Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
DR.. WALSH TO GIVE
SOVIET LECTURES
New Series by Georgetown
University Official Begins
Friday Evening.

lectures on Soviet Russia by Or. Ed
mund A. Walsh, s. j.. vice president
of Georgetown University and regent of
the School Of Foreign Service, culmin-
ating with q review Of anti-religiouS ac-
tivities and the question of recognition,
will be given Friday evening at $50
O'Clock In CASTOR Hall.
DR.. Walsh recently returned from a
seven-week stay in Europe, where he
gathered fresh material bearing on
CommuniSttc activities and consulted
with many OF the foremost European
authorities on Russian conditions in
preparation Tor his lectures this Win
ter. With Russia occupying a con-
SplcuouS place in world news today, ad-
ditional interest Is conferred in the
problems of the Soviet Union.
The School Of Foreign Service, in a
statement announcing the forthcoming
series, said: In view of the fact that
the authorities Of the Soviet Union have
decided within the last IL months to
renew and intensity their attack on
religion with a view to extirpating it
entirely, an entire lecture will be de-
voted to the anti-religious policy of the
Soviet government at home and abroad.
Recognition Issue Again.
Finally, the recent resumption Of
diplomatic relations with Great Britain
followed by the termination of diplo-
matte relations by Mexico raises anew
the ACCESSIBILITY Of recognition. Conse-
quently the flnal lecture In the series
will be devoted 10 an examination of
American recognition policy with a
view to aScertaining If the developments
OF the past year warrant any change
in our present attitude"
DR.. Walsh's lectures, continuing the
studies Of the Russian Revolution and
its results begun in the School of For
eign Service in 1925, will be given each
Friday evening. A special lecture In
the series will be given March II by DR.
Nicholas Jorga, president Of the Uni
versity Of Bucharest, q noted Rumanian
historian, who was recently q visitor In
washington. DR.. Jorga will speak on
Russia, Old and New"
In previous years the underlying
causes of the Russian revolution were
treated in detail. while later the series
were devoted to current events of the
Soviet Union. A background having
thus been established, DR.. Walsh now
will present a group Of character studies
Of the leading personalities whose
names are inSeparably connected with
the bolsheyik experiment, tracing the
influence Of each In the policies of the
government
The first three lectures will deal with
Lenin, TrotSky and Josef Stain, the
present dictator, in the order named
A fourth lecture will be devoted to
lesser known; but scarcely less impor-
tant, bolshevik leaders. The last two
lectures, on April 4 and April IL. will
discuss the renewal Of the Soviet attack
on all kinds Of religion and the ques-
ton OF American recognition in view Of
developments during the past year.
Advance Ticket Sale.
AS the seating capacity of CASTOR
Hall is limited, tickets to the series OF
lectures may be obtained in advance
from the secretary of the Foreign Serv-
ice School. In recent years the lectures
on Soviet Russia have been attended
by many members of the diplomatic
corps and Government officials. The
lectures constitute one Of the regular
courses in the school, but owing to the
widespread interest In the questions in
volved they were made available to the
public
Lawrence Mcconnell Of the junior
class in the Dental School read the
weekly paper at the meeting of the W.
N. Cogan Dental Society Tuesday night.
This society Of students, organized in
honor Of Dean Ccgan, has done much
toward creating school spirit, a subject
on which the dean addressed its men,
bers at the meeting. McConnell's paper
was on Pain" the subject being dis
cussed later by Thomas McHale. John
J. Allen. Ernest A. Breton, jr.: Francis
I Heimach and Joseph Coyle. w. r.
Lucas Is president of the society.
The third prize debate at the School
II q he hall h. ia II
March IL, followed by another on April
16. The date for the final debate be-
tween the winners in the preliminary
contests was announced as May z. In
each OF the preliminary debates the
winner Is awarded q faculty prize OF
$25, while the lucky one In the final
receives prize of $50.
Twenty out Of 26 GEORGETOWN men
who took the recent District of Column
pla par examinations passed and are
candidates for admission to practice in
March or April. The successful candi-
dates were Anthony Benevento, Joseph
Benjamin Day, John w. Cronin. Janae,
r. Donlan. John M. F. Donovan, Louis
0eraee, Frank q. Harrison, Daniel M
Jordan, william Edwin Keefe, james
AloysiuS Keliher, Frank MCGUIRE, AL
fred Edward Mcfarland, Mathew John
O'Callaghan, Jr.: William Ignatiu.
ONeill, Otto Joseph Saur, Thomas C
Scalley, Milford Schwartz, Raymond
Sparks, Francis J. Stoegerer and Peter
M. Tamburo.
Seven Senior CIassmen.
Seven of these men are members Of
the senior claSS-Harrison, Jordan
Keliher, Notarianni, O'Neill, Schwart,
and Sparks-the others having gradu.
ated last June.
Raymond G. Weber Of EaSton, Pa.
Law School alumnuS. addressed the
members Of the Butler Law Club at its
meeting Tuesday morning. He advised
them regarding practice procedure ir
the Pennsylvania courts. At each meet.
ing Of the various law clubs some at.
torney gives a similar talk on the quail.
f1cations necessary for admission to the
bar and other matters concerning the
courts and rules Of practice in the va.
rious States.
The annual Gaston-White debate Al
the college will be held Thursday eve.
ming in CASTOR Hall and Is expected Il
draw a large audience. Mrs, Edward
Douglas White, widow Of the formel
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
has founded q medal in memory Of hel
husband, which will be awarded annu.
ally to the best speaker in this anc
other debates between the two societies
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