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The Notre Dame Scholastic ["Enteied a- --econil-elah.s matter at Notie Dame. Indiana. Acceptance fin mail'ntc"! Lai .-pecial rate of pixtayce. Section 110:!. Octo'oji ">. 1017. Atilhoiized -June 2.1. IIUS.J . VOLUME LX\'1II SEPTEMBER 21, 1934 X.-). 1 REVEREND JOHN F. O'HARA, C.S.C. IS 2832 STUDENTS LISTED NOTRE DAME'S NEW PRESIDENT AT N. D. THIS YEAR The total enrollment in the Uni- F ive French Scholars ver.^ity for the pre.<:ent .-semester is 2,'i32, according to a report i.-.^ued FR. O'DONNELL VICE PRES. On T [>U I- of Anierica by Robert 15. Riordan. registrar. This Visit Notre Dame figure, compiled at the clo.^ing date of Dy "v incent jk. Goi-.-ren regi.stration IHonday. September 17. indicates an increase of 85 students The Rev. .John F. O'Hara, C.S.C, A party of five French scholars over last September'.^ enrollment of was elected president of the Univer visited the Notre Dame campus last 2,547. sity of Notre Dame on the fourth of Saturday in a tour of the leading July, 1U34 as successor to the late Catholic institutions of higher learn An upv.-ard trend was also evi Rev. Dr. Charles L. O'Donnell, by the ing throughout the United States. denced in the number of applications Provincial Council of the Congrega submitted for entrance to the Uni tion of Holy Cross. He had resigned The Rev. John F. O'Hara, C.S.C, versity. 1082 applications wore re from the Council the day before it president of the university, was host ceived this year a.s compared to !»41 named him president. to the delegation in the Administra of a year ago. In this number of tion building, following a tour of the applicants are included freshmen, campus. The group, headed by Pro transfer students, and return students fessor Joseph Le Blanc, of Loyola or those who were here at some time University in Chicago, later con previous to last semester. The fresh ferred with members of the faculty man class totals 805 men, a arowth and discussed the Latin Quarter and of U4 over last falLs list. the Cite Uiiiversitaire of Paris. In comparative figures, the college The educators praised American of commerce has had the greatest university life, particularly the dor increase. Last year there were 709 mitory system at Notre Dame. They students who were commercially in maintained that it inspired great im clined. The present semester reveals provements in living conditions of an addition of 73 students to bring European students during recent the total to 782. The enrollment in years. the other colleges remains about the same. The group included Dr. Gabriel Re- mond, honorai-y president of the With the exception of one or two French Federation of Catholic Stu states, nearly every state in the dents; Dr. Henri Gremont; Dr. Max Union is represented at Notre Dame. LeGendre, president of the French The geographical representation also includes Canada, the Philippines,, Federation of Catholic students; Mexico. Panama, Ireland, Pale.stine, Maxime de Valleuil, doctor of sci REVEREND JOIIX F. O'H.VRA, C.S.C. Colombia, and Spain. ence; Dr. Oliver de Leau, diplome de Notre Diime's new president. L'Ecole des Sciences Politique and Following is the enrollment in the Prof. LeBlanc. To replace the vacancies in the various colleges: Arts and Letters (including P. E.), 1068; Commerce, council occasioned by the resignations The visitors were entertained dui'- 782; Engineering, 346; Science, 272; of Father O'Hara and Rev. Matthew ing their stay by the Rev. Phillip Law, 112; Graduate, 52. The 112 J. Walsh, C.S.C, the Council ap Moore, C.S.C, Rev. C L. Doremus, pointed Rev. Thomas A. Steiner, students in Law do not include those C.S.C, and Mr. Earl Langwell, pro listed in other colleges. C.S.C, and Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, fessor of French here. C.S.C. On the morning of July 5, the Council opened its meetings, which extended to July 12. Announcement Sympathy was made on July 14 of the appoint Fr. Broughal Returns THE SCUOLASTIC expresses the s\nn- ments by Rev. James A. Burns, C.S.C Reverend L. V. Broughal, C.S.C, pathy of the student body to Thomas Provincial of the order, to vai-ious Chairman of the Board of Publica Walsh and Joseph Kaley, whose fath posts ill the administration of the tions, returned to the University last ers died recently. The managers or Univei'sity. week. He had been under treatment ganization of which Walsh is a mem Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, president at St. Joseph's Hospital for the past ber, had a mass said in memory of of St. Edward's University, Austin, two months. While able to resume Tom's father yesterday morning in Texas was named to succeed Father his duties, he will put in a period of Sacred Heart Church. Kaley is a re O'Hara as vice-president of Notre recuperation at the University in sident of Milton, N. Y. and Walsh (Continued on Pajre :!) firmary. resides in New York City. September 21, 1934 One Several Minor Changes Effected PROF. JOHN A. STAUNTON ,Wi#f«;:;E?^c;rion of New President ORDAINED TOMORROW CHANtiE. 5IX' RECTORSHIPS 15 Student Guides ShoTV Prof. John A. Staunton, 71, former 150,000 Tourists Irish ly a teacher of cosmology and meta physics at Notre Dame, will be .Besides-' the 'four .leading^ ;adfaiinis- Campus During Summer ordained a priest tomorrow in Sacred tpa'tiVe'a°ppbint"mentS' decided''ty the Heart Church. Provincial Council early in July, more From the far corners of the world Last year, Prof. Staunton left than 100 other changes were made they came to Notre Dame this summer Noti'e Dame and sailed for Rome to amoiiT; the priests and brothers of the to see, at first hand, the home of the Congregation of Holy Cross. Of the famed "Fighting Irish." changes many effected the teaching Globe trotters from China, Russia, staff of the University. Hawaii, Panama, Porto Rico, the Seven rectors of residence halls re British Isles, Holland, Belgium, mained unchanged from last year. Of France, Italy, Cuba, and Canada interest is the departure of Eev. along with more than 150,000 Amer Charles McAllister, C.S.C, enthusias ican tourists visited the campus dur tic promoter of the past Linnet Mus ing the vacation period and were es ical Club shows and rector of Fresh corted officially through the grounds. man hall. He has gone to Columbia Mr. E. P. Cleary, assistant archiv University, Portland, as professor. ist of the University, supervised the Rev. Thomas Kelly, C.S.C, last year's summer guide system which handled rector of St. Edward's hall, has gone this visiting throng. Under his lead PBOF JoH>f A. STAUNTON to prepare for his doctor's degree in ership, 15 student guides hired by Will say his first Mass Saturday. classics at Holy Cross College, Wash the University took himdreds daily on ington, D.C. the official hour and a half tour of spend two years studying theology at the College of the Beda. Failing Replacing the departed rectors are the campus, pointing out meanwhile the various places of interest and re eyesight, however, compelled him to Rev. George Marr, C.S.C, new rector forego these plans and he returned to of Walsh hall; Rev. James Fogarty, vealing much of the history and tra dition of Notre Dame. the university. Through a special C.S.C, Freshman hall; Rev. Henry indult recently gi-anted by Pope Pius Glueckert, C.S.C, Howard hall; The high tide in tourist traffic was reached on Labor Day when 2,500 XI, Mr. Staunton is permitted to be Brother Justin, C.S.C, Brownson come a secular priest and to read a people visited the college and were hall; Rev. John Reynolds, C.S.C, St. special mass for the partially blind. Edward's hall; Rev. F. Gassensmith, successfully shown through by the The ceremonies proper began last C.S.C, rector of Dillon. guide service. Tuesday when Mr. Staunton received New Prefect of Religion Tourists Arrive at 4 A. M. the tonsure and minor orders. He The advancement of Eev. Jolm F. According to Mr. Cleary, the sight was raised to the order of sub-deacon O'Hara, C.S.C, created an important seers at Notre Dame this summer on Wednesday and to that of deacon, vacancy in the Prefect of Religion's represented every type of personality today. These major orders, usually chair. This has been filled ably by and profession, ranging from mem granted at set periods during the Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C. bers of Parliament and college presi theological year, have been conferred Several notable appointments to dents down to the level of thugs, in this case through dispensation be the faculty are those of Rev. Joseph deputy sheriffs, and walkathon con cause of the age and infirmity of the recipient. Fiedler, C.S.C, to the archive staff testants. And the odd types certainly to assist in cataloguing the 400,000 brought some strange ideas about the Holy Orders will be bestowed upon documents in that department; and University with them. For instance, the former teacher by the Most Eev. of Rev. James Kline, C.S.C, to the many of the tourists were greatly John Francis Noll, D.D., Bishop of science department at Notre Dame surprised at the size of the campus, the Foil; Wayne diocese.