Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15

GEORGETOWN COLLEGE seniors
" have elected John C. Hayes Of
Chicago as the Cohonguroton
orator in connection with arrangements
for the June commencement week. He
was selected in a close competition over
two other seniors. William A. Sullivan
of New York and Richard Hungerford,
also from that State.
Mr.. Hayes is president Of the 10l-
year-old Philodemic Debating Society
and a member of the varsity debating
team. Being selected Cohonguroton
orator is the equivalent to being named
valedictorian of the class, for that Is
really what the grafton is supposed to
be. 1t is the Indian name for the
Potomac and is translated as River OF
Swans" Plans for the annual class
dav exercises at the Hilltop are in
charge of David FettS, president of the
senior class He Is being assisted by a
committee composed of Gerald Burger,
Florence D. Cohalan, c. De Witt Coft-
man, Walter Gallagher Thomas Hickey,
Lawrence j. Mehren, Paul Moore and
william A. Sullivan.
Theodore L. Cogswell register Of wills
in the District of Columbia, was recent
speaker before the Butler Law Club.
During the year a number OF legal OIL
ficials, attorneys and public men 40
dress the club on various subjects In
law with resulting benefit to its mem
bers. Mr.. cogswell was graduated from
Georgetown Law School in 1916. Fri
day night the club was addressed by
Mr. Cotter, secretary to associate
Justice Pierce Butler of the United
States Supreme Court. He spoke on
Supreme Court procedure.
The Catholic Poetry Society OF
America recently elected as its vice
president. DR.. Theodore Maynard, pro-
fessor of English at the School of
Foreign Service and the Arts and
Science Department. Rev. Charles l..
O'Donnell of Metre Dame University
was elected president.
Two valuable volumes on Germany
have been offered as prizes at George
town bv DR.. j. De S. Countinho, mem
Der of the executive faculty OF the For
eign Service School. The awards Will
be made to students of Germany in the
college and foreign service departments.
National Offers New Courses.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY will enter
IN upon its sixty-second Spring term
tomorrow when it launches five OF
IA new courses scheduled for presenta-
ton during the next two-and-a-haI
months. Five other new courses VIII
be begun Tuesday, while wednesday and
Thursday each will witness the begin
ming of two more.
Final examination for the sixty-sec-
ond Winter term were concluded yes
terdav. bringing to a close strenuous
week of vital testing.
Judge Frederick l.. SiddonS and Judge
Jennings Bailey, both Of the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia, are
presenting two of the courses which be-
gin tomorrow. Judge Siddons VIII con-
duct a new course on constitutional
law and Judge Bailey will teach equl-
table trusts.
Prof. Thomas c. Havell, chief of The
law division of the General Land OIL
fee, will begin new course in Iano'
mining ard irrigation law. Prof. George
P. Marse, counsel in the Treasury De-
partment, begins his new course III prl-
vate corporations, and Prof. George E.
Edelin,, attorney, will launch his instruc-
ton in bills and notes.
other new courses to be taken up
later in the week follow: Tuesday
Torts. Prof. Roger ODonnell; wills and
administration, Prof. Eugene r. Wood
son; moot court probate, Prof. H. WIN
ship Wheatley; moot court equity, Pro-.
Prof, H. B. McCawley. WEDNESDAY
Bailments and carriers, Prof. o. L. Mo-
llundro, and trusts and monopolies,
Prof. Everett F. Haycra1t, and Thurs
day-Private corporations, Prof. Barse,
and District of Columbia government,
Prof. E. z. Naylor, most recent addition
to the faculty.
Examination Of the list Of 173 sue
cessful District of Columbia bar exam
ination candidates revealed that OF the
total number, mailing from seven d1ffcr-
ent law schools, sc were products OF
National University Law School. OF
the nine successful woman candidates,
four received their legal training ct Ma
tional.
Daniel C. Roper, recent appointee to
the District of Columbia Board OF Edu-
cation to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of DR.. Charles F. Carusi, the
boards president and chancellor ana
dean of National University, received
his legal training at National, where
he took the degree of bachelor Of laws
in 1901.
While examination week curtalled
student social activities. the social sched-
tlle will be resumed with the freshman
class prom, to be held at the Carlton
Hotel, April IL.