Evening star., 1941-02-23
Catholic Students Plan
Farley on Democracy
AtC. u. March2
Ten Colleges in Maryland
And D. G. Will Send
Delegates to RolIy

CIldISe Vi SIuutIlUS VI WdSIllllSI IOIl
colleges and universities, who will
lead the discussions of aids the
students feel they can contribute
to the welfare of youth generally,
including physical health, mental
strength and the spiritual founda-
ton of democracy.
The Rev. w. H. Russell, assistant
professor of religious education at
the university, is chaplain of the
Maryland-W Washington region OF the
federation. Nicholas Lenge and
Thomas Kelly of the university, are
general chairman with the follow
ing committee members: Miss Rita
Schaeffer of Trinity College, Miss
Virginia Horn OF Dunbarton College,
Miss Sidney Simmons OF Georgetown
Visitation Convent, Miss Marion
Seltzer of immaculate Junior Col
lege. Edward Snyder of George
town University, Miss Ann Thomp-
son of Mount ST Agnes College,
Baltimore: Miss Margaret Doherty
of Notre Dame College, Baltimore;
Charles McKenna of Mount st.
Mary's College Emmitsburg, and
Eugene Bracken of Loyola College,
Baltimore.
Our Concept of Democracy.
The Congress will open with a
MiSsa Rectata in the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
ton on the campus of the university
at Gam. The morning session from
1890 until 1890 will be devoted to
a discussion of these topics. Our
Concept of Democracy" Defense in
Democracy" and The True Leader
in Democracy"
In the afternoon, from 2 to 3
o'clock there will be five separate
panel meetings on the five subjects
which have been studied by special
groups in the various colleges in
ternational relations; liturgy. radio,
war relief. youth movements. From
3 to ) o'clock tho theme OF defense
in democracy will be resumed under
three headlines: physical health,
mental strength and moral fitness.
An entertainment in the evening
will conclude the congress.
In preparation for the annual
spring concert of the Catholic Uni
versity Band March % in the uni
versity gymnasium Conductor Paul
D. Leman is putting his SO musl-
clans through a series of rehearsals.
The band is composed of Catholic
University students and a number
of young men from secondary
schools of Washington.
Catf clic and non-Catholic lawyers
and law students are participating
in RELIGIOUS Round Table confer
ences each Sunday morning in Nc
Mahon Hall. at the university
Under the direction Of the Rev.
DR.. Robert J. White. dean of the
universitv's law school, the confer
ences opened last Sunday morning
and will continue each Sunday
through April g.
Conference for Newcomers.
Concurrently there will be an
advanced course IN religious educa-
ton and a conference DESIGNED for
newcomers: the subjects being in
charge of leaders in the field of
Catholic thought. The aim is to
make the conferences informal.
There will be no recitationS or eX-
amina ton, but members will be eX-
pected to read the essential litera-
ture specified in the outline of the
hpfNYn aar1 r11nefIrO
Not a part of the program. but
arranged for the convenience of
those desiring to attend. will be a
low mass offered at 10:45 o'clock
each Sunday morning at the
Blessed Sacrament Altar in the Ma
tional Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception
Father White has organized the
series in conjunction with the De-
partment of Religious Education. to
meet request of law students and
lawyers deSirOuS of adjusting or
readiusting their studies or practices
in accordance with Christian ideas
and ideals. The program consists
Of presentation of the subject from
I1:30 to 1915 O'Clock, followed by
a half hour of questions and open
discussion.
The Right Rev. Msgr. William L.
Newton, secretary of the Board of
Revisors of the Catholic English
Bible, initiated the advanced course
last Sunday on the subject of God
Sends Message to Man" The Rev
DR.. John j. Rolbiecki, professor of
philosophy at the university, opened
the beginners round table with
talk on God, the Ultimate Reality"
Round Table Subjects.
The subjects remaining in the ad-
vanced round table follow: Today,
The Message God Sent the Chosen
People Right Rev. Msgr. William
L. Newton. Sunday, March 2. The
Gospels: A General and Particular
Treatment Rev. John F. McCon-
nell. Sunday, March 9, The Au-
thority Of the Gospels Rev. John F.
Mcconnell. Sunday. March 16. The
Life of St. Paul" Rev. Paul Hanly
Furfey. Sunday, March %, The
Social Thought of st. Paul" the Rev
DR.. Furfey. Sunday, March 80, The
Liturgy of the Church Rev. Walter
j. Schmitz. Sunday, April 6, The
EuchariStic Sacrifice" Rev. Edward
F. DoWd
The subjects and speakers in the
beginners round table follow: To-