Evening star., 1942-07-19
GU Officials Receive
Details Of War Deeds
OF Former Students
Members Of 1o4l Gloss
Are Cited at University
For Aid in War Effort

The war was brought closer to
GEORGETOWN University last week as
the alumni Office and university au-
thorities received confirmation OF
further sacrifices made by former
Hilltop students in the armed forces
of the United States.
1t. Charles T. Davis of Little Rock,
Ark. one of the American airmen
forced down and interned in Turkey
recently. was identified as former
Georgetown student.
He was navigator on one Of the
IS United States bombers that staged
a spectacular raid on Rumanian OBJ
jectives last month. Four of the
planes, including the one carrying
1t Davis, were forced to land on
Turkish soil when they ran short of
gasoline In trying to get back to
their base. According to the report
received at Georgetown the interned
American aviators were being we'll
treated by the Turkish government.
u.
August, l94l He had previously
been reporter for the Pittsburgh,
Pa. Gazette. His home State
is Arkansas.
Two Missing in Action.
Two other Georgetown alumni
we're reported missing in action" in
the Philippines. which may mean
they have either been killed or are
prisoners of the japanese, They are
James Mcconnell Gallagher Of Phil
adelphia and Al Vaccaro of Allen
hurst, N. J. Both were graduated
from the college in 1886. Vaccaro
was a star of the varsity football
team and had been mentioned for
Eastern honors.
The 194l graduating class OF the
college was cited at the university
for the part its members are now
taking or are prepared to take in
the war effort. OF the 102 college
seniors who were graduated last
May, about 30 per cent at that time
either had enrolled for immediate
active service or had applications
pending for commissions in the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps Re-
serves.
According to college records of
graduation date, IL of the seniors
had been commissioned in the Army
and seven in the Navy Another
group of 81 had applied for and
were expecting commissions in the
Army, 10 in the Navy and 10 in the
Marine Corps. Most of these men
now have been commissioned. Four
teen other seniors had elected to
await selective service calls.
Father Yates Returns.
Among the new members OF the
college faculty this summer is the
Rev Gerard F. Yates, professor Of
history and political science, who
was heartily welcomed by old friends
on the faculty. Father Yates taught
Latin as Jesuit scholastic at
Georgetown from 1890 to 1888 and
took prominent part in the guild
ance of campus activities.
He left Georgetown to complete
his course in theology and later fol-
lowed graduate work at Yale and
the University Of London.
The deans Office at the college
reported last week that seven under
graduates have elected to study for
the priesthood instead of returning
to the Hilltop for the new summer
term. Georgetown has always con-
tributed a number of students each
year to the Jesuit order and five Of
the seven have just entered the
Society of Jesus. The other two will
become secular priests of the Cath
olic Church.
Three Go to Wernersville.
Paul E. Hilsdale of Eureka, Utah,
who was a Junior last year, entered
the Society of Jesus in California.
sHe was a member Of the Journal
staff and was active in intercol-
legiate debating.
Three others, Daniel B. Murray of
New York, Desmond S. Matthews
and Joseph M. Kennedy of Wash
ingtcn, are to begin their studies at
the Wernersville Pa House of
Studies Murray was an intramural
athlete and a member of the sopho-
more class last year. Matthews was
. freshman on the Journal staff and
Kennedy. another freshman, was
active in the Georgetown broadcast
ing station The local students en-
tered Georgetown from Gonzaga
High School.
Another freshman. Edward F. Ma
loney of Brooklyn. N. Y, will begin
his studies for the Jesuit priesthood
at ST. Andrew on the Hudson,
Poughkeepsie. N. Y. He was a men,
Der of the freshman basketball squad
end In his year at Georgetown made
the grade OF A in all studies
The two who are preparing to be
secular priests are John J. Nc
Mahon. ir,. of Lakewood, Ohio. and
Leonard r. Toomey of Gardner,
Mass. They were in the sophomore
class, The former is going into
North Carolina diocese to become a
missionary and the latter is in the
SOrlnpfleld mass Sjoeese