Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
NICARAGUA MADE
DEBATE SUBJECT
Representatives of Four Law
Clubs viii Meet at George
town Wednesday.

., The second prize debate at the
=, Georgetown University School of Law
I, between representatives of the Gould,
White, Carroll and Butler Law Clubs
e, Ill be held Wednesday evening at E
. o'clock, marking the reopening of scho-
:. laStic events after the holidays.
The question is, Resolved, That the
:, United States Marines should remain
s. in Nicaragua" and the man chosen as
= the best individual speaker will be ELI
gible for the final contest, which VIII
- be held in May. Leo N. Mcclure and
u Herbert Walsh will support the al
firmative side of the question, and
= Francis J. Sullivan and Mark Wilmer
the negative side.
The participants are all seniors with
the exception of MCGUIRE, who is
freshman. MCGUIRE is not lacking IN
8 forensic ability, however, as he was
member of Georgetowns intercollegiate
debating team during his college course.
. He also is president of the Ashley M.
Gould Law Society. His teammate;;
Walsh. president OF the John Carfoll
Law Club, likewise was member OF
s-Georgetown's intercollegiate team While
#a student at the Hilltop.
= Their ompetitorS-Wilmer, who Is
president of the Pierce Butler Club. and
Sullivan. representing the Douglas A.
White Club-have competed in numer-
sous Law School contests. Sullivan was
!. formerly known as one OF the best attn
eletes at Georgetown. John j. Kearney,
-.'25. and Seton Darr, '16, graduates OF
sethe Law School, will act as judges.
= Examinations Start Next Week.
g With all departments of the univer-
"sitv in operation after the holidays, at
stention centerS on the mid-year exam
nations which start next week. These
will occupy most of the time until Feb
ruary !.
Following the appointment of Leo A.
Rover as United States attorney. po-
ssition he had been filling since tne eie-
walton of Mai. Peyton Gordon TO the
District Supreme Court, it was recalled
s. at the Law School that three OF the
professors whose courses he attended
prior to his graduation from George
town in 1910 were United States at
torneys for the District at one time or
Eanother. These professors were Ashley'
M. Gould, later member OF the DIS
setrict Supreme Court; Clarence M. VIII
@son and Daniel w. Baker. Ihey ali
were graduates of Georgetown Law
School.
\ Resolutions of sympathy were adopt
led by the law classes under Prof. Ar
thur A. Alexander over the death OF
his wife, Mrs. Marion Alexander, last
SUNDAY. Mr.. Alexander is one OF the
~eieht full-time professors at the school
= and also is in charge of the Law Jour-
snal. Funeral services for Mrs. AleXan-
der were held Wednesday morning at
st. Matthews Church.
DR.. Benjamin j. Wallace, professor
Eof the course on commercial policies
eand treaties at the School of Foreign
Service, left last week as member of
1.-The Kemmerer Financial Commission,
which will undertake the revision or
the entire financial, commercial and
tariff systems of China at the request
*of the Chinese government. DR.. Wal
LACE was given years leave of absence
from the school while engaged IN this
task in China.
/. He is one of the best known tariff
experts. and for number OF years
has been chief of the division of prefer
Genital tariffs and commercial treaties OF
ethe United States Tariff Commission.
Before coming to Georgetown he gave
courses at Princeton, the University OF
michigan and Northwestern University.
4 Mcclure Takes Over Course.
{ During his absence in China his
@course at Georgetown will be given by
AOI. WdildEG u1CGlulEs dooloOoAAb w VAAC
economic adviser of the State Depart
~ment, and Prof. Lynn r. Edminster,
@former member of the staff of the Tar
Siff Commission and now Of the staff OF
the Brookings Institute, both of whom
previously had been associated with DR..
wallace.
J, At the last session of the recent Pan
american Conference on Arbitration
sand Cancellation a resolution was
adopted extending the hearty congrat-
sulations and thanks of the conference
ito Benjamin Cohen of the School Of
Foreign Service for his usefulness in
handling the Interpretation and trans
slation work during the sessions. The
motion was made by the Ambassador
of Brazil and seconded by Secretary Of
State Kellogg as chairman of the con-
ference. Mr.. Cohen is a postgraduate
sstudent at the school and also is
smember of the faculty. Much of the
success of the conference also was due
Ito the dispatch and accuracy with
switch DR.. Herbert F. Wright, professor
of political science at the Georgetown
school, handled all the publications of
the conference as general editor. The
staff of the conference had the assist
zance of number of other professors
sand students Of the Foreign Service
School.