Evening star., 1941-09-14
Georgetown Replaces
Instructors Aiding
Defense Program
Four New Appointments
To Faculty of Arts
College Announced

The national deIenSe pIOSIdIn HAS
taken a heavy toll of Georgetown
University professors since last June,
and, with the professional schools
reopening next week, additional
faculty appointments will be an
nounced soon.
There has been no change in ad-
ninistrative positions this year. The
VERY Rev. Arthur A. OLeary, S. j.,
president, will continue to direct the
affairs of the university, probably
throughly the period OF the ma
tional emergency.
DR.. OLeary's Siy-year term eX-
pired in July, and since no successor
was designated, he will continue in
office. Only once before, in the case
of the Very Rev. Coleman Nevils,
8. j. his predecessor, has George
town president served longer than
six years.
Staff Vacancies Filled.
At least a score of medical and
foreign service professors and in
structors are now serving with the
ARMY Navy and civilian defense
agencies. While some will continue
with the university on a part-tlme
basis. appointments are being made
IN fill vacancies. These lists nave
not vet been released by the various
deans.
Four new appointments to the
faculty of the college and arts and
sciences. however, have been an
nounced by the Rev. John E. Grat-
tan s. j.. dean. They include DR..
Alphonso R. Fabreau, from Yale
University, who will succeed DR.
Leon Dostert as associate professor
Of French and chairman OF the
modern language department.
DR.. Fabreau is a native OF BoS-
ton, He was chairman OF the French
% course at Yale last year and
previously taught French at the
Universities of Illinois and vermont.
He obtained his A. B. degree from
Harvard University with honors ana
his Phi. D. from Yale. He also
studied at the Sorbonne in Paris
before the war.
After nearly Is years at George
town. DR.. Dostert has left Washing
ton to assume the chalrmanshlp OF
romance languages at SCrlppS Unl-
versity. Claremont, Calf.
Rev. McHugh Appointed.
Another new appointee is the Rev.
Lawrence r. McHugh, S. j.. student
counselor in the college. He takes
the place of the Rev. John G. Smith,
s ] who has been made rector OF
St. Joseph's High School, Phlla-
delphia. Father MCHugh recently
completed his course In theology q
a Jesuit house of studies.
Two additional laymen nStruc-
tors are Paul R. Sullivan, freshman
English, and Austin Murphy, eco
nonnics. Mr.. Sullivan taught two
years at Boston College, from winch
he was also graduated. He OBJ
tanned a masters degree in English
from Harvard Mr., Murray gradu-
ated from Fordham University with
O NJ. A. degree.
Earlier in the summer DR.. OLeary
announced the names OF seven ad-
ditional Jesuit teachers assigned 10
the university. Chief among them
was the Rev. Thomas j. Murray, a
former dean of Fordham University,
who has been assigned as professor
of religion in the school OF foreign
service. He was formerly dean OF
the Manhattan division OF Ford
ham and also of its school OF COM
nnerce. All seven have been here
during the summer.
Military Work Stressed.
GEORGETOWN will stress its mill
tary instruction this year, and the
War Department has authorized an
increased enrolment in the ad-
vanced course in the Medical Il. o.
T.C. There will be slight increase
for the infantry course, open to col
Iege and foreign service students.
The number of cadets is limited by
the amount of guns and equipment
the War Department can spare.
Two new instructors were assigned
bv the War Department for the
1912 academic year. Col. Daniel
B. Grafton will be in command OF
the infantry unit and 1t. Col. James
E. Phillips, jr., in command OF the
Medical Corps unit. Each is re-
tired Regular officer recalled to active
duty during the emergency.
Col. Grafton was r. 0. T. G. OIL
Ger of the Sd Corps Area before
his retirement and is well known
at Georgetown. having inspected its
military department in recent years.
He served on the General Staff in
Washington and had distinguished
Army career.
Two Officers Lost.
The university lost Col. Charles
z. Ravens and 1t. Col. Arthur n.
Tasker during the summer. Col.
Ravens. who headed the infantry
course for four years, is now on
duty at 1st Army headquarters,
Governors Island, N. Y. Col. Tasker,
the medical officer. has not yet been
reassigned, owing to i'll health.
Another of the Georgetown in
structors, Maj. Everett M. Yon, was
assigned this summer to command
the military police battalion Of the
Washington Provisional Brigade.
1t. Marlin S. Reichley and 1t. Fred
erick R. Tasker, each graduate OF
Georgetown, are remaining with the
infantry unit.
Enrolment in the R. o. T. c. at
Georgetown is on voluntary basis
but this year 1t was expected many
more students will apply for train
ing than the Army can accommo-
date at the university. Graduates
are awarded commissions as lieu