Evening star., 1939-01-29
Catholic Press Mass
Will Be Celebrated
Catholic u.
Members of SoIesions
Order to Usher In
Month of Observance

A Catholic press mass" cele-
brated for the first time in the his
tory of Catholic University, will
usher in Catholic Press Month at
1890 o'clock this morning in the
National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception on the campus.
The mass will be celebrated by
members of the Salesians Order and
the sermon on The Relation Be-
tween Catholic Priests and the
Press" will be preached by the Rev.
Father Tucker, o. S. F. S.
The observance of February as
Catholic Press Month is being spon-
sored by the Catholic University
Conference of Clerics and Religious
OF the Catholic Students Mission
Crusade. Today is the Feast of St<
Francis de Sales, patron of printers,
and has been selected as the intro
duction to the activities of the
month.
A Catholic press exhibit will be
featured throughout the month of
February in the foyer of the Mullen
Library on the university campus.
During the first week, January 20
to February 4. Catholic pamphlets
OF the United States will be on ex-
hibition. This will include all of
the recently published Catholic
pamphlets as well as special dis
plays of anti-God literature and of
Catholic pamphlets counteracting
Communistic propaganda.
Literature to Be Shown.
Catholic books of the United
States will be shown during the
week of February to IL and will
include most of the recently pub
ushed Catholic literature. A feature
of the week will be the first official
display of the recently organized
Catholic University Press. The third
week, February II to 18, will feature
Q display of all the Catholic mag
alnes in the United States, and
during the fourth week, February
10 to %, the Catholic newspapers
will be displayed.
The plans for this press month
program have been arranged by the
Publicity Committee of the Cath
Ole University Conference, Associ-
ate Editors of the Shield, the ma
tional publication of the Catholic
Students Mission Crusade. Father
John Murphy, o. F.. M, chairman,
has appointed Rev. Thomas Nc
Cormick, C. S. P, and Brother
Joseph Tucker, o. S. F. S., to take
charge of arrangements. The men,
bers of the special committee to as
sist are: Brother Andrew Lawrence,
M. S. SIS. T.; Brother Marcellus
.Shier and Angelus Kopp, Carme-
1ites; Brother John MCGEE, C. S. c.,
and Brother John Paul, o. S. F. S.
Registration to Continue.
Registration for the second
semester in the Graduate School of
Arts and Sciences, will continue
through Thursday, February 16, ac-
cording to DR.. Martin R. P. Nc
Guire, dean. Glasses begin in all
schools and colleges at the uni
versity Monday, February 6, for the
second semester.
The Shahan Debating Society has
completed its schedule of debates,
according to the Rev. P. j. O'Con-
nor, acting dean of men and mod
orator of the society. With the ex-
ception of the debate with the Uni
versity of Georgia on February IS,
all the other competitions will be
away during the month of February.
Fordham University will be debated
on February "a and Trinity College
at Hartford, Conn, on February %.
Two other teams will debate Man
haitian College in New York City and
Holy Cross College at Worcester,
Mass, also ON the evening of February
%. The freIhman debaters will meet
American University, George Wash
ington, Georgetown and the Uni
versity of Maryland locally, with
twice as many debates on their
schedule this year as they enjoyed
during the 1878 season.
The Right Rev. Joseph M. Corri-
gan, rector of the university, will
be the guest of honor and speaker
at the meeting of the Catholic Uni
versity Alumni Chapter to be held
this evening in the Newark Athletic
Club at Newark, Athletic Club at
Newark, N. j. Other guests will
be Charles P. Maloney, '13; national
president of the Alumni Association
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