Evening star., 1922-12-10
COLLEGES
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.

The Rt. Rev. Rector celebrated a
solemn pontifical mass in the gym
nasium on Friday in honor of the
feast of the Immaculate conception.
Most Rev. Michael j. Curley, d. D.,
delivered the discourse. The profess
soriate, attired in academic costume.
the entire student body and several
hundred persons from the city were
present Bishop Shahan rendered a
banquet to Archbishop Curley and
the professors of Caldwell Hall In
the building shortly after the cere-
mony. In the evening the professors
We're entertained by the ecclesiasti-
the recreation hall.
The Very Rev. Father Godfrey
Schilling. O. d. NJ. of the Franciscan
monastery in Brookland, celebrated
Friday the golden jubilee of his en-
trance into the Franciscan order. A
mass was celebrated at the monas-
terry by the Very Rev. Jubilarian. at
. o'clock. Several hundred persons
were In attendance. among whom
Very Rev. Edward Klein. o. F. NJ.
who acted as assistant Of honor; Very
Rev. Father Faust. o. f.. NJ. provin-
clal of New York; Very Rev. Martin
Strub. provincial of st. Louis. and
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provincial of California. The Very
Rev. Father Chrysostom, o. F. NJ,
provincial of Cincinnati, delivered the
sermon. Father Pacificus. who was
received into the order at the same
time with Father Schilling, was also
present.
Father schilling began his monastic
life on August Is, 1872. Shortly after
his entrance to the order his superior
delegated him to New York, where
the comfnissariat of the Holy Land
was located at that time. He was
at the death of the commissary was
made his successor. In 1897 he re-
celved permission from the holy
iather to transfer the commissariat
70 this city. where it is now located
Cardinal Gibbons dedicated the monas-
terry in 1899. Three years later he
was summoned to Nazareth. where he
was the parish priest During his
stay In the east he built St Joseph 3
,,hurch in Cairo. Egypt. which is gen
orally conceded to be the largest and
most magnificent edifice of it's kind
IN that part of the world In 1910
: the superior reappointed him as COM
mlssary at Mount st. Sepulchre. which
position he held until 1921, when his
ialling health caused him to tender
MS resignation, which was not ac-
cepted, however. until year later
President Hardings appeal for
adequate observance of Education
week throughout the nation. was an
swered at the university by the ar
| rangen1ent of a series of lectures on
various educational subjects by the
education department The lectures
We're given every evening at 5
O'Clock in Mcmahon hall assembly
room. where they were enthusiast
ically attended. DR.. Jordon lectured
Int
day evening: DR.. Johnson. on "Educa-
ton and Public Spirit" Tuesday; Dr.
race, Education and Democracy
! ednesday: DR.. Mccormick, Teach
ing as Career" Thursday. and Rev.
L. l.. McVay. Parent and School"
Friday
The students conference of We'd
nesday was given over to the obser-
vance of Education week. Mgr.
PACE being in charge Vividly ana
lying the relations of education to
democracy. he pointed out that edu
cation alone is not a true test Of \
peoples fitness for democratic institu-
tons He declared that highly-train-
| ed and educated men started the war.
ina, our prisons are largely filled
with highly trained men. and that
while a nation has the duty of offer
ing equal opportunity for education
10 an It's citizens. it cannot force
rs CITIZENS to take advantage of
them. The obligations of honesty.
truth good moral living. etc. must be
! IMPOSED along with education if
| democracy is to prosper thereby.
Ihe entire membership of the cleo
trIcal engineering department was
present Thursday evening in the enei-
neering department at an illustrated
lecture and smoker arranged by the
Eiectron Society of the department.
y radio experimental station has
been installed in the engineering
building for the use of the society,"
It's call is 3-N-1. A complete enroll
ment OF all engineering students into
the society has been accomplished.
The full support and approval of
the authorities of the university has
heen given TO the orchestra organ
lzed few days ago by Leo Behrendt
1acuity member. who will be director
OF this new student organization. The
need has long been felt for an or
chestra which would be of great as
sistance in giving musical programs
and supplement the work of the Glee
Club and the Dramatic Association.