Evening star., 1924-02-10
IBERO-AMERICANA
FORMALLY IS ON VIEW
Ceremonies at Catholic U. on
Fourth Centennial of Portu-
guese Poets Birth.

On the date of the fourth centennial
of the birth of the great Portuguese
poet, Luis de Camoens, Tuesday. Feb
ruary 5. Bishop Shahan formally
opened for the Catholic University
the rich treasure of bero-Americana.
donated to il by DR.. Manoef de Oil
veira Lima The ceremonies were con-
Quoted in the presence of a gathering
representing nearly every portion of
the world. Chief among those at
tending were the Spanish ambassador,
the charge d'affaires Of Portugal and
Nine. Leal. DR.. Carlos Aldunate. for
mer secretary of state of Chile. DIR.
Roberto Goncalves, secretary of the
Brazilian embassy; DR.. Ignacio Cald-
eron, former minister of Bolivia in
Washington, and Nine. Calderon, and a
number of diplomats representing
nearly all the Latin countries of Eu-
rope and America, besides distin-
guished members of the resident COL
onies of Portugal, Brazil, Spain, Italy
France, Ireland. Belgium, Luxembourg,
Poland, Germany, Russia, Hungary,
Czcchoslovakia, Greece. Syria, In
dia and the Philippine Islands.
Rector Prexides.
The ceremonies were presided over
by the right reverend rector, who was
accompanied by the vice rector. the
UiTcClOT OI SluuIeS, IHe OtdHS OF the
different schools, the members of the
faculty, the presidents and deans OF
the affiliated religious houses and a
large number of university students.
Dir. j. De Siqueira Coutinho, associate
professor in charge of Latin Ameri-
can history. acted as secretary.
The speakers were DR.. Lima, DR..
Leal and Bishop Shahan. The bishop
referred to the gift of the library to
the university as an eloquent and
permanent pledge of the good will OF
the Ibero-American world to the
United States of America" We are
privileged, indeed" he said, Ito assist
at the birth of a pacific and humaniz-
ing institution which belongs with
the Christ of the Andes, the Panama
Canal and the new conquests Of space,
among the most beneficent agencies
of peace throughout the world"
In the future the hazing of fresh
men at the university will be limited
to the maintenance of the traditional
distinction between them and the up
per classmen, in view of the fact that
fazing practices have become increas-
ingly severe during the past few
years.
Thomas ]. Grove. New Britain,
Conn. president of the senior class,
has appointed the following members
of the class to serve on the COM
mencement week committee: r. ].
Kelly, Washington, ID. G., chairman
Berthold Vorsanger. Englewood, \. j.;
Smith, East Hartford. Conn; W. T.
Grumley, East Norwalk, Conn; r. +.
Nicholson, Washington, D. c.: James
A. Breslin. Lyndhurst. n. J.: P. j.
2c9nn9I; yan satmore Ma Ga y r kesr Ssl
Pa: j. j. Bergin. waterbury, Conn;
A. T. Healy, Holyoke, Mass; e. J.
Lynch, Northampton, Mass; R z.
Reuss, Williamsburg, Pa.
Plan Contest On OFatory.
Plans for the oratorical contest to
be held next month were discussed at
the regular meeting Of the Shahan
Debating Society in the reception
room of Gibbons Hall Wednesday
night. The trials will be held within
the next two weeks and the final con-
test a month later.
vitation to be represented at the
seventh centenary of the University
of Naples. and the rector has named
Rev. DR.. Paschal Robinson, professor
of medieval institutions, to act as
representative.
The rank of knight commander OF
the Order of Santiago, an ancient
order, established in 1887, for reward
for services in the literary, scientific
and artistic fields. has been conferred
on DR.. j. De Sfquetra Coutlnho, aSSo-
ciate professor Of economics at the
university. The honor is in recogni-
tion of the professors services in ad-
vancing the study of the Portuguese
language and literature in the United
States.
The freshmen class rendered a re-
ception and smoker in honor of the
rector, Bishop Shahan. and the
vice rector. Rt Rev. Mgr. Dougherty
in the social room Of St Johns Hall
Friday night. Both Bishop Shahan
and Mgr. Dougherty spoke.