Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-20
LYONS WELCOMED
FORMALLY TO c. u.
New President Pledges Best
Efforts for Development
of Institution.
For tn. th,-y-second time in 1855

For the thiry-second time in 1sS
years Georgetown University bids
new pilot God speed and fair weather
as he mounts the bridge" declared
Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, s. j., yester-
day in expressing the sentiment of
host of loyal followers, who wei
coined back to Washington Rev.
Charles William Lyons, S. j. as pFesi-
dent of the institution.
Sister universities were represented
at a dinner in honor Of President
Lyons last night by President Will
liam Mather Lewis OF George Wash
ington University; Chancellor Lucius
g. Clark OF the American University:
Rev. John G. Geale, S. j.. president
of Gonzaga College; Rev. Peter Gull
day, professor Of church history at
Catholic University. and Rev. A.
Waldron of the Dominican House OF
Studies.
Rudolph Represents ID. c.
On behalf of the District Commits
sioners and the people OF Washing
ton, Cuno II. Rudolph chairman OF
the Board of Commissioners, extend
cd a welcome 10 President Lyons and
paid a tribute to Georgetown's con
tributionS to the civic life Of the
United States commissioner of educs
ton. declared that the founders OF
the Republic recognized that "educs-
ton, morality and religion are neces-
Sary TO good government"
A greater Georgetown" that will
perform d notable share in the future
development of the National Capital
and that will do its part In cemba ting
the new and dangerous doctrines that
totl
government was pledged by Presidenr
Lyons in his response to the addresses
of welcome.
Declaring he was conscious of
period of mental unrest in America
today, President Lyons warned aKainst
the prevailing diversity of opinion re
sardins constitutional law and against
those who are preaching "a new doc
trine of morality"
Sees Cure i'm Time.
What We call a danger will in time
turn out to be passing form of dis
ease" said President Lyons. THE
cure will be nature itself, plus the
soundness of the American people"
Dean George e. Hamilton of the
Law School and DR.. George NJ. Kober.
dean of the Medical School, stressed
the future part that Georgetown will
play in local and national affairs.
Further emphasis was given the
movement for development Of the uni
versity by DR.. kober. who told OF
plans for the new medical building
and the diamond jubilee celebration
the Medical School is planning to hold
next year.
Rev. Father Guilday welcomed
President Lyons in the name OF sister
universities and stressed the inpor-
tant part played by Georgetown In
the early history of the Government.
Welcomes also were extended on be
half of the faculty by Rev. Father
Walsh. S. j.. vice president of the
university, who spoke for the de-
partment of arts and science; DIR.
W. b. Hoofnagle, dean of the dental
school, and DR.. w. r. Notz. dean of
the school OF foreign service.
Reception Ia Held,
A reception was held by the new
president and faculty in the afternoon
when many prominent Government
officials, members of the diplomatic
corps and alumni called. Mass was
held in the morning in Dahisren
Chapel, when President Lyons &C
cepted the sacred trust" OF his new
office and pledged to dedicate him
self to carry out the ideals OF service
to church and state, as exempiified
by the record of the university.
Owing to the small capacity of the
chapel, only the faculty and college
students attended the mass besides a
number of invited guests including
Sir Esme Harvard, Ambassador from
Great Britain. Rev. Peter Archer, ;.
j.. was eelebrant Of the mass and
was assisted by Rev George E. Han
lon, deacon, and Rev. T. II. Moore,
sub deacon.