Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
ALUMNI DIRECTOR
TAKES C. j. POST
Arrival of John G. Bowen, San
Antonio. Means Start of
- .
Active Campaigning.

A breezy young Texan from the shad-
ows Of the Alamo, John @. Bowen, claS'
Of ai92t-22, has come to Georgetown
University to direct, under President
w. Coleman Nevis. S. j., the affairs Of
Its far-fiung alumni
Filling the dual roles of permanent
executive secretary of the nationa
alumni association and assistant to the
president of the university. Mr.. Bower
assumed his duties last week, He mo-
tored here from San Antonio, his ma
tive city, accompanied by his sister
Miss Mary Elizabeth Bowen, who has
become secretary to President Nevis
Miss Bowen Is a graduate OF the Main
Avenue High School in the Texas city.
BY reason of legal and business ex-
perience and a former association with
Georgetown, Mr.. Bowen is well quail
fed to carry out the policies of PreSi-
dent Nevis and the alumni officers
with a view to vitalizing the existing
bodies in many OF the principal cities
and In further extending alumni activl-
ties throughout the country. This work
Is considered one of the most important
tasks for the present and future welfare
of the university. which is enjoying an
unprecedented era of expansion.
Graduate Of Law School.
Mr.. Bowen is gradute of the
Georgetown Law School, having OBJ
tanned his bachelors degree in 1921
and masters degree in the following
year He also took the postgraduate
course at the college in 1922. He
naatriculated for Georgetown in st
Mary's College, in San Antonio.
During his student days Mr.. Bowen
was registrar at the college for several
tNn pyae
then dean of arts and sciences. He
was also secretary to Rev. John B
Creeden, s. j.. former president OF
Georgetown. During this period Mr.
Bowen assisted in compiling the first
directory of Georgetown alumni, a vol
ume which contains more than 10000
names. Thoroughly conversant with
alumni matters, Mr.. Bowen has kept In
close touch with Georgetown affairs
during the seven years of his absence
from Washington. and was secretary OF
the San Antonio club of alumni.
AS a student Mr.. Bowen made high
scholastic record and was prominent
in debating circles. He was assistant
editor of the Domesday Booke, the uni
versity annual; one of the organizers OF
the old Georgetown Union, chairman
of the housing committee and mem
Der of the Carroll Law Club.
Upon his graduation from the law
school Mr.. Bowen was admitted to the
San Antonio bar, and with his brother
started an automobile accessory bust
ness. He conceived the novel idea OF
selling equipment from a fleet of stores
on wheels" with a result that In seven
years the business had extended through
the Southwest Mr.. Bowen resigned as
vice president and general manager OF
the company, although retaining his
interest In it, when President Nevis
urged him. to return to Georgetown
His interest in educational work and ar
opportunity to serve Georgetown IN q
really effective way prompted him tc
make the change.
To Map Out Campaign.
DR.. Nevis has been conducting a re-
ligious retreat during the past week al
the Georgetown Preparatory School al
Garrett Park, Md. When he returns t.
the Hilltop he and Mr.. Bowen will maj
out a campaign for the Organ1zation o.
other alunani groups So ~. ss...s..ss
1t was during his conduct Of the en-
dowment drive, about fiVe years ago
that, DR.. Nevis conceived the idea o.
organizing Georgetown clubs in all thu
principal alumni ceflterS of the coun'
try. Is He toured as far as the Pacific
Coast in getting this work launched
but at the crest of its success was trans
ferred to Meadowbrook, the jesuit
house Of studies near Boston. 1t Is II
the interest of renewing this campaign
that Mr.. Bowen was engaged as exeeu'
All classes at the School of Foreign
Service, in both the morning and eve-
ming departments, have organized fol
the year.
The senior morning. class, whose Of
ficers will be representative of both
morning and afternoon seniors al
graduation. elected for president E
Donald FinilegAnf Of Bangor, Me. He
prepared for Georgetown at the Ban.
gor High School and has maintained
q high scholarship record since enter.
ing the foreign service department. Mr.
Finnegan Is member of Delta Phi
Epsilon, the French Society and the
Spanish Club.
Other senior officers are j. Russell
Engdahl Of Seattle, Wash, vice presi'
dent; John MCGOWAN of Norwalk
Conn, treasurer. Raymond Dear O
Hibbing, Mimi. secretary; John b
Jenkins, Port Washington, Long Is
Of New York City, sergeant-at-arns.
First Issue Of Law Journal.
The first issue of the Georgetown
Law journal for the present academic
year has made its appearance. The
Journal is published by staff of Law
students selected by the faculty. and Il
now in its sixteenth year. Some of thu
interesting articles are Recovery fol
Fright of -Traumatic Origin" b!
Prof. Lewis C. Cassidy Of Creighton
Law School, Omaha, Nebr.: "Th'
Origin of Equity" by Prof. Charles A
Keigwin of Georgetown Law School
and The Nature of Equitable Right
and Title" by Prof William r. walsh
of New York University Law School
Book reviews of recent legal publica
tions are a feature of this Novembe
issue, as well as excellent notes ant
comments on recent decisions, compiled
by the student editorial staff. Prot
Arthur A. Alexander is the faculty ad
wiser of the Journal.
Considerable interest is being takel
by the School of Foreign Service il
the Pan-American Conference on Gus
toms Procedure and Port Formahties
which opened at the Pan-Americal
Union November 10.