REV. DENIS J. STAFFORD, D. D.

In the late revered pastor of St. Patrick's Church, in this city, the University possessed a staunch and constant friend whose untimely death it has every reason to deplore. The archdiocese rightly laments a distinguished ecclesiastic, whose rare oratorical gifts, fine literary taste, splendid physique, and rich voice made him a unique figure and won for him universal admiration. His beloved people of St. Patrick's mourn the good priest to whom every interest of his flock was sacred and all whose hours were devoted to the promo. tion of their spiritual and temporal welfare. The Catholic people of Washington are justly conscious that they have lost a representative priest, always willing and able to stand forth as their spokesman and on all such occasions highly respected and admired by the nonCatholic population of the Capital. But while his death is in every way a genuine loss of Catholicism, it is particularly felt by the University in whose mission he was a sincere and even enthusiastic believer. All its interests, hopes, and ideals were dear to him. His church and residence were ever open to its professors and students. Its trials hurt him and its joys uplifted him. He came to its aid with a noble ardor, when generous confidence was most needed, and pleaded its cause with his parishioners and others so successfully that the contributions of his Church alone to the annual collection for the University ranked with those of good-sized dioceses. queathed to the University his large and valuable library. Dr. Stafford admired profoundly the intellectual and artistic glories of the Catholic Church in the past, and his ardent, enlightened patriotism made him trust that in the future they would be repeated in his own beloved country. The Catholic University seemed to him. a pledge of the fulfillment of that hope, and as such he cherished it dearly, and longed to see it realize one day all the hopes of its founders. Had he rounded out the span of life to which he might naturally have looked forth, he would no doubt have seen realized in good measure the large hopes which he shared in common with the first generation of the University's benefactors and friends, among whom he will always be counted. The University extends its sympathy to his bereaved relatives, his orphaned parish, the people of Washington and the archdiocese itself. May he rest in peace!

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Lectures by Professors.-On January 4th Rev. Dr. Shields lectured before the Catholic Women's League, of Chicago, Ill., on "The pedagogical principles in the Church's Organic Activity.” On the 5th he lectured to the faculty and students of St. Mary-ofthe-Woods on "The Method of Teaching Religion." On December 12th and 30th Very Reverend Dr. Creagh, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, delivered two lectures on "Church and State" and "Practical Catholicity," at Worcester, Mass., final lectures in the course which he gave under the auspices of the State Council of the Knights of Columbus.

Meeting of the Association of American Universities.-The Annual Meeting of this Association was held January 9 and 10 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Fourteen of the principal Universities of the country were represented. The delegate from the Catholic University of America was Very Rev. Dr. Pace, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy. Among the topics discussed were: "The Aim and Scope of the Association," "The Possibilities of Intellectual Co-operation Between the United States and Latin America," "The Part of the Undergraduate College in Preparation for Professional Education," and "The Doctor's Dissertation." At the close of this meeting, January 10, Rev. Dr. Pace delivered an address before the Association of Catholic Students of the University of Michigan, to whom he was introduced by the Reverend Edward Kelly, Rector of St. Thomas' Church. Father Kelly has exerted himself in behalf of the Catholic students attending the University of Michigan, and has won for himself the respect both of the student body and of the professors in charge of that institution.

Dr. Dunn Honored.-Dr. Joseph Dunn, Professor of Celtic at the Catholic University, received word recently through the French Embassy at Washington that the French Government has appointed him Officier d'Académie, palmes académiques.

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