The Washington times., 1921-11-06
GOLDEN JUBILEE
At GONzAGA To
START SUNDAY
Ceremonies Will Continue for
Five Oays-Noted Men to
Attend Celebration.

Imposing ceremonies continuing
for five days and participated in by
eminent men Of church AMI state
will mark the observance OF the
golden jubilee OF Gonzaga College.
the Oldest college for day students
I'm the District, and second oldest
Jesuit college in the United States.
The initial ceremony will be the
celebration OF solemn pontifical mass
at IL O'Clock next Sunday morning
by the papal delegate 10 the United
States. Archbishop John Bonzano.
The Rev. owen a. Hill. S. J.. pro-
fessor Of moral philosophy at George
town University, will deliver the ser.
mon. At s o'clock in the evening
pontifical vespers will be shung, with
the RI. Rev. Bishop Thomas J Sha-
han, rector OF Catholic University,
AS celebrant. The Rev. Francis p.
LcBuffe. $. j., professor of ethics at
Fordham University, will preach at
the vesper service.
AT 10 o'clock Monday morning the
RI Rev. Bishop Owen r. Corrigan
will offer solemn pontifical mass. at
which the Rev. Charles w. Lyons.
=. j., former president of Gonzaga.
will preach Ar informal reunion
and smoker for tho alumni and old
students will be held Monday evening
in the lower auditorium of the col
lege.
Military Mass Tuesday.
The president of Gonzaga, the Rev.
oah
a solemn military mass Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock, when the Rev.
Richard II. Tiernar, s. J., nored Jes.
uit editor. will deliver the sermon.
dress parade, battalion drll and
band concert b. the Gonzasa cadets
Will follow on the college campus.
The college dramatic association will
present Macbeth" at o'clock in the
evening.
mass of thanksgiving will he Of
fered Wednesday morning at . o'clock
by Father Joseph II. Rockwell, S. j.,
provincial of the Maryland New York
province of the Jesuit Order Aca.
demic exercises will take place Wed.
nesday evening at O'Clock. when
degrees will be conferred On mum.
Der of distinguished scholars and
statesmen and an address will be
given by Congressman w. Bourke
Cochran.
Father William J. lyman. S. j..
graduate of GonZaga. whose parents
were substantial benefactors Of the
college, will offer a mass OF requiem
on Thursday morning for all de.
ceased members of the alumni The
closing event in the Jubilee cere-
monies will be a banquet at Ward.
man Park Hotel Thursday evening.
bronze medal commemorative ths
college centennial will be issued dur.
ing the celebration, and a de luxs
volume recording the history OF the
old college will be published at the
same time.
The Rev. J. Charles Davey. s. j.,
vice president of Gouzaga College
ana prefect of studies. IS directing
The events as chairman of the golden
jubilee executive committee Eu.
gene Gallery is chairman of tho com.
mittee arranging for the centennial
banquet
Established I'm 1921.
Gonzaga College was established in
1871 on + street northwest, near the
present location of St. Patrick's
Church. On September 4. 1871. IL
was moved to its present location on
street near North Capitol street.
The new Gonzaga College building.
which was erected several wears ago.
is notable structure. occupying 200
feet on ] street. and built of re-
enforced concrete, girded with steel.
The front is of sandstone AMI white
brick. The entrance. lobby, corri-
dors and staircases are Of marble.
A large and well-arrangad thca,cr ia
part of the new building. and this
theater was repeatedly placed at .he
disposal of civic authorities by Father
Conniff during the war period for
patriotic purposes.
The present officers Of Gonzara
College are: President, the Rev. Peuf
X. Commit, s. J.; vice president and
prefect of studies, the Rev. ]. Charles
Davey, S. j.; treasurer, the Rev. 10.
seph /. Fink, S. J.; secretary, the
Rev. George r. Kelly. s. J.: chan.
lain, the Rev, William T Tvno, :