Evening star., 1942-04-26
{. u. Press Publishes
New Volume on
Catholic Education
Collection Of Essays
Dedicated to Rector;
Recital or Thursday

Dedicated TO the Most Rev. Joseph
M. Corrigan, rector Of Catholic Uni
versity. a new volume Of Essays on
Catholic Education in the United
States" has Just been published by
the Catholic University Of America
Press.
Edited by DR.. Roy J. Deferrari,
secretary general of the university,
who also contributes one of the
essays, the volume contains a COL
lection of informative papers pre-
pared by prominent religious and lay
writers covering numerous phases Of
Catholic education in this country.
The volume consists Of five main
divisions, beginning with the back
ground and philosophy of Catholic
education, and covers the various
aspects of the educational system
from the elementary to the profess
sional schools, as well as the special
fields in which Catholic educators
have been engaged.
The book opens with essays on
the fundamental principles of Cath
olic education and closes with a
paper on Are Catholics Doing
Enough for the Deaf and the
Blind?" in which the writer dis
closes that a Benedictine monk as
early as the 18th century taught
the deaf to speak" and Louis
Braille, another Catholic, originated
the raised printing for the blind
which is now in general use.
Glee Club Concert.
The annual spring concert of the
Catholic University Glee Club will
be held in Mcmahon Hall Thursday
evening, April 30. Marking the 2lst
year in the annals of the Cardinal
vocalists, the concert this year will
be highlighted by the participation
of Mrs. Henriette Bagger Plum,
mezzo-soprano and an instructor
at Gunston Hall for Girls.
The program will be directed by
DR.. Leo A. Behrendt, who was in
strurnental in organizing the uni
versity singers and has directed
their annual concerts since the in
ception of the organization In 1921.
Out of 40 entrants in the poster
contest for the Beaux Arts ball, an
annual affair sponsored by the
Architectural Society of the uni
versity, the judges selected the
drawing of Dennis Madden, Junior
in the school of architecture, as
meriting first honors. The runner
up in the contest was Anthony
Antinozzi, also member OF the
Junior class in architecture.
The Engineers Club of Catholic
University will hold dinner-meet-
ing at the Highlands Cafe, Con-
necticut avenue and California
street, Tuesday evening, with cleo
ton of officers and completion of
ARRANGEMENTS for the presentation
of the annual plaque award. Robert
Viner, who graduated IN civil en-
gineering at C. q. In 1910. will speak.
Senator McCarran Honored.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, OF
Nevada has been elected an hon.
orary member of Alpha Chapter,
Pi Gamma Mu, of Catholic Uni
versity, which viii hold induction
ceremonies this evening to admit
the following new members: John
j. Casey, jr., and William H. Mulvey
Of the college of arts and sciences;
Paul l.. Ambelang, Miss Josephine
C. Brown, Sister M. De Lourdes
Brewer, Sister Francis Joseph
Kohten, C. j. Nuesse, Sister M.
Laurene Potts, Sister Agnes Claire
Schroll, o. S. B.. and Brother James
F.. wipfeld, S. M, of the graduate
school of social sciences; Miss Mar
garet M. Batchelder. Miss Grace M.
Collifiower, Sisters M. Virginia
Geiger, S. S. N. D.: M. Laurita
ellison, Mariana Gilden, r. S. M;
M. JEANNE Gruesser, o. S. F., and
M. Orestes Kolbeck of the graduate
school of arts and sciences; Sisters
M. Brigh Cassidy, o. S. F.: M. Elva
Funk, c. s. A.; NJ. Jerome KEEL
cher and Miss Florence T. Garrett
of the school of nursing and Miss
Patricia L. Collins, Miss Marguerite
M. Dieudonne, Miss Lucille M. Mas
terson, Miss Mildred A. Ryan and
Miss Margaret L. Towne Of the
National Catholic School of Social
Service.