Evening star., 1924-10-12
WILL HONOR new
GEORGETOWN HEAD
Public Reception and Dinner
to Be Given Rev.
c. W. Lyons.

| Rev. Charles William Lyons, s. J.
who has succeeded the Rev. John B
| Creeden. s. j., as president OF George.
| town University. will preach his
| inaugural sermon next Sunday morn
ing at the rass to be held in honor
of the annual opening Of the schools
| Of the university.
! Arrangements are being made for a
public reception and dinner at which
| the new president will be welcomed
by the faculty. alumni and friends OF
the Institution. Government and city
officials, as we'll as the heads Of Wash
| inston's various business organiza-
tions. will be represented at both
| functions. Invitations also are to be
sent out to the clergy OF the various
religious denominations 80 the oc-
I casion will be representative OF the
| entire city.
| The faculties and seniors in acad-
| emio robes will assemble in the Healy
| Building next Sunday morning and
march In a procession to the Dalghren
| Chapel. in the college quadrangle,
| where the mass OF the Holy Ghost
| will be celebrated at 1880 o'clock. II
| will be President Lyons first public
| appearance in Washington since tax
| ing active charge OF the university.
|
A reception in the main hall Of the
Healy Building at 4:30 o'clock and a
dinner. to which attendance will be by
invitation only. at o'clock. will be
the other features of the days OBJ
servance. Representative officials OF
| the church and Government win be
among the speakers at the dinner.
Many of the faculty and alumni of
nf uh q
Lyons was president at one time, will
be among those to welcome him upon
his return to Georgetown.
President Lyons was formally In
Quoted into Office during the past
week by action of the directors of
the corporation of Georgetown Uni
versity. Arrangements are soon to
be made to launch the building pro-
gram of the university, and President
Lyons address to the alumni Is ex-
pected to furnish the keynote for a
Greater Georgetown" the ground
work of which already has been laid
by the efforts of the Georgetown En-
dowment Association.
Lieut.. Alfred J. Williams, u. S. N.
who holds the worlds record for
aerial speed, was one of Georgetown
law seniors who never missed a game
during the world series in Wash
inSton. AS a former twirler for the
Giants in l915-ls, Lieut. Williams
was much in evidence at the head
quarters OF the New York team dur
ing their stay in the city.
Although attending the law school,
Lieut.. Williams is still on duty at
the Naval Aviation Station at Ana
costa. He recently flew to New York
and back again in an afternoon to
obtain his credits from Fordham Law
School so he could enter the local
school
DR.. Sherwell to South America.
DR.. G. A Sherwell. member OF the
executive faculty and head of the
Spanish department of the Foreign
Service School. sailed for South Amer
lea last week to attend the Inter-
| national Congress of Social Economy
to be held in Buenos Aires. beginning
October %. He also will attend a
conference on Standardization of
specifications and the third Pan
| American Scientific Congress, both of
which will be held simultaneously in
Lima, Peru, in December.
While in South America DR.. Sher-
well will visit Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador,
Brazil and Uruguay. making a study
of social and economic conditions for
use as a background in the Latin
American course at the Foreign Serv-
ice School. which is being steadily
expanded in view OF the growing
| commercial Importance of the south
ern republics. In each Of the six
countries he visits DR.. SherweIl will
confer with the national section Of
the Inter-AmericAn High Commission.
DR.. Sherwen carries with him greet
| ings from Georgetown to the presidents
of the various congresses. signed by the
Rev. John B. Creeden. S. j., just be-
fore the expiration of his term as
president of the university. May wis
dom and true love of the two Americas
guide your deliberations into channels
leading to still greater harmony and
mutual affection between the citizens
of these twin strongholds of freedom
and scientific achievements" reads the
greetings to the Pan-American Scien-
tific Congress.
Dr.. Sherweu also bears fntroductions
to educators In the Latin American
countries. authorizing him to discuss
with chosen representatives "a pro-
gram Of educational cooperation, par
ticularly In the matter Of the new
journal OF foreign service soon to be
established at Georgetown"
In the International Congress Of So
cial Economy DR.. Sherwell will describe
! and economics which is being carried
on in the United States through gov
ernmental agencies and educational in
stitutions. He will later submit a re-
port on what is being done in Latin
American countries in this respect and
study the possibility Of furthering con-
facts and cooperation in the work Of
social welfare in America DR.. Sher-
| well also will participate in the dis
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Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, s. J., regent
| OF the School Of Foreign Service, is in
New Orleans, where he speaks today
at the Louisiana meeting Of the
knights of Columbus. He will return
to Georgetown as soon as the conven-
tion is over.
Glee Club to Rehearse.
Under the direction Of Edward P
Donovan, the Georgetown Glee Club
| will soon begin rehearsals. John E.
Joyce, '25. Of Pittsfield. Mass, is presi-
dent Of the club; Amadeo Giordano,
rs. and Louis o'Leary. 'zs, being vice
president and secretary-treasurer, re-
spectively.
The glee club suffered a heavy loss
at the June graduation and Director
Donovan looks to the freshman class
to all the vacanciea
Father John r. Gipprich Is at pres
ent in Rome attending . cosmological
congress and is expected to return
shortly.
One OF the most gratifying reports
that can come to an institution is
that the representatives Of that school
have conducted themselves in such a
manner as to create a favorable i'm
preston. Such an impression was
made by tho Georgetown athletes at
the Olympic games Just before his
departure Father William T. Talon,