Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
DEBATE IS LISTED
| AT GEORGETOWNU U.
University Team to Contest
With Harvard Tonight in
Intercollegiate Series.

Harvard University debaters will visit
Georgetown University this evening to
debate the Kellogg peace pact with the
Hilltop's intercollegiate team.
The local team viii support the pact
as "a sound basis for the foreign policy
of the United States" In its recent de-
bate with Princeton on the same Ques-
ton, the Georgetown team defended the
negative side and won. It is expected a
large number of alumni from both uni
versities will attend tonight's debate
which viii begin at 8:l5 o'clock in Gas
ton Hall. The decision will be rendered
by q board of judges.
Bernard j. McQuaid, one of the regu-
lars of the Georgetown team, is absent
from the city and his place is being
taken by William Sullivan. The other
members of the local team are John
Lynch and John Hayes, with Edward
Cox as alternate.
Address by Distinguished Visitor.
The faculty and student body of the
School Of Foreign Service had the op-
portunity Wednesday evening to hear q
distinguished Hollander, DR.. Joseph
Jitta, give an address on The Renais-
sance OF Modern Holland"
The Minister of the Netherlands. Mr.
j. H. van Royan, and members OF the
legation STAFF were guests Of DR.. Will
liam F. Notz dean of the school, who
introduced the speaker.
DR.. Jitta Is secretary Of the Supreme
Labor Council of the Netherlands, presi-
dent of the City Council of The Hague
and editor of the leading political and
literary weekly, De Crosse Amster-
damer. He is visiting this country as
an exchange lecturer at the University
OF Minnesota, and is the first professor
from Holland to speak at the George
town school.
Rev. Peter Cusick. S. j., of Woodstock
College. formerly president of Canisius
College, Buffalo, N. Y, will conduct the
retreat for seniors at the college, which
commences tomorrow. Exercises will BE-
held daily in Dahlgren Chapel during
the retreat until it ends Wednesday
evening.
Athletic Director Hon0red.
Georgetowns director of athletics
Tom Mills, will be one of the honor
guests at the &C" Club banquet Of Co.
lumbus University Wednesday evening
at the Mayfower Hotel. Coaches from
the various local universities will be
among those attending.
The village Of KerSey, Pa, for the
first time in 1872 years Of its existence
has produced a lawyer. Doctors. mer-
chants, bankers and men of various
other occupations and professions have
hailed from Kersey, but Robert F. Pont-
yer, who graduated from the George
town Law School year ago, and also
took an A. B. degree from George
Washington, claims he is the first and
only lawyer the town has produced
Mr.. Pointer recently passed the Penn
sylvania bar examinations.
John F. Mcdonald. another George
town law graduate, who was admitted tt
practice before the District courts last
October, has also passed the New York
bar examinations. He was of the 60s
out of 1,34S candidates who were sue
cessful. Mr.. Mcdonald came to George
town from Harvard.
Prize to Reward Merit.
Through the courtesy of DR.. James
Brown Scott, a prize of two appropriate
volumes will be awarded to the student
of the morning class in Foreign Rela-
lions of the United States" in the
School of Foreign Service who has the
best general average in the course for
the year, provided he has not won either
of the two medals that are awarded for
tn best general average in the courses
of foreign relations, open to both morn
ing and evening students.
Information was received from The
Hague that 800 copies Of DR.. Thomas H
Healy's book on The Legal Status Of
Foreigners in the United States" have
been placed in the hands of all mem
bers of the International Conference or
Codification of International Law nov
being held at The Hague. This book
contains. in extended form, the sub
stance of the lectures which the assist
ant dean of foreign service gave last
Summer at the Academy Of 1nterna-
tional Law.
Comdr. Dunn Listed to Lecture.
Comdr. Lucius c. Dunn, chief Of STAFF
of naval intelligence If the Navy De.
partment. viii lecture at ITO o'clock the
evening of April IA at the Foreign Serv-
ice School on THE Monroe Doctrine
and the United States Navy" The
lecture will be illustrated. While 1t vii
be attended primarily by students pur-
suing the courses on foreign relations
of the United States, invitations nave
been extended to members OF faculty
and the student body.
Announcement of the award OF thu
Laetare Medal by the University Of
Notre Dame to Frederick p. kenkei o.
st. Louis, a distinguished German editor
and director general of the Contra
Verein. was Of particular interest ir
Georgetown circles. Mr.. Kenkel's son
Prof. Anthony B. Kenkel of this city
has been connected with the George.
town Foreign Service School for II
wears. He is a lecturer in economics al
the school.
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