Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25
CATHOLIC j. PLANS
CLOSING EXERCISES
Commencement Week Com.
mittee Completes Arrange
ments for Program.

The commencement week committee
of the Catholic University has COM
pleted arrangements for the various
exercises to be held in conjunction with
the forty-first annual commencement
and comforting Of degrees, which will
take place on Wednesday morning,
June IL, In the Catholic University
Gymnasium. The program is as follows:
Friday, June 6, at 10 pm, annual
Club: Saturday, June z. senior class
tea dance at the willard Hotel; Sun
day, June 8, 1890 am, baccalaureate
mass in the crypt Of the. National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
The celebrant will be Right Rev. Mgr
Edward A. Pace, vice rector, and the
sermon will be delivered by Rev. DR..
Hanly Furfey, instructor of sociology
at the university.
At 2:30 pm. there will be a meeting
Of the alumni and senior class men,
bers in the auditorium Of Mcmahon
Hall; Monday, June 8, at $3.50 am.
senior mass in Gibbons Hall Chapel
and at 1880 base ball game in the uni
versity stadium, alumni VS.. senior class
team; Tuesday, June 10. 4 PM, recep-
ton to the parents and friends Of the
seniors by the right reverend rector In
the reception room Of Gibbons Hall;
pm, senior farewell banquet at the
National Press Club; Tuesday. June II,
1890 am, commencement exercises In
the university gymnasium following an
academic procession from Caldwell Hall
at 1915. Most Rev. Michael j. Curley
of Baltimore, chancellor of the univer-
sity, will preside and confer the de-
grees. Prof. Charles G. Fenwick OF
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
will deliver the commencement ad-
dress. The valedictory Of the class OF
1880 will be delivered by william Joseph
Clay of Cumberland, Md.
Right Rev. Mgr. James Hugh Ryan
was elected q fellow Of the American
Academy Of Arts and Sciences at the
meeting Of the academy held in Boston
on May IA.
Undergraduate social activities were
brought to a close over the past week
end with the final proms of the season
Most colorful was the senior ball, which
was held at Wardman Park Hotel on
Friday evening. John McGrath OF
Scranton, Pa, was chairman OF the
senior dance committee. Last night
the interclub prom was held at the
Carlton Hotel. Edward Smith of this
III
The final examinations will begin at
the university next Wednesday morn
ing. May %, at am. The last ex-
aminations will be held on June g..
The annual smoker and entertain
ment of the Catholic University Ath-
letic Association will be held in the
dining hall on Wednesday evening. On
this occasion awards will be made, In
the form Of gold tokens symbolical OF
the sport in which the individual par
ticipated, to the retiring athletes OF
the senior class. At the same time
keys will be presented to the senior
members of the Tower staff and to
those who took part in editing the 1890
Cardinal.
Glass and club elections for the next
academic year were held by a majority
of the campus organizations during the
past week. The class of 1881 elected
the following officers for the senior
year: President. Walter Barney. Mil
ford, Conn; vice president, Frank Null
len, New Haven. Conn; secretary, Will
liam Conner. New London, Conn.
Mass; student representative, Richard
Mitchell. Springfield, Mass.
Michael Devin of Brooklyn, N. Y.
was elected president of the athletic as
ISOLATION and Michael Sheehan of Bal
timore vice president. Mr.. Sheehar
also was elected president Of the Abbey
Club.
Charles j. Hennessey of Buffalo, N. Y.
was made president of the Utopiar
Club. The members of Omega Chapter
of Phi Kappa chose Edward D. O'Brier
of New Britain, Conn, to lead then
during the coming year.