, 1879-05-21


8ouTH BIND, May 1D,-An ut,accountabto
spirit Of bitterness seenls to manifest itself in
few instatlces III opposition to tho generous
sy,npathy shown towards Notro Damu in lcr
at]llct!oil. We're thu letter OF "Wilian Frlncis'
III yesterdays TRIBUNE au indication Of any
general ieallnE towards tho University, nc might
well ask, What have those Fathers und Brothers
done to merit these words OF sobukel
The true uu!nus Ut such an attack,
howuyer, undoubtedly conles from tho
fact that tho sympathy for Eotro Dame Is so
widespread und so genuine. Notre Dame ilas
won the love Of the people In tho ]ast third OF n
century, ana now the expression OF TINT love
moves irrcs!stibly through NIL classes Of society,
bringing to her aid md sympathy to sustain her
ut th(s tInle OF trial. 1t Is ut tuctl thus TINT
envy shows .tso!t most malignant. Granted
that The instltMton has enemies, II IL most o-
generous ioot that sceks this suotient WHEN his
What las Sosrs I'll Dams m ID don. eea ior oI@ II" naxt
forty ycarsl'' Chicago is nut tho placu to nsk
suci a question. but Chicago IL tho place to
answer 1t: M city In the nation knnws so wull
Whnt Nutre Damp has done AZ docs Chicago, fur
willis Of Nature. mn! Chicago has nt aIl tln,rs
ayalcd liersclf largely Of advantages sie iancicl
Notrc Daao presented for. tho education OF
youth,-ns ,snliy rs u,u hundred students boi.ls
produced no scho'ar, and no book llaa cots,e
furth undeE Its patronage. bllatl wa tllen reckon
mp the collrgcs hl!tl universities of the country,
"iHl wherever W. fnd one !l.at has produced no
schonr, no book, ut whcl, literature Hs"t oratory
are boasttu1, cast that aslde a. unworthy Of tAH
nntnei Wl1at college west Of tho Allcgl,tnics
has produced this scholar Of this book l!lnt it,
cratilrc uu'l oratory 1nud SO htghty1 Who, pray,
even 80 renowned an Institution as tho Unlyer-
sl:y Of Michlganf And yet who will dare soy
tint lint grcat University l,as not bcet, DUNG
sStss. es pat e,X sstrs Scsu Ss
nothing because an .AEassiz or a Newman has
not SGT come forth from uny of thetnl
IL - n"t ~ ug ui9ng stuse tnc famous a,estion
Harvard then counted their years nut by the
ton. ~ do our Westera institutions, but by Tho
hundred. hut Is tbs tsst Tuod ono In my
casaa IL thu work OF this cducator to produce
worlds Moat famous scholars owed Iittle 10 Tho
schools, n!,tl tho ontF good books aro tho work
Of 'hcn Of gcnfus, whether seated ip IIotcssors'
chairs ot starving In garrcts. Notro Dame l,as
writer's, orators, und scientists, hut su 4as douo
something far better than I'LL this. III thu
th!rty,aYo ysars t!'at have passrd since she re-
diana, 80 has srnt forth a,i army Of young mun
aa highly moral al.l Intelligent u aty tnstttu-
tton can bonst in Tho satns tsmo and With the
3a1nc advantages. Thu good people OF Chicago,
hundreds OF whom were educated horc, ars
themselves tho 1est Illustration Of this tr&.tt
| 1t IL tito cTownnE honor due tilt now stricken
institution tlIat ahe llas successfully stslYcn to
purify And guide thc henrt ns we'll ~ to develop
| the intellect Of her ttehtnts. In !nto inter-
ytew, tbs Hon. j. H. smart. Superintendent OF
Public Instruction iur lhte 9tate, il reported to
| hayo uttered these admirable sentiments on the
| subtect Ut education:
s"rhsn an education means good leal moro
| than liz moro actulsltion Ut tnfofmattont"
| 0fes, si1. DIr best teachuts understand ycry
we'll thattRking out child braht and studlnR The
VACUUM with a few hook8 Il nut education, Al has
been well sat, II you train uaa's body only you
make magnificent brute; II you tEsln his body
mud Atx 3pint. you maxu magnificent sc1nldrul;
anI ii you Train hts body, h!s ,Hnd. and hls heaft
] sou have = magnificent specimen Ut mauhuuu.