Evening star., 1925-01-11
c. j. OFFICERS WILL
CONFER WITH POPE
Bishop Shahan and Mgr.
Pace Sail From New York
Wednesday.

Rt Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rector
OF Catholic University, accompanied
by Rt Rev. Edward A. Pace, vice rec
tor in academies, will sail for Rome
Wednesday, aboard the s. S. France,
TO present to Pope Plus NI report
of the progress of the work at the in
stitution. These officials leave the
university today for New York.
From the beginning of his pontifi-
cate Pope Plus has taken deep in
terest in Catholic University. In
April 1922. he urged the bishops to
draw up "A plan for it's development
in keeping with actual conditions. On
this point he spoke with great earn
estness TO the chancellor in 1922 ami
again to the rector in 1928. The firt
step in the direction he indicated we.s
the establishment of the school of
canon law in 1928. Its success, it is
explained, was highly gratifying to
him. 1t showed the possibility and
the need of carrying further the
process of development.
VIII Lay New Plans.
Pursuant to a resolution adopted
by the board of trustees last Septem-
ber careful study has been made of
the organization of the university, its
present status and the various lines
of progress open. In order to adapt
it more fully to educational needs
and to enable it to render greater
service to the country and its schools,
It IS said. the trustees also decided
that Bishop Shahan and Mgr. Pace
should go to Rome and consult with
the authorities there. They Will re
turn about Easter and report to the
trustees at their meeting in April.
With a fuller understanding of the
Popes wishes and directions, definite
plans are to be formulated that will
express the advice and guidance of
the Holy See and secure the fullest
development of the University along
the lines laid down by its founder,
Leo NH.
The students of the university re-
turned from the Christmas vacations
Tuesday evening, and classes were re-
sumed Wednesday morning at
o'clock.
Will Give Dance.
The first social event on the uni
versity calendar for 1925 will take
place Friday evening at the Wash
ington Hotel, when the senior law
class holds its annual dance. The
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements is William Shea The
guests of honor will be DR.. Peter
J. Mclaughlin, dean of the school OF
law; Prof. and Mrs. Thomas J. Mac
Kavanagh and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
V. Moran.
Robert r. Rock, editor-in-chief of
the Cardinal staff, announced last
week that plans for the 1925 volume
are progressing. While it will re-
tain essentially the same style and
size as last years volume, it will
contain many innovations and origin
alities. The complete staff also was
announced. 1t is: William Shea,
South Manchester, Mass, business
manager; F. o. H. Searle, Du Bois,
Pa; Justin Toben, Duluth, Mimi, and
Harold Moore, Brooklyn, y. Y, as
sistant business managers; Luke
Stapleton, Waterbury, Conn; Henry
l. Orme, St. Paul, Mimi; Matthew
L. Hepburn, Washington, d. c.;
Frank Darmstatter, Albany, y. Y;
c. H. st. Louis, Plattsburg, \. Y, and
T. Z. Mcnamara, Bridgeport, Conn,
associate editors.
Notable Work Attained.
The university library now con-
tains the earliest printed account of
the discovery of Brazil. 1t is known
as collection of Voyages" by Mon
talboddo, and was printed in Italian
at NiCenZa in 1907, the same year as
the Waldseemueller book and map
that sold recently in France for 2S,-
600 francs. MontalbOddo, the COM
piler, was a professor at Nicenza.
The description of the discovery was
written by Pedro Alvares Cabral in
1900. Only five copies are known
in the United States. Montalboddo' s
volume also contains the first Italian
edition of the third voyage of Ameri-
Gus Vespucius and the second edition
of the first voyages of Columbus
Nino and Pinzon, reprinted from the
Libretto.