Evening star., 1926-04-11
SCHOOL PROBLEMS
STUDIED BY HEADS
Catholic Diocesan Educators
Hole Seventh Semi
Session Here.

The seventh semi-annual meeting. oil
the diocesan supe-intendcnts of Catho
lie schools was held last Wednesday
under the auspices of the Catholic
Educational Association. Morning and
afternoon sessions were held, both
days. The Right Rev. Thomas j.
Shahan. rector. delivered the address
OF welcome. Rev. Patrick J. Clune,
Ph. d.. of Trenton y. j.. chairman,
made the opening remarks.
Others who spoke We're: Rev. DR..
James II. Ryan of the department of
education of the. National Catholic
Welfare Conference. Need. Method
q nj Benefit of a Diocesan Survey
discussion by Rev. George Johnson,
Ph. D., of the Catholic University
Rev. J. Roger Smith, c. NJ, Brooklyn,
y Y. THE College and Teacher
Training: Rev. DR.. John 4. Hagan,
Cleveland, Ohio, Leakage in the
Grades, discussion by Rev. Thomas
Y. Cassidy, Providence. 4. L.; Rev.
Francis j. Macelwane. Toledo, Ohio,
"Relation of the Superintendent to
the High Schools and Colleges; dis
cuSSon by Rev. William +. Lawlor,
kin. New York City, THE School and
Weekday Religious Instruction; dis
cusSion by Rev. Charles NJ. Coveney,
Syracuse. y. Y; Rev. Arthur J. Scan
lon, $. T. D., Dunwoodie. \. Y.
Training the Priest to BE School
Man; discussion by Rev. Felix n.
Pitt, Louisville, Ky, and Rev. DR..
Hugh l.. Lamb. Philadelphia. "Vitaliz-
Ing Religious Teaching
The business of electing officers for
the coming year also was taken up at
the meeting. The new executives are:
Chairman. Rev. Joseph F. Barbian
Milwaukee. Wis: editor. Rev. DR.
John 4. HaGan. Cleveland. Ohio, and
secretary. Rev. John NJ. Wolfe. S. T.
D., Dubuque, Iowa.
Others Present.
Other Superintendents who were
present were Rev. Richard j. Quinlan,
Boston; Rev. Michael j. Larkin New
York: Rev. Joseph NJ. O'Hara and
Rev. Hugh l.. Lamb, Philadelphia:
Rev. John F'allon, Belleville. H.; Rev,
J. Y. S. McClancy, Brooklyn: Rev
Henry NJ. Hald. Brooklyn; Rev. John
w. Peel, Buffalo; Rev Edward J.
Carr. Fall River. Mass; Rev A. E. La
Fontaine. Fort Wayne, Ind: Rev. f.
J. Westenberger, Green Bay; Rev. D.
Z. O'Connor and Rev. l.. l.. Mande
vile. Lincoln. Nebr.; Rev Felix n
Pitt. Louisville Rev. J. H. Ostdick,
Omaha; Rev. T. NJ. Kelley, Richmond;
Rev. Norbert Shumaker and Rev.
Raymond G. kirsch, Toledo. Repre-
sentatives of the university faculty,
the y. c. w. G. Bureau of Education
ana members of teaching religious
orders were in attendance
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s1onary orders and congrega tions of
the missionary agencies met at the
Catholic University on Tuesday. April
6. The purpose of the meeting was
to devise ways and means of promot-
ing anthropological research work by
catholic missionaries in the field. The
following orders and agencies were
represented: Benedictines, Capuchins,
Dominicans. Franciscans. Holy Cross
Fathers, Jesuits.- Marists. Maryknoll
Fathers. OblateS, PassioniSts, Premon-
StratensionS, SalvatorianS, Propaga-
ton of the Faith. Bureau of Catholic
Indian Missions. Negro and Indian
Missions Board and the Catholic Stu
dents Mission Crusade
Joint Council Organized.
A joint council was organized to be
known as the Catholic Anthropologi-
cal Conference. The Right Rev.
Thomas j. Shahan, rector of the uni
Nersity. was chosen president, and
Rev. John NJ. Cooper. secretary The
direction of the work will be in the
hands of an executive board and ad.
N1sory council composed of representa-
tiVes of the mission orders and agen-
cies of the interested culture sciences.
The board of trustees of Catholic
University will hold it's regular Spring
meeting "Wednesday morning at 10
o clock. In the afternoon the mem
hers Of the board of trustees of the
Catholic Sisters College will meet at
Brady Hall. A committee of the uni.
Nersity trustees will meet tomorrow
morning to discuss the new constitu-
tiOns 4
The prior of the Dominican House
OF Studies at Catholic University,
Very Rev lgnatius Smith, o. p, has
announced that Most Rev. ]. r. Nc
Nicholas, o. F.. will confer tons1lre
minor orders, Subdiaconate and diaco.
nate IN the chapel of the Dominican
House Tuesday morning, April 13.
PRIESTHOOD will be conferred bv Arch
bishop Curley of Baltimore Friday
morning, June 4, at ST. Dominic's
Church, in this city On both of these
occasions candidates will be presented
bN the ~ houses of study affiliated
with the university.
School Survey Planned.
The department of education of
catholic University. in conjunction
with the Education Bureau of the Ma
flonal Catholic Welfare Conference
VIII make a survey of the Catholic
nigh schools of the archdiocese of Gin
clnnatl. Rev. Edward B. Jordan. Rev
george johnson and Thomas G. For.
an. all of whom are members of the
department. will be the representa-
tlNes OF the university.
me sophomore promenade will be
heid Wednesday night at o'clock at
Nardman Park Hotel An attend.
ance of more than 400 persons is ex.
pected. The chaperones will be DR.,
and Mrs. Hardee Chambliss, Mr.. and
MRS. Thomas J. Mackavanagh and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox Borden.
The Dod Noon Club will hold it's an.
nual Spring dance Saturday evening.
April IL. in the grill room of Ward.
man Park Hotel. This affair also will
he formal supper dance. A mum.
Der of the alumni of the club will at
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