Evening star., 1936-04-23
MEDALS ARE GIVEN.
BY GEORGETOWN.
Carr and Msgr. Sheen Are
Honored at Founders
Day Celebration.

Assistant Secretary of State Wilbur
J. Carr and Right Rev. Msgr. Fulton
j. Sheen, as representative of State
and church. were admitted last night
to Georgetown University's diStin-
guished roll of Founders day honorS.
Hundreds of alumni and numerous
Catholic clergy and educators crowded
CASTOR Hall for the brief academic
session at which Very Rev. Arthur A.
OLeary, S. j., presiding at his first
Founders day celebration since be-
coming president of Georgetown, pre-
sented the medals of two Of its hon.
orary academies to the guests of
honor Conspicuous in the audience
were diplomats of at least 80 foreign
nations, whose attendance symbolized
the worldwide chain of Jesuit COL
leges and universities, of which
Georgetown was the first to be
founded in this country.
The ceremony opened with blare
OF trumpets and roll of drums as a
military guard bearing colors headed
the long dignifled academic process
sions of diplomats, officials, clergy
and faculty members. Among the Off
cials of the Catholic University at
tending in honor of Msgr. Sheen. dis
tinguished professor of the philosophy
of religion. was the institutions newly
appointed rector, Right Rev. Msgr.
Joseph NJ Corrigan.
Curtin Represents Students.
Following the invocation sung by
the Georgetown choir. the president of
the l06-year- Philodemic Debating
Society of The college, James Daniel
Curtin, SO, extended greetings on be-
half of the student body. Martin Con-
boy, former United States attorney of
New York and regent Of the univer-
sity, then read its charter and DR.. Ed
nlund A. Walsh, S. j., the chancellor.
followed with the reading of the proc
lamation of Founders day.
At this point in the proceedings, the
roll of Georgetown founders-Andrew
White, John Altham-Gravenor. Thom-
as Gervase, Thomas Ferdinand and
John Carroll-was called by Most Rev.
Edwin Vincent OHara, bishop of
Great Falls, Mont.
AS each name was read he paused
while the historic bell of the first
English Catholic church established in
America was tolled in memory. The
first five of the founders we're Jesuit
missionaries of the early Maryland
Colony whose efforts to erect college
on the shores Of the Potomac eventu-
ally paved the way for the success of
Archbishop John Carroll of Baltimore,
who laid the cornerstone of George
town in 1889
DR.. OLeary then read the Latin
scrolls presented with the Founders
day medals to Mr.. Carr and Msgr.
Sheen.
Long Service Recognized.
Mr.. Carr. who is an alumnus of the
law school in the class of 1898, was
given the honors Of the John Carroll
Academy of Diplomacy, in recognition
of A years of service in the State
Department.
BY his conspicuous toll, his intelli-
gent persistence, and his unremitting
confidence" the citation read in part,
has been increased the high dignity
and repute of our consular representa-
ton, while its efficiency has been
steadily promoted and the comfy of
nations advanced. The history of our
foreign service is therefore so init
n1ately associated with the name of
this distinguished officer of the State
that he is rightly called the master
architect and builder whose foresight
and cheerful vigor has advanced that
public career to the honorable emi-
nence it has attained"
The honorS of the Cardinal MAJ
Eella Academy of Philosophy, named
after one of GeorgetoWn's greatest
teachers, were bestowed upon Msgr
Sheen as defender of the science of
religion and philosopher of splendid
attainments" whose fame as priest
has been recognized mot alone among
the clergy and laity of his own faith
but with the public in general of all
beliefs"
Msgr. Sheen's prominence as a
preacher and eXpounder of Christian
doctrines during the broadcasts of the
National Catholic Radio Hour called
for comment in the citation With
brief response, he brought the cere-
mony to close, his being the only
address of the evening.
Entertain at Reception.
Following the exercises, the pres
ident, directors and regents of the
university entertained at a reception
In the Carroll Parlors.
Prominent among the diplomatic
guests were the Italian Ambassador,
Signor Augusta Rosso, the Ambassa-
dor of Chile and the Senoritas Trucco,
the Spanish Ambassador, Don Luis
Calderon, the Minister of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik, the Minister of
Czechoslovakia and Nine. Veverka,
the Minister of the Irish Free State
and Mrs MacWhite, the Minister of
Portugal and Nine. De Bianchi, the
Hungarian Minister, Mr. John Pelenyi:
the Minister of Ell Salvador and
Sonora de Castro the Minister of
Siam and Nine Abhibal Rajamaitri
the Egyptian Minister, Mr.. Mahamed
Anime YousSef; the Minister of Yugo-
slavia and Nine. Fotitch, the Minister
OF Latvia, Mr.. Alfred Bilmanis; the
Minister of the Dominican Republic
and Sonora de Pastoriza the Minister
Of Honduras and Sonora de Lozano
and the charge d'affairs of Nicaragua.
DR.. Don Henri de Bayle
A large number of guests from resi-
Dental circles also attended the recep-
tion, besides numerous members of