The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-28
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Hishop ireland, Returned from Washing
ton Caves Come Interesting Details N
: Relation to the Magnificent Eduoataonnl
Inatitution that Will Be- Founded at>
~ thsNational Capital. IA i;ss \, .S sss5
The arst.fruits If the recent Catholic plenary
council in Baltimore are beginning to be seen,
and the browning work-the establishment OF
great Catholic uniyerslty-is already well un
der way. The special committee appointed BY
the council to organize the university met in
Baltimore, at the residence of the arohbishop;f
ON May T.. and an outline of what was done
there has been published. Further details
ARE, however, furnished by Bishop lrelands
who has just returned to St Paul
one Of the committee, which consists Fof nine
bishops, four layman and four priests, selected
from different sections of the United States:
The first thing which the committee had under
discussion was the location of the university,
and, recognizing the fact that Washington is
rapidly becoming not only tho political but also
the social, artistic and literary center of the
every year becoming larger, they selected
Washington as the place bost adapted for the
Institution they propose to establish. Other
considerations beside those enumerated above
influenced the committee in its choice Wash
ington is daily acquiring libraries, museums
point sought to be emphasized by the selection Of
Washington is this: The university ia to be thor
ioughly American. 1t will endeavorto build up
in this country m educated class, not only
the peers, but the Supporters OF the graduates
of European universities. Tho site selected is
capitalize old Middleton estate, on the
Seventh street road, opposite the east gate of
the Soldiers home. & Three miles from tile cap
itol, on rising ground, the property, si1ty-fve
acres. commands 9 magnificent view Of the
Virginia The prios paid for the property was
4SQ, OOO-considered q very moderate figure
Architects are now busy preparing plans for
the first building to be erected-the theological
tdepartment-whic are.to be submitted to the
commenced early in the spring Of 1850, the the;
illogical department Of tho university opening
the following autumn. 80 h 81
:, This department; will be for young clergy;
men who have completed the course usually
taught in theological seminaries, and will in
theology, canon law, Scripture, histofy,'aci.t
ence and literature The endowments Of the
lprofessorships range from $5o, 600 to 500, 900,
and ak have already been subscribed for, aud
the other two promised. The theological
building will cost 3 $50, 600 Students will
versity at their own expense, butall instruction
will be entirely free. "A number of courses or
fellowships. viii be founded by the different
dioceses and the iberality Of private individ-
uals at $1,000 each. st Paul is expected to
furnish several from among her Weather citi-
zenA This will make even the board and,
clothing of the student free. The professors
Of the theological aud all the other depart
ments are to be selected from the best Catholic
talent in the world and, when man has par
icularly distinguished himself in science or
literature, he may be invited to- take b
profess rship, even If he be d non-
Catholic. "a number of the, most dis
tnguished professors in Europe have already
consented to accept chairs To fully organ
izs the theological department will lake s
50Oo, 0oO, two thirds Of which is now in hand
and the balance subscribed 80 high will be
the finest theological college in the world, even
ments Of law, medicine, science, literature,
etc, are to be organized as rapidly as possible
!: on the same scale as the Theological and fat
equally great expense "a charter will be OBJ
tanned Of congress sat its next session. b 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-
Sously reported Tho 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 OF
They, on the contrary, will act as feeders to it,
receiving inspiration from its halls. As plans
for the perfechng 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. VI s5i