Evening star., 1928-12-16
CATHOLIC HISTORY
GROUP TO Convene
Members of Faculty Here on
Program of Sessions at
indianapolis.

The ninth annual meeting Of the
American Catholic Historical Associa-
ton, under the auspices Of the Catholic
University of America, will be held this
year December 1881, at the Claypool
Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind. Many eminent
American historiansswill present papers
at the meeting.
Members of the faculty of the Cath
olic University who will take part in
the meeting include DR.. Leo F. Stock,
associate professor of American history,
who will preside at the general session
to be held on December 29; Rev. Bont-
face Stratemeier, o. P, Phi. D., of the
department Of history, who will read
paper entitled "The Vatican School OF
Photography" December 80, and Rev.
DR.. Peter Guilday, professor Of chunrch
history, who Is also secretary OF the as
sociation, who will deliver an address
en- "The Catholic Chapter in American
History" before a public meeting Of the
association to be held under the aus
pices of the knights of Columbus on
the evening of December 80.
The first of series of public lectures
to be held at the university during the
next two months was delivered last
Monday evening in the auditorium OF
| Mcmahon Hall by Rev. Edmund Walsh,
s. j., vice president of Georgetown Uni
versity. The title of his discourse was
! Soviet Russia" An audience OF more
than 600 persons listened to Father
{ Walsh. The next lecture is to be deliv-
cred tomorrow evening at 8:15 in the
same place. The lecturer will be DR..
Edward Heating, who will discuss the
question where Is the Labor Move
ment Drifting?" DR.. Keating Is the
manager of Labor.
10 Specimens Acquired.
Rev. DR.. Romanus Butin, S. NJ, pro-
| fessor of Semitic languages and litera-
| ture, announces that the University
| Museum, of which he Is curator, has
acquired unique numiSmatic coilec-
| ton. consisting of ITO specimens. All
of these coins have not been identified
and listed in the numismatic section Of
the museum. Although they are not at
| present on exhibition, they are accessi-
| BILE to those who are interested. Prof.
Butin made this collection recently.
| while he was engaged In research work
| in Palestine The coins are of gold and
silver and from the viewpoint Of nu-
| mismaticS are representative of one of
the most important periods Of the his
tory of the Roman Empire. They cover
the period from Diocletian to Constan-
tine Among those represented in the
collection are Maximianus, Emperor Of
the West, with Diocletian, Glaerius,
Constantinus, Chorus, Maximian, Seve-
rus, Maximinus Daza, LiciniuS, Crispus,
ConStantinuS II, ConStantiuS II, Con-
stans and DalmatiuS.
Rt Rev. Mgr. James II. Ryan, rector
of the Catholic University, has been
chosen vice president of the Associa-
ton of Colleges and Secondary Schools
of the Middle States and Maryland to
represent the District Of Columbia dur
ing the current year.
Connecticut Club Formed. '
The lay undergraduate student body
has formed from among its membership
Connecticut Club of the Catholic Uni
| versity. A committee has been appoint
ed to draw UP constitution. 1t con-
SistS Of w. D. Connor, chairman, TIM
othy O'Connor, Franklin Benoit and
Edward Quinn.
1 Rev. DR.. Nicholas A. Weber, 8. M,
professor of history, has brought out
another edition of his comprehensive
General History of the Christian Era." |"
The work Is in two volumes. This Is the
sixth edition of the first volume, which
includes the period from the year to
1917, and the fourth edition Of the sec
ond volume, which treats Of the period
since 1917. The second volume has been
brought up to the year, 1928. Both VOL
umes have been expanded and embell-
ished with additional illustrations, and
the photography has been brought up
to date.