Evening star., 1939-10-08
Rector Of {. i.
Announces New
Faculty Changes
Series Of National
And Anniversary Nights
To Begin Thursday

Promotions, new appointments,
the reappointment of faculty men,
bers and additions to the staff have
been announced by the Right Rev.
Joseph NJ. Corrigan, rector of the
Catholic University, for the aca-
demic year l939-40.
DR.. Timothy Crawford May has
been promoted from instructor to
assistant professor of geology, the
Rev. P. j. OConnor from instructor
to assistant professor of eloquence,
Sister M. Olivia Gowan, O. S. B.,
r. NJ, from instructor to assistant
professor of nursing; DR.. Percy A.
Robert from instructor to assistant
professor of sociology, the Rev. DR..
William H. Russell from instructor
to assistant professor of religious
education. the Rev. DR.. Martin H.
Higgins from assistant to instructor
In Greek and Byzantine history,
Mrs. Josephine P. Callan from as
sistant to instructor in speech and
drama, Sister Maurice Sheehy from
part-time to full-time assistant in
nursing and Miss Alice E. Padgett
from part-time to full-time in
structor in the school of social work.
DR.. Walter j. Marx, formerly of
Chestnut Hill College in Pennsyl-
vania and former editor of Social
Problems, has been added to the
staff of the school of social science
as an instructor in sociology. The
Rev. Bernard Mulvaney, c. S. ",
who has just completed his grad
uate studies at the University of
Louvain, also will become member
of the faculty of the school of social
science as an instructor in sociology.
Chemistry Instructor Named.
DR.. Alexander Kossiakoff, who
comes to the university from the
California Institute of Technology,
has been named an instructor in
chemistry. Robert A. Weppner. who
received his bachelor of architec-
ture degree from the Catholic Uni
versity in 1884 and who won the
Rome prize the same year. has been
named instructor in architecture.
Richard F.. Pattee of the State De-
partment has been named lecturer
in Ibero- American history, Dr.
James Gillis, lecturer in economics,
and DR.. Alvin Roseman, lecturer in
the school of social work
Miss Miriam Birdseye of the Bu-
feau of Home Economics, United
States Department of Agriculture,
has been reappointed lecturer in
nursing education. Sister M. Inez
Charter, o. S. B., of st. Gertrude's
School of Arts and Crafts. lecturer
in psychology; Richard M. Foley, as
sistant in English; DR.. Robert H.
Connery, lecturer in politics; Clay
johnson, lecturer in the law school:
DR.. Andrew Stevenson, lecturer in
economics: DR.. James Gavin, lecturer
in economics; DR.. Lyle Cooper, lee
turer in economics; DR.. Joseph Roc
ca, lecturer in economics; the Rev.
DR.. Edgar Schneider. O. S. B., lee
turer in economics and sociology,
and Seymour Robb, lecturer in IL
brary science.
Dr.. j. de S. Coutinho. associate
professor of economics at the univer-
sity for several years, has been ap-
pointed curator of the university
museum. At the same time, the rec
tor announced the appointment of
the Rev. DR.. Francis A. Mullin Ii
brarian Of the university; the Right
Rev. Henry Hyvernat. professor of
Semitic language and literatures, and
Sister M. Jeanette Blair, o. S. u,
head Of the department of art, as
members of the Museum Committee.
designations Announced,
Msgr. Corrigan also announced the
resignation of Miss Mary c. Connor
as instructor in the school of nursing
and director of the courses in public
health nursing; DR.. Oliver Cross, in
structor in chemistry, and DR.. Will
liam j. Roach, instructor in romance
language and literatures.
The Travellers Club of the uni
versity will observe Christopher Co.
lumbus night Thursday at 8:15
O'Clock in Mcmahon Hall auditorium.
Prof. Herbert Wright will preside, the
Very Rev. Edward G. Fitzgerald.
o. p. will deliver lecture on Co.
lumbus, and Conrad Bernier, organ
1st OF the university, and members
OF the Civic Grand Opera Associa-
ton will present musical selections.
This meeting, the first of the new
academic year, is the beginning of a
series of national and anniversary
nights, according to DR.. j. de S. Cou-
tinho, moderator of the club.
The Rev. DR.. George johnson,
head of the department of educa ton
will address the diocesan parent
teachers meeting in Camden. N. j..
Thursday as part of the univer-
slty's program for education in citi-
zenship.