The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Catholic University
 To Start Sand Year
Most Rev. Joseph M Corrigan, Rector, to Give Ser.
 mon at Solemn Opening Sunday, September %

enrolment with the Deans Of the Colleges which the new men will at- tend, registration with the Registrar, payment of fees at the business office, assignment of rooms in Gib- bons Hall by the Dean of Men and Benediction in the evening in Gib- bons Hall Chapel, followed by an address by the University Chaplain. Tuesday, September 24, the first- year engineering students will take their scholastic aptitude tests while the college students are working on their history placement tests. All Freshmen will be assigned their phy- sical education classes, religious education classes, and English class es during the day with all under graduate laymen entering the Uni- versity for the first time taking their physical examination in the evening.
 Open Monday Evening wednesday will be devoted to placement in other classes and to an address by the university's med- ical director. During the remain der of the opening week, there will be additional sectioning for the freshmen according to departments together with attendance at all scheduled classes. The residence halls will be open for occupancy Monday evening, September B, after 6 o'clock.
 The Most Rev. Joseph M. Corri- gan, rector of the University, will preach at the Mass of the Holy Ghost and Solemn opening of the Academic Year at 10:30 a. m. Sum- day, September 29, in the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the Campus. The faculties of the sev- eral schools, graduate students, and members of the Senior class will appear in academic costume on this occasion.
 Because of the increased interest in vocational education and guid- ance, three new courses have been added in the Department of Edu- cation to cover this field. An intro- ductory course for persons engaged in educational work and associated with sacial agencies; another cov- ering content and methods of teach- ing orientation and occupation courses, and seminar tracing the organization and development ot guidance programs in schools ano communities will be given under the direction of Assistant Professor Eu- genie Leonard, recently a member of the staff of the United States Office of Education.
 Interest in Latin-American and an outgrowth of the Institute of Ibero. American Studies, has resulted 1T the organization of the course in tht l political and cultural history oi Brazil by Dr. Manoel s. Cardozo I Assistant Curator of the Lima Li- brary. Dr. Cardozo will also give 2 course on the Portuguese Language and Literature.
 Public Utilities
 In the School of Law, Dr. JameI J. Hayden is offering new cours' of public utilities with particula' emphasis being placed upon thei regulation by the administrativ
 agencies of the government. pr Hayden has been a member of tn Law School Faculty for a numbe
 of years and is an active membe of the local Bar. A course in Ad
 yanced Statistics is being offere' by the Department of Economies I the School of Social Science. whicl will be given by pr. Jacob Perlmar
 now working with the Social Sc
 curity board.
 During the summer, many guar
 ters at the University have bee
 completely renovated and the Schoc
 of Nursing Education has organize
 a New Nursing Arts Laboratory. out
 fited Q Women's Lounge and on
 larged the Reading room of its De
 partmentai library.