The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-15


 At the meeting of the New Eng land Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools held in Boston on December 5, Albertus Magnus College, was admitted to member ship in the association. On De- cember 10 the administration was notified that the college has been placed on the accredited list of the American Council on Education. z, Albertus Magnus has been ap- proved by the Connecticut State Department of Education since 1928, and was placed on the ap- proved list of Catholic Colleges by the National Catholic Educational Associations last June.
 The recognition by the above four agencies places Albertus Mag nus College in the first rank of higher educational institutions in the United tSates.
 Professor Gerard E. Jensen of Connecticut College will read a paper on Editing Tom Jones be- fore the Late Eighteenth Century group of scholars in English as- sembled at convention of the Modern Language Association of America to be held at Madison, Wisconsin, shortly after Christmas. The paper will consider the major problems involved in the prepara- tion of the definitive edition of Henry Fielding's greatest prose- fiction. MT Jensen is the editor of the Yale University Press edition of Fielding's Covent-Garden Jour nal and is the curator of the Field ing Collection at Yale.
 Hugh Riley, Jr., of South Leon- ard street, was rendered g. party at the occasion being his 10th birth day. The home was attractiveiy decorated with Christmas novelties in a color scheme of green and white. Games were played and a delicious luncheon was served. Those present were: Mattie Crap pone, John Delaney, Shirdan De- fancy. Beth Claffey, Mary Jane Simpson, Betty Petchlock, James Mcdonald. Joseph, Theresa and Walter Ficeto, Hugh Riley. and Mrs M. Healy. Mrs T. Hurley and Mrs Hugh Riley.
 Holly Hop," the revue and dance given by the Junior League will be held on Friday evening, December 18th, at the Waterbury Women's club. The acts have been arranged and directed by Mrs. Robert L.. Munger ably assisted by Rodney Chase. The revue will start prompt ly at o'clock and those late in arriving will not be admitted until after the first act. The following ad- ditional chairman and committee members have been announced. Ar rangement, chairman, Mrs. Roger E.. Gay; properties, Mrs. Rowley W. Phillips; stage manager, Mrs. Mil- ton Allerton; musical arrangement, Miss Deborah Elton, Mrs. Robert Larkin and George Morgan of Taft school; lighting, Miss Caroline Thompson; costumes, Mrs. Gerald c. Low assisted by Mrs. William M. Goss and makeup, Mrs. J. Har- old Root and Mrs. E. D. Lilley as- sisted by Mrs. Weston Jenks and Mrs. E. W. Van c. Lucas, Jr.
 Local society is interested in the tea dance which is being given this afternoon by MT and Mrs H. stuart Hotchkiss of New Haven in honor of their daughter, Miss Mary Washington Hotchkiss who will be formally introduced to society Miss Hotchkiss graduated from Foxcraft School In Middlebury, Va. and spent the past year at Madam Boni's School in Rome. On De- cember 29th she will be introduced to Washington society by her grandmother, Mrs Joseph E Washington.
 MT and Mrs o. J. Berger and Miss Marion Berger of this city were recently guests at the Hote Lenox in Boston.