Evening star., 1927-02-06
CATHOLIC u. GLEE
CLUBPLANS TOUR
Schedules Easter Season
Concerts in New Eng
land.

The Catholic. University Glee Club
is planning a concert tour through
New England during the Easter holi-
days. A group Of four recitaIs will
probably be given. Negotiations are
being carried ON with organizations
in several of the larger cities of Con-
necticut and Massachusetts,. Morgan
" Martin of Martinsburg, w. Va,
president of the CLUB, Is responsible
for the activity of the organization
Rehearsals are being held regularly
twice weekly in preparation for sew
era1 local appearances before private
audiences.
With the conclusion of the mid.
year examinations on Saturday, Janu
ary 20, the first semester Of the
scholastic year was brought to a close.
The second semester opened Tuesday
February 1, with the resumption of
regular classes, which had been sus-
pended for 10 days due to the exam
nations.
Board Meeting February 10.
The executive board of the Cath
olic Educational Association will hold
a meeting at the Catholic University
on February 10 at 10 am. Those
who are expected to attend the meet
ing are: Right Rev. Thomas J. Sha-
ham,. d. D., president general: Right
Rev. Mgr. John B. Peterson, Boston,
Mass; Very Rev. James A. Burns.
G. S. c., Phi. d., Notre Dame. Ind.
Rev. Ralph Hunt, S. T. L.. vice presi-
dent general, San Francisco. Calf :
Right Rev. Francis w. Howard,
d. D., secretary general, Covington,
KY; Right Rev. Mgr. Francis T.
Moran, D. D., treasurer general,
Cleveland, Ohio: Rev. John B. Furay,
S. j., Mundelein, ILL.,: Very Rev. Thorn
as Plassman, 0. F. M, Phi. D., D. D.
st. Bonaventure, New York; Right
Rev. Archabbot Aurelius Stehle
o. S. B., d. D., Beatty. Pa; Brother
Thomas. F. S. c.. New York City:
Wis; Very Rev. Bernard P. O'Reilly,
S. M, Dayton, Ohio; Right Rev. Mgr
Joseph f. Smith, p. r., New York
City; Rev. Patrick J. Clune, PHI D.,
Princeton, n. j., and Rev. John I.
Barrett, J. c. l., Phi D., LII. D., Bal
timore, Md
DR. Stanislas &c TorosiewicZ, J. II. d. >.
Phi. d., instructor in Slavic languages
and fiteratures, and lecturer on the
history of papal diplomacy at the
university has been elected one of
the six directors Of the Polish We'll
fare Council of America, an organi.
zation of all the Polish-American so
cities and institutions of the United
States and representing approximately
three and a half million Poles and
Americans of Polish descent in this
country.
Vesper Service Impressive.
An impressive event took place in
the National Shrine Of the Immacu-
late Conception last Sunday after.
held their annual vesper service in
the university church. These serv-
ices were held under the auspices Of
the five local councils Of the organi-
zation. Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan,
D. D., the rector OF the university,
officiated The sermon on the occa-
sion was delivered by Rev. James
Coakley, pastor of Sacred Heart
Church, Pittsburgh. Pa. He stressed
the present weak conditions of public
and private moralss and gave what
these evils-a more practical and
fervent religious observance.
The student council is at present
arranging a schedule of interclass
basket ball games to take place In
the near future. These games are
usually played in the form Of an elm
ination contest, and the winning class
declared champion Of the university"
Final Degree to Club Pledges.
A new class Of PLEDGES is to be
given the final degree OF the Utopian
Club this evening at 8:15, when
that organization holds its monthly
smoker" at College Inn, Brookland.
The men who are to be taken into
this social group are Henry McIsaac,
Waterbury, Conn. William McGrath,
Philadelphia, Pa; John Tatigian,
Naugatuck, Conn, and Frank McMul-
len, Cumberland, Md.
The annual election of the manag.
Ing board of the Tower, weekly stu
dent publication. will be held tomor
row evening at $50 pm. The staff
of the paper changes once a year, in
February. The new board will be
elected by the retiring members Of
the present managing board, and will
take office on Wednesday evening
January 8, when the new staff will
be appointed.
The Shahan Debating Society held
it's monthly business meeting last
Friday evening. The meeting was
presided over by EdWaId NJ. Curran.
Bangor Me-, president of the society
and captain Of the varsity debating
teams. Ways and means of admin
istering the society budget for the
coming season were discussed by the
members.
Among the recent acquisitions of
the university museum Is valuable
seventeenth century ivory statuette Of
"St. Anne and the Virgin richly
colored, the gift Of Mgr. Connolly of
Boston. From Cardinal Gasparri.
secretary Of state to Plus XII, the
museum has received several large
medals commemorating recent re-
ligious events at Rome. also a num-
ber of objects from the Vatican mis-
sionary exposition.