Evening star., 1924-06-01
CATHOLIC U. HOLDS
EXERCISES JUNE II
Archbishop Curley Will Confer
Diplomas; Georgian Is
Valedictorian.
WILL. .oRDAIN CANDIDATES
1924 Cardinal Will Be Issued
Thursday.

Commencement exercises Of Catho-
lie University will be held in the
gymnasium Wednesday morning
June IL, at 1880 o'clock. Archi-
bishop Michael ]. Curley of Balti-
more, chancellor of the university
will confer the degrees. Rt Rev
Thomas ]. Shanan. rector of the uni
versity, will speak. and Patrick ].
O'Connor of Savannah. Ga. will de-
liver the valedictory address. Prior
to the exercises, there will be an ac-
ademic procession from Caldwell
Hall to the gymnasium.
The senior ball and alumni hop
will be held on the nights of June
and 9. respectively. Immediately pre-
ceeG:ng the alumni hop, the Univer-
sity Dramatic Association will pre-
sent scenes from Macbeth" in the
gymnasium.
Candidates to BE Ordained.
Ordinations will be held in the
crypt of the National Shrine of the
9 am, June 12, 13 and IA. During
these days three deacons from the
Oblate Scholastic at Brookland will
receive holy orders and one from
the community of St. Viator. Major
and minor orders will also be con-
ferred on a large number of candi-
dates. Bishop Shahan will confer the
orders.
The rector's annual prize debate, held
last week, was won by the negative
team, composed Of Coleman H. Mulcahy,
Deer Lodge. Mont: Henry @. vignos,
Cleveland. Ohio, and Eugene F. Busch,
Cincinnati, Ohio. The question was
That the Restriction OF
European immigration Makes for the
Welfare of the Country" Bishor
Shahan was present at the debate ano
awarded gold medals to the members
of the winning team. The Judges
were Rev. Edward B. Jordan. Rev
DR.. Charles A. Hart and Rev. Leo L.
McVay.
According to an announcement by
w. Getto Mcdonald, editor In chief OF
the wear book. the 1924 Cardinal Will
appear Thursday.
Mass in Crypt.
Baccalaureate mass will be held in
the crypt of the National SHRINE neXt
Sunday morning at 1880 O'CLOCK.
symphony orchestra will render the
music. Bishop Shahan will be the
celebrant and the baccalaureate DIS
course will be delivered by Rev. Dr
Joh0 NJ Cooper. Sunday afternoon al
O'clock. in the. assembly room or NC
NJ non Hall, the University Musical
Club will render a concert, and sun
day evening will be given over TO the
clubs, each of which will entertain It's
seniors. alumni. parents and frlends.
Arrangements are under way 70
make the reception by the rector to
parents and friends very attractive
This reception will be held In GIBBONS
Hall, Tuesday evening, June 10. from
5 to Z. Parents and friends Will be
received by the presidents of the two
senior classes and the chairman OF the
commencement week committee and
will be presented to the rector. A
string orchestra Will play and several
local artists will entertain. On the
same evening. at 1880 o'clock, the
alumni will give a banquet to the
students. There will be entertain
ment and speeches by prominent
alumni and members of the faculty:
Thomas J. Brennan, ex-Cathoit
University. 1926, recently has been ap'
pointed by the Commissioners OF the
District Of Columbia as cadet to West
Point, to fill the vacancy occurring ir
July, 1924.
The final examinations, under wa!
in every department, will be ended
June 5. Eighty-eight seniors Will re-
t ceive degrees on June IL, sixty-thret
from the academic class and eighteer
from the school of law.