Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
c. j. OPENS DOORS
TO RECORD GROUP
Largest Freshman Class in
Schools History Is on
Hand at Start.

The Catholic University opened its
doors for Freshman week last Tuesday
morning at 8 o'clock to class Of more
than $50, the largest in its history.
The freshmen registered at the ofhce
Of C. F. Borden, registrar, Tuesday at
8 o'clock, and at 10 o'clock were ad-
dressed by the vice rector, Mgr. Pace,
and divided into sections, according to
the schools in which they had enrolled.
The remainder Of the day was taken
up with physical examinations and in
telligence tests. In the evening a get
acquainted meeting of the freshmen
was held in the Maloney Auditorium.
DR.. Guilday Lectures.
Wednesday morning the Introductory
lecture was delivered by Rev. DR.. Peter
Guilday, who was followed by Rev. DR..
Edward G. Fitzgerald, o. p, the uni
versity chaplain. A third talk was de-
livered by Rev. Leo McVay on THE Art
of Study" In the afternoon, at a lee
ture delivered by DR.. Frank P. Cassidy,
dean of men, the freshmen were &C
Quainted with the disciplinary require
mentS of the university. Thursday was
taken up with various academic eX-
aminations. On Friday all sections OF
the class were taken to the library by
Dr. Charles H. Mccarthy, and there
instructed in its use. At o'clock in
the evening the rector, vice rector, the
deans and all faculty members held a
reception for the class in the auditor
ium of Mcmahon Hall. On Saturday
morning DR.. j. Lawn Thompson. uni
versity medical director, lectured the
men on Health" Following this a
senior talked to the yearlings on
campus Organization"
Mass will be held this morning for
the freshmen in the Shrine of the I'M
maculate Conception at 10 o'clock.
The upper classmen will return in
time for registration at O'Clock Tues
day morning. Glasses in all schools
and departments, both graduate and
undergraduate, will get under way
Wednesday morning at O'Clock.
Standardized Class Schedule.
A new departure in the academic
field at the university this year is the
standardized class arrangement for
freshmen. Heretofore, freshmen were
permitted to include in their schedules
classes calculated to fit them for spe-
cialized work later on. Such was the
case with pre-dental, pre-medical and
pre-legal students, as well as with
students of the sciences, architecture
and engineering. THIS year, however,
all freshmen will be obliged to pursue
the same courses in the languages. his
tory and mathematics without regard
to their professional aspirations.
The university library has received
a donation of a bronze bust of Shake
speare by the French artist, Carrier
Bellevue. This is the gift of George S.
Council of Cornwall, N. Y. The Ii
brary also has acquired the Wider COL
lection, which is more complete than
the Bibliotheque Rationale, in France.
It consists of a catalogue of medieval
manuscripts in the Library of France.
Rev. DR.. Joseph P. Christopher, as
sociate professor of Latin, has returned
from the University of oxford, to re-
sumo his work in the faculty. He will
teach two courses in italian and will
also direct the work of the Lima Lii
brary.
The following new appointments have
been made on the faculty.
Rev. DR.. Francis j. Hernelt, associate
professor of English; Arthur r. Bar
wick, associate professor of geology
Rev. DR.. David Rubio, o. S. A., asso-
ciate professor of romance languages:
Rev. Brother Giles, instructor in Latin:
Joseph OLeary, teaching assistant N
economics; Albert May, teaching assist
ant in physics.