Evening star., 1940-03-24
Two Debates 10 Close
Year for Unbeaten
Georgetown Team D.
Contests With Harvard
And Vermont Foce
Hoyus Next Month

Georgetown University's Philo-
denlic debaters. who added the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania to their list
OF victims last week, are preparing
to close what has been an unde-
feated season to date. The two final
debates will be held April 4 when
they meet Harvard University for
the second time and April 8, against
a University of Vermont varsity
team.
Each of the debates will be held
IN CASTOR Hall, Georgetown, at 8:15
pm. before Washington alumni, who
are especially invited.
Debaters Selected.
The Rev. John j. Toohey, S. j.,
moderator of the Philodemic Society,
has selected Burke E. Schoensee of
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va, and
George A. Christy of the District to
take part in the contest with Har-
ward. On its recent trip to Boston
a Philodemic team won a decision
over Harvard and also debated with
the Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology. The latter debate,
however, was the only one on the
Georgetown schedule which was ar
ranged as mo decision" affair.
The forthcoming Harvard debate.
will be on the question, Resolved,
That the United States should adopt
policy of strict military and eco
nomic isolation toward all bellig-
erents outside the Western Hemis-
phere." Georgetown will argue on
the negative side.
The two men who will debate
against Vermont are Paul A. Ver-
mylen of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
Dexter L. Hanley of Hampstead,
Long Island. The debate with
Pennsylvania last week was won by
a 2-to-1 decision of judges. Prince
ton University also was defeated in
the only other debate on the sched-
ule this season.
Will Attend Dance.
Local students and alumni, also,
will attend the Easter dance of the
Washington Club next Tuesday eve
ming at the Kenwood Country Club.
Dancing will start at 10 o'clock.
The Georgetown Glee Club will
resume rehearsals after the Easter
holidays for its forthcoming week
end in New York City. The prin-
clpal event is the joint concert with
the girls of Marymount College the
evening of April 19 at the Biltmore
Hotel. More than 1000 guests.
mostly Georgetown alumni, are ex-
pected to attend. The club also will
sing for the student body of Man.
hattanville College on April 10.
The Rev. John E. Grattan, S. j.,
dean of the college, announced that
permission to miss classes on April
10 will be given any student wish
ing to make the trip to New York.
BY that he doesn't mean merely
the IS members of the glee club, he
said.
Attend Dental Celebration.
Practically the entire faculty and
student body of the school of den-
tistry attended the National Dental
Centenary celebration in Baltimore
last week, headed by the Rev. David
V. McCauley, S. j.. regent, and DR..
j. L. B. Murray, dean. The school
was represented also by fine ex-
hiblt of crowns and bridges, rep
resenting the work in materials
done by students. Special permis-
sion was given so that the student
body could have an opportunity to
hear the scientific addresses during
the Baltimore sessions.
DR.. Maurice A. Goldberg, pro-
fessor dental materials at George
town, was one of two Washing
tonlans honored last week by the
International Association for Dental
Research. They were elected to
honorary membership in recognl-
ton of their original contributions
to the advancement of dentistry"
The other Washingtonian hap
pened to be Georgetown alumnus,
Brig. Gen. Leigh G. Fairbank,
U. S. A., head of the Army's dental
department. He was recipient of
Georgetown sesquicentennial hon.
ors last June.