The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-05-28

21shpp ireland, Returned from Washing
ton Owes Some Interesting Details IN
xslation to the 1Gagnihoisnt 1ducstional
Institution thst WALL Re Founded At
the National Capital.
the first fruits of the recent Catholic p1enary
council in Baltimore are beginning to be seen,
and the browning work-the establishment Of
great Catholic tniversity-is already well I'M
der Way The special committee appointed by
the council to organize the university met in
Baltimore. 1t the residence Of the archbishop,
on May Z, and an outline Of what was d5ae
there has been published. Further details
are, however, furnished BY Bishop Ireland,
who has Just returned to St Paul
one of the committee, which consists Of nine
bishops, four layman and four priests, selected
from different sections of the United States.
The frst thing which the committee had under
discussion WAS the; location Of the university
and, recognizing the fact that Washington is
rapidly becoming not only the political but slse
the social, artistic and literary center of the
country, q city where the cultured class is
every year becoming larger, they selected
Washington as the place best adapted for the
considerations beside those enumerated above
Influenced the committee in its 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
Washington is this: The university is to be thor
oughly American. It will endeavort to build up
in this country IN. educated class, not only
the peers, but tho euperiors Of the graduates
Of European universities. The site selected is
one familiar to every visitor to the national
capitalize old Middleton estate, Oh the
Seventh street road, opposite the east gate OF
the Soldiers home Three miles froln the cap
itol, ON rising ground, the property, sixty five
acres, commands 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 are to be submitted to the
committee in November next, and work will be
commenced early in the Stirring Of 1886, the the
illogical department of the university opening
the following autumn.
This department will be for young clergy
men who have completed the course usually
taught in theological seminaries, and will in
clude eight chairs: Philosophy, dosmatic
ence and literature. The endowments OF tho
professorships range from $4,000 to 500, GOO,
and six have already been subscribed for, and
the other two promised The theological
building will cost $4,000 Students will
have rooms and: meals furnished by the uni
versity at their own expense, but all instruction
will be entirely free. A number of courses or
fellowships, will be founded by the different
dioceses and the hberality of private indivd-
uals at 5000 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 man has par
ticularly distinguished himself in science or
literature, he may be invited to take a
professionally, even if he be non
Catholic 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.
COZ, 00O two thirds of which is now i'll hand
and the balance subscribed So high will be
the course of study that it is expected it will be
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 possible
on the same scale as the theological, and at
equally great expense. A charter will be OBJ
tanned of congress at its 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 no 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 it,
receiving inspiration from its 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