Evening star., 1939-03-12
Student Committee
To Help Plan 6. U.
Sesquicentennia|
Thomas GiIdeu Heads
Special Group of II
Undergraduates

Thomas ]. Gildea, president Of
the Yard at Georgetown University
heads a special committee of IL
undergraduates appointed to assist
in preparations for the universitys
sesquicentennial observance next
May.
The group is representative Of
the class presidents and leaders Of
the major societies and publications
on the Hilltop. They will cooperate
especially with DR.. Edmund A.
Walsh, S. j., chairman of the Sesqui-
centennial Committee, in arranging
for the entertainment of visiting
alumni. Mr.. Gildea, who is from
Saddle River, N. j., is the ranking
student officer in the college of arts
and sciences.
The class presidents on the COM
mittee are D. Hugh Spalding, jr.
of Atlanta, Ga, for the seniors;
Herman r. Hyland of Chicago, for
the juniors; Edward j. Synder Of
Elizabeth, N. j., for the sophomores,
and Dennis M. Horan of Chicago,
for the freshmen. Other members
of the committee are:
Donald j. McDonough of Brook
lyn, N. Y, editor of the Hoya;
Martin S. Quigley of Riverside.
Conn.,, editor of the Georgetown
College Journal; Richard K. Martin
of Taunton, Mass, president of the
Philodemic Debating Society; Will
liam j. Driscoll, jr., of Lawrence.
Mass, president of the Mask and
Bauble Club; William K. English of
Troy, N. Y, and James John Kelley
of Riverdale, Mass, co-prefects of
the Sodality, and John T. Flynn Of
Washington, D. c., president of the
Washington Club.
Lecture Series Inaugurated.
In celebration of It's tenth ami
versary the Spanish Club of the
School of Foreign Service last week
inaugurated series of lectures deal
ing with Latin American political
and economic problems. The first
lecturer, Thursday evening, is Jose
Tercero, chief of the Travellers Bu-
reau of the Pan-American Union.
The lectures will conclude April
IA, at which time the club will hold
a Joint celebration with the Pam
American Union in commemoration
of Pan-American Day. Other lee
lures on the schedule will be given
by Samper Ortega, counselor OF the
Colombian Legation: DR.. Jacinto
Fomboria y Pachano, counselor OF
the Venezuelan Legation, and Dr.
Rafael Pico, professor of economic
geography at Catholic University.
Prof. M. G. Martinez, head of the
Spanish department, organized the
club 10 years ago. Its present Off
GERS are Juan Pacheco, president:
Rene Smith. vice president; Fran
cisco Linares, secretary, and Charles
de Roche, treasurer.
Port Inspection Trip.
Foreign service students are sign
ing up for the annual port inspec-
ton trip which will be made again
this year to Norfolk. Va. Approx
imately 100 students are expected to
leave aboard the Norfolk Washing
ton steamer on Friday, March 81;
for the week end trip.
The trip is being arranged by
Prof. Alfred H. Haag, head of the
international shipping department
of the school, who, with other men,
bers of the faculty, will accompany
the students. It will combine busi-
ness with pleasure, for the George
town students will be entertained at
a dance at William and Mary Col
lege, Williamsburg. Va. They will
inspect the port fac!litles at Nor
folk and Portsmouth and the big
Shipbuilding plant at Newport News