The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-05-28
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Bishop ireland, Returned from Washing
ton Gives Some Interesting Details in
Relation to the Magnificent Educatao onal
Institution that Will Be Pounded ut
the National Capital.
The first fruits OF. the recent Catholic plenary
council in Baltimore are beginning to be seen,
and tho browning work-the establishment of
agreat Catholic university-is already well un-
der way. Tho special committee appointed by
the council to organize the university met in
Baltimore, at the residence Of the archbishop,
on May Z, and IN outline Of what was done
there has been published Further details
are, however, furnished BY Bishop Ireland,
who has Just returned to st Paul
bishops, four layman and four priests selected
from different sections of the United States
The first thing which tho committee had under
discussion was the location of the university,
and, recognizing the fact that Washington is
the social, artistic and literary center of the
country, city where the cultured class is
every year becoming larger, they, selected
Washington as the place best adapted for the
institution they propose to establish. Other
influenced the committee in it's choice. Wash
ington is daily acquiring libraries, museums,
etc., unrivalled in the country, but the principal
point sought to be emphasized by the selection of
Washingtonis this: The university is to be thor
in this country an educated class, not only
the peers, but the superiors Of the graduates
of European universities. The site selected is
one familiar to every visitor to the national
capital the old Middleton estate, on the
the Soldiers home Three miles fro1n tie H CAP
itol on rising ground, the property, slxty-fve
acres, commands a magnificent view Of the
city, the Potomac river and the distant hills OF
Virginia. The price paid for the property was
Architects are now busy preparing plans for
the first building to be erected-the theological
department-which are to DO submitted to the
committee in November next, and work will be
commenced early in the spring of 1886, the the
illogical department of the university opening
This department will be for young clergy
men who have completed the course usually
taught in theological seminaries, and will in
t;; slude eight chairs: Philosophy, dogmatic
ence and literature. The endowments Of the
professorships range from $4,000 to 500, 00O,
and six have already been subscribed for, and
the other two promised The theological
building will cost $l50,O00. Students will
7ersity at their own expense, but all IN INSTRUCTION
will be entirely free. A number of courses or
fellowships, will be founded by The different
dioceses and the Gberality of private indvd-
lals at $1,000 each. st. Paul is expected to
furnish several from among her Weather citi-
zens This will make even the board and
clothing of the student free. The professors
of the theological and all the other depart
ments are to be selected from the best Catholic
talent in the world; and when q man has par
tcularly distinguished himself in Science or
literature, he may be invited to take
professorship, even if he be a nom
Catholic A number Of the most dis
tinguished professors in Europe have already
consented to accept chairs To fully organ
ize the theological department will take ST.
OO0, 900, two thirds Of which is now i1f hand
and the balance subscribed So high will be
the course Of study that it Is expected it will he
the finest theological college in the world, even
exceeding the propaganda at Rome. Depart
ments of law, medicine, science, literature,
ETC., are to be organized as rapidly as possible
on the same scale as the theological, and at
equally great expense A charter will be OBJ
tained OF congress at it's next session. The
rector man of world wide reputation, is prob
ably selected, although his name will not for the
present be made public He is not, however,
Bishop Spaulding of Peoria, as has been errone-
ously reported. The university will in DO wise
interfere with any existing college, not even that
of Georgetown, because its course commences
where the most advanced colleges leave off.
They, on the contrary, will act as feeders to it,
receiving inspiration from it's halls. AS plans
for the perfecting of the parochial schools
were adopted by the council, it is designed in
time to make united system of Catholic edu-
cation in the United States, from the primary
school to the university.