Evening star., 1942-01-25
Accelerated Program
orc. U. Open 10 All
In Arts and Sciences
Deon compbeII Announces
Means for Cutting Luy
Terms From a to 3 Years

Means for Cutting 10y
Terms From a to 3 Years
To make Catholic University's
recently announced accelerated pro-
gram Of studies during the war
emergency apply to all full-time
undergraduates in the college OF
srts and sciences, the Very Rev.
James M. Campbell, dean Of the
college, announced yesterday two
methods by which the school term
for all lay students may be reduced
from four to three years.
Freshmen who enroll in the col
iege next June may attend the six
week courses in the summer ses-
sionssof 1912, 1943 and 1914, plus an
additional course in the accelerated
program of study in the same years
to qualify for graduation at the end
Of the academic year 1944-5 instead
Of 1856.
Those who enter the college at
the opening of the regular term
next September on an accelerated
program must attend the summer
session of 1943 for IL weeks and
the summer session of 1914 for six
weeks and be graduated at the end
Of the academic year 1944-5 in
stead Of 1856.
Arrangements for Seniors.
Students now enrolled In the COL
iege may also advance their grad
uation day by fulfilling certain re-
quirements. Seniors who complete
"a basic courses at the end Of the
present semester, which terminates
Saturday, may elect one extra basic
course Of study for the second Sc
mester, which begins February 2,
and thus qualify for graduation on
May 20. Seniors who have COM
pleted less than "a basic courses
at the end of the present semester
may also be able to work out pro-
gram of extra courses during the
second semester which will qualify
them for graduation by the end Of
the summer session in early August.
Similarly, members of the Junior
class who may have deficiencies at
the end of the first semester of this
years school term may participate
in the accelerated program and re-
duce the four-year term to three.
And members of the sophomore class
Of 1914, by taking the accelerated
program, could finish in August or
September, 1943, while freshmen
could complete sufficient credits in
the summer sessions to graduate IN
May or June, 1914.
Defense Courses Open.
Dean Campbell also announced
that non-credit national defense
courses in navigation and funda-
mental electronics will be open to
lay students of all the schools of
the university during the second
semester, beginning February l.
These studies will be helpful in
equipping students to pass Naval
Reserve and other defense exam
nations. A primary course in the
use of logarithms. solution Of tri-
angles and other material from |
plane trigonometry will be available
for students from $40 to 6 pm
Wednesdays and Fridays. A second
course adapted to aircraft naviga-
tion will be scheduled for the same
period Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The course in fundamental elec-
tronics, designed to famiiarize the
student with radio and allied de-
vices, and entail two hours of lee
lures and two hours Of laboratory
work from to o'clock each Mon
day and Wednesday evening.
These courses are open to full
time students without extra charge,
while part-time students will be
required to pay nominal fee.
Defense bonds will be awarded
as door prizes at the annual prom
Of the junior class of Catholic Uni
versity at the Shoreham Hotel the
evening Of February 10, Chairman
Michael Morrisey of the committee
announced. Assisting In the ar
rangements for the event are Will
liam orsinger, Albert Bell and Ned
Viehmeyer.
The varsity debating team OF |
Catholic University expects to |
schedule debates with Villanova,
Fordham, st. Johns of Brookland,
Duke and Miami, according to Ver-
non Won Drehle, president of the
Shahan Debating Society. The |
freshman debaters also will meet |
teams from Georgetown and George
Washington Universities. A num-
Der of a-club debates are being
held by the Shahanites in prepara-
ton for the competitions with the
town teams.
Arthur F. Mullen, Junior engi-
neering student from Omaha, Nebr.,
has been elected editor in chief Of
the Catholic University Tower, to
succeed James F. Kenney of Bridge
port, Conn, it was announced by
the Rev. Gerald F. Dillon, moderator
of the paper. Other members of the
new managing board include Carl
Rupert of Washington, business
manager; Dennis Madden of War
rem, Ohio, copy editor; Robert Kopf
OF Toledo, Ohio, managing editor;
Joseph McKenna of Poughkeepsie,