Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 159, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1919 — BIG CHANGE IN FACULTY AT NOTRE DAME. [ARTICLE]

BIG CHANGE IN FACULTY AT NOTRE DAME.

South Bend, Ind., July 7. —In the biggest shake-up ever made at Notre Dame,’ Very Rev. Dr. James A. Burns, C. S. C., has been elected president of the university; Very. Rev. John Cavanaugh appointed a professor of theology and advanced English at the Holy Cross house of studies, Washington, D. C.; Rev. Dr. Matthew Schumacher appointed president of St. Edward’s college, Austin/ Tex.;, Rev. Dr. Eugene Burke appointed president of Columbia university, Portland, Ors., and a score of other important changes have been effected. Announcement of the appointments was made by the Very -Rev. Andrew Morrissey, provincial of the congregation of the Holy Cross, late this afternoon. . The change in the presidency was made necessary by a new ruling on an old canon law which now makes it imperative on all superiors of religious orders to relinquish jQieir directorates after three years bf service.