Evening star., 1939-12-17
Georgetown u. Gets
1910 Conference Of
Relations Clubs
IntercIub Debating
Is Under Way in
Law School

College delegates to the recent Mid
die Atlantic Conference of Interna-
tional Relations Clubs voted to hold
the 1910 conference at Georgetown
University, it was announced by
members of the Hoya delegation on
their return last week from Bruns-
wick, N. j. Thomas M. Mullahey,
Georgetown junior, also was elected
chairman of next years conference.
The conference will bring together
students from most of the colleges
and universities in the Middle At
lantic States for discussions of do
mestic and foreign policy Although
the date was not set, the session
probably will be held during the
1910 Christmas holidays.
Sessions this year were held at the
New Jersey College for Women and
were enlivened by the questions of
neutrality. Dr. Thor Kerekes, fac
ulty moderator of the Georgetown
International Relations Club, which
will be host next year, headed
delegation from the college consist
ing Of Mr.. Mullahey. Dexter L. Han
ley, Edward j. Mclaughlin and
Burke Schoensee. The latter is pres
ident.
Interclub Debates Start.
Interclub debating has started at
the Georgetown Law School and the
winner of the first prize contest was
John w. Preston, jr., of Washing
ton, the representative of the Car
roll Club. New officers have been
elected for the academic year, and
each of the four law clubs has
started its regular program of moot
court sessions.
sFour prize debates are held during
the year and the winner of each
meet in final contest. In former
years typical question was offered
for debate. Now the questions in
Volve arguments of a point of law
before an appellate court and the
contestants represent counsel for
both Sides
The Pierce Butler Club. named
f9r the late Justice Butler of the
United States Supreme Court. who
was its original sponsor, has elected
Vincent G.. Dougherty as its chan
cellor. Other officers are: 1t. Clar-
ence j. Hauck, jr., U. S. A., vice
chancellor; Thomas Steele, treas
urer, and Dan Bruch, secretary.
Officers Elected.
The Edward Douglas White Club,
honoring the memory of the for
mer Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, Georgetown alumnus, has
chosen the following officers: John
j. Scott, chancellor; Woodruff Deem,
vice chancellor; John H. Wigger.
treasurer, and William Lesher, Sec
retary.
Earl ]. O'Brien is the new chan
cellor for the John Carroll Club.
named for Archbishop Carroll of
Baltimore who founded Georgetown
University. Other officers are: JOS
eph M. Dawson, vice chancellor;
John T. Dressed, recorder; Fred r..
Tansill, treasurer; Richard A. Lind
berg, marshal
The fourth club is named in men,
ory of Ashley G. Gould, former JUS
tice Of the old District Supreme
Court and for many years a law
professor at Georgetown. E. j. Car
berry is the chancellor and r. A.
Cormier is vice chancellor. Other
officers are: j. B. Fisher, secretary;
c. j. Schuck, treasurer, and A. A.
Carretta, sergeant at arms.
The Georgetown campus has been
deserted since Thursday, when the
Christmas holidays began, a few
days ahead of the former schedule.
The Hoya student body had its fling
at "frolic" Wednesday night in the
Ryan gymnasium, where several
hundred turned out to honor the
football team, Head Coach Jack
Hagerty and his staff, who finished
a second season unbeaten.