Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
UNIVERSITY PLANS
FORFOUNDERS' DAY
Program Announced for An
niversary Observance at
Georgetown Institution.

GEORGETOWN University announces its
first Founders day program on March
IS in accordance with proclamation
issued by DR.. W. Coleman Nevis, s. j.,
president of the university.
Although established 141 years ago,
this Is the first time that such . cele-
bration has been planned at George
town. President Nevils is arranging
special academic ceremonies IN connec-
ton with the observance which will be
made an annual affair in the future.
It is expected that q large number Of
out-of town alumni will attend.
The foundation of Georgetown College
was projected as early as 1785 when
Rev. John Carroll, afterward the first
Archbishop Of Baltimore, formed the
plan and proposed 1t to his associates In
1888 the erection Of the first building
was started. Yet 1889 Is commonly
considered the year of the foundation
Of the college, as the deed of the original
piece Of ground was dated in that year.
Prominent Alumni to Attend.
Many alumni are already advising
| that they will come to washington for
the March IS event and the university
also has invited number Of special
guests. One of these will be Arturo
Toscanini, director of the New York
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, who
called upon President Nevis at the col
lege early this week.
Yielding to the entreaties Of freshmen
| excluded from membership in the w.
N. Cogan Dental Society and the newly
formed Students Council Of the Dental
School, the officers of those two bodies
last Monday voted to admit members of
the first year class. This is an extcn-
sion of formal recognition of the fresh
men and permission to participate In all
the school activities. william Vogel Of
the senior class was made secretary Of
the Students Council.
W. N. Lucas, president Of the Cogan
Dental Society, who was instrumental
i in organizing the Students Council,
presided at the meeting of the former
and in an address declared that the
dean Of the school. DR.. William N.
| Cogan, was known as the Father of the
Naval Dental Corps" DR.. Cogan, q re-
tired naval dental surgeon, resigned a
former deanship at Georgetown in 1913
| to organize the dental corps in the Navy
and during the World War brought It
up to high state Of efficiency.
| Since the organization of the Cogan
society, the students Of the Dental
School have been taking more active
interest in Georgetown affairs and de-
cided at the meeting to go in for base
ball, tennis and boxing. j. Greeves was
appointed chairman of athletic activi-
ties for the Dental School and viii pro-
coed to organize teams. A committee
also was appointed to arrange for at
least two entertainments each month
H. Beech Of the senior class is chair
| man, the other members being Albert E
King. r. Hall, r. Fear, George Rover
and Mr.. Coyle.
Emile J. De Cesare OF the senior class
read paper on the advantages of
X-ray work in dentistry and the COM
mittee named as usual to discuss it is
composed Of Mr.. Beech, John p. Halaby
Mr.. King, Mr.. Celano and Mr.. Hanley
With the increased activities of the
student bodies of both the Dental and
Medical Schools, the Georgetown au-
thoritieS have set aside q room for their
exclusive use in the new building on
Reservoir road. The students have de-
cided to make it a smoking room and
appointed q committee to arrange for
financing equipment for the room. Mr..
Fear OF the senior class heads 1t, with
Fred j. Heimbuch Of the junior class
Joseph L. Konzelman, sophmore, and
Herbert A. MaSterson, freshman class
James A. Bougie, j. Casey, James j.
Shanahan and Martin j. Kelly serve
for their respective classes as a COM
mlttee TO select the furnishings.
Honor Conferred ON DIR. Scott.
With the return to Washington of
DR.. James Brown Scott, who attended
the recent International Educational
Congress in Havana, 1t was learned
that the University OF Havana had con-
ferred upon him the honorary degree of
doctor OF laws. DR.. Scott has received
more honorary degrees, perhaps, than
any other man in the United States.
A great many of them are from Euro
pean and South American universities,
conferred in recognition Of his import
ant work In the field Of international
Law and in the promotion Of interna-
tional relations.
DR.. Scott was chairman Of the Of
fcial American delegation to. the
Havana congress and also represented
Georgetown University, where he has
taught international law since the
founding Of the Foreign Service School.