▁worked ▁on ▁another ▁musical . ▁ ▁R ig gs ▁joined ▁the ▁Y ale ▁Mobile ▁Hospital ▁unit ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁entry ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁special ist ▁in ▁foreign ▁languages ▁to ▁military ▁intelligence ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Catholic ▁chap lain cy ▁Following ▁the ▁war ▁R ig gs ▁decided ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Catholic ▁priest , ▁a ▁voc ation ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁considering ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁The ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Connecticut ., ▁following ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁first ▁Catholic ▁Chap lain ▁at ▁Y ale . ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Hart ford , ▁John ▁Joseph ▁Nil an , ▁forb ade ▁R ig gs ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁Sunday ▁Mass ▁on ▁campus , ▁in ▁de ference ▁to ▁local ▁pri ests , ▁who ▁opposed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁religious ▁centre ▁outside ▁parish ▁structures . ▁Following ▁Nil an ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁ban ▁was ▁lifted ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁by ▁his ▁successor ▁as ▁bishop , ▁Maurice ▁F . ▁Mc A ul iffe . ▁ ▁Y ale ▁had ▁only ▁ 3 0 0 ▁Catholic ▁students ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁student ▁body ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁and ▁no ▁Catholic ▁teachers ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Stud ents ▁would ▁meet ▁at ▁R ig gs ' ▁home ; ▁his ▁lect ures ▁were ▁initially ▁un