Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-27
REV. v. c. NEVIS
IS C. u. PRESIDENT
Succeeds Rev. c. w. Lyons
as University Head-Rev.
Rankin Named Dean.

Recalled to Boston for reassignment.
Rev Charles w Lyons, S. j.. president
Of Georgetown University for the past
four years. was succeeded Yesterday By
Rev. w. Coleman Nevis, s. j.. who is
widely known in Washington by reason
of his previous executive connections
with the university.
Coincident with the change in the
presidency OF the institution. announce
ment was made today that Rev r. Rush
Rankin. S. j.. professor Of sociology at
the Hilltop and School of Foreign Serv-
ice for three years. had been appointed
dean Of the College Of Arts and
Sciences. Father Rankin had dis
tingtlished war record as chaplain
While the change in the presidency
was not entirely unexpected owing to
a new policy recently adopted in the
Society of Jesus, the announcement
authorized by the university yester-
day caused considerable surprise. Father
Nevils had come To Washington August
9 after an absence Of four years, under
appointment as dean of the college and
already was engaged in making prepa-
rations for the forthcoming academic
year. II was generally believed that
Father Lyons would remain another
year as president of Georgetown, as no
indication Of change was made when
the usual faculty transfers and appoint
mentS were announced late in July
Usually the Office of president is not
held longer than four years at Jesuit
university.
Father Lyons will await an assign
ment in the New England Province Of
the order, TO which he is now perma-
nently attached.
Selects Rankin as Dean.
The first act of the new president
today was to announce the selection
Of Father Rankin as dean of the COL
Iege to succeed him. Father Rankin.
an executive and teacher of vide e2-
perience, is now in Buffalo, N. Y, at
tending to Summer duties. He is ex-
pected to return to Washington and as
sumo his duties at the college on We'd
nesday.
The appointment of Father Nevis
is considered at the university as ad-
mirably suited to carry on the new
building program. which his predeces-
sor succeeded in getting under way.
Father Nevis also is expected to COM
plete the organization of Georgetown
University Alumni Clubs in all parts
of the country. a work which he sue
cesSfully started just before his transfer
four years ago to become dean Of the
Shadowbrook House of Studies for
Jesuit scholastics at Stockbridge. Mass.
Previously he had served as dean of
Georgetown College, chancellor of the
university and regent of the School OF
Foreign Service He was born in Phila-
delphia May 30 1878. In 1911 he was
ordained a priest He is one of the best
known teachers of English literature in
the Jesuit order and has lectured fire.
quently on Shakespearean drama. The
new dean of the college who will take
UP the duties just relinquished by
Father Nevis. also is well known in
Washington
Won Commentator in War.
Father Rankin served as a chaplain
in the Army during the World War,
with the rank of major He won con-
spicuous commentator for his services.
After the war he was dean Of the
School of Sociology at Fordham Uni
versity New York City. and dean of its
Graduate School for seven years before
coming to Georgetown the Summer Of
1926. While at Fordham he was largely
responsible for the remarkable growth
Of that institution in recent years.
He was born in Jersey City, N. j..
1879. and was educated at st. Peters
College He is a doctor Of philosophy
of Fordham.