Evening star., 1936-03-29
More Georgetown Debates.

More Georgetown Debates.
GEORGETOWN UNIvERSITY'S
Philodemic Society will hold de-
bates this week with Dartmouth Col
lege and the University of Pennsyl-
vania, the popular Supreme Court
question being the issue.
The Philodemic team which last
week defeated Yale University by
unanimous decision will be substituted
by another team in the forthcoming
debates composed of Joseph Dawson,
Thomas Finnan and John Lang. Fin
nan was the winner this year of the
coveted Hamilton Medal for the best
extemporaneous debating.
The debate with Dartmouth will
take place Tuesday evening at BIS
O'Clock in CASTOR Hall and the same
team will meet the Pennsylvania de-
baters Saturday night at the Hilltop.
Georgetown will oppose the overriding
OF Supreme Court decisions declaring
acts of Congress unconstitutional.
Rev. John j. Toohey. S. j., is modera-
tor of the 106-year-old Philodemic
Society.
The annual Easter dance of the
Washington Club of Georgetown will
be held April is, during the holidays,
at the Kennedy Warren Apartments.
Efforts are being made to secure the
attendance of alumni.
A former Georgetown teacher, Rev.
Joseph j. Ayd, S. j., now professor of
sociology and political sciences at Loy-
ola College. Baltimore, will speak on
his experiences as a prison chaplain
Tuesday at $50 pm. in Copley
Lounge, before the Georgetown Sodal-
ity. He will illustrate modern exam
Piles of crime detection and discuss
crime prevention in relation to the
youth of the country.
The r. o. T. c. Band and the COL
lege orchestra, popularity known as
the Collegians, are giving a joint
concert Wednesday evening in Gas
ton Hall. There will be several addi-
tional numbers on the program in
Guiding a male quartet and Miss
Isabel Dodge and Robert Sheehan.
The Easter holidays will begin
April 6, generally. in the various de-
partments of the university.
Wins Dramatic Prize.
MISS MARY DOUGLAS of New
Az York City. a senior at Trinity
College, has been awarded first prize
in dramatic contest sponsored by
he 1f
announced yesterday.
Seniors in Catholic colleges all over
the country were entered in the COM
petition which consisted of an ex-
tensive debate on the merits of the
leading dramatic productions of last
year.
Under the chairmanship Of G. A.
Woodrum. jr., Securities and Exchange
Commission attorney, and with Repre-
sentative Patrick j. Boland Of Penn
sylvania, and Guy M. Gillette Of Iowa
as judges. the Trinity College debating
team contested with that of Rosemont
College, Pa, last Friday.
The Trinity team, coached by John
Dugan of Washington, was represented
by Miss Margaret Bought, Miss Rose
mary Brennan and Miss Jean Geherin.
N. U. Meets Teachers.
THE right of Congress to override
the Supreme Court will be dis
puted by National University law
students in an intercollegiate debate
April 4 with Western State Teachers
College Of Kalamazoo Mich.
National will be represented by
Stanley B. Rider and Sherman Gum
The debate, which will be held at
National University, was arranged by
Thomas E. Rhodes, debating instruc-
tor at the school. and Representative
Main of Michigan.
The National University Chapter of
Sigma Nu Phi, legal fraternity, held
an informal smoker Wednesday night |
at the chapter house. 1755 @ street.
DR.. Charles Pergler. dean Of the uni
versity's School of Economics and
Government, discussed the general
phases of law in a brief address. About |
25 guests attended.
"Mikado" at Mckinley.
THE MIKADo," probably the most |
popular of the Gilbert and Sui |
livan light operas, will be presented |
by the Tech Opera Club in the school |
auditorium the nights of April and |
4 at s o'clock. Techs Symphony Or
chestra. directed by Dore Walten, will |
assist in the production.
Frank Numbers, we'll known for his
fine work in THE Gondoliers" and
"Pinafore,' will sing the part of
the wandering minstrel,
both nights. Alexander Stabler as the
Robert Racoosin as Ko-Ko,
the lord high executioner; Downer
Duffy as Pooh-Bah, Edwin ,Plowman
as Pish-Tush. Jane Baldwin as Ka-
tisha and Marjorie Brett as Peep-Bo,
one of the three little maids. also take
part both nights.
Yum-Yum'S part will be sung Friday
night by Wilor Maxwell, Saturday by
Margaret Williams; Pitti-Sing's part
will be taken Friday night by Mariana
Brumbaugh. Saturday by Anna Gal
oraith. A large chorus of Japanese