Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
GEORGETOWN Plans Debates.

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TWO interesting debates dealing with
i American foreign policy will be held
in January by students of the George
town University School OF Foreign SerV-
ice.
The first of these debates, which will
take the form of public dissertation,
will occur January Is. Arranged under
the auspices of the Seminar in Inter
national Law, the subject will be on the
question of American entry into the
World Court. A second debate on the
proposition of whether the United
States should become member OF the
League of Nations will be held January
81, under the auspices of the Seminar IN
Foreign Relations Both contests VIII
be held from $40 to z o'clock IN the
The general public has been invited
to the World Court debate, and others
outside of the students in the Seminar IN
international Law will participate. TINS
seminar is one of series given by the
School of Foreign Service Tor advanced
students for the purpose OF examining
in a critical way major international
problems of preSent-day interest. Since
the opening Of the 1930-3l term, 20
advanced students have been analyzing
various phases of the subject.
The seminar has been held under the
Joint direction of DR.. James Brown
Scott. the eminent international autnor-
ity who has played an important role IN
the development of the idea OF Worio
Court, both at The Hague and at Paris,
and Dr. Thomas H. Healy, associate
professor Of international law; ~;
Healy has lectured on this subject a.
the famous Academy of international
Law of The Hague.
The affirmative side of the World
Court debate will be led by L. II. Leone,
while the negative side VIII be unoer
the leadership of william BurkinShaW.
DR.. Scott will preside.
Fifteen advanced students have been
making a special study of the League OF
Nations in connection with their WORK
in the Seminar in Foreign Relations
for the last three months. As In the
case Of the World Court, the subject
has been approached from various
angles, particularly in the relations OF
the league 10 the United states.
The affirmative side of the League
Of Nations debate will be led by James
A. Dorsey, while Mr.. Burkinshaw will
oppose entry Of the United States IN the
League. AS with the first debate, other
students in the school and their friends
will take part in the general diSserta-
ton.
With the end Of the Christmas holi-
days on January 5, scholastic activities
will be resumed at the college and in
other departments Of the university.
College students who returned TO their
homes during the vacation period took
part in many alumni and student enter
tainments One of these, about which
word was received here, was the eighth
annual Christmas dance Of the New
Haven Undergraduate Club, held Friday
at the Spring Glen Country Club IN
New Haven.
The next large public function which
Georgetown University will hold Is
scheduled for the first week in Febru-
airy in honor of the opening Of the new
dormitory building, which will be ready
then for occupancy. The opening OF
this spacious building, reserved for
seniors, will do much to relieve the
somewhat congested dormitory condi-
tons at the Hilltop.