Evening star., 1922-10-22
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.

bishop Shahan has Just received word
from Rev. DR.. Henry Hyvernat at Rome
that he has completed the Photographic
edition of the fifty-six volumes of old
Soptic manuscripts. now in the Vatican
library, but the property of ]. 2. Morgan
OF New York. The complete copy comes
to the Catholic University library and
Is gift of extraordinary value. These
MMS represent a Coptic version of the
oid and New Testaments and were
The editorship and handling of them
could only be done by a very great
scholar in oriental languages Dr. Hy-
vernat is tho university's oldest pro-
| lessor and by the completion of this
commission the honor of the university
is greatly enhanced in the whole world
Of Scripture scholarship.
me large increase in registration in
the School OF Sacred Sciences each year
makes apparent the need of extending
the south wing of Divinity Hall. This
nall Is now quite congested because Of
! the presence OF twenty-five professors
eacA OF whom has two rooms. diminish
ing greatly its capacity for students
Plans call for 4 four-story extension.
containing suites consisting of a large
study. bedroom and bath for each pro-
lessor. a recreation and reading room.
The ground floor will contain offices and
an automatic elevator will be installed
at one end. The CARRYING out of this
project will be acted upon at the next
meeting Of the board OF trustees.
The. reorganization of the shahan
Debating Society for the present
scholastic year was accomplished at the
f-s meeting OF the society last week
New officers were elected and discus
81 SION entered into as to the advisability
several local and neighboring uni
versities. The society has had no
interscholastic debating since the war
put a stop to such activities, but it Is
hoped to make a beginning this year
Offices: J. T. Macdonald, president:
". G. Mcdonald, vice president; w. j.
Scott. secretary; r. f. Reuss. treasurer
Among the recent additions to the
Rev. Arthur T. Connolly Library, the
most important is a fac-simile printed
copy Of the Antiphonary of Bangor,
an ancient collection Of Latin hymns
and prayers made at the end Of the
seventh century in the Irish monas-
terry Of Bangor. The original was
taken in the eighth or ninth century
to northern Italy, and is now kept in
the Ambrosian Library in Milan,
where 1t is considered one OF its
lection is complete set of English
Episcopal "Visitations" in the six
teenth and seventeenth centuries, and
valuable Illustrated quarto of the
ancient Bell of st. Patrick, preserved
atr[n,,s at buniin; 18th. There are many rare and
medieval history Of Ireland The Con-
molly collection of Americana and
Hibernica Is one of the most impor-
tant in the United States. Its catalogue
includes already over ten thousand
DIR. George Dougherty. the vice
rector of the university. was in
charge of the weekly conference
to make use Of all the facilities pro-
vided by the university for the pur-
pose Of a better rounding out of
, character.
The bishops reception to the new
men of the university was held
Wednesday evening. Among those
present were Mr.. Shea and other rep
and the new postgraduate students.
The Junior class at recent meet
ing announced the following officers
Joseph Mulville, president: Dutch"
Eberts. vice president; Phil Connors.
secretary. and Bill Dun, treasurer.
The sophomore class held a meet
ing last week in the gymnasium. The
choice of officers for the coming year
is as follows: President. Henry ].
Ford; vice president, Charlie O'Reilly;
secretary, Walter J. Costello; treasurer,
Ike Meelan; student representative,
Michael e. Kerrigan. New business was
brought before the meeting and the ini-
tial plans for the activities of the COM
ing years were suggested.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF
LAW.