Evening star., 1896-08-05
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE
Many Important Announcements for the En-
suing Scholastic Year.
New Instructors to He on Duty Here
When the University Opens
September IS.

Georgetown College will open for the
return of its students Tuesday. September
Is. with the following faculty: President.
Rev. ]. Havens Richards. ST.; vice presf-
dent, Rev. William ]. Ennis. ST.; chap
lain. Rev. Edward H. Welsh. ST.: minister,
Rev. William Brett. Father Brett is a
very cmine mt theologian. and comes from
VIC odstock to replace Father Daugherty.
who has been called to that place. Rev.
Edward I. Dewitt. ST.. will be professor of
logic; Rev. Henry J. Shandelle. ST.. will be
librarian, and Rev. John G. Hagan. ST..
professor of astronomy and director Of the
observatory. Father Hagan will be as
sisted by Rev. John I. Hedrick. 81.
Rev. 1. r. Deck has been appointed pro-
fessor of chemistry to succeed Father Fox.
who has been transferred to Fordham, n.
Y. Rev. James F. x. Mulbaney. 81. for
meriy p1 ofessor Of English. goes to Fred
erick. Nd; to complete his theologicai
studies. stud He win be succeeded by Mr..
Rev. Armand W. Forstall. 8. J.. heretofore
professor Of French literature, has been
withdrawn by his superior and will be en-
ployed in the Sacred Heart College at Den
YER He will be much regretted, as he has
met with great success in his work here.
He Will be succeeded by Father A. Brucker.
brother of the noted French Catholic
writer. who Is eminent in philosophy and
church history. Father Brucker is himself
a distinguished scholar and literary man.
Mr.. Berthold Lauterbach. 8. J., will be
professor Of German and higher algebra.
and Mr.. John i. Thompkins. s. j., professor
of trigonometry; MIR. Carroll J. Boone. 8. J..
will be professor of elocution. Rev. VIM.
McDonough, s. J., formerly prefect Of dis
cipline. has been called to Boston. and will
be succeeded by Rev. J. d. Becker. s. J. Mr..
Howard L. Helmuck will be professor of
drawing and painting.
Besides these changes Father Richards
makes some other interesting announce
ments regarding the courses of the Gradu-
ate School. Justice Martin F. Morris will
give course of elementary law in addi-
tion to his course Of civi! liberty given last
period of about fifteen weeks. It is also
proposed to establish a department of
biology and arrangements are now being
made to furnish a biological laboratory.
Another addition to the curriculum will
be a course in political economics. Rev.
John G. Hagen. S. J., director Of the OBJ
servatory, who sailed for Europe August
l, has been commissioned to engage pro-
fessor from among the eminent economists
Of Germany.
Father Hagen Is accompanied on his trip
abroad by Mr.. Joseph Hesgen. 8. ]. They
took with them the nine-inch equatorial tel
escope exhibited at the Chicago fair by G..
N. Saegmuler of Washington. This fine
instrument was purchased by the German
province of the Society of Jesus. and will
be mounted at their scholasticate at VAL
kenbGrg, Holland. Father Hagen will di-
rect the setting up of this instrument and
before his return will also attend two in
ternational congresses. one of mathema-
ticians and the other of astronomers. to be
held in Germany during September.
DIR. G. Lloyd Magruder. dean of the med
ical school, announces some changes in his
department. DR.. H. w. Farwood, C.S.A.
succeeds DR.. James Kerr as professor Of
surgery and surgical pathology. Owing to
the trouble in the Emergency Hospital
board the course of surgery was very much
disorganized during the last term. This
year it has been entirely reorganized. Il
will extend over two years and will cor
sist of illustrated lectures and operations
demonstrations at the hospital
DR.. W. c. Woodward. the present health
officer opens a new branch of study that
OF state medicine. DR.. ]. c. Magu,re is
professor of dermatology. and Drs John F.
Moran professor Of clinical studies, Charles
Lewis Allen. diseases Of the nervous sys-
tenn. and J. d. Hird. demonstrator- Of sani-
tary chemistry.