Georgetown University - Ye Domesday Booke Yearbook (Georgetown, DC)

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THE Edward Douglas White [Abat- ing Society after a wartime merger with the Gaston Debating Societ - was reorganized as a separate b()d - this year. A group of fifteen men interestci.1 in i.lebating were assembled, officers electei.1. and the White society resumed the position it had hekl for thirt -fi -e years as a forum for the discussion of topics of current importance. Cieorge Edelen was elected Presii lent. and . lr. John S ec. S.J., was name -l moderator. Perhaps no time since the founding of the SocietN ' ha e so many problems faced the countr - as a whole, problems which require the factual background and clear thinking dexeloped in debating. Recognizing this, Mr. James Wilson, Vice-President and Chairman of the Committee on Debates, carefully chose a series of topics for discussion such as inde- pendence for India, socialized medicine, and a long series on labor policies and legislation. Standing: WILSON, KUNDTZ. Seated: EDELEN, PENN HDashington Club FT ' 148

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' -W ' EVERTING to pre-war status, the I ' ■ Gaston Debating Societ -. eompose l -Ml — ¥of freshmen and sophomores, was reorganized in the fall of ' 4L Early in December, upon receipt of the national question, arrangements were made to debate with other universities. The na- tional question was thoroughly debated with Loyola, West Point and Trinity. In addition Gaston was scheduled to participate in an intercollegiate tournament of thirt -fi e schools held at Williani and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va. Under Mr. Nash, S.J., the moderator, the society elected the following officers: Kexin Kennedy, President: James Buchholz, Vice- President: David Graham, Secretary; Martin Friedricks, Treasurer, and Patrick White, Ser- geant-at-Arms. Standing: FRIEDRICKS. WHITE, GR. H. fPhite Btbating ocietii 147

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3 DEFINITE need for a non-resi- dent organization whicli wDuki ai l and represent non-resident students and encourage them to maintain a high standard of Georgetown spirit was ful- filled in the re-establishment of the Washington Club. It immediately became the most pop- ular of the non-resident organizations. Edward Beacom, pre-war Vice-President, was elected President. Tom Sullivan, Charles Schultye, Robert Dickerson and Joseph Cor- bley were elected to Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Parliamentarian positions re- spectively. 0 ' er ten dances and parties were sponsored, each highly successful. The Washington Club has definitely taken an intense interest in all Blue and Gray ac- ti -ities. ■Iff 1 gt: Class of 1949 LTHOUGH hemned in between the Freshmen and Senior Classes, the Sophomore group could and did make itself known as the occasion de- manded. This was partly due to the fact that its membership was made up of experienced students, who started as Freshmen at George- town before the war: and whose education was temporarily halted, due to serving in the armed forces. These returning veterans, now more determined than ever to complete their education, have readjusted themselves with distinction to a much changed post-war pro- gram. Complementing their number are three groups, who started in as Freshmen in October 45. January and April 4t , respectively. ■ It took time to weld together this hetero- geneous roster; and class elections were not held until late Fall. The social program for the class, as such, was somewhat curtailed due to the rebirth of the Junior Prom and the Senior Ball. However, the Sophomores enjoyed a large share of the benefits of these outstanding functions, without being burdened with their attendant worries and responsibilities. In ad- dition Saturday afternoon dancing at the Mayflower was popular, and the Shoreham had many devotees. However, a mens sana was kept in this corpore sano through the medium of serious application to the books during each school week. Term papers also had to be written ; and these necessitated fre- quent visits to the Congressional Library, the U. S. Archives and other valuable sources of information at the disposal of students study- ing in the Nation ' s Capital. Individual members of the class were prom- inent in all extracurricular activities — sports, debating, glee club, international relations club, the band, the dramatic society, the 149