Evening star., 1937-01-17
Z c. j. STUDENTS
RECEIVE HONOR
J. {. Dundin and Arch Win.
ters Get "Mention" in
Beaux Art Contest.

John e. Dundin and Arch Winters,
both graduate students in the School
of Architecture at the Catholic Uni
versity, received mentions" in the
second beaux art competition for
the year. The title for this class "A"
competition project was a Public
Garden for Refreshments and Music" +"
Both these students are winners OF
First Medals" in earlier projects dur
ing the past school year.
Students of the department of arch
itecture are now at work for the
Emerson Prize. This is a national
competition with q monetary prize Of
$50 to the designer Of the most dec
orative composition. This project has
been titled a Free Standing Foun-
tain" In competition for this prize
from the Catholic University are three
first "medalists," John E. Dundin,
Ralph Daniel and John Brady.
Two Seek Paris Prize.
At the present time there are two
students of the Graduate School Of
Architecture competing for the thir-
tieth annual Paris Prize. Both stu
dents were exempted from the first
preliminary. They are Vernon F.
Duckett and Socrates Stathes.
The Riccobono Seminar of Roman
Law in America will hold its Janu-
ary meeting on the evening of the
10th In the Law Library Of the Catho-
lie University. Prof. James B. Thayer
of the Harvard Law School will read
a paper on "Justa Causa in Traditic." "
The paper will demonstrate the pos
sibilities Of a strictly technical tech.
nique in the study Of Roman law
and will discuss two texts in the
Digest, which appear to conflict on the
question of passage of title when a
thing is given as a gift and taken as
loan.
AS regional director for district No
of the American College Publicity
Association. Joseph M. Murphy. regis
trar of the Catholic University and
director of the Bureau of Public Rela-
tions, has announced that he is pres
emily attempting to complete arrange
ments for regional conference of the
association. Last year the conference
was held in Washington. At the pres
ent time no definite place or date has
been set for this years conference
although it has been suggested that
the conference again be held in the
District of Columbia and that the date
be set for February IL, Lincoln's BIRTH
day.
The fourth district includes Della
ware, Maryland, North Carolina, Vir-
ginia and the District of Columbia.
A Placement Bureau for the men,
bers of the graduating class is being
formulated by George K. McCabe,
head of the Department of Economics
at the Catholic University. The idea
at the present is to find out just what
type of position the graduating stu
dent is interested in. and for this pur-
pose a QUESTIONABLE has been pub.
lished, whereby the seniors may ex-
press their views. The work of the
department then will be to contact
various personnel directors Throughout,
this region, which extends as far
North as New York.
Pi Delta Epsilon, national honorary
journalistic fraternity. will hold its
first meeting of the new year on Tues
day afternoon. January 10. for the
purpose Of electing officers for the
coming semester and to suggest candi-
dates for the fraternity. The present
officers are Jack Thralls, who is the
editor of the Tower, official weekly of
the university, and Phillip K. Ken
neatly. a member of the Tower staff,
vice president and secretary-treasurer.
respectively.