Evening star., 1942-05-17
Catholic j. Alumni
Sponsor Campaign
To Enroll Students
Descriptive Bulletin
Being Widely Circulated
Among Prospects


Under the sponsorship Of the
Alumni Association Of Catholic Uni
versity an intensive campaign is
now under way to bring to the at
tention of prospective students the
facilities offered by the university
for undergraduate and graduate
work.
Carrying a foreword by the Most
Rev. Joseph Corrisan, rector OF the
university. the alumni association
has issued special student bulletin
descriptive of the institution and
this is being widely circulated by
State alumni chapters Of the uni
versity.
The Board of Governors of the
National Alumni Association will
meet at the university May 28 to
discuss the national student pro-
curement program now in progress.
Andrew P. Maloney, president Of the
national association, will preside.
James j. Mcguire, president OF the
Washington chapter, invites all local
alumni to attend.
Intensive training in Catholic So
cial and political principles and
their application to the fields OF
economics. labor. government and
social relations will be offered by
the Institute of Catholic Social
Studies as a part of the summer
session of the Catholic University,
opening June 26, it was announced
yesterday by the Rev. John F.
Cronin, S. s., director of the in
stitute. The faculty this year will
include the Rev. DR.. Wilfred Par
sons, S. j., who will give the course
in American political theory; DR..
Percy A. Robert, who will have
charge of current social problems;
DR.. Elizabeth Morrissy of Notre
Dame of Maryland College, who
will specialize in labor and related
problems, and Louis Buckley OF the
Social Security Board, who Will
teach general economic subjects.
Four finalists will vie for top hon.
ors in the rector's oratorlcal con-
test Thursday at 8:l5 pm. in
Mcmahon Hall auditorium on the
campus. Finalists are: Robert
Heltzel. Warren. Ohio; John Nc
Cormick, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y; Rich
ard Sundell, Denver, Colo; Joseph
Scrocco, Orange, N. j. Each Will
receive a certificate Of honor and
the two judged best will be awarded
plaques by the rector. This an
nual speech contest, which IS un-
restricted in topic and open to all
lay students of the university, Is
sponsored by the Shahan Debating
Society. Presiding Thursday eve
ming will be the newly elected Of
fcers of the society. They are:
William Brady, Utica, N. Y, presl-
dent: William Macdonald, Ormond
Beach, Fla, business manager;
Robert Beaudry, Auburn, Me, Sec
retary.
The Most Rev. Joseph Corrigan,
rector of the university, heads the
list of "a active staff members OF
Catholic University whose biograph-
ical sketches appear in volume % OF
who's Who in America just pub
lished. Also listed in the new VOL
une are the Most Rev. James Ryan,
Bishop of Omaha and former rector;
the Right Rev. Msgr. Patrick j. NC
Cormick. vice rector, and six pro-
fessorS emeritus or recently retired
All the members Of the depart,
ment of politics are represented
Sketches are included for DR.. Her
bert Wright, head of the depart
ment. and for its three other mem
bers, the Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, S. j.;
DR.. Robert H. Connery and Rep
resentative James A. Stanley OF
Connecticut.
Nine residents of Greater Wash
ington have been pledged into the
Senators, a social club, as result
of the annual tap day exercises held
on the campus recently. New mem
bers include: Joseph Long, 49 Glrard
street NE; Jerome Holloway, 2035
Kenmore street, Arlington, Va;
John Fletcher. 1884 Crittenden
street NV. members of the soph-
omore class, and James Sullivan,
5705 Fifth street NV; Francis De
Bettencourt, 1905 Thirteenth street
NE, Arthur Sciortino, 437 Luray
place NV; Donald Gardiner, 5475
Thirty-first street NV; William
Garner, 131 Longfellow street NV,
and William Malloy. 1904 S street
Sc, members of the freshman class.