Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
CHURCH SOCIETY
TO HOLD MEETING
American Catholic Historical
Association ConcIaVe
Draws Scholars.

The tenth annual meeting of the
American Catholic Historical Associa-
ton will be held in Mcmahon Hall
Catholic University, Friday and Sat-
urday. At the same time the American
Catholic Philosophical Association will
meet at the university
These conclaves will bring to Wash
1ngton a great number of prominent
educators and scholars from all over
the country. DR.. Leo Francis Stock,
associate professor of history in the
Catholic University, is president of the
American Catholic Historical Associa-
ton, and will deliver the presidential
address. His topic will be Catholic
Participation in the Diplomacy of the
Southern Confederacy"
The papers to be read at the various
tory of the Papacy," by Right Rev.
Thomas j. Shahan, j. u. D., rector
emeritus of the university; THE Lat
eran Concordat With Italy," by Right
Rev. Philip Bernardini, S. T. D., J. U.
D., of the Catholic University; "Old
Vincennes-a Chapter in the EccleSias-
tical History of the Middle West" by
Rev. Gilbert J. Garraghan, S. j., St.
Louis University. st. Louis, Mo-; The
Parliaments of the Middle Ages and the
Early Modern Period" by Rev. Robert
THE Legal Aspects of the English
Penal Laws" by Clarence E. Martin,
ESQ.,, of Martinsburg, w. Va; "Papal
ConcordatS in Modern Times, " by Rev.
Edwin ]. Ryan, d. D., of the Catholic
University; Recent Books on Histori-
cal Method and Their Application to
Church History" by Rev. Peter Leo
johnson, D. D., of ST. Francis. Wis;
and THE Need of New Presentation
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by James j. Walsh, NJ. D., K. S. g., OF
New York City.
The sessions of the American Catho-
lie Philosophical Association will be
held in the auditorium of the Maloney
Chemical Laboratory. The program as
announced follows: Friday, 10 am,
Modern Tendencies in Psychology" by
Rev. DR.. Thomas V. Moore, 0. S. b:
"Neo-Scholastic Appreciation of Modern
Tendencies in Psychology" by Rev. DR..
John X. Pyne; 2:30 pm, Modern
Tendencies in Metaphysics" by Francis
E. McMahon; "Neo-Scholastic Appre-
citation of Modern Tendencies in Meta
physics" by Rev. DR.. Rudolph G.
Bandas; Z pm, a joint dinner for
members attending both conventions in
the university dining hall. at which an
address will be delivered by Rev. John
F. Mccormick, S. j., Of Marquette
University, president Of the American
Catholic Philosophical Association;
Saturday-9:30 am, Modern Ten
tencies in Theodicy," by Rev. Leo r.
Ward; ''Neo-ScholaStic Appreciation of
Modern Tendencies in Theodicy." by
Rev. T. OR. Boyle; 2:30 pm, 'Ameri
cas- Response to the Aeterni PATHS, +"
by Rev. Charles A. Hart. This last
session will be followed by business
meeting.
The Christmas vacations at the uni
versity began last Thursday at noon.
Glasses will be resumed on Friday,
January 3.
The freshman class organized Off
cially at a meeting held last week un-
der the supervision of Charles Mo-
gavero, president of the senior class.
The officers chosen were: Hugh
Flynn, Worcester, Mass, president; A.
P. Schmitt, Washington, vice presi-
dent; w. l. Hanrahan, Bristol, Conn,
secretary; Francis ]. Triggs, SPRING
field. Mass, treasurer; Louis G. Spi-
nelli, Orange, N. j., student repre-