Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
RECEPTION TO OPEN
DOR|M|TORY AT c. U.
Public Inspection of Copley
Hall Will Be Held Tomor-
row Afternoon.

Copley Hall, the new dormitory on
the campus of Georgetown University,
which memorializes in its stone cary
ings and Stained-glaSS windows the his
tory of Georgetown's founding and the
traditions of honored alumni, will be
opened officially at public reception
tomorrow afternoon from 4:3O to $50
o'clock
Named in commemoration of Father
Thomas Copley, famous Jesuit mis-
sioner to the Lord Baltimore colony in
Maryland and one Of the early founders
of Georgetown, the hall was character
lied by DR.. w. Coleman Nevis, 8. j.,
president Of the university, as sermon
in stone" The spirit of its interesting
decorative scheme is Illustrated in the
Latin text engraved over the main en-
trance which reads: "Loyola's fortune
still may hope to thrive, if men and
mould like those of old survive"
The new dormitory, which will be
thrown open to public inspection to
large group of guests, is the first unit
of the projected Andrew White Me-
mortal Quadrangle. Father Copley,
British nobleman who joined the Jesuit
order founded by Loyola, followed Fa-
ther Andrew White, who was one Of
the founders Of the Lord Baltimore
Colony. He is credited with drafting
the Act for the federation of Religion, .
the first of its kind in North America,
which was enacted in 1912. The table on
which this act was signed is in possess
sion OF Georgetown University.
President Nevis to Receive.
President Nevis will be assisted in re-
ceiving the guests in the senior read
ing lounge of the new building by Mrs.
John Foote, Mrs. william N. Cogan,
Mrs. William F. Notz, MRS. James
Brown Scott and Mrs. Thomas H.
Healy, wives of the lay deans of vari-
Gus departments of the university E.
Coyne Maloney. president of the Yard,
and David Fettes, president of the
senior class, will act as q reception
committee. Tuesday evening the seniors
will give a dance in the lounge one of
a number of events they will hold dur
ing the year. The exterior decorative
features of the building are duplicated
in this hall, q spacious room with beam
ceilings and paneled oak walls. These
decorations not only take the form of
plaques and shields similar to those in
CASTOR Hall, but are stained also on the
windows
Members of the faculty will explain
the historic and academic nature of the
Copley Hall decorations to the guests,
who will include members of the Dip
lomatic corps, alumni of the university
and their wives. An illustrative souvenir
booklet will be presented to each guest.
An interesting feature of the decora-
tive scheme is the large bay window
to the extreme north which commence
rates in stone IL eminent Georgetown
men, leaders in their several profess
sions. These constitute the university's
Hall of Fame" Included among them
is the name of William w. Corcoran,
representative alunnus of the arts,
who founded the Corcoran Gallery OF
Art in Washington in 1863, and was
the first president of the Georgetown
Alumni Association Two others include
the names of Edward Douglas White,
late Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court. and William CASTOR,
distinguished North Carolina states
man, lawyer and judge, who was the
first student to enroll at Georgetown.
Main Entrance Impressive.
Special honor is also paid to the re-
markable record of 10 Georgetown stu
dents who rose to the position of presi-
dent of the university, the last named
being Rev. Alphonsus J. Donlon, S. j.,
the thirty-fifth president of the insti-
tuition, during the years 1912 and 1913.
The main entrance to the building Is
particularly impressive. Over its large
oak door is a stained glass window
founding OF the Maryland Colony, from
which dates. the first title-deed to
Georgetown. To the left of the main
entrance is a shield commemorative OF
the first founders who came to the
shores of Maryland in the Ark and the
Dove.
To the right of the entrance is the
coat-of-arms of Archbishop John Car
roll, founder Of Georgetown College.
Other decorative features are carved
on the face of gables. each having its
particular history attached to the uni
versity and the Jesuit Order.
The most interesting and impressive
part of the building is the stone crypt
dedicated to the North American mar
tyrs.
The first floor Of the building will be
open TO inspection. Students rooms are
included in it, The structure is five
stories high, made Of Port Deposit
granite with limestone trimmings.
The reading lounge, at the extreme
north wing, will be used for social
gatherings for the student residents of
the building Over the fireplace is the
head of a huge buffalo, shot in 1872 by
Col william Cody, or Buffalo Bill" and
given by him to Gen. Phil Sheridan.
Under the lounge room in the basement
are additional recreational facilities for
the students.