Evening star., 1938-10-16
FRESHMEN SIGN
UP FOR ACTIVITIES
Fifty From Capital Join
Washington Club at
Georgetown.


University with q yen for self-ex-
preston have signed up for extra
curricular activities that range from
music, proms, dramatics, debating and
writing to the religious and citizenship
interests Of the sodality.
More than so local freshmen were
initiated into the Washington Club, 4
social organization. At party ar
ranged in their honor Friday evening
at the Sylvan Studios. in nearby Vir-
ginia. John Flynn Of the senior class,
president of the club, was host with
the other newly elected officers.
The Warrington Club has been
growing In numbers and influence in
the past 10 years when college regis
tration from the metropolitan area
Of Washington took spurt. Now the
club has regular program of events
that includes four formal dances and
an informal party each month.
Plays to BE Presented.
The Mask and Bauble Club will
inaugurate its 1889 season the night
Of October rs, where three short plays
will be presented in CASTOR Hall. As
a result, william ]. Driscoll, jr., presi-
dent, has called for rehearsals.
The plays will be of different types
comedy, 4 farce and q drama, with
the leading parts taken by veteran
members Of the club, including Mr..
Driscoll, ]. Vincent Watson. John NJ
Haffen, Thomas r. Mullahey, Robert
w. Barnitt and others. Arthur
Behrens, . nephew of the late Robert
Mantell, one Of the great actors Of
his day, Is the dramatic coach Of the
club.
The Philodemic, Castor and White
Debating Societies are arranging their
schedules for the year, the former
representing the varsity debate teams
in intercollegiate contests. This year
restores an old policy for the White
and CASTOR Societies. For the past
two years the White Society has been
operating exclusively for freshmen
and the other for sophomores The
Rev. John z. Grattan, s. j., dean Of
the college. decided to allow each So
'ciety to admit both freshmen and
sophomores.
Society Is 1os Years Old.
The Philodemic Society Is l0S years
old. having been organized in 1880. and
is said to be the oldest college debating
group in the United States. The Rev.
John ]. Toohey. s. j.. has been its
moderator for more than a quarter Of
a century and in all those years the
Philodemic has suffered only about
two defeats. The membership is re-
stricted to juniors and seniors. Weekly
debates are held in addition to the in
tercollegiate program which usually
does not start until after January l..
The r. o. T. c. Band, which
marched in the Columbus Day parade
last wednesday. is bigger and better"
than ever before and boasts s4 musi-
clans Their blue and gray uniforms
and the precision OF their maneuvers
have popularized the bandsmen at all
Georgetown games. The band recruited
a large number Of freshmen. Army
officers at GEORGETOWN said that high
school bands and orchastras are re-
sponsible for the increasing number
Of good musicians that enter college
and these recruits are more than well
come.
The sodality Is the oldest in the
United States and has larger mem
bership than any other organizat ton at
tn Hilltop. The Rev. Vincent S. Nc
Donoush, S. j., has resumed the role
OF moderator and is being assisted by
the Rev Stephen F. McNamee, s. j.
The Georgetown Sodality has taken
the lead in local sodality affairs and
each year sponsors union meeting Of
all the 20 or more sodalities in She
District. This year each OF the stu
dent members will be required to serve
on ut least one Of the eight commit
tees devoted to various activities. Some
Of these committees engage in religious
activities Others are active in cam
paignins for clean literature and clean
movies and others are devoted to
Catholic Action, social service work
and campaigning against Communism
In the schools.