Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
DR.. SCOTT ATTENDS
HAVANA CONGRESS
Georgetown Professor win
Represent University at
Educators Session.

DR.. James Brown Scott, professor of
international law and chairman of the
graduate committee Of the School Of
Foreign Service, will represent George
town University at the congress of the
university executives and educators,
which meets in Havana on Wednesday.
He is now in Cuba as a guest Of the
Cuban government, having left wash
ington last week at the invitation of
President Machado.
In addition to representing George
town at this conference, DR.. Scott will
consult with offlcials Of the American
Institute of International Law, Of
which he is president. The institute
has its headquarters in Havana, con-
struction work having started already
on the Palace of International Law,
for which the Cuban government ap-
propriated the funds.
The State Department extended an
invitation 10 DR.. w. Coleman Nevis,
8. j., president of Georgetown, to be
one Of the representatives at the Ha-
vana educational conference, but he
was unable to accept.
Few men are more intimately Ac-
quainted with Pan-American affairs
than DR.. Scott, and he will be of par
ticular service in the forthcoming con-
ference, as he speaks Spanish, Portu-
gueSe and French, which will be the
offlcial languages OF the sessions, with
English. DR.. Scott also was an official
delegate of the United States to the
sixth Pan-American conference, at
which the Havana meeting was called
for the purpose Of considering closer
intellectual cooperation between tbs
American republics.
CrOnin Passes Bar.
John w. Cronin, who was gradu-
ated from the Georgetown Law School
last June, was one of the successful
candidates for admission to the Maine
bar on February 8. OF 40 candidates
vino took the examinations. only IL
passed. Mr.. Cronin, now a resident
those who passed the District of
Columbia bar examinations last De-
cember.
Another June graduate, Raymond C.
Weber OF EAston, Pa, has just passed
the Pennsylvania bar examination. He
received his A. B. degree from George
Washington University and later at
tended the Georgetown Law School.
The library of Georgetown Univer-
sity has Just received from Miss Eliza
beth 8. Kite and Mrs. Fitzgerald six
volumes in French, being the History
of the Participation Of France in the
Formation Of the United States of
America" by Hex Henri Doniol. The
university will undertake translation of
this voluminous work. 1t will require
about a years time.
DR.. Thomas H. Healy, assistant dean
of foreign service, has been selected as
vice chairman of the local committee
to arrange for the annual convention
Of the National catholic Alumni Fed
Grafton April 25-27.
Junior Prom Il Big Event.
The junior prom given Valentine
day at WardmAn Park was one of the
most successful in recent years. One
of the guests was niece of President
Nevis, Miss NJ. Bernadette Daily of
Overlook, Pa, who came here for the
Philodemic celebration last Wednesday
the guest of Miss Mary Elizabeth
Bowen. Miss Bowen Is q sister of John
Bowen, recently appointed secretary of
the alumni and assistant to DIR. Nevis.
The morning junior class at the law
school will give its annual banquet
wednesday evening at the Hotel Roose-
welt. This Is the only social function
Of the class during the year.
Georgetown students living in Wash
ington and nearby Maryland and Vir~
ginia will give banquet at the AM
bassador Hotel the evening Of February
26. This group Of students recently
changed its name from the Washing
ton Club to the Georgetown Club of
Washington so as to conform to the
manner of naming similar groups from
other cities. Robert Talbot is chair
man Of the committee in charge of
| arrangements.
The Pre-Medical Club Of George
town held its annual banquet last week
at the Ambassador, with addresses by
. number of the faculty. Those who
spoke were DR.. p. Francis Wilson,
faculty adviser Of the club: Lieut.. Jean
Labat, director of the department Of
modern languages; Rev. John ]. Muir
ply, S. j., professor of philosophy:
Rev. r. Rush Rankin. 8. j., dean of
the college, and Norris b. Flanagan
president of the club.