Evening star., 1929-10-06
COLUMBUSU j. PLANS
ATHLETIC COURSE
Basket Ball and Bowling
Teams Included in Program
for Current Year.
Athletics are slated to form an out

Athletics are slated to form an out
standing feature of the current year
at Columbus University, 1914 Massa-
chusetts avenue. Preparations are
going forward to launch basket ball
teams, and a bowling league is in the
making. The athletic association,
which will guide this activity at the
university, with the aid of Thomas w.
O'Brien, faculty adviser, Is mapping
out a program designed to broaden the
scope of competition.
The years first meeting Of the Vene-
tian Society of the School of Account
ng-named for the pioneer account.
ants of the Italian city-was held
Thursday night with Benedict Conn,
graduate of last years class and the
society'S president, in the chair. Re-
calling the success achieved last year,
DR.. Francis j. Hemelt, the schools dean,
advocated class organization to give
further expression to school spirit.
Benefits Of Organization Cited.
Mutual benefits derived from organ
ization were stressed by John F. VIII
liams, chairman of the alumni COM
mittee, who also addressed the Vene-
tian Society. The society went on
record as favoring publication OF
monthly paper, to be its official organ.
The first official social event OF the
academic year in the School of Ac.
countancy will be the installation OF
officers to be chosen by the Venetian
Society the latter part OF the month.
Leo A. Cough, the society's vice presi-
dent, took prominent part in the
Thursday night meeting.
James d. Cushman, instructor In &C.
Iaciny1ofoH chairman nj
the committee charged with arranging
for monthly lectures in the School OF
Accountancy. Dealing with business
subjects of current interest these lee.
lures, by outside speakers, have pHoved
popular and an attempt will be made
to have prominent persons again ad-
dress the Venetian Society.
Magazine "Makes It's Bow"
The Skipper, monthly magazine Of
the School of Law, made its initial bow
on last Tuesday, with James v. DAILY,
81, editor in chief, at the helm. The
publication is illustrated and contains
variety of articles, including legal topics.
Biographies of leading professors in the
school are a feature of the periodical.
The post graduate class of the School
of Law took occasion Wednesday night
to congratulate officially John R. FitZ-
patrick, '29, upon MS appointment as
assistant district attorney. and J. Leon
ard Townsend. 80, upon his being
chosen as secretary to Justice Frederick
l.. Siddons of the District Supreme
Court Both are graduates of Columbia
University and are now taking the mas
ter of laws and master of patent laws
courses. Mr.. Fitzpatrick is chancellor
of Alpha Mu Chapter of the Sigma
Delta Kappa national law fraternity at
Columbus University.
Glass Officers Elected.
Election for class offices, held by the
juniors of the school of law, during
the week, resulted in the reelection of
Alfred A. McGarraghy of the District,
as president. Daniel ]. Murphy, also
of the District, was reelected vice pres
ident. Helen c. HUM of Washington
was chosen as secretary. while John E.
McGahey, likewise of the National Cap
ital. was elected treasurer. Joseph N.
Weis of Bellevue. Iowa, was picked for
the post of sergeant-at-arms.
A Halloween party on october 80 has
been decided upon by the junior class
and this committee has been named:
Henry Keane, chairman: Miss Anna
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary Dugan, Hugh Riv-
ers and George Meters.