The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-05
Catholic Universities for the Grea
Cities.


1t were unjust, in accounting both for what has
been done by Catholic colleges in the United states
and for what has been lett undone, not TO reflect
how different are the circumstances under which
these establishments arose here rom those which
surrounded the birth OF Ike institutions in Catho-
lie countries during the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries When. after 1910, the Jesults spread
with such amazing rapidlty over every country of
Christendcm which remained loyal to the Holy
See, sovereigns, princes anu mobiles We'd every
where with each other not only in providing build
ings, libraries, museums, &C., but III so endowing
the college or university thus created that the
to whom it was intrusted, as Wen az their pupils,
should be forever Tree from pecunary anxiety.
Indeed, st. Ignatius Loyoa stipulated, before
accepting any educational establishment what
ever that masters and scholars should be thus
provided for.
RESTORATION OF THE JEsUITs.
But the ireedom from pecuniary cares and the
knowledge that they were not saIaried teachers
more than doubled their power to do good The
clue OF Europe surrounded the chairs OF their pro-
fessors, and from such they chose the men who
were to perpetuate their own apostleship. Since
the restoration of the Society Of Jesus by Plus VII
how different nave been the conditions under
which they have had 10 labor in both hemispheresI
For one instance in which the powerful and the
wealthy initiated the noble generosity Of proceed
ing ages there were twenty In which power
and wealth and popular opinion were ad-
verse to every establishment they formed.
There Is scarcely one OF our catholic colleges mat
has not been created and sustained by the aims
collected, for the most part, among poor popula-
ton OF eInigrants. Now, IN estimating he amount
OF good realized one must reject on the wear and
worry which IL has cost the founders and directors
OF THESE institutions TO collect, drlbet by driDet
the funds necessary TO provide Tor the countless
wants of the infant establishment Add TO That Il
you viii, the discouragement arising rom not
having cultivated community 10 appreciate the
aims OF
A HIGH INTELLECTUAL CULTURE,
and not meeting with support and sympathy where
that IN country Ike ours Wnere parents alioW
their grown-up sons not little freedom IN the
choice OF their teachers and schools, the most re-
Downed professors IN MEDICINE, In law IN mental
pDliosopny, rs well as IN science and literature,
are those most likely TO draw the greatest number
OF pupils. They Will naturally and inevitably seek
the men pest able to teach them. But now secure
asunlclent number Of sucn skilled teachers lOi
oot1 the preparatory schools and the higher facul-
uesY In Canada 1t Is matter OF notoriety that
every faculty III the new university was provided
for with an exclusive regard 70 excellence In the
men chosen 70 teach This was again and again
witnessed TO by the then Governor General Lord
Elgin, VINO took an especial dehght IN secOnding
the efforts OF Rev. Mr.. Casault The great obstacle
TO the success aimed ut and hoped for by the ioun.
ders OF
THE LAVAL UNIVERSITY
came rom the jealousy OF the other colleges
throughout the country. they were anxious 70
secure to their own pupils the university degrees
but they were unwiIling 10 ADOPT the very nigh
examination tests liked by the university, and
could not brook the idea Of sending their candi-
dates before the Quebec Board ol Examiners. How
compromise Was erected by allowing the under
graduates TO be examined IN their own colleges
need not be stated here. quebec did not lower III
standard OF scientific and literary excellence an,
the effect has been TO stimulate the zeal Tor higl
culture throughout Lower Canada. II there be In
every sectoD OF the United staies In every .meUo