Evening star., 1941-05-18
Senior Week Events
AtCafhoIic University
Are Announced
Scholarships Awarded
To Six Nuns; Orotoricol
Contest Tomorrow

Senior Week COMMITTEES at Cath
olic University have begun pre-
pairing for series of religious and
social events, terminating with the
presentation of degrees and special
awards to the graduating class.
The ceremonies will be inaugu-
rated with the baccalaurate mass in
the National Shrine of the Immacu-
late Conception on the campus at
1890 am. June and conclude with
luncheon in the university dining
hall for the seniors and their guests
at l o'clock June II.
One of the high lights of the
schedule will be the annual base
ball game between the seniors and
alumni in the stadium at 2 pm.
June 8, to be followed by the senior
banquet at $50 o'clock in the
Kennedy-Warren Hotel. The senior
tea dance at $50 o'clock in Mullen
Library will be the only event June
9. The senior class mass in Gibbons
Hall chapel, with a farewell talk
by the Rev. George B. Stratemeier,
OP., chaplain of the university, is
scheduled for $3.50 pm. June 10.
Glass day exercises will be at 4:40
pm. in Mcmahon Hall auditorium.
At 9 pm. June 10, the alumni will
be hosts to the senior class at a
smoker. The commencement eX-
ercises will be at 1890 am. in the
gymnasium, followed by the lunch
con. Harry Mccarthy of Washing
ton, who will graduate from the
school of engineering, and Robert
Hickey of Denver, who completes
his course in the college of arts and
sciences, are co-chairmen in charge
of the class week ceremonies.
Scholarships Given Six Nuns.
Scholarships for graduate work
at the university have just been
awarded to six nuns by the Most
Rev. Joseph M. Corrigan, titular
bishop of Bilta and rector of the
university, making total of 40
grants announced for lay and re-
ligious students to pursue special
studies during the 1941-42 academic
year.
University tuition scholarships
were awarded to Sister Stella Maris
Bergin, R. S. M. of Savannah, Ga,
and Sister Mary Ruth Sandifer of
Creighton College, Omaha, for work
in the education department, and to
Sister Agnes Claire Schroll, o. S..
B., of Mount St. Scholastica College,
Atchison, Kans., for work in soci-
ology. The Sister Mary de Paul
Cogon scholarship was awarded to
Sister Mariana Gildea of College
Misericordia. Dallas Tex, to pursue
her work in romance languages.
Sister Eloise Johannes of Concordia,
Kans., was given the Clara Douglas
Sheeran scholarship in sociology.
The Mary Smith Yearley grant was
made to Sister Mary Magdeleine
Mueller of Milwaukee for work in
Greek and Latin. The awards to
Sister Agnes Clair, Sister Mariana,
Sisted E1oise and Sister Mary Mag
deleine we're reapponitments.
Oratorical Contest Tomorrow.
With Bishop Corrigan presiding,
four students of the Catholic Uni
versity will compete in the annual
oratorical contest for the rector's
plaque tomorrow night at BIS
o'clock in Mcmahon Hall. The con-
testants include Vernon Won Drehle
of High Point, N. c., speaking on
1.-The Reign of Democracy in the
Hands of the Free; Joseph D.
Scrocco of Orange, N. j., who will
discourse on Arm Yourself Men
tally; William Endebrock of Tren-
ton, N. j., who will speak on "To-
talitarianism and Christian Ethics"
and Brendan Stynes of Forest Hills,
Long Island, whose grafton will be
"The Need for Truth" The judges
will include Representative Kilday
of Texas, Richard Galliher, attorney,
and Edward j. Heffron, executive
secretary of the National Council
Of Catholic Men.
Pi Gamma Mu Dinner.
Alpha Chapter, Pi Gamma Mu,
will hold its annual dinner tonight
at o'clock in the university dining
room. graduate hall, with the
diners including a list of guests
in diplomatic, governmental, aca-
demic and civil circles here. M. S.
Szymacak, a member of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Re-
serve System, will be the chief
speaker. Other speakers include DR..
8. Howard Patterson of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, who is ma
tional president of the organiza-
ton; the Right Rev. P. j. Nc
Cormick, vice rector of Catholic
University, and Miss Anna Hooley
of the National Council of Catholic
Women.
The national citation for the most
outstanding program of the year will
be presented to Alpha Chapter at
the dinner by DR.. John Donaldson,
vice president of the national Or
ganization. This will be the second
time in the last three years that
the Catholic University chapter has
won the citation. The committee in
charge consists of John J. Hart,
Paul McNeill, William M. Carrigan,
Wilfrid H. Corridor, Neil Croarkin,
DR.. Paul j. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Rich
ard j. Purcell, Mrs. Mildred G. Ben
merit and Miss Dorothy M. Abts.
Engineers Club Dinner.
Students in the school of engi-
neering and architecture of Catholic
University will climax their year by
participating in the annual Engi-
neers' Club dinner in the university
dinning hall Wednesday at 7 o'clock
and in the annual open house, which
will take place Friday and Satur-
day from to 10 pm.
The dinner will be featured by the
presentation of talks on engineering
subjects by the four ranking men,
bers of the senior class, Phillip
Goldman, Bernard J. OKeefe, Ro-
land F. Poster and John F. Plunkert.
On the basis of his academic stand
ing and his proficiency in public
speaking, one of these students will
be awarded the Engineers Club
plaque, which will be presented at