Evening star., 1924-05-25
UNDERGRADUATE LAW
SCHOOL TO CONTINUE
Proposed Change at Catholic Uni.
versity Brings Many Express
sions of Regret.

The contemplated discontinuance of
the undergraduate law school in
favor of a strictly graduate law
school at the Catholic University
caused so much regret among the
alumni and in the student body that
it has been decided to continue the
undergraduate law school in all it's
features and to accept students as
usual in the first, second and third
year classes next September. Grad
uate courses, however. will be offer
ed leading to the degree master of
laws in one year and to the degree
doctor of laws in two years. Among
the graduate studies provided for are
American constitutional law, inter-
national law, canon law, Roman law,
Jurisprudence and social legislation.
Final examinations at the univer-
sity Will begin tomorrow morning at
o'clock and last until June D. The
several days following until June II,
commencement day, will be given
over to the exercises of senior week.
Sunday, June s, will be Baccalaureate e
Sunday. The mass will be sung in
the crypt of the National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception. The bac-
calaureate discourse will be delivered
by Rev. John NJ. Cooper of the de-
partment of sociology.
Senior Prom June z.
The senior prom will be held on
the preceding evening, June Z. and
the alumni dance on Monday evening,
June 8. Both dances will be held in
the gymnasium, which will be gayly
arrayed. These two dances will bring
to close the social activities of the
year and will be attended by a num-
Der of students, alumni, parents and
friends. Sunday evening, June S, will
4. II, II,
walton on the commencement week
program. Each club will provide a
special program for parents, alumni
and visitors. The seniors In the va
rious clubs will be the guests of
honor. The committee on arrange
ments for commencement week. head
ed by Basil J. Kelly of Washington.
has provided for new scheme of
decorating the campus, which Will be
alive with colorful banners, and
lights. The main pathway to Mcmahon
Hall will be bordered with japanese
lanterns and the class tree Will be
encircled with lights.
The Catholic University Glee Club
held it's third annual smoker in the
reception room of Gibbons Hall Tues
day night. An orchestra composed of
students and members of the club
entertained. p. J. O'Connor was
chairman of the committee.
At a meeting of the club last week
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the coming year: President, George
T. Bassett. Memphis, Tenn; secretary
and treasurer, ]. j. Mcmahon, Hart
ford, Conn; business manager, I. j:
Marshall, Mount Savage, Md, and
librarian, Joseph Uricchio, Hartford,
Conn.
Senators, Club Banquet.
The Senator's Club held it's first
annual banquet at the Occidental
Hotel Thursday night. The affair
was given in honor of the departing
seniors and as formal welcome to
the newly chosen members of the
club. They are Nelson p. Marshall,
Arthur Hartman, Joseph Heinrich,
Charles III. .Reiter. jr.: Writ A. Gill,
Bernard Kroger, Raymond Kirchner,
Russell M Grogan and Sidney Sparks.
all of this city. The Senator's Club
is composed entirely of Washington
boys and is allied with similar organ
izations in Princeton, Dartmouth, Lee
high and other eastern colleges. Very
Rev. Edward Fitzgerald, former prior
of the Dominican House of Studies
and club moderator, gave the princi-
pal address. C. Weller Mccarthy
acted as toastmaster. The election
of officers held recently resulted in
the unanimous election of Fred j.
Diegelmann as president. Other Of
ficers are James "A. Kelliher, vice
president; Thomas Brosnan, treas
urer; Thomas Locraft, secretary, and
Bernard Locraft, interclub council
representative.
The bod Noon Club held it's second
annual senior night Monday evening.
The club had as it's guest of honor
Senator Ferris of Michigan, who
spoke on education. Rt. Rev. Thomas
]. Shahan, rector, made the intro
ductory remarks. Lawrence Downey
rendered several vocal numbers. He
was accompanied at the piano by
John " Walsh Coleman Mulcahy of
the senior class rendered a piano Sc
lection.