Evening star., 1923-09-23
CATHOLIC SESSION
TOBE HELD IN D. C.
Hierarchy to Discuss Legis-
Iation Affecting Church
Members in Nation.

The Oregon compulsory education
law, the Sterling -Towner bill and
other legislation affecting Catholic
interests and teachers will be among
the subjects discussed at the annual
meeting OF the Catholic hierarchy Of
the United States at Catholic Cniver-
sity Wednesday and Thursday. MEM
bers of the Catholic hierarchy from
all sections of the country will at
tend the conclave.
Other important topics to be taken
up at the meeting include a uniform
divorce law, laws governing Catholic
immigrants and plans for strength
ening the law organizations of Ca
tholic men and women.
The day before the meeting OF the
hierarchy there will be meeting
of the board of trustees of the uni
versity, at which time special pro-
gram for improving and widening
the activities of the university will
be acted upon.
Catholic University will open Tues
day. The first day of open doors will
be taken up with registration.
Glasses will begin on Wednesday
morning. The matriculation is ex-
pected to pass the 900 mark. Five
hundred of these will be lay grad
udIe ana unueTBEduudle students.
The remaining 400 will come from
the Sisters College and from the
various religious houses affiliated
with the university.
Faculty Increased.
The teaching staff of the univer-
stty has been considerably enlarged
this year and will number about 105.
A new school of canon law will be
opened and will give instruction to
To lNap- Of ole cfNN &c
The following appointments have
been made for the coming year: Rev.
DIR. Valentine Schaaf. o. +. NJ, of the
Franciscan House of Studies, Olden
burg, Ind, associate professor OF
canon law; Rev. Hubert Louis Motry.
S. T. D., ]. c. D., for the past three
years dean of discipline at the uni
versity, associate professor of canon
law; Rev. DR.. Francis Jehlicka, pro-
fessor in the department of moral
theology; Dr. Manuel de Oliviera
Lima. formerly of the Brazilian diplo-
international law and diplomacy;
Fred l.. Serviss of the Colorado
School of Mines, Instructor in min
eralogy and geology, new branch. IN
der the department of chemistry; James
A Condrick. instructor in the school of
structor in ethics in the school of
philosophy; Gardner James OBoyle.
Instructor in the department of
mathematics; Vincent j. Dardinski:
assistant in the department OF
biology; Rev. DR.. Arthur A. Vaschalde
and Rev. DIR. Romanus Butin, S. NJ,
both of the department of Semitic
languages and literatures have been
raised from the rank of associate
professors to full professorships;
Rev. Nicholas A. Weber of the de-
partment of history. has been raised,
from associate to full professorship;
Rev. Francis P. Cassidy has been ap-
pointed dean of discipline, to sue
ceed DR.. Motry. He was formerly
vice president of St. Thomas Hall.
Work on the stadium which is be-
ing erected at the university has
progressed rapidly during the sum
mer months. The playing field has
been completed The drainage sys-
tenn is now functioning and grass Is
beginning to grow over the new made
floor The banks have been graded
into final position so that the only
remaining work is the erection of
portion of the stands.