Bates Bows to Glee Club Will University Head G. U. Debators Stage Concert Talks to Alumni
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VOL. VII GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 5, 1926 No. 19 BATES BOWS TO GLEE CLUB WILL UNIVERSITY HEAD G. U. DEBATORS STAGE CONCERT TALKS TO ALUMNI Hilltop Debating Trio Bests Annual Mid-Lenten Musical Of- Father Lyons Tells Alumni of the More Experienced Opponents fering this Month — George University Activities—Eventu- Through Careful Training and O'Connor and Matt Home are ally Forsees all Departments on Appropriate Arguments—Three on the Program—"Georgetown Hilltop Campus—Officers for Men are Prominent Local De- Collegians" to Assist. the Washington Alumni An- bating Figures—Two Members nounced — C. F. McCarthy Georgetown's annual musical offering Heads Association. of Bates Team had European will be given soon in the form of the Mi- Debating Tour. Careme Concert. The affair will be held Fr. Charles W. Lyons, S. J., Presi- on Sunday evening, March 14, in Gaston dent of the University, was the principal On Wednesday evening, February 24, Hall. This yearly mid-Lenten concert is given speaker, at the Alumni luncheon held at before the largest audience that has ever by the College Glee Club and is the first witnessed a debate at Georgetown, Bates the City Club. Thursday noon, February public appearance of the singing organ- College met defeat. The Georgetown vic- 25th. Father Lyons made a report on ization this year. tory was won after a hotly contested ar- the activities of all the departments of gument. The visitors upheld the affir- Costello Leads Orchestra. the University, enumerating the achieve- mative of the question : "That this House An added feature of this'year's concert ments of the past year, and outlining the favors the entrance of the United States will be the reappearance at Glee Club into the World Court." concerts of a college orchestra, an eight- plans for the future. Although more experienced than their piece organization under the direction of He told the assemblage that the pres- Georgetown opponents, Bates was unable James P. Costello, '27, member of the ent capacity for resident students in the to cope with their convincing arguments original Georgetown CoHegians of 1922. College Department is limited to 390 per- and careful training afforded them by This year the program again boasts of sons, but that with the completion of the Father John J. Toohey, S. J., who sacri- two of Georgetown's most popular enter- new dormitory, which will extend from ficed much time and energy in producing tainers, George O'Connor and Matt the end of the North Building, there will a winning team. Home. These mirth producers are among be accommodations for 541. He described Three-Fold Attack. the leading figures in the Capital and are certain to add to the enjoyment of the the plans of the new building, detailing Georgetown based its attack upon our Mi-Careme song-fest. the added facilities it will contain. Chief entrance into the Word Court on three among these will be a drill hall for the facts, namely, that our entrance would Direction of E. P. Donovan. Reserve Officers Training Corps. This leave us where we are; that there would An attractive and varied program has will satisfy a long felt necessity. Officers be grave doubts as to the immediate ef- been arranged by Edward P. Donovan, for the Georgetown Athletic Association fects of our action, and lastly that there the director of the club, and musical ac- will also be included in the extension to would be grave doubts as to the ultimate companiment will be supplied by Francis the North Building. The G. A. A. offices effects of our actions. These facts were K. Shuman, '28. are now located in the Ryan Gymnasium. handled, respectively, by the three speak- Louis O'Leary, president of the Glee Medical Endowment Needed. Continued on page 4 Club, has been active recently in aiding Mr. Donovan to have the program in Father Lyons further declared that readiness for the annual affair. plans for a new medical school are rapid- ly maturing. He stated that an endow- ment for that purpose is now being raised. DOWNTOWN FRATS Sketching the future plans of the Uni- versity, he said that it has been the aim IN JOINT SESSION DR. BECK SPEAKS and wish of every President of George- town to eventually group all the build- CHARLES HOFF TRAINS AT Inter-fraternity Council Dis- TOMORROW NIGHT ings of the University on the Hilltop GEORGETOWN. cusses Plans—More Intramural campus. He looks for the materialization Sports Suggested—Talk of a Former Solicitor-General of the of these plans in the not distant future. Charles Hoff. widely-known Nor- United States Begins Lectures Spacious grounds and an ideal location Field Day Started—May Hold tend to enhance the practicability of the wegian track star, holder of the world Dance in April — Announce in Public Series of Foreign Ser- program. pole vault record at a height of 13 feet, Next Meeting. vice School. Concluding, Father Lyons told the 5^8 inches, and the greatest and most Alumni that Georgetown was founded ' consistent vaulter that the world has ever Nine fraternities were represented at The lecture course being given at the during a year coincident with the founda- the meeting of the Georgetown Univer- auditorium of the National Museum, tion of the American government in this seen, is training at Georgetown for his sity Inter-Fraternity Council held at the Tenth and B Streets, N. W., and open city. He told them that Georgetown has coming meets. home of Kappa Alpha Phi on Sunday to the general public, is being continued been intimately associated with the gov- Hoff's greatest objective at present is afternoon, February 21. The meeting on Friday, March 5, by Dr. James M. ernment ever since its inception, and that .an all-around competition with Plansky, proved to be very important. President Beck, former Solicitor General of the the association has been a happy one. He Osborn and Norton on March 16. He in- John F. Keavney occupied the chair. United States, who starts his first lec- called upon them to ever support the tra- tends leaving the Hilltop tomorrow for Director of Athletics Herman Bern- ture in the course at that time. He will dition existing between the two great in- Chicago, where he will give an exhibition stein reported that the basketball tourna- give the four subsequent lectures. Dr. stitutions, and to support the Constitu- in the National A. A. U. indoor cham- ment was ready to start the second series Beck is known throughout the world as tion with the same zeal that they show pionship meet which will be held there of games to determine the inter-fraternity probably the greatest living authority to- in living up to the ethical standards taught Saturday. Upon his return from Chi- champion and announced the games sched- day on the Constitution of the United in their Alma Mater. cago, the Norwegian champion will be- uled for the following, would be States. He is an unusually interesting Officers of the Washington Alumni As- gin training here for the all-around played at the Ryan Gym. The contes- speaker and is much in demand for lec- sociation follow : C. F. McCarthy, presi- classic. In that meet, Hoff will be forced tants in the first game will be Phi Alpha tures and addresses in many cities of the dent; Austin Canfield, Law, vice-presi- to bring out the best of his all-around and Alpha Omega. Delta Chi and Delta United States. In these days when there dent; Dr. A. J. Mclntyre, Medical, vice- athletic ability. Sigma Pi will clash in the second game. is so much criticism and attack on the president; Thomas F. Dolan, Foreign Hoff was tendered an informal recep- With a view towards bringing the fra- United States Constitution, the School Service, vice-president; Dr. M. A. Stohl- tion in the Ryan Refectory on last Sun- ternities together once more before the has thought it wise to have such a course man, Dental, vice-president; J. Eugene day evening, which introduced him to the termination of the scholastic year the from an eminent expert so the students Gallery, treasurer; and Emmett L. Shee- student body of Georgetown. (Continued on page g.) Continued on page 5 han, secretary. THE HO YA Published Weekly at GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Washington, D. C. Entered as second-class matter Jan. 31, 1920, at the post office at Washington, D. C, under the act of March 3, 1879. 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