Evening star., 1926-10-31
FEAST OF CHRIST
CELEBRATED TODAY
Catholic University. Faculty
and Students to Attend Mass.
Lecture Announced.

The Feast of Christ the King is be.
ing celebrated at the Catholic Univer-
sity today. Solemn POLITICAL mass will
be celebrated at 1890 am. N the crypt
of the national shrine of the Immacu
late Conception by Right. Rev. Thom-
as j. Shahan. D. D., rector of the uni
versity. Rev. DR.. James II. Ryan.
professor Of philosophy and executive
secretary of the National Catholic
Welfare Council. will preach the SER
mon. All professors and students will
attend, and the public is cordially vel
come at these exercises. This is a
new feast proclaimed by Plus XI De-
cember 81, last It calls upon Cath
olics to make recognition Of the King
ship of Jesus Christ.
Tomorrow the Feast of All Saints is
holy day and all classes will be sus-
pended.
DIR. w. F. Albright. director of the
American Schools of Oriental Re-
search in Jerusalem and Bagdad will
deliver an illustrated lecture at the
university on Wednesday at s pm.
His subject will be: "The Excavation
of an Israelite City: Seven Years of
Archaeological Exploration in Pales-
tine" The lecture will be given In the
new auditorium Of the Maloney chem
ical laboratory and the public is cor
daily invited to attend. DR.. Albright
will describe the work of the Ameri-
can School since 1920 in surface eX
ploration and the excavation of sites
and new methods in historical arche-
ology and topography.
Biography of j. &. Shea.
A new book entitled THE Life of
John Culinary Shea 0S24-1S92l' by
Rev. Peter Guilday. Phi. d., LII. d.,
professor of church history in the
Catholic University of America, has
just come from the press. This book
Is of interest to students since it con-
tains the life story of the father of
American Catholic history Through
the kindness of DIR. Shea'S only sur
viving daughter, all his personal cor
respondence and private papers were
placed in DIR. Guilday's care for pres
ervation. With these as a basis, Dr.
Guildav prepared this life
A joint meeting of the senior aca-
demic and law classes was held last
Friday for the purpose of electing the
president of the athletic association.
and the two student representatives of
of Naugatuck, Conn, .editorinchief of
he Tower. the student publication of
the university, manager of basket
ball, and athletic representative. was
unanimously elected to the first office.
Edward Keale of Brooklyn, n. Y, and
John P. Dickinson of Bellefontalne,
Ohio. were elected student represen-
tativcs to the athletic council
The Catholic University tGlee Club
held a Halloween tea" at the Will
rd Yesterday. One of the features
was the presentation of several nov
city numbers by the Marcerons Or
chestra The committee consisted OF
Edward NJ Curran, chairman; John j.
Meng, John Henry and Frank Smith.
Rural Life Conference.
The second rural life conference
Of the Archdiocese of Baltimore was
held in the Maloney auditorium last
Wednesday, presided over by Most
Rev. Michael J. Curley, chancellor OF
the university. At the morning ses-
sion a paper was read by Rev. Charles
O'Hara of Indian Head. Md, on Re
ligious Instruction in Parishes With
out Schools" Rev. John La Fargo. :.
J., of Ridge, Md, read paper on
Rural Environment as Background
for Religion" At a luncheon Very
Rev. Albert f: Smith, editor of the
Baltimore Review, acted as toastmas-
ter.
Addresses were made by Rev. DR..
William J. Kerby. professor of soct'
oogy; George Farrell of the Depart
ment of Agriculture and DR.. Ray
mond A. Pearson, president of the
University of Maryland. At the eve
ming session presided over by Charles
w. Darr, a paper on Rural Mission
ary Activity in North Carolina was
read by Rev. Michael A. Irwin of
Newton Grove, N. c. Rev. Edwin
V. O'Hara, director of the rural life
bureau. National Catho0c Welfare
Conference. also gave an address.