Evening star., 1939-11-13

Divine Providence, for her devotion
in this capacity at the university for
46 years.
Faculty Members Honored.
Nineteen persons were awarded a
papal medal as a testimonial of
loyal and faithful service" as men,
bers of the university faculty for Is
years or more They were: The Rev.
P. j. Mccormick. Charles Hallan Nc
Carthy. Patrick J. Lennox, Right
Rev. John M. Cooper, Louis H. Crook,
the Very Rev. Nicholas A. Weber, the
Rev. Adolphe A. Vaschalde. John B.
Parker. the Very Rev. Thomas v.
Moore, Fred V. Murphy, Paul G..
Gleis, Anthony j. Scullen. Aubrey E.
Landry. Otto j. Rainier. Francis x.
Burda, Leo Behrendt. the Right Rev.
Peter Guilday, DR.. George J. Bril-
myer and the Very Rev. James E.
Geary.
Announcement was made Of
winners in the semi-centennial essay
contest conducted among all Catho-
lie colleges of the United States.
Mary Catherine German of Rosary
College, River Forest. ILL.,, won first
prize, and second prizes went to
MARY Margaret Dempsey, Villa
Madonna College, Covington, KY;
Wanda Mae Corlett, Mount St.
Marys College, Los Angeles. Calf =,
and Sister Mary Dunstan, o. S. B.,
Mount ST. ScholaStica College,
Atchison, Kans..
Music for the convocation was by
the Catholic University Choir. The
occasion opened with a colorful pom
tifical march as the distinguished
prelates and others entered the great
hall to the music of a pontificial
march. The invocation was offered
by Cardinal Dougherty and the
benediction was pronounced by the
apostolic delegate.
Other events for the rest of the
day include a service at the Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception on
the campus, where Cardinal
Dougherty will sing TIE Deum at
7:30 pm; concert in the gym
nasium at 8:15 pm. by the univer-
sity band and display OF fireworks
in the stadium at $50 pm.
Tour Made by Delegates.
Yesterday was marked by several
services and celebrations, which in
cluded mass at 1920 am. tour
by delegates to Arlington and Mount
Vernon. where wreaths were laid at
the tombs of the Unknown Soldier
and George Washington; massing
of the colors in the stadium in the
afternoon, a musical recital late yes
terday afternoon and a banquet at
the Willard Hotel. where the signifi-
canoe of Catholic University was
stressed before gathering of about
1000 guests.
Principal speaker at the banquet
was Thomas F.. Woodlock. editor of
the Wall Street Journal, who praised
the Catholic Crusade for God in
Government This. he declared,
was defense against the phi
losophy of totalitarianism.'
Freedom of teaching is one of
our most priceless possessions" de-
clared Mr.. Woodlock. The first
thing that is done in any kind of
a dictatorial government is always
TO get control of the thought proc
esses of the people"
The banquet was addressed by dis
tinguished leaders from the hier-
archy and educational circles. In
attendance were IL archbishops and
48 bishops. who sat with the apostolic
delegate and others at long table
extending the length of the hall
room.
The apostolic delegate declared
that religious education provided the
supreme synthesis of science and
wisdom" Others participating in
cluded the Most Rev. John T.
McNicholas, Archbishop of Cincin-
natl: DR.. George F. Zook, president
of the American Council on Educa-
ton. Archbishop Curley delivered
the invocation and j. M. Rodrigue
| Cardinal Villeneuve. Archbishop of
Quebec, the thanksgiving at the close
OF the occasion. Miss Jessica Drag
onette sang.
AT the pontifical mass yesterday
morning the Most Rev. John j
Glennon, Archbishop of st. Louis
delivered the sermon on "The Cath
olic University as Center of Cath
olic Culture in America"