Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18
COMPETITIVE DRILL
AT c. j. THURSDAY
Maj. Gen. Fuque Will Head
Board of Judges to Deter
mine Winners.

Maj William H. Hobson, commandant
at Georgetown University, has completed
arrangements for the annual competi-
tive drill and field day exercises for
the r. Q. T. G. unit, which will be
held Thursday afternoon.
1t was announced that Maj. Gen.
Stephen o. Fuque, chief of Infantry,
would head the board of judges to
determine the group and individual
winners in the various competitions. A
number of prizes, including four silver
cups donated by the Washington Cham
Der of Commerce, will be awarded to
the successful competitors.
Capt. Joseph McDonough of the New
York National Guard, a former cadet
battalion commander at Georgetown,
has offered a wrist watch to the senior
cadet who has accomplished the most
efficient work to advance the r. o. T. C.
A second group of prizes constitutes
Charles w. Darr, president, will pre-
sent to the cadet of each class, who
stands first in scholarship, department
and military discipline.
Winner to Get Saber.
The winner of the company COM
mander competition will be awarded a
military saber; a Sam Brown belt will
go to the winner of the platoon COM
mander competition and streamers will
be attached to the guidon of the COM
pany that wins the intercompany drill
and also to the best drilled platoon.
Workmanship medals are to be awarded
to the winners in the rifle matches
and minor "G's" to certain members
of the band and rifle team.
Mai William H. Hobson. commandant
at Georgetown, will be in general charge
of the exercises and at the conclusion
of the competitions, the Infantry Bat
TALON will march in review before Pres
ident w. Coleman Nevils, S. j.; Mai.
Gen. Fugue and other special guests.
Breaking all previous records for early
publication, the 1880 Doomsday Booke
of Georgetown, the university's annual,
will go to press tomorrow and be dis
tributed on the campus well in advance
of commencement day.
Publication of this years annual was
under the general supervision of Ed
mund L. Brunini, editor-in-chief, and
John McGeary. business manager. With
a number of new features, the volume
will be a complete history Of the activi-
| Social Season Near Close.
The Georgetown social season prac-
ticaIly came to an end Friday night
when the seniors held their annual
prom at the Wardman Park Hotel, fol-
lowed Yesterday afternoon with a tea
dance at the willard. George NC
Mahon,, Gerald O'Mara, Frank Wenzler
and Daniel Lawler were in charge OF
the affairs, which were about the most
popular of the scholastic year.
The Hamilton medal for the best
extemporaneous debate between MEM
bers Of the Philodemic Society was won
last Sunday night by j. Fred Schlany,
| 80, of Missouri. George E. Hamilton,
| dean of the Law School and member
of the board of regents at Georgetown,
| established the medal 81 years ago for
annual competition. With j. Godfrey
Butler of the District of Columbia and
Edward l.. Cox of New York, Schlaf1y
successfully defended the question,
Resolved, That the chain store system
should be approved" Schlaf1y was Sc
lected as the best individual speaker.
Those on the negative side were John
! C, Hayes of Illinois, James c. Bern
hardt of the District of Columbia and
| Arthur L. Simpson Of Maryland.
Members of the present Junior class,
who will be seniors of next year at the
college, have elected the following OFF,
GERS for the ensuing term: David s.
1
Ralph Ruffer of Rutherford, N. j., vice
president; Carl Schaefer of Cape
| Charles, Va, secretary; Robert McCabe
of Pittsburgh. Pa, treasurer, and Gerald
McAllister of Brooklyn, student council
representative.
Faculty Members Honored.
At the dance given by the Cogan
Dental Society recently, Dean William
N. Cogan Of the Dental School and
Rev. John L. Gipprich, regent Of the
| school, were the recipients of tokens
from the membership OF the society,
comprising dental students. DR.. Cogan
was presented with a picture Of him
self and Father Gipprich with desk
set of pens, on behalf Of the senior
class.
w. r. Lucas, president of the society,
presided at the informal ceremony and
| introduced Dr. John P. Burke and DR..
John Brozinsky, who made the presen-
tations.
TWO seniors Of the Dental School,
| r. Celano and E. j. Neaverth, were
announced as having tied In the prize
essay contest held by the society.
The Cooney prize was won by 9
sophomore, F. Furman, of the Dental
School. The committee on awards was
composed Of Dean Cogan, DR.. Brozin-
| sky, DR.. Burke of the faculty and j.
Brady and w. g. vogel of the student
body.
Two Prizes Announced.
Ohicials of the School Of Foreign
Service have announced the founding
of two prizes in the course on export
sales practice in the school. These
prizes have been provided by Daniel E.
Casey, professor in the course, and will
be awarded to the student in both the
morning and afternoon classes who OBJ
tains the highest scholastic average in
the course during the year.
The course is one OF the most i'm
portant in the foreign service curricu-
lum. Prof. Casey has had a wide ex-
perience in foreign trade, as editor Of
group of export magazines and as
chief Of the division of District Offices
| in the United States Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce. Emmett
| Chapman Is his associate in the course
Through the efforts of Prof. Manuel
Guillermo Martinez the students in his
Spanish course at the Foreign Service
School recently had the privilege of
hearing an address by DR.. Pablo Campos
| Ortiz first secretary Of the Mexican
embassy. DR.. Ortiz spoke on 1.-THE
Spanish Language as Spoken in Span
| sh-America." This lecture was the
third in a series arranged by Prof.
Martinez on the Spanish language.
Members of the diplomatic corps adj