Evening star., 1932-10-02

conductor OF the symphony, Will De
honored with the degree of doctor OF
music.
The bestowal of an honorary degree
for achievement in music has been fol-
lowed upon a number of occasions by
foreign and American universities.
Haydn himself. in 1871. received the de-
gree from the University of oxford.
Brahms, in 1881, was so honored at
BreSlau In this country the doctor
ate has been conferred upon Gabrilo-
witsch of the Detroit Symphony. Sto-
kowski in Philadelphia. ToScanini in
New York and Koassevitzky of Boston.
Never before, however. has the per
formarce of symphony formed the
program for university assembly in
the United States, and for similar
occasion one must turn to the foreign
institutions OF learning. When Haydn
received the degree at Oxford three
grand concerts formed an important
feature of the entertainments, at the
second of which the Oxford sym
phony was performed under his baton.
1t was in acknowledgment of the de-
gree from Breslau that Brahms wrote
the famous Academic Overture
Falling N the same year as the
George Washington Bicentennial. the
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propriate to the spirit of the times. for
his compositions. familiar to the men
and women of Colonial America. re-
create the atmosphere of eighteenth
century life and manners. The forma-
ton in Boston. in 1915. of Haydn
Society" attests the veneTation in
which the composer was held In the
United States of Washingtons day.
The convocation will take place at
8:45 o'clock Thursday evening. october
l3. in Constitution Hall. The academic
procession will open the ceremonies,
with John Russell Mason Of the uni
yersity faculty at the organ. With the
exception of the comforting Of the hon.
orarv degree and the degrees in course.
the musical entertainment will occupy
the entire program.
G. U. Sets Graduate Schedule.
n EV. Vincent J. Hart, S. j., dean Of
~ the College Of Arts and Sciences
at Georgetown University. an
nounced yesterday the subjects offered
this year in the Graduate School which
begins its sessions next Wednesday. In
cluded in these are l3 special seminars
besides other courses in philosophy,
history, economics and political sciences
designed to meet the neeos of graduate
students.
Among the new professors at George
town University this year is Rev. Miles
O'Mailia. S. j., formerly dean of the
Graduate School at Fordham Univer-
sity in New York City He is to preside
over the seminar in Advanced Notions
in Sociology Another addition to the
faculty of the Graduate School is Rev.
Frederick Sohon. S. j., who returned
to the university after an absence Of
year or more to take charge OF the
Seismological Observatory. Father Sohon
is to conduct the seminar in the Phil
csophy Of Mathematics" This seminar
involves study of fundamental prin-
ciples, such as mathematical continuity.
the geometry Of extended reality and
the fourth dimension
DR. Thor Kerekes professor Of his
tory, will conduct two seminars. One
will deal with the history of interna-
tional treaties of the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries and the other with
the Period OF Migration" embracing
European history from the third to the
end of the ninth century. DR.. Kerekes,
who has been on the Georgetown fac
ulty several years, is graduate of the
University of Budapest and formerly
was private tutor to the grandchildren
of the late Emperor Franz Josef of
Austria Hungary.
The eminent Catholic poet, DR.. Theo-
dore Maynard, head of the department
of English, will give series Of special
lectures on Dante. In addition he will
offer courses in the history of English
literature and the romantic movement,
as well as a course in contemporary
poetry.
Other courses of special interest to
students of literature will be given by
Prof Bernard M. Wagner and Dr.
James S. Ruby, jr The former will
present study of the poetry and prose
OF the renaissance. while the latter
is to lecture on modern poetry.
Rev. Francis E. Lucey. S. j., regent
of the Georgetown School Of Law and
professor also of philosophy, will offer
a course in the Graduate School this
year in advanced psychology. There
also will be seminars in economic prob
lens by DR.. Walter j. OConnor and in
the history of economic thought by
DR.. Josef Solterer.
The concluding seminar, in meta
physics, will embrace the four ideas of
reality 1t will be conducted by Rev
Francis j. Burke, S. j.
The Graduate School at Georgetown
this year is occupying the whole of the
second floor Of the Healy Building
Each seminar has its special room and
library.
Among the students who are prepar-
ing to enter the school is Robert Dick
Douglas of Greensboro, N C. Douglas
is better known as one of the Three
Boy Scouts in Africa where he went
several years ago to hunt big game with
Mr.. and Mrs Martin johnson. He was
graduated from Georgetown College
last June but has returned to pursue
advanced studies. Year before last
Douglas made an exploration trip into
the crater of the worlds largest vol
cano in Alaska with Father Bernard