Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
c. j. FACULTY HEARS
ACADEMIC PLAN
j. 49,
mgr. Ryan Presents Findings
of Trustees in Matter of
:, Reorganization.
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:. Right Rev. Mgr. James II. Ryan, rec
ter. laid before e general assembly of
the members of the faculties Of the
FCatholic University Wednesday after
noon the findings of the board Of trus-
tees in the matter of the academic re-
organization of the university.
This reorganization, which was APP
proved formally by the board last No
vember, is purposed to effect b clear
line of demarcation between the sradu-
ate and undergraduate departments. A
course of studies leading to the degrees
A. 3. and B. S. has. been prepared for
q College of Arts and Sciences. which
henceforth will be regarded as the I'M
dergraduate unit of the university. Also,
an autonomous graduate school. having
Its own dean and council, has been
planned. A separate curriculum for a
School of Engineering has been set up.
I'he rector made known on this occasion
the new appointments which are to be
effective under the new or9ani1at ton.
They are: Dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences Right Rev. Mgr. Edward
A. Pace, D. D.. vice rector; vice dean
and dean of freshmen. Rev. DR.. Nicho-
las A. Weber, s. NJ, professor Of his
tory: acting dean of the Graduate
School. DR.. Roy J. Deferrari, professor
of Latin and associate professor Of
Greek; members Of the council Of the
Graduate School, DR.. Deferrari; Rev.
DR.. Peter Guilday, professor of church
history; Rev. DR.. James M. Cooper,
professor of anthropology; DR.. Aubrey
y. Landry, professor of mathematics.
and DR.. Daniel w. Shea. professor Of
bhysics and dean of the School of En-
Rineering, DR.. Hardee Chambliss, pro-
lessor of chemistry.
Twelve New Sinaitic Inscriptions.
! The Joint Harvard Catholic Univer-
eity archaeological expedition conducted
last Winter in the vicinity Of the Tenn
pie of Hathor on Mount Serabit-el-
khaden has discovered IL new Sinaitic
inscriptions which are expected to es-
tahlish finally the source of our mod
ern alphabet. Enthusiastic confidence
has been expressed in this in reports
Just received by the rector of the Cath
elic University, Mgr. James H. Ryan,
from Rev. DR.. Romanus Butin, s. M,
professor of Semitic languages and lit
erature, who has participated in the
work of the expedition and who is now
1t Cairo. The greatest Importance is
attached by scientists to this latest md,
which the members of the expedition
feel confident will furnish proof that
the alphabet of the ancient Phoeni-
clans, the source of which has hereto
fore been uncertain, was derived from
3 peculiar development of Egyptian
hieroglyphs. The newly found 1nscrip-
tions. which are hewed in stone and
which date back more than 10 centuries
before Christ. double the amount Of ma
terial available for study and throw bet
ter light on the problem. They include
one inscribed statue from the Temple
Of Hathor, one wall inscription from
one Of the mines, two rock scratchtngs
and 10 fragments Of slabs found In
stone heaps and cairns. The discov-
cries were made near the site OF this
ancient Temple of Hathor, the Egyp-
tian goddess of love, mirth and social
Joy, and on the plateau Of Seraoit.
First Explored in 1894.
This locality was first explored in
1904 bv Sir Flinders Petrie. He found
there inscriptions which. though SINH
bar to hieroglyphic writing. could not
be translated as Egyptian hieroglyphs.
IN 1918 two English scholars, Profs.
Peete and Gardner, pronounced these
inscriptions not Egyptian, but develop
rnents of the picture writing Of the peo-
Ole of the Pharoahs into arbitrary signs
representing consonants of the Semitic
tongue. In 1927 Profs. Kirsopp Lake
and Robert p Blake Of Harvard res
heated Sir Flinders discoveries and
also three additional tablets, in the
study of which they enlisted the col
liberation of DR.. Butin. who was at
that time acting director Of the Ameri-
can School of Oriental Research in
Jerusalem. It was soon agreed that q
feinvestigation of the ancient mines and
temples would be necessary in order to
determine conclusively the age and I'M
portancc of the Semitic writings. The
present expedition is composed OF Prois
Kirsopp Lake and Robert P. Blake OF
Harvard; Prof. Romanus Butin OF the
Catholic University, DR.. Debuck Of
Ieyden, Holland; DR.. Silvia OF the Gug-
eenheinn Foundation, and Father Ear
rois of the Dominicans OF Jerusalem
1t sailed January and reached the
plateau Of Serabit February 9. COM
pleting its journey after Q three-day
trip by camel through the Sinai Desert
The university was named benenciary
recently in the will Of the late Michael
=. McDonogh Of Philadelphia, Pa, 70
Fyaa au,nY,y1t of as 600