Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
c. i. TO CELEBRATE
POPE'S CORONATION
Mass Planned at University
on Eighth Anniversary Of
Plus Growing.

The eighth anniversary of the coro-
nation of Pope Plus XXI will be cele-
brated by the Catholic University next
wednesday morning with solemn high
mass, to be celebrated by Right Rev.
James H. Ryan, rector, at 1880. In
the crypt of the National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception.
The sermon will be preached by Rev.
Fulton j. Sheen, Most Rev. Pietro
Fumasoni- Biondi, apostolic delegate,
and Most Rev. Michael j. CuTley, Arch.
bishop of Baltimore, will be present, A
procession of the faculties and clericS
viii start from Caldwell Hall at lO:i5
o'clock
Rev. Dr. Edwin v. O'Hara, a prom
inent authority on rural sociology in
the United States, will conduct a course
of lectures on parish problems, to be
given at the university throughout the
second semester. The course was
opened last week for graduate students.
The lectures will deal with all the ia
miliar phases OF parish life, economic,
educational, social and religious, and
will touch on preaching, conversions
mysticism for the people, liturgy the
contribution of the parish to civic life,
adult education, and Protestant and
Jewish work in religious education.
Olee CIu0 In Contest.
The Catholic University Glee Club
has entered the National intercollegiate
Glee Cluo contest, which is being con-
Quoted under the auspices of the In
tercolleg1ate Musical Council of New
York City. The Middle Atlantic dis
trlct OF the chapter is comprised Of
George Washington, Johns Hopkins
and Catholic Universities, and in the
future their Glee Clubs will function as
charter members for this district.
The sectional contest will take place
on February Is in the large ball room
OF the Willard Hotel. On that occa-
sion each Glee Club will sing three
numbers, including the prize song,
'Hark! the jolly Shepherds" by Nor
ley, which is assigned by the New York
council. The Catholic University Glee
Club will sing also 'Improperia," by
Palestrlna, and the university alma
mater song, this last having been ar
ranged for four male voices.
The winners of the several section
al contests will compete in New York
in the national tests on March s. All
competitive performances will be con-
Quoted by student director and with
out instrumental accompaniment. DR..
Leo Behrendt Is the director and
organizer of the University Glee Club.
William H. De Lacy, head of the Uni
Versity Law School, has been unani-
mously elected honorary president of
the local division of the council.
To Lecture on Religion.
A public lecture will be delivered to-
morrow evening at the Catholic Uni
versity ON "The' Origin and Early His
tory of Religion" by Rev. DR., John
Montgomery Cooper. professor Of an
thropology at the university. 1t will
be held in the auditorium of Mcmahon
Hall, beginning at ais. DR.. Cooper is
scholar widely known for his con-
tributions and researches in the fields
OF anthropoligy and ethnology He Is
president Of the Anthropologieal Seci-
ETY. OF Washington, counselor of the
American Anthropological Association
and secretary-treasurer of the Catholic
Anthropological Conference. In point
OF service DR.. Cooper is among the
Oldest professors of the Catholic Uni
versity, having come TO that institution
IN 1908 as an instructor in religion.