Evening star., 1941-03-30
Second Flying Glass
OF 70 in Training
Al Catholic u.
Latin American Educators
To Visit School and
Moy Give Lectures

Having turned out one class OF
i3 Catholic University students who
now posses licenses as civilian air.
plane pilots, Dean A. j. Scullen of
the univerSity's school of engineering
and architecture now has a new class
of 20 undergoing intensive instruc-
ton to qualify for flying wings.
The course in civilian pilot train
ing is authorized by the Civil Aero
nautics Authority, and includes
ground instruction as we'll as actual
flying. The students taking the spe-
cial studies will complete their train
ing by the end of June.
The arrangement with the Civil
Aeronautics Authority is essentially
the same as last semester, the eX-
ception being that the ground course
has been expanded and textbooks
supplied by the Government, SO
that the students are not so COM
pletely dependent on the lectures of
the instructors.
AS with the last class, actual
flight training and the auxiliary
ground courses are taken simultane-
ously. The flying lessons are given
at Queen Chapel Airport, not far
from the university. They involve
about IS hours of flying, IS solo.
The ground courses are held at
Catholic University with Henry L.
knight of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority as instructor. Here the
students learn navigation and mete-
orology, along with the civil air
regulations.
Latin American Visitors.
The university is one of 10 Ameri-
can institutions of higher learning
to be visited by members of the
group of Latin American educators
coming to this country at the invi-
tation of the Government.
In line with the program Of Nell
son A. Rockefeller. co-ordinator of
cultural and commercial relations
beteen the American republics, the
institute Of Ibero-American studies
of the university is planning a
series of lectures by some of the
visiting educators, as we'll as Ameri-
can authorities on Latin American
affairs. Included among those who
will be invited to speak at the uni
versitv will be DR.. Pablo Martinez
del Rio Of Mexico City, DR.. Pedro
Calmon of Brazil, Dr. Roberto Cor
tazar Of Colombia and others. An
invitation will also be extended to
the Most Rev John F. OHara, c.
S. c., of New York, military dele
gate of the Army and Navy Diocese,
an authority on Latin American af-
fairs, and to the Rev. Dr.. James A.
Magner, procurator of the university,
who is an authority on Mexican
affairs.
Supplemental Catalogue.
The Catholic High School Cata-
logue. a supplement to the Standard
Catalogue for high school libraries.
Is being compiled in the department
of library science at the university
under the Craftsmanship of Richard
James Hurley. assistant professor on
the faculty. An Executive Commit
teee of % members and $50 high
schools are engaged in the work,
which will be published in the sum-
mer of 1912. The volume will in
clude approximately 1000 titles and
follow the formal of the present
standard catalogue.
DR.. Richard j. Purcell, head of
the department of history of the
university, has been reelected by
the American Irish Historical So
ciety to the post of histriographer.
DR.. Purcell has been associated with
the society for a number of years
and is regarded as an authority on
Irish history. The society, which
has a membership of 4.500, has its
headquarters in the former Corey
mansion. 991 Fifth avenue, New
York City.
Senior week activities will be di-
yected by IL committees with
membership of 80 students, who will
complete their studies this year.
Robert o. Hickey of the college of
arts and sciences and Harry Nc
Carthy of the school of engineering
have been named co-chairmen.