Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29

sent a new insight lnCo pIeSeAI-uay
conditions in the new repuplc. MI;
Montayon is a well known attorney ana
a member of the National CaViloIlC
Welfare Conference.
DR.. John A. Sherry, physician, anil
ated with the Lourdes Medical Bureau,
will be presented at the university on
December 10 as the next speaker in the
public address program. DR.. Snerry VIII
discuss 1.-The Cures OF Iouroes. he
has received Nationwide comment re.
Gently because Of his 1nvestlgauon Oh
the Louridan stories.
Following conclusion OF the most sue
cessful homecoming and reunion OF uni
versity graduates during the past week.
plans are rapidly going ahead unoer
guidance of Mgr. James Hugh Ryan,
rector of the university, for strengthen
ing the alumni association and more
closely binding the lay and clerical
units. Response to the homecoming
this year was the greatest since the
annual event was inaugurated by the
local alumni association.
DIR. Roy j. Deferrari, dean OF the
Graduate School of Catholic University,
was recently named to the Executive
Committee of the Association OF Amer
ican Universities following the annual
conference of the body at Chapel Hill,
n. c..
A lecture on Modern Brazilian Lit
erature" will be delivered before stu
dents of Harvard University Friday by
DIR. ]. De S. Coutinho, associate pro-
lessor Of economics at Catholic Unlver-
sity. The lecture has been arranged
under the auspices of the modern Ian
guage department Of the Cambridge IN
Stitution.
A. U. to Stage Gymnastics"
4 COLORFUL and picturesque gym
"A nastic demonstration" including
folk dances from Great Britain,
will be presented by girls OF American
University in costume at the men S
gymnasium next Friday night under the
direction of Miss Virginia Dantzler, in
structor in physical education, Tor
women. The entertainment will be
open to the public.
To attempt to free themselves from
certain campus restrictions, the fresh
man class will meet the sophomores
next Saturday afternoon at O'Clock IN
the annual interclass field day OF four
contests-tug -of-war, soccer, track meet
and girls hockey game.
DR.. Lucius c. Clark chancellor OF
American University, and DR.. George
B. Woods, dean of the College OF LAD
eral Arts attended the meeting last
week at Atlantic City of the Associa-
ton of Colleges and Secondary Schools
of the Middle States and Maryland.
Emanuel Zetlin, teacher OF violin at
the Washington College Of Music, will
give a violin concert at chapel next
Friday morning at 10 o'clock. He will
be accompanied by Mrs. Fannie A. Rob-
erts. also of the Washington College OF
Rush season for the fraternities and
sororities closed last Wednesday, and
the presidents of these organizations,
under the system in vogue at American
University. were informed by DR.. Woods
and by Miss Mary Louise Brown, dean
of women, Of the results.
The interfraternity dance will take
place next Saturday night at the Ma
tional Press Club. with Arthur Murphy,
president of the Interfraternity Council,
in charge of arrangements.
Following new policy adopted by
the Faculty Student Chapel Committee,
each class at the college is to have
charge of one religious and one secular
| chapel a year. The senior class will
start the custom soon. Each class
president Is to cooperate with DR.. Ar
thur j. Jackson, head of the depart
ment of religion of the college. who will
help plan the religious chapels.
Thanksgiving day was observed simply
| at American University, with the hoh-
I day and opportunity for students to at
tend services of their own choice.
G. u. to Honor Encyclical.
a SOLEMN high mass will be cele-
"A brated in Dahlgren Chapel of
Georgetown University the morn
ing of Tuesday, December 8. in accord
ance with the recent encyclical of Pope
Plus XXI requesting the churches and
| educational institutions throughout the
l ovid - tot, to- kAA nh rf he
| Council of Ephesus.
DR.. w. Coleman Nevis, s. j., presi-
dent of Georgetown, will preach a ser
mon at the mass. 1t was at the Council
Of Ephesus, held In the year 431 AID.