Evening star., 1940-12-01
Georgetown Alumni
AT Fort Benning
Organize Club
Col. WiIIiom H. Hobson,
First R. o. T. c. Director,
Among the Leaders

among tne leuueTS
To the rapidly expanding list
Of Georgetown University alumni
groups throughout the country was
added last week the newly formed
Georgetown Club of Fort Benning,
Ga, one of the largest Army posts
and center of the Infantry School.
Leaders in this group, which has
started with nucleus of five MEM
bers, are 1t. Col. William H. Hobson
and 1t. Col. Raymond o. Barton,
former professors of military science
and tactics in charge of George
towns r. O. T. c. Others in the
group, each of whom served as in
structors with the r. o. T. c., are
1t. Col. Stonewall Jackson, 1t. Col.
Vernon Evans and Maj. Henry J.
Hunt, jr.
A member of Georgetown's staff
encountered the group on a visit
to Fort Benning, the occasion being
made a reunion and organization
of the Georgetown Club
SOIs IhOuoOI ItCCNitCu DCBiCC.
Few men have more friends at the
university than Col. Hobson, who
directed the first R. o. T. C.. unit
at the Hilltop in 1919 and remained
in charge until 1923. The university
conferred upon him an honorary de-
gree of doctor of military science,
the first degree of its kind ever
awarded at Georgetown. Under Col.
Hobson, then a major, the r. o. T. c.
| unit was advanced to the Grade A
rating it has held ever since.
Col. Hobson was recalled to
Georgetown from 1929 to 1898, being
the only officer permitted by the
War Department to be assigned
twice to the university. In the last
20 years he has kept in close con-
tact with Georgetown friends. He
now is director of instruction at the
Infantry School, one of the most
important posts at Benning. In
collegiate circles he would be called
the dean Receiving instruction
under his direction are 1000 student
officers and 200 enlisted men whose
places in five weeks will be taken
by a similar number.
Col. Barton Chief of Staff.
Col. Barton, who is chief of staff
of the 4th Infantry Division, was in
charge of the R. o. T. c. from 1888
to 1886. Mai. Hunt is with the 29th
Infantry and was a lieutenant at
Georgetown during Col Hobson's S
first assignment there.
The other two officers were trans
ferred. from Georgetown last year,
Col. Jackson having been assigned
to the War College, but later trans
ferred to Fort Benning as an in
structor at the Infantry School. Col
Evans is now director of the loco
motive section of the school.
Another Army officer formerly
with the Georgetown r. o. T. C. was
encountered at Fort Sam Houston,
Tex. He is 1t. Col. Curtis De Ware,
who served at the Hilltop with Col
Barton. A native of Texas, Col. De
Ware is now on duty with the crack
I'd Division.
| Mulvaney on Forum.
Because of his radio experience,
Vincent Mulvaney of the freshman
class at the college was chosen to
represent Georgetown in the College
Forum of the Air, broadcast Mon
day night, in which all participants
were freshmen. He took the affirm
ative side of the question, Shall the
United States Feed Europe?"
Mr.. Mulvaney won the 1910 COM
petition of the National High School
Radio Announcers last May in which
so high school boys were entered.
He obtained his training at the
Casper CWyo) High School, from
which he entered Georgetown.
The Rev. John j. Toohey, S. j.,
moderator of the Philomedic Society,
is getting ready for the annual con-
test for the Merrick debate medal.
to be held December 9 in CASTOR
Hall. Members of the Philomedic
Society, which furnish Georgetown's
varsity debate teams, compete for
this honor.
A number of Georgetown officials
and professors attended the recent
educational session at Atlantic City.
N. j., centering around the annual
meeting of the Middle States Associ-
alton of Colleges and Secondary
Schools. One of the 10 affiliated
groups was the Eastern Regional
Unit of the College and University
Department of the National Catho-
Lie Educational Association. DR.
Walter j. O'Connor, professor of
economics and registrar of George
town College addressed the latter
group. He also attended the ses-
sions of the Middle States Associ-
alton of College Registrars.
Jesuits Mark Anniversary.
A feature of the Atlantic City ses-
sions was a celebration of the 4OOth
anniversary of the founding of the
Society of Jesus at which addresses
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