Evening star., 1926-03-07
ST. THOMAS FEAST
OBSERVED TODAY
Catholic University to Hold
Mass in Crypt of Ma
tionaI Shrine.

| Catholic University today celebrates
| the patron saint of Catholic schools
with solemn high mass to be sung
| by Right Rev. Mgr. George A. Dough
| erty. vice rector. in the Crypt of the
! National Shrine of the Imma culate
| Conception. beginning at 1880 o'clock
1t will be preceded by an academic
procession of the professorlate, the
| students. the heads of religious
houses and their communities. which
will move from Caldwell Hall at lo:lo.
Rev Edward b. Jordan of the De
partment of Education will deliver
the discourse. A special choir under
the direction of Rev. DR.. William j.
Des Longchamps will render the
mass.
The Catholic University debating
team held it's first intercollegiate tie
| bate Friday evening. February 70,
with representatives of Fordham mi
NerSity. and hung up their hrSt vac
i'tury by a verdict Of 10 /. The red
! ana black upheld the affirmative side
Of the question. "ResolVed. That the
Senate of the United States was jus
titled in passing the resolution favor
ing the entrance of the United states
into the Permanent Court of lnterna-
tional Justice. Very Rev. Edward G.
FITZGERALD O. T.. of the Dominican
House of Studies. made the opening
address and introduced the speakers.
Members Of the Teams.
The Catholic University team was
composed OF Edmund Fitzgerald of
Brooklyn. \. Y: Edward Curran of
Bangor. Me. and Brendan Browne,
Omaha Nebr. Their opponents were
Joseph u. Ferrone Francis a. Full
lam and Charles Murphy. The judges
were Representative Douglass of
Massa chusetts. Patrick J. Haltigan,
reading clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and James A. Sullivan.
State deputy of the Knights of CO.
lumbus in the District.
A conference on Engineering Edu-
cation and Some Possible Ways of
improving 1t" was held recently at
the university in the Maloney chemi.
cal laboratory. Dr. liardee ChamblisS
dean Of the School Of Sciences. gave
an interesting talk, which was illus
trated by lantern slides supplied by
the Society Tor the Promotion of En-
gineering Education. The lecture was
attended by Right Rev. Mgr. Edward
A. Pace. vice rector In academies,
the heads of the several departments
in the School of Sciences. IA number
of professors and students, many of
whom took part in the discussion.
The Washington Council of the
Knights Of Columbus. No. 224, which
has "A large membership among the
student body of the university, is
planning special drive for member
ship during the week of April 25.
when an anniversary banquet will be
held. Rev. Charles A. Hart. professor
of logic. is chaplain OF the Washing
ton Council and is working hard to
promote interest among the Law stu
dents. A number of smokers are plan.
ned during the coming month and
these vii be held in the new quarters
Of the Catholic University knights Of
Columbus Club. which are being open.
ed in the west end of the gymna si,Im
for social purposes.
SOphmore Prom.
The date for the sophomore prone
made. the most important event on
the Spring social calendar, has been
set for Wednesday. April IA, and is
to be held at Wardman Park Hotel.
1t will be formal supper dance. be-
ginning at s o'clock pm
Represe of the Chesa peake
and Potomac Telephone Co, lectured
at the university in Mcmahon Hall.
last Thursday evening. Students from
all departments of the university at.
tended the lectures. The talks of the
visitors were very interesting, their
purpose being to give the students a
view of the future of telephony and
to present some facts concerning the
work of the company.
The MalOney Chemical Auditorium
is now practically completed 1t will
hold about 700 persons and is we'll
equipped for all demonstration work.
II will also serve as a public assem-
bly, room for lectures. conferences
and large academic events Its light
ing. ventilating and heating facilities
are perfect. and it is proba bly, one of
the finest academic halls in the
South. The auditorium is provided
with the best modern projecting
equipment for the exhibition of
motion pictures.
The Importance Of Movies.
1t is OF particular importance in
many science courses that screen
demonstrations be made. and arra nge-
ments are being completed for obtain
ing the best films for exhibition in
conjunction with the regular lecture
courses.
The main entrance is through the
rotunda OF the Maloney chemical
laboratory but there is also spacious
side entrance. so that the large hall
can be very easily filed and emptied.
1t is considered by experts one of the
finest specimens of collegiate Gothic.
Two large halls in the basement will
be devoted to graduate courses in
chemistry and will be provided With
all requisite equipment. As it stands.
the Maloney chemical laboratory rep
resents one of the university's most
valuable chemical foundations. 1t will
be remembered that 1t was i'm this
la boratory that the famous explosive.
IeWiSite. was discovered toward the