Evening star., 1927-10-09
CATHOLIC j. OPENS
SCHOLASTIC YEAR
Pontifica| High Mass Cele.
brated by Pastor at
Shrine.

The official opening of the scholastic
wear at catholic University Sunday
morning, when the Right ReV.
Thomas ]. Shahan, rector of the uni
ver3ity, celebrated a pontiflcal hlgn
mass in the crypt of the Shrine OF
the Immaculate Conception. Inc
opening exercises were begun with an
academic procession, in which par
ticipated the faculty and the entire
Law and clerical student body OF the
university. At the close of the mass
a brief welcome was rendered the
old and new men of the university.
The function closed with the admin
istering of the oath of allegiance to
the faculty.
The cardinal hop. first official dance
of the school year at Catholic Uni
versity, will take place between 3
and II pm. on October IA. in the
Hall of Nations at the Hotel Wash
iugton. The Marcerons Orchestra
will furnish music for the occasion.
This dance is 4 benefit affair. sched-
uled for the help of the Cardinal.
year book of the senior class. The
committee in charge is composed OF
members of the business staff OF the
publication. John Connors of Phila-
delphia is chairman of the committee.
which is composed of Albert Cote,
Lewiston, Me; William Linskey,
Naugatuck, Conn.,: Desmond Murphy,
Washington. D. c.: Arthur Florence.
Brooklyn, n. Y; Joseph McNally,
Pawtucket. r. l., and Daniel Peloskl,
Ansonia, Conn.
Eight Join Fraternity.
Eight pledges of the Abbey Club
were formally welcomed into the fra
ternal organization at banquet given
Thursday evening. September ~.
The affair was held in the oak room
OF the Raleigh Hotel, and was at
tended by the active members of the
from the District and Baltimore.
among whom was Mr.. T. I. Hoen.
one of the charter members of the
club. The new members are James
Schmidt. Baltimore. Md: Joseph Bell.
Cheyenne. Wyo.; Joseph Brennan,
Waterbury, Conn: William Cotter,
Hartford, Conn; Miguel Diaz, Mexico
City, Mexico; Edward Mcnamara and
James Mcnamara. Paterson, N. j.,
and Joseph Raiche. Manchester,
n. H.
The student body cheering section
for the athletic contests is under the
direction of Amadeo Meitin, st. Au-
gustine, Fla. this year. Meitin is
junior in the law school. He will be
assisted by James Mcnamara, Pater.
son, N. j., a member Of the sophomore
class in the school Of philosophy.
Through the efforts of the Washing.
ton Chapter Of the Lay Alumni AS
sociation, Homecoming day will soon
be inaugurated at Catholic University.
Letters are being sent to every c. u.
alumnus throughout the country ad.
vertising the affair, and a large at.
tendance is expected. The present
plans, while not complete, call for
general reunion of the alumni, to be
centered around the Thanksgiving day
game with the traditional rival,
George Washington University. One
feature of the publicity campaign
undertaken by the local chapter
closely concerns the Tower, student
publication. Beginning this week, and
c. U. man in the United States will
receive a weekly copy Of the Tower
free Of charge. These copies will in
clude an entire column devoted ex-
clusively to news of the alumni and
plans for the Homecoming day.
The Dramatic Association opened
activities for the year at a special
meeting held last Monday evening in
the Dramatic Association room in the
gymnasium. A large number of
active members attended, as well as
the director of the association, Mr..
Joseph English. A selection board
was chosen to pick, within the week,
several one-act plays for immediate
production by the association.
UtOpian Club Degrees.
At the first regular meeting Of the
scholastic year the Utopian Club
gave its final degree to five new mem.
bers. The meeting, held last Monday
evening in the *. Of c. clubroom, was
the president and moderator, the chair
was surrendered to the master of
| degrees, who proceeded to administer
! the final degree to men pledged last
May. These men were Harold Smith,
New Britain, Conn; Charles Moga.
! vero. Peabody, Mass; Frank Nc.
Eachern, Belle Harbor, Long Island;
Timothy Sullivan, Holyoke, Mass, and
Julius d'Agastino, Milford, Mass.
A distinguished visitor at the uni
versity during the past week was
Right Rev. John j. Maiztequi, c. NJ.
F., vicar apostolic of Darien, Panama
and the Canal Zone and titular bishop
of Zanis. He has been the guest of
the Claretian Fathers at 7OS Monroe
street northeast.
The first pep meeting" attended by
the entire student body was held last
| Friday evening in Mcmahon Hall.
| The students were addressed by the
| foot ball coach, Mr.. McAuliffe, and
other speakers secured for the