Evening star., 1939-03-05
Catholic Educators
To Meet al T.. j.
This Week
PontificoI Mass to Open
Session at National
Shrine Wednesday

The Seth annual meeting Of the
National Catholic Educational Asso-
citation will be held at Catholic Uni
versity from Wednesday, April IL,
through Friday, April IA. according
to an announcement by the Rev.
DR.. George johnson, secretary gen.
eral of the association and head OF
the department of education at
Catholic University.
The meeting will be under the
patronage of the Right Rev. Joseph
M. Corrigan, rector of the univer-
.sity. and as a tribute to the golden
Jubilee of the university.
Pontifical mass will open the ses-
stons Wednesday, April IL, at 10
am. In the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception on the uni
versity campus. The opening and
closing general meetings will take
place in the university gymnasium.
The college and university depart
ment Of the association will use Nc
Mahon Hall, the central admins
tration, classroom and laboratory
building for their headquarters.
The secondary school department
will meet in the Trinity College
Chapel auditorium, near the Catho-
lie University campus.
Gymnasium Headquarters.
The parish school department
will use the gymnasium as its head
quarters with. the seminary depart
ment and minor seminary section in
Caldwell Hall and the Catholic blind
education section in the Mullen
Memorial Library. The Catholic
Library Association will hold its
meetings in the auditorium of the
music building at the same time
the National Catholic Education As.
ISOLATION is meeting on the campus,
General convention headquarters
have been established at the Raleigh
Hotel, at Twelfth street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV. Other hotels
giving special attention to conven-
ton delegates are the Willard, May
flower, Washington, Harrington and
Capitol Park. Registration head
quarters will be established at the
Raleigh Hotel, and also at the
Catholic University gymnasium.
Sisters who desire to make reserva-
tions may communicate with Rev.
pr. Felix M. Kirsch, o. M. Cap,
Capuchin College of st. Francis,
Brookland, D. c., and the reverend
clergy may secure a list of churches
and chapels to celebrate mass BY
writing to the Rev. DR.. Ferdinand
r. Gruen, o. r. NJ, 1862 Monroe
street NE, Washington, D. C.
Banquet Thursday.
The annual convention banquet
will be held at the Hotel Washing
ton Thursday evening, April 13, and
DR.. Martin r. P. Mcclure, dean of
the Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences of Catholic University, will
deliver the address. Arrangements
are being made to serve luncheons
at the university to the delegates
whose divisions or sections meet
on the campus Wednesday and
Thursday, while the Trinity College
dining room will care for the dele
gates present at meetings on that
campus.
The Washington Committee on
Local Arrangements is headed by
the Right Rev. Edward B. Jordan,
s. T. D., chairman.
The semi-final arguments in the
appellate court competition among
the students Of the Law School
Of Catholic University will be held
Thursday and Friday evenings. The
counsel will present arguments
based upon the records of actual
cases pending hearing before the
United States Court Of Appeals
for the District of Columbia.