The New York herald., 1874-07-22
ST. JOHNS COLLEGE, FoRDHAM.
It's New President-The Seat OF Catholic
Learning in the United States About
To BE Restored to It's Old Fame.

It's New President-The Seat OF Catholic
Learning in the United States About
To he Restored to It's Old Fame.
II is now close upon half century since the
above named institution was founded by one OF
Americas greatest ecclesastics and legal status
procured and conferred upon 1t by one OF her
greatest statesmen The genus OF Archbishop
Hughes and OF William II. Seward had presided
over its early foundation Up TO that time George
town College, near Washington, had ali the pres
tige which is conferred by antiquity and the
patronage OF illustrlous men. Washington and his
Cabinet hOnored its cOmmencements with their
presence, ana so did all the other Presidents and
administrations down to very recent period
But the great Archbishop determined that there
should be near the commercial metropolis OF the
nation seat OF learning where not only the
Catholics OF the United States but OF the entire
American Continent might send their sons TO re-
ceve such an education could only be pro-
cured at the most celebrated universities of Eu-
rope. Rose Hill at FOrdham, which tradition has
assigned as the seat or Lord Stirling, the Amerl-
can patriot OF Revolutionary fame, was selected as
suitable location; and for the extent OF lts
and ana Ie ee n m were
lew places to rival It outside OF its more cele-
brated and venerable sister seats OF Cathohc learn
ing at StOnyhurst and ST. Omer's
Able masters now needed and In this
emergency the lamen ted prelate summoned to his
aid the Jesuit Fathers, under whose care and d.
rection he placed the institution. The choice was
as wise as 1t was happy for these learned sons or
Loyola brought hither from their well known
houses and placed within its nails numerous staff
OF their most eminent professors. Their success
was OF doubtful Soon the fame OF the institu
ton for the proficiency OF its graduates IN the
Bellies Lettres, OratOry, Science, and Mental and
Moral Philosophy was spread abroad, and students
nocked thlther from the most distant States and
lands.
change soon came. The late war, both
at home and abroad, seriously affected this
learned institution, which had no other en-
dowments TO support 1t than those which
intellect gave. II has been decided, however, tha ;
the old fame OF the college shall be revived and
for this purpose an important step has already
been taken in the right direction. very large
number OF those professors, whose names are
household words and whose great learning and
ability had identified them with the early success
and triumphs OF the institution are TO be recalled
and they are to resume their old positions during
are the new President the Rev. DR.. Frederick Will
liam GOeken, and the Rev. DR.. Lewis Jouin. DR..
Goekeln was born in Prussia; but he is an Amerl-
can by breeding and education
DR.. JOun is an eminent philosopher. and his
exposition and complete refutatlOn OF Professor
Darwin's theory OF the descent OF man Is one OF
the most noticeable features in the philosophical
literature OF the times. The college Will open IN
September, and Will be able to receive and accom-
mOdate from 400 to 500 students, who VIII come
thitner from every part OF the United States and
from abroad.