Evening star., 1943-09-05
Georgetown 10 Open
Academic Year With
Many Staff Changes

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dergone more than the usual num-
Der of administrative changes in
connection with the opening of an
other academic year.
New deans are in charge of the
graduate and law schools. There is
! still vacancy in the Office of dean
of foreign service, caused by the re-
cent death of DR.. Thomas H. Healy.
who had been with the school since
is founding in 1919. AS yet there
has been no indication of an early
appointment and the school is there
fore continuing under the direct
supervision of the Rev. Edmund A.
Walsh, S. j., its regent and vice pres
ident, also, of the university.
The appointments of DR.. Hugh j.
Fegan as dean of law and the Rev.
j. Hunter Guthrie as dean of grad
uate studies were made during the
summer along with number of
other faculty and administrative
changes.
Foreign Service School.
The foreign service school, like the
college, is in the midst of an Army
training program. Both of these de-
partments, however, start classes for
civilian students on September 13.
DR.. Healy's death was serious
loss to the school, Father Walsh said
yesterday. For many years he had
gained distinction in the fields of in
ternational law and foreign rela-
tions of the United States. He
served as secretary of the school
during its early period. Father
Walsh has the assistance of vet
eran in the secretaryship of the
school, j. Raymond Trainor Mr..
Trainor is also on the teaching staff.
DR.. Fegan, who is to receive an
LII. D. degree from Georgetown at
its September IL commencement,
was appointed upon the retirement
Of George E. Hamilton, now serving
as dean emeritus. Mr.. Hamilton had
been some go years on the law fac
ulty as professor and later as dean.
His experience and Judgment will
still be available to Georgetown on
the Board of Regents.
Law School Opens on 23d.
The law school opens September
% under the supervision of the Rev.
Francis e. Lucey, S. j., regent
Father Lucey is responsible in large
measure TO rthe reorganization and
improved academic standards in re-
cent years. Few men are better
known in Georgetown circles than
DR.. Fegan, who will continue his
lectures along with new duties as
oean. For many years he was assist
ant dean of the school.
In the graduate school Father
Guthrie, distinguished Jesuit edu-
Gator, succeeded the Rev. Edward c.
Phillips as dean. The new incum-
pent came to Georgetown from
Fordham University, where he head
ed the department of philosophy in
its graduate school. A graduate of
Fordham and Woodstock College
Jesuit house of studies in MARYLAND.
ne filled the chair of philosophy at
woodstock for several years.
Father Guthrie has had the ad-
dltional advantage of continuing his
studies in theology. and philosophy
at the Gregorian University in
Rome. While in Europe he took
courses also at the Universities of
Paris and Berlin. The graduate
school starts its classes on October 4.
Other Changes.
Among other changes at the uni
versity, the Rev. Matthew G. Kane
has relieved the Rev. Joseph A. Far
rel, s. j., as treasurer. The latter
has other financial duties which re-
quire his full attention. Father
Kane, who had served once before
In the treasurer's Office as an as
sistant, returned to Georgetown
from st. Joseph's Preparatory
School in Philadelphia.
The Rev. T. j. Murray, S. j., for
merly professor of religion, has been
designated assistant dean of the
college, new position The college,
under the Rev Stephen F. Nc
Nance, S. j., dean, has the largest
share in the Army's specialized
training program.
Father Murray's new position also
includes some of the duties formerly
held by the Rev. John E. Wise, S. j.,
dean of freshmen That Office has
now been abolished. Father Wise,
a native of Washington and George
town alumnus, is now taking grad
uate work in education at Harvard.
Georgetown maintains the Armys
ROTC programs for both infantry
and medical training. AS senior
professor of military science and
tactics, Col. Denham B. Grafton, re-
tired, also is commandant of the
more than 1000 soldiers now quar-
tered on the campus 1t. Gel.
James E. Phillips, retired, is the Of
ficer in charge of the medical