Evening star., 1942-06-07
More Than $71,5OO
Given 10 Catholic u.
During Last Year
Many Departments
Aided by Donations
Of Cash and Stocks

Cash gifts totaling 7l.5OO ana
donations of stocks of undetermined
value have been made to Catholic
University during the last year by
benefactors, the Most Rev. Joseph
Corrigan, rector OF the university,
announced today.
Included in the gifts were $4,000
from the Rockefeller Foundation for
the child center, which is main
tanned in connection with the de-
partrnent of psychology and psychl-
airy. and $500 to the department
of chemistry. The next largest gift
was $1,000 from the Friedsam Foun-
dation of New York City. The gift
of 444 shares of Libby -Owens-Ford
common stock was earmarked for
the establishment of the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. O'Connell scholarship for
lay student from Toledo.
Sixteen donations amounting to
s14,700 were made to the unlversity's
school of law for scholarships. Seven
donors gave $12500 to advance the
work on the Commission on Amer
lean Citizenship of the university,
of which Bishop Corrigan is presl-
dent and DR.. Robert H. Connery
director.
ROYALTIES Swell Total.
In addition to 40 individuals who
made donations, gifts were received
from the Women's Catholic Order OF
Foresters and the Catholic Daugh-
ters of America. Royalties from
number OF publications by members
of the faculty and other writer's
also swelled the total fund.
University faculty members VIII
oarticipate in two national meetings
late this month: The conference on
spectroscopy at the University OF
Chicago. June 22-25, and the Amer
ican Library Association at Mil
vaukee, June 22-T.
DR. Karl F. Herzfeld, head OF the
department of physics; DR.: Carr A.
Beck. assistant professor OF PHYSICS
end DR., A. l.. Sklar, instructor IN
the department of chemistry, Will
nresent papers at the Chicago meet
ing. DIR. Herzfeld will be chairman
of one of the sessions. -.
participating in the program OF
The Milwaukee meeting of librarians
will be the Rev. James }. korOeil.
dick. S. S., reference librarian Oh
the Mullen Library and chairman
of the Washington -Maryland-Vlr-
cinia unit of the Catholic Library
Hssociation: Assistant professor
Richard ]. Hurley of the depart
ment of library science, ana In
gtructor Lawrence A. Leavey' W.
Hurley is chairman OF the insn
school library section OF the Catnoiic
I,ihrarv Association. Mr.. Leavey'
Who Is editor of the Catholic PERI
od,caI Index, will preside as cnalr-
noan of the college library section OF
the convention.
Pi Gamma Mu Officers. =,
A1nha Chapter, Pi Gamma Mu, OF
Catholic University, has elected tne
following officers for the 1850
academic wear: DR.. John j. Walsh
instructor in economics OF the col
laos of arts and sciences, president
Miss Alexandra M. Grange OF the
rational Catholic school OF soclai
sc,ence. vice president; DR.. PAU >:
FITZPATRICK, assistant professor VI
economics of the college OF arts anu
sciences treasurer, and Mrs. Ricnaro
= purcell. secretary. The Executive
Committee is composed OF the ReV.
Dr william j. Mcdonald OF the
school of philosophy, Miss Helen v.
So, - ~ the school of social work
and Miss Doris Duffy OF Dumoar'oh
College. .,s,o+ino
into English 1,10O pages OF Indian
foIk,ore written in the natlVe
tongue of the Fox tribe, the Rev
Dr James A. Geary. assistant pro-
lessor of Celtic languages ana nCei ..
ature Of Catholic University, Nls
Yesterday for Tama, Iowa, to spend
the summer on the Fox Indian Hes-
ervation there. ,r
DR., Geary, who is noted pnll-
ologist. spent last summer IN 1--WE
working on a translation LOT Iile
Smithsonian Institution, which mas
furnished him with microfllm copies
of the document. He lntenos W
have officials of the Fox tribe resume
their reading of the original, Wnlcn
no will take down phonetically 10
make up his translation IN Egnsn
The original copy and translated
version in English will then be re-
turned to the Smithsonian lnsVl-
trtion's Indian collection.