Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
C. j. PLANS HONOR
TO SOLDIER DEAD
Two Programs to Be Held
This Week in Memory
~ - of Departed.


have sacrificed their lives for their
country in all its wars since the days Of
k1e Revolution.
The first memorial exercises will be
held at the college tomorrow afternoon
ht 1880 o'clock. the other at the school
Of law on Memorial day. The entire
a student body Of the college and the r.
70. T. C. will assemble In front of the
kiealy Building, where Rev. DR.. w.
Coleman Nevils, S. j., president of
Georgetown, will make the memorial
address. The r. o. T. C. unit, with
E1eu& Col. Augustus F. Dannemiller and
his staff will constitute a guard of
honor and music will be furnished by
the cadet band
Several members Of the faculty of
Georgetown, when 1t was founded in
1889, were soldiers in the Continental
Army. From its halls in later years
Eoung men went forth to serve in every
war In which the United States has
been engaged. Many Of them lost their
kves during the World War.
The names of Georgetown law stu
tents who died in the service during
ihe World War are engraved upon a
memorial tablet in the law library. 1t
Is there that the law students, under
the auspices If the two senior classes.
will assemble at 10 o'clock on Memorial
day to honor their memory.
Edwards to Speak.
Mai. Basil Duke Edwards, an honor
graduate Of West Point, who delivered
the last independence day address at
the Military Academy, will speak at the
law school exercises on behalf of the
Army. Donald Andrew Rock Of Wis
consin. president Of the afternoon senior
v.vil1 avl
each Of the two senior classes will
speak. They are William Francis Ora
ham Of the afternoon class and Robert
Granville Burke of the morning class.
Both are from New York.
The address on behalf of the faculty
will be delivered by Rev. Thomas b.
Chetwood, S. j.. regent Of the law
school, who will also pronounce the
benediction. Francis Joseph Ludes, sec
re:ary Of the senior morning class, vail
read the roll of honor.
Members of the law faculty, incluN-
ing Dean George E. Hamilton and
Assistant Dean Hugh J. Fegan, will
assemble with the students on this
occasion.
A committee Of students who are Of
ficers in the Organized Reserves has
been selected to act as a guard OF
honor. They are Lieut.. j. Herbert
Walsh, Lieut.. Buford A. Lynch, jr.sMnd
Lieut.. william Augustine Zalesak Of the
Infantry Reserve, and Lieut.. Julian I.
Cromelin of the Field Artillery Re
serves. All are from the District OF
Columbia.
The committee In charge Of arrange
Ynents for the exercises comprises Otto
Saur, president. of the senior morning
class: Donald A. Rock president OF the
senior afternoon class; James A. Cooney
and M. j. Rock.
Nurses Graduate Wednesday.
Commencement exercises for the
graduating class Of the School OF Nurs-
ing at the Georgetown University Hos
pital will be held at o'clock Wednes-
day Afternoon in CASTOR Hall. Gradu-
ate nurses Of Providence Hospital VIII
receive their diplomas in the joint exer-
cises Of the two institutions.
Honor nurses will receive prizes for
their work during the past year from
both hospitals. 1t has been the custom
for several wears for the two inStitu-
tions to unite in their graduation exer-
cises and number OF social events are
being planned for the student nurses.
DR.. John Foote. newly appointed dean
of Georgetown Medical School, which
has supervision over the university
hospital, and President Nevis OF
GEORGETOWN will address the graduates.
DR.. c. C. Marbury of Providence Hos
pital also will be a speaker. Rev. Wal
ter q. Summers. s. j., regent OF the
School Of Medicine, will preside:
with the approach OF the university
commencement, plans are being mace
for the three days Of events that ter
inmate the school term. Final exami-
nations are being held In all depart
11ents Of the University and will start
tomorrow at the college, continuing un-
til June 4.
Announcement was made that the
senior class night will be held SATURDAY
evening, June ., instead OF t Sune e.. -
Mass for deceased members OF the rae
Tlty and alumni will be held in Dahl
qren Chapel at o o'clock that morning,
/ with Rev Edward H. Roach OF the ciass
Of 1915 as the celebrant. The Mask
and Bauhle Club is preparing a snort
play for senior night.
Sunday during commencement week
will be given over to the annual Da Ie.
calaureate mass in the morning, the
regents meeting in the afternoon and
the cornerstone laying Tor the medical
GENITAL building at 4:30 o'clock on the
Reservoir road site. There VIII De q
reception by the president and Faculty
in the evening. It is expected that the
number of graduates on commencement
day will exceed that Of last year. Tns
college graduating class, with 100, Will
be one Of the largest.
Junior Class Elections.
Junior class elections for officers OF
the Yard, the official student repre-
s.ntatives of Georgetown in all analrs'
will be held this morning In CASTOR
Hall. Oficers of the Yard hold the
same positions in the athletic associa-
ton, so the double honor is the most
important that the students can bestow
Indications Of a close contest in the
elections are seen by the results OF last
weeks nominations. Frank Wenzler. OF
Dorchester, Mass. and William Mooney
Of Cleveland, Ohio, are the nominees
for president Wenzler is the present
Junior representative on the Student
Council. was vice president OF the Mask
and Bauble Club during the past year
and has been a leader OF Hilltop ora
mates for three years. Mooney was
Chairman Of the junior prom committee.
Nominees for the Office OF secretary
Of the Yard are Robert H. Perlitz OF
Houston, Tex: John F. Lynch OF Jer.
sew CITY. N. j.: Adolph lie Moult OF
Iarchmorlt, N. Y, and Daniel Lawlor
of Chicago. Candidates for treasurer
are Fred Schlafiy of st. Louis. Mo-:
Austin A. Philbin Of Clinton. Mass. ano
John j. Lascava of New Britain, Conn
The elections today will be open to
the entire student body. and will marx
the retirement from office OF Rlcharo
K. Charlesworth as president; Bernard
c. Moloney, secretary, and John K
Lieberman, treasurer.
Freshmen at the college have elect
ed Charles z. McManus of Hudson
4. Mass, to head them during their sopho'
more year. Other officers chosen were
John F. Murphy Of Scranton, Pa. VICE
president; John E. Powell Of Chevy