South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-17
SIX NOTRE DAME
PRIESTS ENLIST
Offer Themselves as ChapIainS
in the United States
Army.

Notre Dame university is Offering
six priests as chaplains to the Unit
ed States army. Heading the list is
the Rev Mathew Walsh, c. 5. c.,
vice president of the university: the
others are the Rev. John McGinn,
G. 5. c., professor of philosophy
and sociology; the Rev. Charles Il
O'Donnell, c. S. c., professor Of
English and assistant editor of the
Ave Maria" the Rev Ernest A.
Davis, c. S. c., professor of chemis-
try; the Rev. Edward J. Finnegan,
G. S. c., project of discipline and
professor of history, and the Rev.
George Finnigan, c. S. c., of the
Holy Cross priests who volunteered
for the service. The names OF the
six priests have been sent to Wash
ington and the call to the colors
is momentarily expected. Locally
this is felt to be one of the hand
soonest things Notre Dame has done
in all her proud history While no
doubt another group of men as ade-
quate for army service might be
selected, a more representative
group could hardly be drawn than
these who are taken from execu-
tive, professional, disciplinary,
Journalistic and missionary duties,
to go to the front. In this way.
too, the loss while in the aggregate
it is very considerable, is distrib-
uted over the various departments
OF community activity.
Fr. Mather Walsh.
The Rev. Mathew ]. Walsh. c. $.
c., who for six years has been vice
president, and during FIR. Cava-
naugh's prolonged absence in Eu-
rope, was acting president of the
university, is one of the most cap
able as well as one of the most
popular of university officials and
professors. FIR. Walsh occupies the
chair of American history, having
been the first TO graduate in that
department in the Catholic Univer-
sity. There, in 1908, FIR Walsh re-
ceived the degree of doctor of phil
osOphy, having also pursued special
studies at Columbia and John Hop
kins universities. FIR. Walsh was
born in Chicago and has a wide &C
quaintance among the priests of the
archdiocese whose guest master he
is during the annual retreat at No
ire Dame.
Fr. Charles O'DOnnelI.
FIR. Charles O'Donnen. c. S. c.,
was born in Greenfield, Ind, the
birthplace of James Whitcomb Ri
ley and like him has given to Amer
lean literature poems that come
home to mems hearts. He received
the degree of doctor Of philosophy
in the department of English liter
allure from the Catholic university
and has since been associated with
the University of Notre Dame as
professor of English. In 1912 he
was made associate editor of the
Ave Maria and has been a resu-
magazines. He is the author Of a
volume of poems, The Dead Musi-
clan" and is the founder and di-
rector of the Poetry society of No
ire Dame. He has been project of
religion for the last two years and
the university students will greatly
miss his kindly council and his elo-
quent scholarly discourses.
Fr. John McGinn.
FIR. John McGinn, c. 5. c., has
been teaching at Notre Dame since
1914, having previously for four
years been a professor in Columbia
university, Portland, ore Besides
his professional duties, which are
very considerable, Fr. McGinn is &C
lively engaged in several enterprises
of a sociological character. being a
member of the Catholic Social sci
ence conference, member of the
executive committee of the state
Board of Charities and Corrections,
member of the executive committee
of the National Conference &c
Catholic Charities and member of
the committee of Family Welfare
of the National Conference of Char
tiles and Corrections. Fr. McGinn
has had wide experience in praCti-
cal social relief work and as a lee
turer in his field has a reputation
almost national. Fr. McGinn's home
is in Providence, r. /.
Rev. Ernest \. Davis.
FIR. Ernest A. Davis. c. :. c.. is
the typical university professor.
After six years Of teaching at Co
lumbia university. Portland. ore.
he was made associate professor Of
chemistry at Notre Dame. He is a
highly trained specialist and a most
successful teacher. Modest and UNI
assuming in manner. he has never
theleSs been a potent influence in
lives of many hundreds of students.
He is a preacher OF marked abil-
ity. Fr. Davis comes from South
Bend.
Fr. Edward Finnegan.
Fr. Edward Finnesan, G. s. c, is
n South Bend bow Like Fr. Nc