Evening star., 1942-03-08
6. j. Student 10 Head
Victory Commission
OF fCathoIic Group
Dean Gruttun Gives
Changes in Schedule
For Final Quarter

Georgetown University has been
given the Craftsmanship of newly
formed National Victory Commits
sion of the National Federation of
Catholic College Students, which is
being organized for war work.
Its selection was brought to the
attention Of the Students Council
of the college by DR.. Thor Kerekes,
a member of the faculty. He asked
for the selection of a qualified stu
dent to head the commission and
also for the appointment of an ad-
visory group.
DR.. Kerekes explained the initial
task of the new commission will be
to assemble information on activi-
ties already being conducted by the
various schools in the interests of
the American war effort" Surveys
will be made and other lines of
activity will be organized after the
commission gets under way.
Schedule Change.
The dean of the college, the Rev.
John E. Grattan, S. j., notified the
Students Council of changes neces-
STATED in the final quarter of the
academic year due to the newly
adopted accelerated program. SEN
ior examinations will end on Fri
day, MAY Is, and commencement
week will extend from Saturday,
May %, through the graduation ex-
ercises on Monday, May 25.
A funeral mass was observed for
GeorgetoWn's second casualty of the
war, 1t. Thomas MacGuire Lewis,
last Tuesday at the Fort Myer
Chapel. A graduate of the college
in 1910. 1t. Lewis and the pilot of
the plane in which he was acting
as an observer crashed to their
deaths recently at Camp Dix, N. j..
Georgetown's first casualty of the
war, Ensign George A. Wolf, jr., Of
the Naval Reserves, was killed De-
cember during the surprise Jap
anese air attack on Pearl Earbor.
He was foreign service alumnus.
The dean of the college, Father
Grattan, served as deacon of the
requiem mass celebrated for cit,
Lewis at his home in Garden City,
Long Island. last Monday. The next
day representatives of the college
faculty and student body attended
the mass at Fort Myer Father
Grattan was celebrant. Eight SEN
iors of the R. o. T. c. and the
varsity rifle formed a guard of
honor.
The Glee Club sang at the mass,
and the final blessing was given by
Chaplain Christopher E. O'Hara.
Burial followed in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
1t. Lewis was commissioned in
the Reserves from the R. o. T. C.
unit. and last year he was gradu-
ated from the Air Corps Observa-
ton School. He was assigned to a
squadron at Fort Dix as an infantry
observer
Debate Team Wins.
Georgetown Philodemic debaters
have chalked up two victories in
the start of their intercollegiate de-
bate schedule and tomorrow night
take on a visiting team from Will
liam and Mary College, Willims-
burg. Va.
Bucknell and the University OF
Florida were defeated last week.
The latter defeated Georgetown's S
varsity debaters two years ago to
end an unbeaten record that ex-
tended over many years.
The question for all debates is
whether or not labor unions in the
United States should be regulated
federally by law. The several
Georgetown teams alternate in TAX
ing different sides.
The Georgetown Glee Club has
announced its program for the Mi
Careme concert at 8:15 pm. next
Sunday in CASTOR Hall. It is the
only appearance of the club on the
college campus during the school
year.
The Senior Ball Committee, head
ed by Edward McVey, has engaged
the new ballroom of the Shoreham
Hotel for the evening of May l.
With wartime economy prevailing,
the subscription has been reduced
to IS, which also includes the tea
dance the following afternoon.