Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
GEORGETOWN UNIT
R. 0. 7. c. PRAISED
Area Commander Praises
Battalion in Report of
Inspection.

Georgetown University's r. o. T. C.
Battalion was praised for its work and
appearance in the report on the recent
inspection of the unit made by Lieut..
Col. r. H. Leavitt, r. o. T. C. officer of
the Sd Corps Area.
,,, This bo, unit is now designated by the
College" the report stated, and If
such ratings should be resumed by the
War Department. it is expected that
this unit would again meet the demands
and receive a rating commensurate
with its present high standing"
Maj. Gen. Fred w. Sladan, command
ing general of the Sd Corps Area at
Baltimore, forwarded the report to
President w. Coleman Nevils. Consid-
ering the fact that the inspection was
made shortly after the unit was or
Hobson, commandant at Georgetown, is
highly pleased with the spirit the cadets
have displayed and the attention they
have given to their military training.
Battalion Appearance Good.
"In all classes the instruction was
we'll given and the students well pre-
pared" the report said. THE appear
ance of the battalion as a whole was
lently uniformed. Mention also was
made of the excellent condition Of the
property in the storeroom.
The War Department no longer gives
ratings to the various r. o. T. c. units
in colleges throughout the country, that
practice having been discontinued sew
eral years ago. The Georgetown unit,
however, was designated as "distin-
guished" the last year the ratings were
made. 1t was under Maj. Hobson's
former regime at Georgetown, some
years ago, that the Hilltop unit first
received such distinction.
Few of the students are left at the
Hilltop, the annual Christmas holidays
having drawn most of them to their
homes. Glasses will be resumed in the
college for seniors on January 8 and for
others the day before.
Dedicate Journal to Pope.
The December issue of the College
Journal, which is just off the press, is
dedicated to Pope Plus XXI, whose
golden jubilee was observed last Sun
day DR.. James Brown Scott of the
School of Foreign Service contributes
the leading article. dealing with the
relations between the Papal State and
Italy. Among the student contribu-
tors were Thomas McGarry, Richard
x. Evans, Bernard McQuade, William
j. K. O'Brien and Robert Mcnamara.
The newly formed Washington Club
of Georgetown held its first smoker
recently, with the freshman orchestra
supplying music for the occasion. James
L. MacKavanagh of the senior class
was POSTMASTER and introduced Arthur
L. Simpson, president of the club, who
stressed the value of cooperation be-
tween the members. Rev. George p.
McGowen of the faculty was guest Of
honor.
Hold SOdaIities Convention.
The convention of all the sodalities
of the District of Columbia was held in
CASTOR Hall on December IA, the meet
ing having been called to discuss the
importance of such organizations in
Catholic schools. Rev. Daniel Lord,
S. j., national director of sodalities In
the United States, conducted the con-
ference. Schools represented at the
meeting in addition to Georgetown were
Trinity College. Catholic University,
Georgetown Visitation Convent, Acad-
envy of the Sacred Heart, Convent Of
the Sacred Heart, Academy Of the Holy
Cross, st. CeciliaS Academy, st. Pat
ricks Academy, Gonzaga High School,
St. Johns High School, immaculate
Seminary and Academy and the
Georgetown Preparatory School.
Dr. Harrison E. Howe, editor OF the
Journal of Industrial and Engineering
Chemistry, was the speaker at the
last meeting of the Chemistry Acad-
envy, the object of which is to broaden
the students views of chemistry. Many
leading chemists of the country have
addressed the students during the year.
The members Of the classes in the
history of the Far East at the School
of Foreign Service were guests of DR..
and Mrs. William Boyd Carpenter at a
luncheon given at the Willard Hotel on
Wednesday. The guests of honor were
the Dean and Mrs. William F. NotZ and
the Assistant Dean and Mrs. Thomas
H. Healy.
DR.. Carpenter, who is the professor
of the courses on the history Of the
Far East, Joined the faculty at the be-
ginning of the academic year. He is
an outstanding authority on the Far
East, where he has resided for num-
Der of years. He holds the degree of
doctor of laws from Cambridge Uni
versity, England, and the doctor of
jurisprudence degree from the Uni
versity Of Berlin.