Evening star., 1940-04-21
So 6. U. Clubs Asked
10 Help Reorganize
Alumni Association
Delegates Will Convene
Here June s to Draft
New Constitution

Fifty-nine Georgetown University
alumni clubs from coast to coast
were asked last week to send dele
gates here June to take steps
toward perfecting a general reor-
ganization Of the National Alumni
Association.
DR.. James s. Ruby, national Sec
retary. set the organization meeting
In connection with the university's
141st annual commencement, the
week end Of June 8-10, because of
the special alumni activities being
planned at that time. The dele
gates viii be asked to draft a new
constitution and form a provisional
governing body. he said, until a ma
tional election by ballot can be held.
The plan Is in furtherance of the
desire Of the Very Rev. Arthur A.
OI,eary, S. j., president OF the uni
versity. The national association
has been functioning under con-
stitution adopted in 1881. In recent
years alumni have been organized
into local clubs in many cities, a
monthly bulletin has been issued
and renewed effort has been made to
build up the organization.
Hogan Helped Organization.
Frank j. Hogan, law '02, Of WASH
ington took over active leadership
of the organization several years ago
and was especially helpful in con-
nection with alumni activities dur
ing last years sesquicentennial cele-
bration. The university has rec
ords Of some $1,000 alumni who are
In every State, most of the terri
torial possessions and some In for
eign countries. Balloting, for that
reason, will require a long period.
The fifth annual extension course
for alumni Of the medical school
will be held during the commence
ment. DR.. Leon A. Martel is in
charge Of the arrangements for the
two-day sessions, starting June z.
Because of the expected large at
tendance at the commencement pro-
gram the annual Georgetown &C"
dinner has been postponed until the
evening Of June 8. It will be COM
bined with the usual alumni dinner.
Georgetown college students will
join in the third annual national
Catholic peace day program on May
! and Senator Joseph C. OMahoney
OF Wyoming, graduate of the law
school, has been invited to address
student convocation at II am. In
CASTOR Hall. The program is being
planned as counter r-demonstration
against the usual Communist May
day activities.
Peace Day Services Planned.
Religious exercises are being
planned in connection with peace
day, and a student rally under the
auspices Of the Georgetown Sodal-
ity will be held on the campus in
the late afternoon. Burke e.
Schoensee will be chairman and
Dexter L. Hanley of the senior class
will be the principal speaker. He
will talk on "A Just Peace"
Arrangements are being made to
secure the cooperation of the vari-
Gus school sodalities in Washington.
The Catholic Student Peace Fedora
ton is sponsoring similar meetings
in connection with sodalities
throughout the country on May I.
The Rev. Stephen j. McNamee, S. j.,
senior student counsellor at George
town, is the faculty moderator for
the Hilltop celebration.
The annual sophomore-freshman
tea dance will be given at the Carl
ton Hotel the afternoon of May 3,
two weeks prior to the senior dance.
Meanwhile the freshmen are PLAN
ming their own individual tea dance
for Saturday from to pm. at
Hotel 2400 Sixteenth Street NV.
DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., re-
gent Of the foreign service school,
will conclude his public lecture Sc
ries dealing with American Diplo-
macy in Peace and War" Friday
evening. During the course of his
lectures he has followed closely the
war in Europe. The lecture, as
usual, will be given at Memorial
Continental Hall.