Evening star., 1942-05-10
Catholic University
Lists Program for
Commencement
SD Graduation Exercises
Sturt With BuccuIoureute
Services Moy "a

Win more tnan TUU SCuQentS ABOUT
to complete courses for degrees at
Catholic University, the program for
the institutions SD annual COM
mencement was announced yester-
day by the Most Rev. Joseph Corri-
gan, rector. Under the accelerated
wartime program, commencement
week ceremonies have been advanced
to the last last week in May.
Baccalaureate Sunday will be OBJ
served May "a with solemn high
mass in the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception on the cam
pus at II o'clock. The Very Rev. DR..
James M. Campbell, dean of the col
lege of arts and sciences. will be
celebrant of the mass, which the
student body will attend, preceded
by the traditional academic process
sion Of the faculty and members of
the senior class. The farewell dis
course to the graduating class will
be delivered by the Rev. DR.. William
J. Mcdonald, instructor In philoso-
ply.
Presided over by Bishop Corrigan
the annual class day ceremonies will
be held May % in McMahan Hall
auditorium. The list of awards will
be read and the valedictory address
will be made by a member of the
senior class, not yet selected. The
class day speaker will be DR.. William
j. Barran, acting assistant dean Of
the department of law of the Uni
versity Of Virginia DR.. Barran re-
ceived his A. B. degree at Catholic
University in 1885 and in 1887 OBJ
tanned his bachelor of laws degree In
the Catholic University school of
law.
Archbishop to Present Degrees.
The Most Rev. Michael j. Curley,
Archbishop of Baltimore and WASH
ington, and chancellor of the uni
versity, will preside at the conferring
of degrees in the university gymnas-
ium at 1920 am, May %. The
commencement day address will be
given by Leo T. Crowley, chairman
of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp, who recently was appointed
alien property custodian. The Cath
olice University Band and the uni
versity choir will give q program.
Four tuition scholarships. valued
at $400 each, are being offered by
the school of law of the university
to residents of Washington and
nearby Virginia and Maryland, Dr.
J. Edward Collins, acting dean of
the school, announced yesterday. The
grants are open to any graduate OF
an approved college or university
whose scholastic record gives promise
Of legal leadership. Applicants
should write the dean of the law
school, setting forth his or her quail
fications.
Three social clubs at Catholic Un-
iversity have announced officers for
the coming school year.
Club Officers Listed.
Oficers for the Senators Club, a
society for Localities, include: Charles
OKeefe. 1912 Fifth street, Arling-
ton, Va, president; Joseph DAILY,
East Falls Church. Va, vice presi-
dent, Paul EaSDy-Sm1th, 4808 KAN
sas avenue NV, treasurer; Archie
Panago, 2142 o street NV, secre-
tary.
New Utopian Club leaders are:
Bernard Cody, Easton. Pa, supreme
Utopian; Francis Borden, Baltimore,
Md, vice supreme; Albert Stavicus,
Philadelphia, inter-club representa-
tive; Joseph McKenna, Poughkeep-
sic, N. Y, social chairman; Peter
Obedzinski, Syracuse, N. Y, ex-
chequer; James Cocgrove, recorder
Abbey Club officers are: Robert
Morrissey, West Hartford, Conn.,,
president; Robert Heltzel, Warren,
Ohio, vice president; Dennis Mad
den, Warren, Ohio, treasurer; Frank