The Washington times., 1904-09-25
OUTLOOK FOR
SCHOLASTIC YEAR
Enlarged Scope at Catholic
University.
WILL OPEN ON OCTOBER q
New Chair of American History and a
Number of Additional In
structors.
WILL OPEN ON OCTOBER a

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America on October l.
The coming year will be one of the
most important in the history Of the
university. An entirely new department
OF American history viii be formally
opened. Several older departments will
be materially augmented In scope. The
department Of American history was en-
doWed last spring by a donation OF
$4,000 ty the Knights Of Columbus.
Lectures Begin October 4.
Lectures will begin In all the schools
Of the university on Tuesday, October 1.
The mass of the Holy Ghost. a special
service held at the beginning Of every
scholastic year. will be celebrated in the
college chapel on the following Sunday
morning. All members Of the faculty
and student body will attend. and a
sermon appropriate to the day will be
delivered by the rector. the Rev. Denis
O'Connel.
November IS the day set apart FOR
the mass in memory of deceased bene-
factors Of the university. and on No
Vember lS the archbishops who are mem
bers Of the board Of trustees will hold
their first meeting OF the new year.
Prosperous Year Anticipated.
The rector, Mgr. O'Conneu, and his
associates on the faculty are anticipat-
ing one OF the most prosperous years
In the history Of the university. A num-
Der Of new professors have been added
70 the corps of teachers. and several de
partments have been broadened to fit
the requirements Of a college educa-
ton.
The most important are DR.. Charles
hHIian McCarty. who will be assistant
professor in American history under tn
>oo'OVo endowment made by the knights
OF Columbus. last April. and the Rev
Henry A. Poels. S. T. D.. assistant pro
lessor Of Sacred Scripture. who come
from the famous Catholic University az
Louvain- They VIII enter upon their
duties on October l.
Dr. McCarty, since 1902. has been lee
Vurer IN American and English history
the New York Institute Of Pedagogy
the Catholic University He was as
slNtant principal In the high schools Of
New Jersey in 1879 and 1880. instructor f.
the catholic High School in 1880. and
PROFESSOR Of history and civil govern
menq IN the Catholic High School Of
ThiiAdelphia from 1891 TO 1913 He tool
tnt degree OF doctor Of philosophy ir
1912 at the University Of Pennsylvania
ne Key. Dr. POels. one Of the most
he
world. Will be associated with the YER.
Rev. Charles p Grammar. dean Of tho
FACULTY Of theology, in the department
OF Biblical s'ieuces.
Until the arrival Of DR.. PoeIs trts
country possessed only one member ~
the Biblical commission which vyas an
pointed Dy the late Pope Leo shortly
Deiore MS death. That member is DR.
Grannan DR. POels is also a rnernbe,.
OF the commission.
The course Of instruction 20 h. ~,
died by DR.. Poeis will deal with the Old
testament. especially Hebrew instit,,-
tiohs as seen In their law and their his
Tory Dr. Grammar viii have charge %
me stucies Of the New Testament and
VIII this year instruct his students Ir
me history OF the languages and origi-
nal text Of the Bible
Additional Professors.
The other professors added To Tho
FACULTY Of the university this year are.
assistant professor in physiological
sociology. the Rev. Thomas II Sbiolde
IN. d; A. NJ. St Mary's 1892. Pb u
Johns Hopkins, 1895: professor OF general
biology and sociology. st. Paul Seminar,
49, 10 1890; Instructor at the Catholic
University. 1903 10 1904.
Assistant professor in Kettle Ianpuaqas
ana literature, John Joseph Dunn.
D. Yale. %; Phi D, Yale. 'ss: Instructor
IN Latin In the Catholic UNIVERSITY ir
1879 10 1900: Instructor IN Romance lar
ku&ses, Catho3c University. 1901: and
70 1904
Assistant professor in moral tbaoIos-,.
the Rev. John Webster Melody. S. r u !.
A p. ST. ignatius' College Chico,
1885; A. NJ. ST. Mary's Seminary. POI
timore, 1857 and s. T. B., St. Marv.e
Seminary. Baltimore. 1889: s r
Catholic University. 1893. and S. T u
Catholic University. 1903
Instructor "a church history. the Re,
Patrick Joseph Healy; 5. r. b. CatboIic
University. 1855; 5. T. l., Catholic mi
verslty. 1889. 5. T. D.. Catholic Uniyer-
sity. 1875.
Instructor IN church history. the Rev
Maurice Marie Hassett. :. T. B.. Catho-
lie University. 1885; $ y. l.. Catholic.
University. 1897, and s. T. D., Rome.
Five Teaching Fellows.
The university will have five teaching
fellows this year as follows:
John Bernard Rapier. teaching fellow
IN electrical engineering Mr.. Rapier
holds degrees Of y. s., from Spring Han
College. Mobile. Ala and g. S. IN
electrical engineering from the Massa-
chusetts Institute Of Technology.
The Rev Francis Iguatius PerteII. s.
7. l., teaching fellow IN Sacred scrip-
ture, who holds degrees Of $. r. D.. the
Catholic University, 1900. and 4. r. L.
Catholic University. 1901.
Aubrey Edward Landry. teaching fell
low In mathematics, who got his degree
Of A. y. az Harvard IN 1900 and was for
two years instructor ia St Thomas
Aquinas College, at m5ridgcpOrt
Mass
Thomas JEFFERSON Thompson, teaching
fellow IN civil engineering who is a
Harvard A. b. Of 1873.
There Will be thirty-Oue professors
and instructors this year. an Increase OF
six over last year.
The most important change in tho
courses OF the university this year will
be the admission Of UNDERGRADUATES.
who viii study for degrees 80 accordance
with the decision reached al the spring
meeting OF the trustees This action OF
the trustees Is in accordance with the
apostolic letter Of Pope Leo, dated
March Z, 1853. outlining the scope OF the
university.
Extended Course in Kettle.
DR.. Dunn. the new assistant professor
in Kettle, has outlined very Interesting
course Of iuVtruction. including Kettle