Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
DEBATING GROUP
ELECTS OFFICERS
Edward L. Cox, Jr., Member
of Junior Class, Heads
PhiIodemic Society.

Edward L. Cox. Hilltop junior from
! Brooklyn, N. Y, was elected president
! Of the Philodemic Society Of George
town University for the l9S0-3l aca-
demic year at the annual election OF
ofacerS held last week. The Phtlodemic
| will observe its centenary Wednesday
| evening in CASTOR Hall.
Other officers elected were Joseph
Brunini Of Mississippi, vice president;
| Ernest d O'Brien of Michigan, re-
elected recording secretary; Arthur l..
Simpson Of the District of Columbia,
| treasurer: J. Godfrey Butler OF the Dis
trics of Columbia. corresponding sec
Rotary, and j. Fred Schlafy of Mis-
souri,. censor. Rev. John j. Twohy, S.
j., of the faculty, is coach and moder-
ator of the society.
John F. Ryan is president of the de-
batting group this year and viii take
part in the academic exercises WedneS-
day evening, at which Sir Esme How
ard, the British Ambassador, who Is
retiring from the diplomatic service,
Is to receive the honorary degree OF
doctor Of laws from the University. DR..
w. Coleman Nevis, S. j., president OF
Georgetown, and Dean George E. Ham
ilton of the law school also are among
the speakers.
The Phllodemic claims to be the old
est students debating society in the
country and there is no known record
OF any older group of its kind in any
other American university. The for
nation of the Philodemic Society origi-
mated in a students meeting on Sep
TENDER IS, 1880, during the presidency
of Rev. Thomas F. Mulledy.
Its first officers were Father Ryan
professor of philosophy: Samuel A.
Mulledy. vice president; John H. Hunt
er, secretary; John H. Digges, treasurer,
and Eugene H. Lynch. amanuensis. A
adopted as its insignia This device Is
still in use after 100 years.
James Howell, member of the Dis
trict bar and graduate Of the George
town Law School. Is newly appointed
member of the law faculty Of Loyola
University in Chicago. While in Wash
ington during the past year, Mr.. How
ell was associated with Michael M.
Doyle, former Police Court Judge, and
has since become a member of the
Illinois bar, being resident Of Elgin.
MIR. Howell took his degree in arts
and sciences also at Georgetown, and
upon his graduation from the Law
School returned for a postgraduate de-
gree He began his new duties at Loyola
last Monday, the subjects he Is to teach
being partnership. sales, legal liability.
negotiable instruments and domestic
relations.
Fraternity Observes Anniversary.
Alpha Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon
recently observed the tenth anniversary
Of the founding of the fraternity at the
School of Foreign Service with appro-
pirate exercises at its chapter house,
1882 Biltmore street. Eta Chapter, in
stalled at George Washington University
last December, Joined in entertaining
the alumni.
DR.. Arnold w. Spanhoofd and DR..
Richard S. Harvey of the Georgetown
faculty were present and congratulated
the fraternity. From Alpha Chapter
there are SO members, graduates or for
mer students Of the Foreign Service
School, who are now in foreign coun-
tries. There are at present more than
90 members of the chapter connected
with the Federal Government depart
ments. The officers Of the chapter are
Stephen Varga, PRESIDENT; George F.
Griffin, vice president; Raymond r.
Dear, secretary, and Raymond P. Lud-
den. treasurer.
With the opening Of the second
semester arrangements are being COM
pleted at the college for the Junior
prom Friday evening at the Wardman
Park Hotel. Robert McCabe is general
chairman Of the committee Sydney's
Mayacwer Orchestra has been engaged
for the dance.
DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., regent or
the Foreign Service School, who has re-
turned from q trip abroad, was one of
the speakers at the recent women,s pa
tr1otic conference on national defense
In washington. He discussed the SUBJ
Ject OF Soviet RusSia's relations, his adj
dress being commented upon in the
Senate the next day by Senator Nc
Kellar of Tennessee, who said it had
given him "a totally different idea about
the necessities of moral as well as ma
terial defense Of this Government of
ours" Father Walsh is preparing a
series Of his annual Russian lectures
during the Winter, announcement of
which will be made later.