Evening star., 1940-04-21
{. u. GIee Club
Sings in Spring
Concert Tomorrow
John J. Mcmahon, rs,
To Be Guest SoIoist;;
Behrendt to Direct

The spring concert of the Glee
Club, one of the outstanding musi-
cal events Of the year at Catholic
University, will be given tomorrow
at pm, in. Mcmahon Hall Audi
torium under the direction of DR..
Leo Behrendt, who has been in
charge Of its activities since it was
founded 18 years ago.
More than 40 undergraduate stu
dents from the College OF Arts and
Sciences and the School of Engi-
neering and Architecture compose
the Glee Club, which presents a
Christmas and spring concert each
year.
John j. Mcmahon, jr., '26, a BARI
tone who has appeared on many
programs in Washington and vi
cinity, will be the guest soloist, and
Conrad Bernier, organist of the
university, will be the accompanist.
Plaque for Clubs Co-Founder.
During the intermission, a silver
plaque will be presented to Associate
Justice William F. Dudine, of the
Appellate Court of Indiana, a men,
ber Of the class of 1922, and CO.
founder with DR.. Behrendt of the
Glee Club.
The club intends to honor one
former member each year and
Plaque Committee has been organ
lied to arrange for the annual award.
The committee includes the Rev.
P. j. O'Connor, "a; Mr.. Mcmahon,
'26; Vincent P. Walter, 80; William
T. Hannah, '35, and DR.. Behrendt.
Those to receive the annual plaque
must have been graduated at least
10 years before and must be out
standing in their respective fields
Of activity
Keys will be presented during the
intermission to members of the SEN
ior class who have been with the
Glee Club at least three of their four
years In college. It is expected that
either Bishop Joseph M. Corrigan,
the rector, or Msgr. P. j. Mccormick,
the vice rector, will present the
plaque and the keys.
The program Includes six groups
Of numbers, three being sung by the
Glee Club, two by Mr.. Mcmahon,
and the concluding group by Mr..
Mcmahon and the Glee Club.
Bishop Corrigan will attend the
conservation of the Most Rev.
George j. Donnelly, titular bishop
elect of Coela, as auxiliary bishop
OF st. Louis, on Tuesday and the
conservation of the Most Rev. Al
bert L. Fletcher, titular bishop-elect
OF Samos, and auxiliary bishop OF
Little Rock on Thursday.
The Utopian Club will hold its
annual freshman smoker in the rec
reation room of Albert Hall Tues
day at 8 pm. John j. McKenna,
40, social chairman of the club, will
be in charge, and Mike Durso, '25,
will act as master of ceremonies.
Father Ryan Speaks Today.
The Rev. DR.. Edwin Ryan, secre-
tary of the Institute of Ibero Ameri-
can Studies, will deliver the third
of his series of four lectures on
Some Important Irish Figures in
the History of Chile and Argentina"
this afternoon at 4 o'clock in NC
Mahon Hall Auditorium. Father
Ryan will speak on John O'Brian,
Soldier and Explorer"
"Chalice, Cross and Chandeliers"
will be the subject of an illustrated
lecture Thursday at pm. in Nc
Mahon Hall Auditorium by John H.
de Rosen. research professor of art.
This is the eighth in a series of
IL lectures on THE Esthetics of
Liturgy"
A collection of approximately Is
books and phamplets on the new
state now being established in Por-
tugal. under the direction of the
Prime Minister, Antonio de Oliveira
Salazar. has been placed on public
exhibition in the Lima library on
the campus, by DR.. Manoel S. Car
dozo, assistant curator.