Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-05

membership by the faculty of the Acad-
envy Of History of Venezuela
Going to South America last October
as delegate to the first 1nterna-
tlonal Congress on Social Economy,
which was held in Buenos Aires, DR..
Sherwell remained on the continent
for the Pan-American Scientific Con-
gress and the first Pan-American
Conference on Specifications. in Lima.
American High Commission, DIR.
Sherwen is a recognized expert on
Latin American affairs. Added to
this is long career in educational
work in Mexico, where he was born
in 1878.
Lectures at Universities.
During his long stay in South
America, DIR. Sherwell lectured at
most of the best known universities
on the continent Included among
these was the National University of
Chile, the University of Arequipa.
Lima. and the University of San Mar
cos. at Lima, the oldest educational
institution in America. With DR..
James Brown Scott, another faculty
member who returned earlier, DR..
Sherwell was at times a guest of the
various governments with whose Of
ficials he conferred on education and
social problems. In Uruguay. one of
the smaller republics. he found the
government far advanced in dealing
with such problems as womens work.
ing hours and prison reform. In
those respects the United States. he
said, could learn many useful lessons
from the little republic.
On previous occasions, DIR. Sher-
well has been honored by various
South American governments for his
work in behalf of better relations Ee-
tween the Americas and the extern.
sion of education. More recently he
was decorated by the Venezuelan
government with the Order of Ell
Libertador and with the Medal of
Public Instruction.
Educated at the University of Mex
leo, DR.. Sherwell served on the fac
ulty of the College of Palapa, was
counsellor of the Mexican National
University and for a time in charge
of the department of public instI uc-
ton and fine arts in Mexico City.
Coming to this country he was given
a degree of doctor OF philosophy at
Georgetown University in 1922 and
for a number of years has been in
charge of the Spanish department at
the Foreign Service School. He also
is member of the Kappa Abba Phi
Fraternity at Georgetown.
Hilltop Halls Easter Recess.
Wednesday the Hilltop will be vir-
tually deserted with the exception of
members Of the athletic teams who
will remain here during the 12-day
Easter recess Glasses will cease at
til the morning of April 90. The
Tvps f 10 he ire
university, though the professional
schools have. cut theirs shorter. ;"
Outside of the usual mass Easter
Sunday, which will be celebrated in
Dahlgren Chapel. no special arrange
ments have been made on the Hilltop
in honor of the holiday. A number
of the faculty will spend the time
outside the city.
DR.. John ]. Shugrue, associate pro-
fessor of anatomy at the Georgetown
Medical School and for the past five
years attending physician of the
athletic teams, has received an ap-
potntment to fellowship in neurol-
ogy and brain surgery at the Mayo
Clinic. Rochester, N, Y.
DR.. Shugrue Is a product of George
town. He graduated from the George
town Preparatory School in 1911, from
Georgetown College in 1915 and from
1919. While at the college he was
member of the base ball and basket
ball teams and in 1919 was acting
captain of the ball team.
He will enter on his fellowship
duties about the middle of April I'M
der the direction of DR.. A. w. Adson,
chief of the neurological and brain
surgery clinic. The fellowship will
involve study and research for the
next three years. Other Georgetown
men in recent years have been called
to the famous Mayo Clinic, Including