Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
.BERG|N IS CHOSEN
9VALED|CTOR|AN
Washington Student Honored
by Senior Class Of Cath
Ollie University.

CHOSEN by the members OF the senior
class of Catholic University to be the
valedictorian of the class of 1929. Mr.
Bergin is member Of the Senators
Club and an honor member of his class
In June he is to receive the degree OF
bachelor of science in chemical engi-
neering. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
M. N. Bergin of 622 Fifth street north
east, and was graduated from Gonzaga
High School.
Rev. DR.. Charles A. Hart, professor
of logic at the Catholic University, will
speak at o'clock tonight over Station
WLWL of New York. The subject of
his talk will be 1.-THE Present Problems
of Catholicism in America" According
to DR.. Hart, the talk will present an
analysis of the present causes of the
misunderstanding of Catholicism and
will offer possible solutions
The Summer session of the university
will continue from June 20 to August
8. The Summer session is open to
women only, both religious and lay, and
offers chiefly courses leading to the de-
gree of A. B. and B. S. Some work of
graduate character is being offered, but
for the present this is to be restricted
W oCfCAoA ohNJCNNo'
Summer School Professors.
DR.. Roy j. Deferrari, professor of
Latin and Greek. has been appointed
director of the Summer session, and
will also be in charge of the work done
in the Latin and Greek languages and
literatures. Other professors from the
university in charge of the work in
their respective subjects are: DR.. John
B. Parker, professor of biology; DR..
Charles Italian Mccarthy, knights of
Columbus professor of American his
tory; Rev. DR.. Heinrich Schumacher,
professor of New Testament Scripture:
DR.. Otto j. Rainier, professor OF mathe-
mates, and Rev. DIR. John O'Grady,
professor OF sociology.
New courses are to be offered in So
cial service and the Romance languages.
These have been added to the curricu-
lum of the Summer session recently on
an extensive scale. The work in Italian
will be under the direction Of Prof.
Lucid of the university; French and
Spanish, under the direction of Prof.
Harry Deferrari of the University of
Maryland, and vice president of the
Modern Language Association of the
Middle Atlantic States.
The coming Summer session will mark
the opening of the Catholic University
School of Liturgical Music. This school
has been established through the gen.
eroSity of Mrs. Justine Ward and will
be under the direction of Rev. DR.. VIII
liam j. DesLongchamps, professor OF
ecclesiastical music. An extensive group
OF courses is to be offered, purposed
to give instruction both to individuals
and to ensembles. A. series of recitalS
and lectures on liturgical music is also
to be conducted by the instructors of
the department. All of this work will
be conducted in the new building OF
the school, which affords classrooms.
study rooms, practice rooms and an
auditorium. Courses in this department
will lead to the bachelors and the mas
ter'S degrees in music.
History Teachers Meet.
The annual business meeting and cleo
ton of officers of the Association of His
tory Teachers of the Middle States and
Maryland at Washington were con-
Quoted yesterday morning at the Cath
Ole University. The morning session of
the association was opened by the vice
rector. Right Rev. Mgr. Edward A. Pace
in the auditorium of Mcmahon Hall.
Mgr. Pace extended the greetings of
the university to the assemblage and
gave an address of welcome. Other
speakers included Prof. A. c. Krey of
the University of Minnesota, Prof. Witt
Bowden of the University of Pennsyl-
vania and Prof. w. I. Brandt of the
University of Iowa.
The regular Spring meeting of the
board Of trustees of the Catholic Uni
versity was held last Wednesday morn
ing in the Mullen Library. Most Rev
Michael j. Curley presided. The other
members present were Most Rev. John
j. Glennon, st. Louis, Mo-; Most Rev
Austin Bowling, st. Paul, Mimi; Most
Rev. John T. McNicholas, Norwood
Ohio; Right Rev. Thomas F. Lillis
Kansas City, Mo-; Right Rev. Thomas
]. Shahan, Washington; Right Rev
Joseph Schrembs, Cleveland Heights
Ohio: Right Rev. William Turner, Buff
falo. N. Y; Right Rev. Hugh c. Boyle
Pittsburgh, Pa; Right Rev. Mgr. La
velle, New York City; John j. Michigan
Baltimore; James j. Ryan, Philadel-
phia; Clarence E. Martin, Martinsburg
w. Va, and Right Rev. Mgr. Pace
Washington.
Alumni Meeting Postponed.
The meeting of Catholic University
alumni which was scheduled for April
II at Providence, r. l., to pay compli-
ment to Mgr. Ryan, has been postponed
because of the illness of the rector.
A card party is to be held next Wed
nesday evening in the gymnasium at the
Catholic University under the auspices
Of the District Chapter of the Lay
Alumni Association. Entertainment is
to be furnished by members of the
University Dramatic Association, who
will present short skit, and by the
glee club, whose double quartet viii
render several selections.
The annual oratorical contest given
under the auspices of the Shahan De-
batting Society will be held tomorrow
night in the auditorium of Mcmahon
Hall. The speakers are John O'Con-
nell, John Brosnan. Joseph Haltigan
Vincent Zahner, william Mccarthy
Paul Mcneil and Francis O'Keefe. The
winner and second best speaker will re-
ceive gold medals donated by the rec
tor. The winner also will have the
privilege of entering the fourth national
intercollegiate oratorica1 contest in May.