Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
EDUCATION BUREAU
SCORED BY ALUMNI
National Catholic Federation,
Nearing Close of Session,
Names Officers.


with banquet in the hotel tonight at
$50 o'clock.
Redmond F. Herman Of Seaton Hall
College, South Orange, N. j., was
elected president of the federation to
succeed Edward S. Dore of Saint
Francis Xavier College, New York. Mr..
Dore was named to the ONCE of chair
man of the board of trustees. Charles
Bowman Strome Of Holy Cross College,
Worcester, Mass, Timothy j. Canty Of
st. Mary's College, California, and
James Armstrong of Notre Dame Uni
versity, were named vice presidents.
Other general officers named were.
Treasurer, Edmund B. Butler of
Fordham University, New York; secre-
tary, Charles A. Mahoney, Boston Col
iege; assistant secretary, James K,
Seery, Fordham University; chairman
of committee on organization, Rev.
Maurice S. Sheehy Of Catholic Univer-
sity.
Regional Directors Named.
Regional directors elected and the
sections over which they have jurisdic-
ton are:
Northeastern section, Charles Bow
man Strome of Holly Cross; Eastern,
Edward s. Dore of St. Francis Xavier;
Southeastern, j. Harold Kilcoyne of
Catholic University; Middle West,
James Armstrong, Notre Dame, and
far West, James G. Smyth, st. Ignatius.
Calf.
Members of the federation elected to
the executive committee and the uni
versities and colleges they represent
are:
James P. Warren, Boston College;
william j. F. Duggan, Cathedral Col
lege; j. Harold Kncoyne and James E.
woods, Catholic University; Alfred Nc
Cam, DuQuesne; z. B. Butler and
Edward p. Gilleran, Fordham; Leo ".
Klauberg, Georgetown; James Stewart,
Gonzaga; Bernard w. Feeny and j. j..
Quinn, Holy Gross; Edward j. Mehren,
Loyola of Chicago; Daniel F. Cohalan,
Manhattan; William P. Conley, Mount
st. Mary's; John 7: Bale, Notre Dame;
James L. Glare, st. Francis Xavier;
Harry r. Woods, st. Francis, Brooklyn:
Edmund w. Marks, st. Ignatius of San
Francisco; Alfred j. Jollon, st. Johns
of Brooklyn; Ray A. Graham, ST.
Mary's, Kansas; G. o. BridweH, ST.
Xavier, Cincinnati; Eugene F. Kinkead,
Seton Hall Emmett L. Holbrook, Spring
Hill, and John C. Kelly of Villanova.
Trustees are Appointed.
The following were named trustees Of
the federation:
Timonthy J. Couty, st. Mary's, Cali
fornia; Daniel F. Cohalan, Manhattan;
Rev. william F. Culhane, Mount ST.
Mary's: Ray A. Graham, st. Mary's,
Kansas; Edward j. Mehren, Loyola.
Chicago; Theodore F. McManus, De-
troit; Frederick j. Fuller, st. Francis
Xavier, New York; Thomas Farrell,
Manhattan; DR.. M. D. Touart. Spring
Hill; Edmond B. Butler. Fordham;
G0n1a0as .Tnhn L
Fitzgerald, Manhattan; Edward J.
Walsh, st. Louis University; j. Harold
Kilcoyne, Catholic University; Alfred w.
Mccain, Duquesne; James L. Clare, st.
Francis Xavier, New York; John G.
Kelly, Villanova; John T. Bale, Notre
Dame; Robert W. Burnley, Creighton;
Herbert Abel, University of Dayton:
John J. Num-, Holy Gross; Daniel
O,Neill, Providence; William B. Hays,
Francis, Lorette, Pa; Rev. Gerard
Bridge, st. Vincents, Lee Ehret, st.
Johns, Toledo, and Francis ]. Quincy,
Notre Dame.
The resolution opposing establishment
of a Federal department OF educatlon
in the Presidents cabinet, after de-
claring that the federation recognizes
''the inviolable rights Of the individual
States" and expressing general oppo-
SttiOn 70 the eSCaDllSnmenb VI SuCu u
department, declared:
such legislation is paternalism ana
bureaucratic and can lead only to the
undue capitalization Of racial and re-
ligious prejudices for political purposes.
It is opposed to the representative form
of government guaranteed by the Con-
stitution."
Proposal Is Condemned.
Adoption of this resolution came
after an address on "Federalizing Edu-
cation" by Charles N. Lischka. pro-
fessor of education of Georgetown Uni
versity, in which he severely condemned
the proposal for the establishment Of
q Federal educational department.
The federation adopted a resolution
proposing that the federation sponsor
retreats" or religious worShipS, in line
with Catholic action" urged by Pope
Plus XI.
other resolutions adopted included
one favoring adoption of legislation to
make THE Star Spangled Banner" the
National anthem and another approx
ing creation Of the commission to ar
range for a fitting observance of the
2O0th anniversary Of the birth Of George
Washington.
Among other speakers at meetings
of the federation yesterday were VIII
fred B. Shaw, director Of alumni rela-
tions, University of Michigan, who
spoke on Alumni and Adult Educa-
ton; James Armstrong of Notre Dame
University, who spoke on Adult Edu-
cation and Catholic Alumni; John F
Cremen, general agent Of the MasSa-
chusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
who spoke on Request Insurance and
Alumni and John G. Olmstead, eX-
ecutive secretary, Oberlin Collge Alumni
Association, who spoke on Results OF
Two-year Survey on Aims and Policies
of Alumnae Organization"
Speakers for Banquet.
Speakers at the banquet of the fed.
Grafton in the Hotel Mayflower tonight
will be Very Rev. Bede Jarrett, priol
provincial, order of Preachers, London
England, who will speak on The Fed
Grafton of Catholic University Student:
in England; Rev. William Kerby O.
Catholic University, on The College,
Influence in After Life" and Repre-
sentative James M. Beck Of PennSyl
vania, on college and University In
terest in Public Affairs"
j. Harold Kilcoyne is general chair
man of arrangements for the conven
ton.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock the fed
Grafton Ill take part in vesper service
sn the National Shrine OF the Inlmacu
late Conception OF Catholic University
at which Right Rev. Thomas j. Shahan
rector emeritus OF Catholic University
will preside. The sermon will b
preached by Very Rev. w. Coleman
Nevis, president of Georgetown Univer
sity. The Dominican Choir will sin
the Vespers.
ELECTION PLANS MADE