Evening star., 1924-07-26
WALSH RETURNS
| To G. j. FACULTY
Noted Jesuit Diplomat Comes
Back as Head of Foreign
Service School.
FATHER NEVILS TO LEAVE
shanges in Positions at George
town Institution Announced in
+. Letter From Provincial.

Changes in the faculty of George
Gown University were made known
)pday in communication from the
Rev Laurence j. Kelly. 5. j., pro-
vincial of the MarylandNew York
Province of the Society or Jesus, to
the Rev. John r. Creeden, s. j., pres
ident of the university.
Most important is the announce
ment that the Rev. Edmund A.
Walsh, S. j., formerly director OF the
Papal Relief Mission in Russia and
Germany. returns to the university
permanently next October as regent
of the School of Foreign Service
Rev w. Coleman Nevis, s. j., vice
president of the university and the
present regent of the School OF For
eiSn Service, it was announced, Is
transferred to the Jesuit Seminary
at Stockbridse, Mass, where he will
NIL the chair of literature.
Both Father Walsh and Father
Nevils are among the best known
Jesuit educators in the United States
and are widely known in Washington.
1t was learned that Father Nevis
requested transfer. being desirous
to resume teaching after number
of years of executive duties.
Founder TO Return.
Father Walsh was in:Arumental
in founding the School of Forei Gn
Service and was its first regent. serv-
ing i'll that capacity until his ap-
pointment by the Pope as director. Of
The i'apal Relief Mission. He LETT
the Foreign Service School about
three Years ago to join the American
Relief Mission in russia, serving
under Col. Haskell. Before his de-
parture from Russia he was instru-
mental in obtaining the release of the
Catholic bishops imprisoned by the
Soviet authorities.
Announcement also was made that
DR.. William l.. CreSson of Giendaie,
Mass, had been appointed profes-
sor of diplomatic history of Europe
at the Foreign Service School to sue
ceed the late Baron Serge korn, who
died last Winter. DR.. Cresson is an
EpiScopalian, one of the leading
authors and diplomatistS in the coun-
try. and has been honored for his
services by several foreign countries.
In the diplomatic service he served as
secretary Of the American legations
at London, Lisbon, Lima, Petrograd
and Quito. retiring frcm the serNiI@
i'll 1871 He was appointed "a diplo-
matte secretary, representing the
United states at the conference on
limitation of armaments at WASH
ington. He is graduate OF the
University of Pennsylvania and sew
eral European universities.
College Faculty Changes.
Several new appointments are made
to the college faculty. Rev. William
r. Cullen, 5. j., will be assistant pro-
lessor of physics. A former George
town professor Rev. George E. Han
Ion, S. j., will return as professor Of
French, after several years study in
France. He was associated formerly
with the faculty from 1913 to 1917.
Rev. Peter V. Masterson, S. j., who
was connected with the college fac
ulty from 1914 to 1918. will return as
professor of history. He is very well
known in Washington.
There also will be change this
year in the chair of journalism, as
Rev. Daniel Quigley, S. j.. who has
filled that position since its lnaugu-
ration, has been ordered to New York
for year OF special work. He will
be succeeded by Rev. John c. Reville,
former editor of America, who is
widely known in Catholic circles.
Rev. Henry McGarvey, S. j., has
been transferred from Canisius Col
lege to Georgetown College, where
he will serve as professor of rhetoric
and the Rev. Charles de Heredia, a
widely known lecturer on spiritual
ISM will be professor Of Spanish dur
ing the coming year
Medical school Changes.
In the Medical School, DR.. Eugene
Rudolph Whitmure, prominent Wash
ington physician, has been appointed
professor of bacteriology and pathol-
ogy. DIR. Whitmore took postgraduate
work at the London School of Tropi-
cal Medicine and was graduated from
the medical schools in Vienna and
Berlin. He also received the degree of
doctor of public health from
Johns Hopkins University, and was
at one time on the faculty of George
Washington University
No announcement has been made
Az vet as to the successor of Rev.
John b. Creeden, S. j., president OF
Georgetown University, but the trans
fer of Father NevilS and the appoint
ment of Father Walsh as regent of
the Foreign Service School diSpels
reuorts that one OF them was to have
been named as the new president.