Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
CLASSES AT c. j.
ELECT OFFICERS
Progress in Student Activity
Made. P. Prior Is
Seniors President.

Lengthy strides were taken last week
at Catholic University in the field of
student activity. practically all classes
and organizations getting under way.
Perhaps the most important was the
election OF class officers in the senior
law and academic classes
The academic class held a meeting
Tuesday and after a number of spir-
tied nomination speeches and argu-
ments John p. Prior of Philadelphia,
Pa. was elected president. winning
from Newman McEvoy OF Waterbury.
Conn. The other officers elected are
Frank j. Darmstatter of Albany. N.
Y. vice president: Bernard Locraft of
Washington, ID. c., treasurer: Joseph
Dolan of Warren. Ohio. secretary. and
Nelson F. Meelan of Limestone, Ne,
student representative.
The senior law class held its meet
ing Wednesday. The following off,
GERS were elected: William J. Shea,
South Manchester. Conn. president;
c. II. St. Louis, Plattsburgh. N. V.
vice president; Daniel J. Lynch,
Northampton. Mass, secretary; r. J.
Emmons, Bridgeport, Conn, treasurer.
and Florence J. Donahue, Lynn. Mass.
student representative.
The junior academic class met for
the first time Wednesday and elected
Frank Gallagher, Mahoney City. Pa,
president; Thomas Locraft Of Wash
ington, D. c.. vice PRESIDENT; Ben-
jamin j. Collins. Glenn Falls, n. Y.
treasurer; Gilbert Hitz. Cleveland
Ohio, secretary. and John Howard,
Waldorf, Md, student representative.
On Wednesday the sophomore aca-
demic class elected officers. They are:
James f. kenney. HOlyoke. Mass,
president; Walter +. Paterson. WEIGH
w. Va, vice president: Paul Preu,
Springfield, Mass. secretary; John
Shelley, Philadelphia, Pa, treasurer
and John Daily. Naugatuck. Conn.,,
student representative.
Social Season Opens.
The social season will be opened at
the university Friday evening by the
cardinal dance of 1925. A committee
headed by Luke Satpelton Of Water
bury, Conn. is making arrangements.
The affair will be held in the gym
nasium and is expected to draw a
large crowd.
Bishop Shahan. rector of the uni
versity, and Mgr. Edward A. Pace,
d. D., vice rector in academies, are
at present in Philadelphia, where they
will attend the sessions of the Inter
national Federation of Catholic Alum
nae, which began last night and will
continue until Thursday. Bishop
Shahan is honorary president and
Mgr. Pace the director of the fedora
ton.
Several new additions to the teach
ing staff have been made recently.
A. NJ. Fox of the bureau of immigra-
ton has been appointed instructor in
the departments of economics, and
Thomas G. Foran has been trans
fzr H. -
chology to the department of educa-
ton. Rev. DR.. Thomas V. Moore. prior
of St. Anselm's House of Studies, is
again actively engaged in teaching
work in the department of psychol-
ogy. DR.. Frank P. Cassidy, dean of
discipline. has been appointed an in
structor in the department of educa-
ton; Rev. John B. Haldi. o. S. B., in
structor in psychology; Rev. Francis
]. Walsh, o. S. B., instructor in phil
osophy; Martin r. Mcclure, assistant
in Latin; Walter r. Carmody. assist
ant in chemistry, and John J. Clark,
assistant in biology.
Rev. Peter Guilday, professor OF
church history at the university, is
teaching a course this year on the
general subject of medieval institu-
tons"
Glee Club Concert.
Leo Bchrendt, director of the Glee
Club, announced Thursday that the
University Musical Association would
hold its first monthly concert during
the week of October 26. The asso-
citation has nearly a hundred mem
bers.
All of the clubs on the campus are
well under way now. The Abbey
Club. at a meeting Wednesday elect.
ed officers for the present year. They
| are: Henry OIme, St. Paul, Mimi.
president; John White, jr., of Holyoke
Mass, vice president; Newman F. Nc.
Evoy OF Waterbury, Conn.,, secretary
r. X. McGinnis of Brooklyn, n. Y.
treasurer and John A. Regain of For,
Mcpherson. Ga, interclub representa-.
tive.
The interclub council met for the
first time Tuesday. Agitation tc
| change the club quotas in the classes
received a negative vote. and for tn.
| present year, at least, not more thar
| 10 men from each class will be ad
mitted TOT a single club. A member
| also was chosen to write a history
| of G. L. clubs which would be oper
| to public inspection.
The Student Council, which consist.
! of the presidents and student repre-
| sentatives of all classes, law ant
academic. met Thursday evening ant
| elected William Shea, president Of tn,
| senior law class. as chairman. Johr
| II. Howard of Waldorf, Md, studen
representative of the junior class, wa