Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
Schools and Colleges
Events Of Interesting Student and Faculty
Activities in Washington Leading
liz. -. Educational institutions.

Georgetown Launches Debates.
THE FIRST Of series of prize debates
l. between representatives of the four
law clubs ut the Georgetown Univer-
sity School of Law will be held Wed
nesday afternoon at $40 O'Clock. The
participants and the club each repre-
sents are as follows: Clement D. JOS
wick of Minnesota, the Edward Douglas
White Club; Henry A. Hartley of New
Jersey. the Pierce Butler Club; Jack c.
Morgan of West Virginia, the John Car.
roll Club and Bartholomew Diggins OF
. the District of Columbia, the Ashley M.
Gould Club.
This debate win take the form OF o
trial In an appellate court, libel suit
being involved. Joswick and Hartley
will act as counsel for the appellee and
Morgan and Diggins for the appellant.
Prof. Daniel w. O'Donoghue Of the
law faculty, who recently was appointed
an associate Justice of the District Su-
preme Court, was the guest of honor at
the faculty dinner given at the college
last night. This was the second anar
for faculty members and their wives, O.
which DR.. w. Coleman Nevis. 3. T.,
president of the university, was the
host
Edouard Felix Hebert, jr.. q student
Mt the college and son Of Senator He
bert of Rhode Island, Is the editor -in-
chief of the French Quarterly, George
towns latest literary publication. It's
first issue of the season appears on
November 80.
dramatic organization at the Hilltop,
will make its initial public appearance
this season in three one-act plays on
december IA. These plays will be "The
GRAY Overcoat," q detective story by
Randall; "The Drama" o comedy
translated from the Hungarian" by
Frederick Karinthy, and 1.-THE waning
Moon, o tale Of old Jamaica pirates ny
Lieut.. Col. r. H Leavitt commanding
officer of the r. o. T. G. 3rd Corps Area,
which embraces the District OF CO.
1umbia, inspected the military unit at
annual Fall visit to the institution. A
review of the battalion and band fea-
tured the days program.
G. w. U. Students Assigned.
livery George Washington University
II freshman and sophomore was noti-
- fed yesterday by Henry Grattan
Doyle, Junior College dean, OF the name
of the faculty member to whom he has
been assigned for advice and assistance
in his college work. At the same time
letters were sent to parents OF the
students asking their cooperation in
making effective the Junior College ad-
visory system now in force. ana IN neip-
ing students to reach the highest posi-
BILE standard of attainment.
The Junior College advisory system Is
q part of the George Washington Uni
verSity plan adopted last year following
a general reorganization Of the insti-
buttons educational system. All stu
dents are required to consult their adj
visers at least once each semester, while
students on probation and warned"
students must consult them as often as
directed.
Students from foreign countries were
entertained by the university at re-
ception held Thursday evening in Cor
coran Hall The guests were received
by Prof Alan T. Deibert, adviser to
students from foreign countries, who
introduced them to DIR. and Mrs. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, Provost William Allen
Wilbur and members Of the board OF
trustees. A short program included
talks by DR.. Marvin and Provost Will
bur, and a welcome to the new foreign
students from the old foreign students
delivered by Cayetano Nagac OF the
Philippines. At the reception which
followed the students had the 0ppor-
tunity to become acquainted with one
another and with university ofncers.
The reception was arranged by o COM
inittee of the foreign students, including
Chung Sang Lei of China, Laura Buehler
of Austria, Cayetano Nagac Of the
Philippines and Antonio Reviiia Of
The list of foreign countries repre-
scented irksthe university's student body
has been raised from 40 TO ii with the
matriculation Of Henri r. M. Van Hoof
Of the Netherlands, winner Of the In
ternational Oratorical Contest, held in
Washington recently