Evening star., 1924-03-09
CLERICAL STUDENTS
AT C. U.. END RETREAT
High Mass, Sermon and Singing
Closing Exercises-Rev. J. II.
O'Rourke, S. J., Leader.
PATRON SAINTS DAY MARKED
Rev. 7. J. Shahan Oficiates at
Service for St. Thomas Aquinas.

The spiritual retreat for the clerical
students of Catholic University began
Ash Wednesday and will close this
morning at o'clock with high mass.
a sermon and singing Of the Te
Deum. Rev. John II. O'Rourke, s. j..
conducted the retreat. The annual
retreat for the lay students will be-
gin Friday evening and : continue
until Sunday morning. when the en-
tire student body will receive COM
munion at 1880 o'clock. This retreat
will be conducted by Very Rev. Igna-
thus Smith. Q. p, prior Of the Domin-
lean House of Studies at Brookland.
Friday was the feast day Of St
Thomas AQuinas, patron saint of the
university. It was marked by the
celebration of solemn pontifical mass
Rt: Rev; Thomas J. Shahan. rector.
off1ciated. The members of the faculty
and the senior class were present in
academic costume. together with the
communities from the fourteen reli-
gious houses and the student body.
Immediately after the mass the
faculty and the students repaired to
the place on the campus where the
exercises in planting class tree
were to take place. Raymond Will
for the class. Thursday evening in
Mcmahon Hall several members Of
the faculty of philosophy read papers
dealing with the personality of St
Thomas AQuinas. 1t was the occasion
of the sixth centenary of the canon
ization Of the saint
Cheer Leaders Honored.
The athletic council has awarded to
each OF the three cheer leaders Of
the university gold megaphone in
miniature. Those honored are John
F.. Fitzgerald, Waterbury. Conn;
William B. Bultman, Sumpter, S. c.
All are seniors.
In the interclub basket ball series
the Abbeys defeated the bod Moons
the Abbey-Utopian game will receive
the interclub basket ball loving cup
from the vice rector.
The sophomore class met Friday to
prom, which will be held soon after
Lent.
The deans of the various schools
have named their candidates for the
honor Of class valedictorian. Dean
has appointed r. ]. Smith, w. Il. Sui
tivan and T. L. Burckell: Dean Len
nox of the school of letters, p. J.
O'Connor: Dean Landry of the school
of sciences. T. J. Grove. r. T. Cannon
Laughlin of the school of law, C. v.
Dorsey. r. E. Reuss and J. c. Suraci.
The combined senior law and academic
classes will meet tomorrow at noon to
make their choice of these men.
Benefactor Remembered.
w. Getto Mcdonald, editor-in-chief
of the 1924 Cardinal, announces that
the seniors have elected to dedicate
their work to the donor of the chem
ical laboratory and one of the uni
versity's generous benefactors. Mar
quis Martin Maloney of Philadelphia.
a rare and choice edition of La
Vita Nuova" of Dante has been given
to the university library by Mgr.
Filippo Bernardini, professor of canon
law. The volume, now on exhibition
in the museum in Mcmahon Hall, ap-
peared on the sixth centenary Of the
death of Dante. 1t was published in
Belgium and is decorated with highly
worked embosSings and drawings by
Nestore Leoni and Michele Barbi.
The University Glee Club has been
requested to cooperate with the st.
Patrick Players in. producing a play
new to the east, "Herod." which will
be presented at the President Theater
during Passion week.
At the last meeting of the account
ants i'm the department of William NJ.
Deviny new organization was
formed and is to be known as the
"Pacioio Society" in commemoration
of Fra Luca Paciolo. o. F. NJ. of
Genoa, who published in 1894 the first
known treatise on double-entry book
keeping.