Evening star., 1928-11-04
c. j. GLEE CLUB
NOW ORGANIZING.
Or. Leo Behrendt, Director,
Will Lead Schools
Largest Group.

The Glee Club of the Catholic Univer-
sity is being organized for the coming
concert season under the direction Of
DR.. Leo Behrendt The club this year
has an enrolment Of 20 members, the
largest number of voices In its history,
and its conductor already has begun
the task of testing and training the
wealth of new material. The Glee Club
will be modelled this year on that at
Harvard University, and will present
classical programs exclusively, Offering
selections from the work of Bach, Han
del, Beethoven and others. The cam
pus will be given its first opportunity to
day, and 1t will Sefenade the students
and faculty members with specially
arranged program In the dining hall
during Thanksgiving dinner. The Glee
CLUB gave a very successful tea dance
recently at the Mayfower Hotel, which
was attended by nearly 100 couples. En-
tertainment was furnished by wesley
Eddy of Loews Palace Theater, and by
Joseph Bombrest, formerly Of the Earle
Theater
prof. Louis H. Crook, head Of the de-
partment of mechanics of the univer. !.
Sity, was a guest of honor at the annual
banquet of the American Welding So
ciety held at the Bellevue -Stratford in
Philadelphia, recently, when he was Civ.
en- vote of thanks by the, members OF
the society in recognition Of his services
during the past few years In the field
of welding research. Prof. John A. Du-
gan, also Of the mechanics department
Of the university, was present. The
American Bureau Of Welding has been
Ia AntNo ptSlaopaf nj
the American Welding Society and the
division Of engineering of the National
Research Council to aid in bringing into
closer cooperation the laboratories OF
Industrial and university research work.
ers
The mechanics laboratory of the
Catholic University has recently set
up paraphernalia to permit of the most
extensive Investigations in welding, and
also in aeronautics and Is now equipped
with some of the largest testing
machines In the country.
Final arrangements are being com
pleted for the ceremonies attendant
upon the Inauguration of the Right
Rev. James Hugh Ryan as fifth rector
Of the Catholic University Of America,
which will be held on Wednesday, No
vember IA, at 3 PM, In the university
gymnasium. Coincident with TINS
ceremony the regular Fall meeting of
the board of trustees of the university
and the annual meeting of the Catholic
hierarchy will be held.
DR.. Paul Gleis, professor of German
language and literature, has returned
to the university from Germany, where
he spent the Summer months. During
the latter part of July, Prof. GlelS
lectured at Munster on American
Scholarship and Civilization" He also
engaged in research study in the
Libraries of the University of Munster
and the University of Cologne. While
at Cologne, he visited the 'PreSsa," the
international press exhibit, to inspect
the Catholic section as representative
of the Catholic press in America. DR..
Gleis was the guest of the German
embassy on the occasion OF the recep-
ton rendered to DR.. Eckener and the
members of the crew who accompanied
him on his epochal flight to America
in the. Graf Zeppelin, at the Carlton
HOTEL and also at dinner at the en-
bassy which followed the reception.
Patrick j. O'Connor Of the class OF
"a, Savannah, Ca, who was for sew
eral years the star Of the University
Dramatic Association and who has been
playing for the past two years for
Keiths circuit. is now studying for the
priesthood at ST. Mary's Seminary, Bal
timore, Md. ..--
The local chapter of the Lay Alumni
Association of the Catholic University
held a meeting last Thursday evening
in the blue room of the City Club. Re-
ports of the various committees were
heard and plans for the celebration to
be held in connection with homecoming,
Thanksgiving week end, were consid-
erably advanced. Arrangements are
being made to accommodate u number
of visiting alumni and housing COM
mittee has arranged to provide lodging.
Basil j. Kelly presided at the meeting.