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dagger of Rhode Island, serving his
first term in Congress
DR.. Healy Secretary.
In its 20 years of existence the
Foreign Service School has sent oct
graduates to at least so foreign
lands. Many of them occupy posi-
tions of trust in the foreign service
Of the United States, preparation for
which is one of the chief aims of the
school. During these 20 years Di
Thomas H. Healy has been secretary
of the school and dean for two
years.
One of the most distinguished
professors was the late DR.. William
F. Notz. former Government econ-
omist and dean of the school over a
lengthy period It's most prominent
student, perhaps, was DR.. Benjamin
Cohen, a Chilean Embassy attache,
noted as an interpreter at various
international parleys. He is now an
ambassador in the Chilean service
DR.. James Brown Scott, famous au-
thority on international law, has
been on the faculty for years. The
late Guillermo Sherwell, the late
Baron Serge Korff and James A.
Farrell, former president of the
United States Steel Corp, are widely
known names with faculty service
In the intervening years there
were problems of a different nature
at Georgetown. The college, espe-
cially, needed expansion. After the
war the preparatory school had been
shifted to Garrett Park. Md, sever
ing a connection since the founding
of the university The flush years
brought on a tremendous increase
in the Hilltop enrolment
| In 1924 the university put on a
drive for building funds. Fortunately
the land was there. It brings 70
mind one of the incest stories in the
school archives.
Farmer Donated Land.
A Maryland farmer, Joseph West,
Joined the Society of Jesus as a
brother in 1918. He came with his
savings in his pocket In his soul
must have been an undying love of
the soil because he emptied his
pockets to buy for the college most
OF the land known as "The Walks. =
1t was due to Brother Vests FORE
sight and patient industry that the
woods were cleared, paths laid out
and terraces made. It Is q beauty
spot OF West Washington. Many an
alumnus will wander along the mile
path this week to locate the initia,s
carved in a tree years ago. Some
of this ground bought by Brothe.
West provided sites for buildings as
years went by.
Father Creeden was succeeded by
the Rev. Charles w. Lyons, who died
a month or so ago. With the funds
collected he built the new maternity
wing of the hospital and the new
north dormitory. Plans were laid
out for new medical-dental build
ing, so urgently needed. Before
that could be started he was trans
ferred to Boston and his successor
the Rev. w. Coleman Nevis, S. j..
who formerly had been college dean
during the drive, took up the ex-
pansion program anew.
The new medical building was
located on Reservoir road. Thereby
was created a new campus. Back
of it is the varsity field and r. O
T. G. drill ground. The medical
school had first been located at
Tenth and E streets NV. It moved
in 1886 to H street nearby, a loca-
ton that served it until its removal
to the present site in 1929.
Next Buildings.
The next buildings were the Cop
ley dormitory for seniors and the
White e-Gravenor science hall, where
the Rev. John E. Grattan, s. j.,
dean Of the college, presides. They
are named after the Jesuit mission
ary fathers of the Maryland pilgrims
who started the first Catholic mis-
sion school in Maryland. At this
school at old st. Marys, moved to
different points over $50 years, the
seed that sprouted at Georgetown
was planted.
The Foreign Service School also
was moved from the law building to
new quarters provided in the Healy
Building. The old wooden indoor
track on the first floor that was
made famous by Arthur Duffy, Ber-
nard Wefers and other early sprint
ers now is a tiled flooring over
which students walk to daily classes
Another change took place about
which little has been heard. George
towns School of Theology had been