Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
PERIOD OF ACTIVITY
At GEORGETOWN j.
Two Professors Take Final
Church VoWS-.NoteS of
Schools and Students.

Rev. Robert A. Parsons, S. J., dear
of Georgetown College since the open
ing of the present academic term, and
Rev. Peter V. Masterson, s. j.. head
: of the department of history, will take
their final vows as members of the
Society of Jesus on Wednesday morn
ing.
The ceremony will take place in
Dahlgren Chapel in the presence OF the
student body and the entire faculty
: of the college, who will occupy the
sanctuary. Rev. Charles w. Lyons
S. J., president of Georgetown Uni
versity, will offlciate at the mass and
also will receive the vows of the two
Jesuits.
Father Parsons, while a new mem
Der of the faculty at Georgetown, has
had a wide experience and has taken
an active and influential part in
Georgetown affairs. He succeeded Rev.
Louis J. Gallagher, S. j., as dean last
September. Father Parsons is a ma
tive of Philadelphia, where he at
tended parochial schools and was grad
uated from st. Joseph's College. For
merly a head master at st. Joseph's
Preparatory School in Philadelphia,
he also held various executive posi-
tions at St. Joseph's College. Father
Parsons entered the Society of Jesus
in 1909.
Spent Year in Vienna.
Father Masterson returned to
Georgetown last Fall after year in
Vienna. He taught at Georgetown as
a scholastic. shortly after entering the
Jesuit order in 1908. Before going to
Europe last year he was professor of
history and American Government at
n1s,uc SAc
after his return. He is also professor
of apologetics.
Like Father Parsons. he takes an
active part in scholastic affairs and
is moderator of the Hoya, the weekly
college publication, and Ye Doomes-
day Boolse. the university annual
He received his early education at
Fordham University. and followed his
course in theology at Woodstock Col
lege, Woodstock, Md.
Setback for Rife Team.
The Hilltop rifle team received a
setback last week at the hands of
the University of Pittsburgh. while
the freshman team also lost match
ito Carnegie Tech. Another match
was shot with the University OF Cali
fornia, but the score has not yet been
received from the West Coast. Pitts
burgh made score of .916 to George
towns 1885. The Hilltop freshmen
were nosed out by six points in their
match with Carnegie.
Law School seniors are planning a
testimonial dinner in honor of fairy
f'Babe') Connaughton, Georgetown s
All-American guard. as soon as the
midyear examinations are over.
Georgetown alumni from Washington
and other cities will attend, as well as
most Of the law students. AT the
banquet Connaughton will be present
ed with suitable gift from the class
as a testimonial Of the high regard
in which he is held. The committee
In charge of arrangements for the
dinner comprises Ralph Rosenberg,
Joseph Spinnato. J. +. Boland. j. T.
Hurley and George b, Schroeder.
Library as Gift.
Announcement was made at the
Medical School last week that DR.
Thomas S. Lee. clinical professor of
medicine, has donated library of
several hundred carefully chosen
volumes to the school DIR. Lees gift
will provide. an excellent reference
list in cardiology, as well as volumes
on general medical subjects
Another valuable gift has been re-
ceived by the Georgetown Hospital
from the widow of the late DR.. Louis
A. johnson, class Of 1892, who recently
presented some Of her husban s medi.
cal books. This gift comprises an
operating chair and an eiectro-thera-
peutic outfit. which will be utilized by
the X-ray department
DIR. ID. s. Thorn, superintendent of
the dental infirmary at Georgetown,
attended the annual meeting of the
American Dental Association, at Mon
treal, Canada, last week He went as
q representative of the Dental School.
DIR. Edward Dana Durand former
director of the census, will give a new
course at the School of Foreign Sery-
Ice, starting Tuesday, on the re.
sources, Industries and commerce of
the United States. He brings to the
school a varied knowledge Of these
subjects, due to his brilliant experience
In statistical work. At present DIR.
Durand is chief Of the division of sta
tistical research Of the Department OF
Commerce.
DIR. Durand has lectured at a mum.
Der OF important universities. includ.
ing Leland Stanford, Harvard and the
University Of Minnesota. He also is
the author Of recently compiled Gov
eminent documents, THE Statistical
Abstract" and 1.-THE Commerce Year
Book OF the United States"
During the World War DIR. Durand
represented the Food Administration
IN Europe and slater in Poland. On
his return he was made chief of the
eastern European division OF the Blu
reau OF Foreign and Domestic Science