Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29
REV.F.A. TONDORF
RESUMES c. U.POST
Earthquake Reporter" Re-
turns to Be Head of De-
partment of Physiology.

Reopening of the Georgetown Uni
versity School of Medicine finds Rev
Francis A. Tondorf, famous for his
earthquake reporting, back in his old
position as head Of the department OF
physiology.
Father Tondorf discontinued his lee
lures on physiology about five years ago
on account of the press OF other duties
at the university. In addition to his
strenuous duties as director of the
Seismic Observatory he has been lee
turing twice week in recent years at
Woodstock, the Jesuit house of studies
near Baltimore.
With the reopening of the medical
school last week, however, Father Ton
dorf has been relieved Of his Woodstock
duties and will devote most of his time
outside of his seismic researches to his
lectures In physiology. Between those
and his seismic work he has little or
no spare. time on his hands this year,
especially since he is without an assist
ant at the observatory.
Issues Bulletin on Quakes.
Besides checking up on the numerous
seismic disturbances recorded daily on
monthly bulletin on earthquakes to all
the observatories throughout the world.
His return to the medical school faculty
will be welcomed by the student body.
as he has the knack gained from years
in the classroom of treating the most
difficult scientific subjects in a way
that the student or layman can easily
grasp.
Both the medical and dental schools
opened last Thursday with regiStra-
ton that reached the limit of their ca
pacities. Not until the new school
buildings on Reservoir road open this
Winter will these departments be able
to increase their student bodies. 1t is
expected that the quarters for the dem
tai school will be in readiness soon.
Announcement was made in connec-
ton with Georgetown University Hos
pital that Sister Rodriguez, formerly
Superintendent of nurses, has returned
after an absence Of three years, to as
sumo charge Of the hospital pharmacy
She is a registered pharmacist. Sister
Rodriguez was superintendent OF nurses
for !: years.
With the opening Of the School OF
Foreign Service this week, Georgetown
University will be in full operation.
The first semester will begin Tuesday
morning at o'clock.
Registration Increases.
Already the second largest depart.
ment of the university, the School OF
wear students from practically every
State and approximately 20 foreign
countries. Registration has shown Is
per cent increase over last year. when
the total number of students was 530
from as States and 81 countries.
Or. william Boyd Carpenter, author
and traveller in the Orient, will start
his courses on Far Eastern AFFAIRS TINS
Fall. Owing to the increasing. impor-
lance of the Far East IN world reia.
tions, the course Is one OF the most
popular at the school DR.. Carpenter
also lectures weekly at Foreman UNI
versity in New York.
Word has been received here tnat
DR.. Gordon Cadish. who obtained MS
degree in philosophy at the school
three wears ago. has been appointed
director of the School of Commerce at
Washington State College: He mas
been lecturing on economics at the
University of Maryland, and was as
sistant dean at College Park;
The Hoya, weekly news publication OF
the university, made It's first appearance
last week under the editorship OF Jo-
seph B. Brunini, college senior, and
new staff of assistants. The issue con-
tains the eight rules that govern the
life of freshmen at the Hilltop. infrac-
lions of which will be reported to the
chairman of the sophomore vigilance
committee.
Interest in Dedication.
Considerable interest is attached IN
Georgetown circles to the dedlcatlon
on October IS and Is of the Wilmer
Ophthalmological Institute at johns
HOPKINS University in Baltimore. pr.
William Holland Wilmer, for whom the
institute is named, is emeritus profess
sor of ophthamology at the George
town Medical School and received the
honorary degree Of LII. D. from George
town in 1919.
The Castor Debating Society was
the first of the several debating clubs
at the Hilltop to open its seasons ac-
tivities last week. CASTOR is open only
to members of the freshman and
sophomore classes and has new mod
orator this year, Rev. John Murphy.
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