The Washington times., 1924-07-26
FACIj1t SHIFTS
AN|n0QNGEDAT
GEORGE Town
Rev T. A. Walsh Returns AS
Regent Of Foreign Service
School

Regent Of Foreign Service
School
Changes III the faculty of George
town University were made known
today in b communication from the
Reverend Laurence J Kelly. s. J !,
provincial Of the Maryland New
Jesus, to the Reverend John b.
Creeder, S. Fl, president Of the.
university
Most important Is the announce
ment that the Reverend Edmund
Al Walsh, S. il, formerly director
4 Of the Papai Relief Mission In Rus
nia and Germany, returns to the.
university permanently next Oc-.
tober as regent OF the School OF
Foreign Service. The Reverend
Coleman Nevis, S. il, vice
president OF the university and the
present regent Of the School Sc
Foreign Service, it was announced.
III transferred to the Jesuit semi
nary at ckbridge, Mass, where.
ne win Fill the chair Of literature.
The appointment Of Father Walsh
70 the Foreign Service School. a
post he held prior to his two years
work in Russia, came as q distinct
surprise to his colleagues at George
town. Father Walsh returned to
this country about two months ago
on leave Of absence and had ex-
pected to take UP active relief work
70 Germany in the near future.
Well Known Here
Both Father Walsh and Father
Nevis are among the best-known
Jesuit educators IN the United
states and are widely known IN
Washington. II was learned that
Father Nevis requested a transfer.
being DESTROYS to resume teachinn
after nurnher Of years OF execu-
tive duties. His transfer was par
ticularly disappointing 10 his COL
leagues at the university, where he
formerly served as dean Of the col.
lege prior to his appointment as
regent of the Foreign Service
School. During the last year he
has been serving, also, as national
chairman of the Georgetown En-
doWment Association and in that -.
pacity has had active charge Of
raising the university,s endowment
1und, duty he has performed with
pronounced success.
Father Walsh was instrumental
IN founding the. School of FOREIGN
Service and was its first regent.
serving in that capacity until his
appointment by the Pope as ciirec.
tor Of the papal relief mission. He
left the Foreign Service School
about three years ago to ioin the
American Relief Mission in Russia.
serving under Colonel Haskell. BE.
Tore his departure from Russia Ne
was Instrumental in obtaining the
release Of the Catholic bishops i'm.
prisoned by the Soviet authorities.
500 Students Now
Father Walsh is one Of the
pioneers in the educational field of
foreign service and worked arduous-
~ IN forming the faculty ana the
course at the School OF FOREIGN
Service, which was founded I'M
1915. His long experience in this
special field of education will prove
valuable asset to the school.
which now numbers 500 students.
announcement also was made
that. Doctor William P. Cresson, Of
Glendale. Mass, had been appointed
professor Of diplomatic history of
Europe at the Foreign Service
school to succeed the late Baron
Serge Korff. who died last winter.
! Doctor Cresson Is an Episcopalian,
one OF the leading authors and
uipiOmallsts IN the country and has
oeen honored for his services by
several foreign countries. In the
diplomatic service he served as Geo.
rotary Of the American legations III
Londons Lisbon, Limae Petroprad
and Quito. retiring from the service
~ 1917. He was appointed a ilplo-
matte secretary, representing the
United States at the conference on
limitation OF ornaments at Wash.
ington He is graduate OF the
University of Pennsylvania and sew.
eral European universities.
Several new appointments are
made to the college faculty. Rev.
erend William r. Cullen, S. J., will
be assistant professor or physics.
a former Georgetown professor.
Reverend George E.. Hanlon. s. j.
will return as professor Of French
after several years study In France.
He was associated formerly with
the faculty from 1918 to 1917.
Reverend Peter ". Masterson.
3. J.. who was connected with the
college faculty from 1914 to 1918,
win return as professor Of history:
He Is very well known in Wash.
lngton.
Journalism Change.
There also win be a change this
year in the chair Of journalism as
Reverend Daniel Quigley, s. y. who
has filled that position since its in
atguration has been ordered to New
York for a year of special work.
He will be succeeded BY Reverend
John G. Reville. former editor Of
America, who is widely known in
Catholic circles
The Reverend Henry McGarvy.
3. u, has been transferred from
CanisiIis College to Georgetown Col.
lege. where he will serve as pro-
fessOr of rhetoric and the Reverend
Charles de Heredia, q widely-known
lecturer on spiritualisnl will be pro.
lessor OF Spanish during the com.
ing year.
IN the medical school. DR.. Eu.
gene Rudolph Whitmore, prominent ,
washington physician. has been
appointed professor OF bacteriologv
and pathology. DR. Whitmore took
postgraduate work at the London
school of tropical medicines and
was graduated from medical schools
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