Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
GEORGETOWN DEBATE TEAM
MEETS PRINCETON TONIGHT
Kellogg Peace Pact Will Be Argued in First
intercollegiate Glass of Season
for Hilltoppers.

Georgetown University will hold its
first intercollegiate debate of the season
tonight In CASTOR Hall, when its varsity
debating team will meet visiting team
from Princeton University in the FIRST
contest between the two institutions
since 1921.
The local debaters will defend the
negative side of the question, Resolved,
That the Kellogg Peace Pact is Sound
Basis for the Foreign Policy of the
United States" The three Hilltop de-
baterS, drawn from the membership Of
the Philodemic Debating Society, are
John c. Hayes, 81, of Illinois; Bernard
j. McQuaid, 81, Of New Hampshire,
and John F. Lynch, 80, Of New Jersey.
Lynch is the winner of the Merrick
prize debate Of this year.
Princeton will be represented by j.
v. Vancise Of New Jersey, e. D. Lucas
of India and j. M. Punnell Of Della
ware. In the 1921 debate at George
town, the team from Old Nassau lost
the decision.
Five Act as Judges.
The judges in tonight's contests are
Chief Justice George Z. Martin Of the
District Court of Appeals, Justice Fred
erick L. Siddons of the District Supreme
Court, Associate Judge Charles S. Hat
f1eld Of the United States Court of Gus
toms Appeals, Robert J. Mawhinney,
solicitor of the. Treasury Department,
and Rear admiral william S. Benson,
United States Navy, retired.
The debate viii be held about Sis
o'clock.
Georgetown1s next intercollegiate de-
bate will be April IL, when a team rep
resenting the CASTOR Society goes to
New York City to clash with Fordham.
Edward Glavin, Bart Tiernan and Mar
tin White will comprise the Hilltop
team, with Frederick Loughran as alter
nate.
The Georgetown Glee Club will sing
at the celebration in honor of Founders
day. March rs, in CASTOR Hall. VIII
liam McLarney, 80, and William Hoff-
man. 80, pianiStS, and Charles Barkett,
'33, violinist, are special soloists.
In its last appearance in joint re-
cital with the choir of st. Paul's Catho-
lie Church, the glee club scored sue
ceSsfully. Its chief preparations at this
time, however are In connection with
the annual Mi-Careme concert at the
college the evening Of March 80. This
is the principal glee club program Of
the season.
Jaime F. Benitez of the senior class
at the law school won the third prize
debate Wednesday night and q SIS prize
in gold offered by the faculty. BeniteZ,
who is from Porto Rico, is a memer of
the Pierce Butler Law Club. The VIC
tory places him among the participants
in the final contest, which carries the
highest debating honors in the law
school.
Cast Selected for Play.
Georgetown's Mask and Bauble Club
has selected its cast for the forthcom-
ing production of "Richelieu." Frank
Wenzler, president of the club, who took
the lead in last years play, Manhood"
has been given the title role. Others
in the cast are william Casson, who
will play Borodas; William O'Brien as
the Chevalier de Montprat, Gerald
Berger as Francois, William C. Akin as
Joseph, Lester c. Burdett as CASTOR,
Duke Of Orleans; Myles O'Brien as
Louis XIII, Peter Keber as Sieur de
Beringhen. William Cannon as Huguet,
Edgar Mccormick as Julie de Morte-
mart and Leo Kelly as Clermont. Re-
hearsalS are being held regularly under
direction OF Prof. Thomas J. Stokes, S.
j., moderator Of the club. and the pro-
duction VIII be quite the most lavish I'M
dertaken by the Georgetown students
In many years.
Rev. Francis M. Connell, S. j., pre-
feet general Of studies for the Mary
land-NeW York province of the Jesuit
order, made his annual survey of
studies and academic conditions at
Georgetown last week. He is visiting
other Jesuit institutions in the vicinity
OF Washington.
The next meeting on the program of
the Sodaltty is smoker which will be
nelo Tuesday evening In Holy Trinity
Parish Hall. Richard Wilson Is In charge
OF arrangements. The POSTMASTER will
be Jay p. Julicher. The sodality is I'M
dertaking to raise 81 900 to aid the mis-
Slonary work of Rev. Daniel Sullivan,
.. j. Georgetown'S own adopted" mis-
Sionary IN the Philippines
committee has been appointed by
the Washington Club Of Georgetown to
arrange for an Easter dance. with Mr..
Donovan, representing the Medical
school as chairman. Robert Talbot is
the Hilltop representative, while the
law school Is represented by Harry Top
nam and William Rowan and the For
elgn Service School by Andre de Perry
Tribute In Paid Taft.
While the funeral procession of VIII
liam Howard Taft was In progress last
Tuesday, the Georgetown r. o. T. G.
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