Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-09

Just after the big crowd had
gathered at the tables and the
orchestra was winding up "The
Star Spangled Banner" a big gray
sign, in which were blue letters,
was flashed on the wall, welcome
Mills" and from that moment
until the end of the affair every
man in the hall seemed to do his
best to make Mills feel that
Georgetown Is for him and has
faith in him. And Mills, in his
address late in the evening, left
no doubt about his feelings in re-
gard to Georgetown. Said he:
ct came to Georgetown because be-
1ieved it to be q school where I could
build up my own reputation by render
Ing q real service. Georgetown seemed
to me to embody all the fine things
that have heard Of 1t since was a
college boy in the Middle West, and
wanted to be connected with it. 1t is an
honor to me to be at the head of
Georgetown athletics, and shall do
my best to deserve that honor. 1t Is i'm
possible for me to tell you how grateful
feel for the fine reception you have
given me, and my only hope Is that I
shall prove to you my worthiness."
Youth ID Stressed.
Remarkable, indeed, were some of the
talks by men from different sections Of
the country, in that they stressed so
many varying opinions of what George
town Is doing for the youth of the Ma
ton. Father Nevis, president Of the
university, paid perhaps the highest
tribute to athletics and other extra
curricular activities when he said that
Gin our new six-story building. now be-
ing erected, we shall have its front CEN
ter embellished In stone symbolical of
our extra curricular activities, and es-
pecially athletics. We want the world
to know the part we believe these things
play in the general education of our
youth. We leaders in Jesuit education
have our prescribed courses, IL Is true,
and shall continue to have them, with
out In the least lessening their value,
but we also shall continue to place on
these other activities. especially ath-
1etics, the real value that we feel they
deserve in helping to develop the char
acter of the youth Of the Nation, and
thereby the Nation"
Bachman II Humorist.
Charley Bachman, foot ball coach at
the University Of Florida, delivered q
purely inspirational and amusing talk
on some foot ball conditions as he has
known them in various places. And
Bachnan Is something Of O. humorist
as he brought down the house several
times with his half jocular, half serious
side remarks. He told the inside story
Of the Navy-Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station game. IN which he played
forgotten episode Of the Navy sub rum
ming out on the field and tackling q
Great Lakes player as he was going for
o touchdown occurred. Bachman ex-
planned how q near riot had been
sverted by quick action Of the authori-
ties and told how the Great Lakes Band
Of 500 pieces paraded after the game
playing the Navy funeral dirge, how q
naval officer rushed up 10 the leader Of
Here, you can't play that. because it's
only for ofdcial occasionsl" to which the
band leader replied, "This Is ofdcial
enough-the Nays sunk"
Bachman also told of game the
Great Lakes team played against Rut-
gers. At the end Of the first period,
he said, Rutgers was leading, IL to o.
Then the Rutgers team began to get
rough, and that was what was needed
70 develop team spirit In the Great
Lakes players. BY the end Of the third
period the Rutgers backs did not want
to carry the ball, he said, and the game
wound up with the Great Lakes eleven
victor by more than so points to II.
Tunney Talks Big.
Gene Tunney was present in all his
glory, probably the most attractive fig-
ure Of the evening. His speech was
brief, but pointed, In that It stressed
not GEORGETOWN athletics 90 the most
advanced factor IN QeorRetownS work
Of the last few years, but the establish
Enent Of the School Of Foreign Service,
which, T1nney said, was evidence of
the realization at Georgetown that there
was real need for development Of men