Evening star., 1942-05-31
John Saul Is Named
To Board Of Trustees
OF Catholic u.
Bishop O'Horo Also
Chosen; Course to
Train Social Workers

1llC oClCSCAO1i VI OdOl, CA
ecutive vice president of the Ameri-
can Security & Trust Co, as a
member of the Board of Trustees
of the Catholic University was an
nounced yesterday by the Most Rev.
Joseph Corrigan, rector Of the uni
versity. At the same time, Bishop
Corrigan disclosed that the Most
Rev. John F. O'Hara. C. S. c., for
mer president of Notre Dame Uni
versity and now military delegate
of the armed forces of the Nation,
has also been named a trustee Of
the university.
Mr. Saul, a native Of Washington
and holding an A. B. and M. A.
degree from Georgetown Univer-
sity, throughout his business career
has been active in civic, chari-
table and religious affairs. He is
vice president of the Catholic Char
tiles, chairman of the banking and
finance division of the United States
War Savings Committee of the Dis
trict of Columbia, a member of the
Executive Committee of the District
OF Columbia Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Gross, treasurer of the
United Service Organizations Coun-
Gil Of D. C. and executive chairman
of the National Catholic Community
Service Club of D. C.
Received Papal Honor.
In 1910 his holiness, Pope Plus
XII, conferred on Mr.. Saul the
honor of knight commander of the
Order Of st. Gregory the Great
(civil class. A past president of
the Washington Board of Trade,
Mr.. Saul Is now a director of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co., the National Union Fire In
surance Co. and the Columbia Per-
manent Building Association and
the B. F. Saul Co.
When Bishop O'Hara relinquished
the presidency of Notre Dame in
January, 1910, and was consecrated
titular Bishop of Milisa, he was
appointed military delegate. All
Catholics in the military and naval
forces come under the spiritual ju-
risdiction Of the military ordinari-
ate. The Most Rev. Francis j.
Spellman, Archbishop of New York,
is the military vicar Since he can
not devote much time to this work,
Bishop O'Hara, as military delegate,
acts for him in most instances.
Though he was born in Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, Bishop O'Hara lived in
South American countries as a
youth, while his father was a mem
ber of the American consular serv-
ice. He served at one time as pri-
vate secretary to the American Min
lister to Uruguay. Since his ordina-
tion he has visited South America
several times and was one of the
American delegates to the Inter
American Conference at Lima, Peru,
in 1888.
To Train Social Workers.
Coincident with the special war
courses In engineering subjects |
which will be one of the features |
of the summer session of Catholic |
University, opening on June 26, ar
rangements have been made to give |
added attention to the training of |
social workers and in guidance edu-
cation, Dr. Roy J. Deferrari, di-
rector of the summer school, an
nounced yesterday. A compre-
hensive course in nursing education,
Will
be followed during the summer
session.
During the period from June 26
to August 8 six weeks of studies |
will be offered to both graduate and
undergraduate students in all de-
partments of the university, while |
under the accelerated program, be-
ginning on June 26 and terminating |
on September 10 a 12-week course |
leading to undergraduate degrees
will be offered in the school of arts
and sciences, engineering and arch1-
lecture and nursing education.
To meet the additional needs for
social workers brought about by
the war emergency the school OF
social work, directed by the Very
Rev, Thomas E. Mitchell, will hold
two summer sessions, each begin
ming on June %, but terminating
on August 8 and September 10.
Public welfare under a war econ
omy, social work in rural communi-
ties and mental hygiene are among
the graduate courses which will be
taught by staff OF eight In
structors. Admission is open to STU
dents who have a bachelors degree
from any accredited college.
Includes Various Studies.
The guidance course includes
work in vocational, educational and
recreational subjects, and occupa-
tional training, under a special staff
headed by Dr. Eugenia A. Leonard,
dean of women of the university.
The preachers institute OF the
university, under the direction OF
Very Rev. Ignatius Smith, o. p, will
enter its 11th summer session on
June 26 and continue through
August g. LIE signed to develop and
improve the preaching efficiency OF
all priests and thus answer to de-
mands made by ecclesiastics for
training in sermon writing and
preaching beyond that of the SEM
mary course, the institute offers |
courses in sermon building, sermon |
composition and rhetoric and in
strutions in the art of expression.
Voice recording and reproduction
is employed to familiarize the
preacher with his own voice pc
culiarities.