghue and William c. Mcclure,
alumni of the school, have been selected
for the contest.
The third prize debate between the
various law clubs will be held the eve
ming of March 6. Unlike previous con-
tests, for which some general topic has
Been assigned the forthcoming debate
will be on the legal technicalities grow
ing out of case in court.
full statement of the facts In this
case, in which the speakers will repre-
sent opposing counsel, follows:
John Jones bought a car for the use
OF his family. His Stepdaughter, Mary,
lived at home and was unemployed, be-
ing 10 years of age. She used the car
to take her friends to dance. While
Mary was riding on the back seat, James
Smith drove the car and carelessly ran
over H. Ford"
Mark Wilmer, president of the White
Club, will be the presiding Judge The
participating counsel, who have yet to
select sides, will be Jaime Benitz of the
White Club, with Thomas @. Carney
az alternate; Robert c. Burke for the
Butler Club, with Charles P. Nugent. al
ternate; Donald L. Stumpf for the Car
roll Club and Luke H. Stapleton, alter
nate. and John j. O'Reilly for the Gould
Club
Series of Lectures ScheG-led.
Roland Williamson. In charge of the
law library Of the United States Su-
preme Court, is giving an interesting
series of lectures to the senior after
noon class on the Chief Justices of the
Supreme Court. A member OF the Vr-
ginia bar, Mr. Williamson studied law
in La Fourche Parish, La. the home Of
the late Chief Justice White, an alum
nus of Georgetown. His next lecture
will be on March 6.
Plans are being made for the sec
ond annual ail-law school prom which
is to be held early in April. Commit
tees have just been announced by DR..
Hugh j. Fegan, assistant dean OF the
school who is working in cooperation
with them.
Francis Mcbride is the general chair
man in charge of the forthcoming event
which promises to be the largest ever
given by the law students. The imam
cial chairman is Michael j. Rock.
DR.. Fegan Is cooperating through the
committee of class presidents which will
have charge of the general arrange
rnents under Mr.. Mcbride. These OH
GERS are Mr.. Kelley. first year morn
ing; P. j. O'Connor, second year. ana
Otto ]. Saur, third year morning. IN
the afternoon classes they are Leo ~.
e
second year, Mr.. Donovan, third year.
and Donald A. Rock, fourth year.
The class presidents Of the school OF
foreign service in reply to congraGula-
lions from the law student body on the
occasion of the tenth anniversary cele-
bration, have sent the following ac-
knowledgem
ION behalf of the students OF the
Foreign Service School OF our unlver-
4n1~n Al
to you our salutationS and to express
our qualification and pleasure at re-
ceiying from you your good wishes and
CONGRATULATIONS on the completion OF q
decade Of work in the foreign service
branch of scholastic activity at George
town University.
ut is our earnest desire to lend our
cid in every way toward perpetuating
the principles and precepts enumerated
by that famous educator, eccleSiast ana
founder of our university, John Carroll,
as YOU. throughout the So years Of life
of your school, have done so success
fully.
I'VE heartily reciprocate your good
wishes and commend you as the vital
part of an institution, the continued
success of which is our sincere and
abiding hope" Signed Jack K. Nc
Fall, senior evening class; James A
Dorsey, JUNIOR evening" 0bepueu u
Verga, junior morning; Philip E. Cherp
sophomore evening; Wallace w. WASH
er, sophomore morning; Aurel Trem-
blay, freshman evening, and Paul B.
Lewis, freshman morning.
New Assignments Listed.
Mai. William H. Hobson, now on de-
tail at West Point, is to succeed Lieut.
Col Augustus F. Dannemiller as pro-
fessor of military science and tactics
at Georgetown at the end of the aca-
denic year. A visitor for the military
inspection last Thursday, Maj. Hobsor
returned to the scenes of four years Of
previous duty as commandant al
Georgetown. Col. Dannemiller has hac
q most successful period of detail at the
Hilltop. During this time the r. o
T. C. was restored to its former "dis-
tinguished" rating until the War De.
partment ceased making such classih'
cations. His departure from George
town will be genuinely regretted.
Rear Admiral Charles H. T. Lowndes
u. S. N, has assumed his position a;
medical SUPERVISOR Of the Georgetown
University Hospital. Admiral Lownde
was recently retired from the Navy afte
a long and distinguished career in thu
Medical Corps. His last assignment
was as commander of the naval medi
cal supply depot at Brooklyn.
DR. GuStavo Gutierrez, professor a
the University of Havana, Cuba, and ;
delegate to the Pan-American trad
mark conference, lectured Wednesda.
night on the importance of trade mark
TO the foreign service students. H