Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
DIR. FOOTE TO Be AT
MEDICAL CONGRESS
Georgetown Dean Goes I'm
der Appointment of Amer
lean Association.

Under appointment of the American
Medical Association, DR.. John Foote,
dean of the Georgetown University
school of Medicine and q member also
Of the Child Health Congress recently
named by President Hoover, will attend
the international Conference on Peoi.
atrtcs which will be held in August at
Stockholm This conference VIII bring
together the most prominent autnorl-
ties on the diseases OF children In the
world.
DR. Foote is president Of the District
of Columbia Medical Society and Tor
many years has been q leader in the
section of the American Medical Asso-
citation devoted to the study or chill
dren's diseases. He has written and
lectured on that subject ct the George
town Medical School for upwards OF 20
years.
DR.. Foote was an onleial delegate Of
the United States TO the Pan-Ameriean
Child Conference held az Havana Ia
1927 and some years previously was q
delegate to the international Medical
Congress held in London. He is fell
low of the American Medical AsSoci-
alton, the French Society Of Medical
History in Paris and has long been
connected with other medical and scien-
tific societies in this and other coun-
tries. For a number OF years he has
been Q trustee Of the National Geo
graphic Society and likewise Is mem
Der Of the Royal Geographic Society Of
London.
Concert 70 BE Given.
The annual Mi-Careme concert OF the
Georgetown Glee Club, the feature con-
cert of the season in Hilltop circles,
will be held this evening at SIS o'clock
fva TJmn AtrnNffnF
of Prof. Edward p. Donovan the glee-
men have been rehearsing q number OF
new songs and the program this eve
ming will include most Of the favorites.
william McLarney and william HON.
man, pianistS, and Charles Barkett,
yiolinist, viii offer the instrumental
music Of the concert.
Last Sunday night the glee club gave
concert at woodstock College and at
the Founders day celebration Tuesday
evening they sang before Arturo Tos-
canini, conductor Of the Philharmonic
Symphony Orchestra, which was test
for any college group.
The same Georgetown debating team
which recently defeated Princeton Will
meet a debating team from Harvard
University next Sunday evening, Bernard
j. McQuade, one Of the Hilltop debaters,
was called to his home few days ago
and it is not certain whether he VIII
return in time for the forthcoming con-
test. His teammates are John Q. Hayes
and John r. Lynch. Announcement
was made that the subject would be the
same as during the Princeton debate,
namely, the Kellogg peace pact as q
sound basis for the foreign policy OF
the United States.
Spanish Lectures Are Started.
Robert C.. Dawson, head master of
MI Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi Fra
ternity OF the School Of Foreign Service,
said that the Delta Sigma Pi gold
scholarship key will be awarded again
this year. It is given to the senior who
upon graduation, in the opinion Of the
faculty, has made the highest scholar
shin throughout the entire course.
The first of a series of special lectures
for the students of Spanish at the For
eign Service School was given recently
by Don Salvador Godoy, commercial
attache to the legation Of San Salvador.
DIR. Santiago F. Bedoya, first secretary
Of the Peruvian embassy, gave the Sec
ond address last week. Through these
lectures the students will have an OPP
portunity to hear each week some
prominent diplomat from Spanish
speaking countries and TO acquire an
intimate knowledge of their respective
customs, traditions and historical events.
More than $50 students at the school
are no walking Spanish under Prof. M.
@. Martinez, former secretary to the
Mexican Ambassador at Washington.
Dr. Thomas H. Healy, assistant dean
of Foreign Service, will speak over sta
ton WMAL Tuesday evening on the
Centenary of Belgian Independence"
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the continuance of the independence
celebration, which started in Belgium
this month. Recently Prince de Ligne,
the Belgian Ambassador to the United
States, founded a medal at the George
town school in honor Of the occasion.
DR.. Healys talk viii be broadcast at
T:I6 o'clock.