Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
FOREIGN STUDENTS.
co TO GEORGETOWN.
Germany Sends Two, and
CzechosIovakia, Austria and
Ecuador. Each One.


Georgetown University, which opens its
thirteenth academic year next Wednes-
day, are the holders of five special
Scholarships made available this year.
Two hail from Germany and one each
from CzechoSlovakia, Austria and
Ecuador.
These exchange scholarships are in
Mne with the general policy Of the
School of Foreign Service to advance
the cause Of international peace through
international understanding This was
particularly emphasized last week when
the Fidac. representing the organized
war veterans of 10 nations selected
Georgetown University as one of five
great American institutions worthy OF
special commentator for their work
In the advancement of friendly foreign
relations.
The holders Of the two German
scholarships are FRIEDRICH Franz Won
Papen and Count Hans Won Hardenberg,
who were awarded the scholarships on
the recommendation of the German
Students Exchange in Berlin and the
Institute of International Education in
New York Mr.. Won Papen has just
completed courses at the University of
Munster He is a son of Lieut.. Col
Won Papen former military attache at
the German embassy in Washington.
Count Won Hardenberg has been pur-
suing courses in the University of Lau-
same and the University of Munich.
Both of these men are coming TO
Georgetown to prepare themselves for a
career in the diplomatic service OF
Germany.
To Enter Foreign Service.
: Baron wilhelm Dreyhausen-E hren-
reich is the holder of the Austrian
scholarship He was chosen at a recent
meeting of the Austrian Exchange Com
mittee in Vienna, held under the chair
naanShip of the rector of the Univer-
sity of Vienna. Baron DreyhauSen-
Ehrenreich has been taking courses in
the well known Consular Academy of
Visnna and viii pursue his studies at
Georgetown preliminary to entrance
into the Austrian foreign service. This
Austrian scholarship, plans for which |
were worked out several years ago
when DR.. Thomas H. Healy, assist |
ant dean at the Georgetown school, |
visited Austria, was awarded on the |
Recommendation of the director of the !
Austro-American Institute in Vienna, |
the Institute of international Education |
in New York, the Minister Of Austria |
in washington, former Austrian Prime |
Minister Hussarek, former Austrian Vice !
Chancellor Breisky and others.
The holder of the scholarship repre- |
who Is particularly well prepared to /
take the postgraduate course at |
Georgetown. leading toward the doctor /
Of philosophy degree. Mr.. Kalousek /
has completed one year in the Law
School Of the University of Brno in !
Czechoslovakia, two years work at the /
Hochschule fur Politik in Berlin, from /
which he has a diploma, and two years |
work at the Ecole Libre des Sciences
Politiques of Paris, from which he :
also has diploma.
He Is the second student to come to l
Georgetown from his country within the |
past few years under the auspices of /
Professionalism government. His schol-
arShip was awarded on the recommended
ton of the minister of education, the |
Minister of Czechoslovakia in Washing |
ton and the Institute Of International |
relations. res
Is Son of Former President
Senior Gallo Plaza of Ecuador will rep
resent that country on scholarship. |
The son Of former President of Ecua-
dor, Senior Plaza is now an attache at /
the legation in Washington This |
scholarship was placed at the disposal |
of the Ecuadorian government, and the
award was made on the recommendation
of the Minister in Washington. While |
regent of the Foreign Service School
Nevis. S. j., of Georgetown made ar
rangements tc= a number of Latin /
American scholarships to promote closer |
relations between the American repub- |
lies. The first holder of the scholar |
ship from Ecuador, Senior Francisco |
banda, has been in the service of his |
government since graduation.
The School of Foreign Service has |
classes for both full-time and part-time |
students, the one meeting in the morn |
ing and the other In the late afternoon |
They offer parallel courses With stu |
dents from some 20 foreign countries |
and every State in the Union, the |
Georgetown school is international not |
only In its enrolment but also in its \
aims and the scope of its curriculum. |
With its opening next Wednesday, every |
department Of Georgetown will be in full |
swing.
Plans Russian Lectures.
sDr. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j.. regent !
OF the school, returned to Washington |
recently from a three months VISIT in \
Europe, where he gathered new mate |
rial for his interesting series of lectures |
on Soviet Russia, which he is planning |
to give during the coming Winter. Some |
OF these lectures will deal with a new |
phase in the economic situation
AT the School of Law, an academic |
assembly will be held tomorrow after |
noon at $40 o'clock in honor of the |
recent opening of the school. President |
Nevis will preside and make the con- |
Guiding address. Rev Thomas B. Chef |
Hpod. S. j., regent of the school, and |
Dean George z. Hamilton also will ad- |
dress the student body.
Each year at these academic assem- |
blies the marks Of the undergraduates |
during the previous year are read and |
the honor men in each class announced. |
Alumni in Washington will be pleased |
70 hear that the former headmaster of |
the Georgetown Preparatory School, |
Rev. Thomas A. Emmett, S. j., whom |
many remember during his long years at
the college, was consecrated Bishop of |
Jamaica in Boston last Sunday. Presi- |
dent Nevis and DR.. Walsh were among
his old friends here who attended the |
ceremonies. and Georgetown presented |
Bishop Emmett with his robes as a token |
OF affection and esteem. Bishop John !
] Mcnamara Of Washington assisted |
Cardinal O'Connen at the ceremony.