The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-28
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The list fruits Of the recent Cath6siep lsn1ry
council In Baltimore are beginning 10 b seen,
ahd tho browning ~ori-ths establishment Of
ASfeat Gtth6i,c University Ia alfe.dy veil tn-
der way. The special committee appointed by
tho council to organize the university met in
Baltimore ct the residences Of the arehbiahop.
8n Aai Z; 3nd "a outline ii xhai VII dSAe
MeEs ksi DssssH published Further details
are however, furnished ~ Bishop ireland,
who has just returned To st Paul
bne of tho COMMITTEES, which consists OF nine
bishops, four ayman and four priests selected
from different sections Of the United States
Tho Arst thing which tho committees had unlsr
discussion Has the, location Of the University,
*nd, ]fecpgnisihg the fact that Washington. is
faPidlt bec9mme h5t only thu political But also
NE social, arti4tis aHd ptefari center 81 the
Ssuntft; I civ Who're thd ealt1red SlaSi L.
Washington - the place bat adapted for tho
institution they propose to establish. Other
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sR is !; as tS az i S III % ,o'n:
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Washington is this: The university is to be thor
oughly American. 1t will endeavor to build up
in this country an educated class, not only
he peers. but tho sn!periorss Of the graduates
Sas fs%iisf se t IT. t. ~ j.: s'' ssssp
capital tho pld Middleton estate,, on the
the soe4s niles si gaze eap
itol, on rising ground, the property, slAty -f:-
city, the Potomac river and the distant hills Of
Virginia The price paid for the property was
?3O,O0O-considered = very moderate figure.
Architects are now busy preparing plans for
the first building to be erscted-the theoit9ieal
department which are to b Submitted to the
commenced earlt in ths sprifiE Ct ieea, tie The
illogical department 81 tho university Opening
Il This department Viii b for yuans clergy
men who have completed the course usually
clude eight ehairs: Philosophy, dogmatic
theology; canon lax, .ssctiptHre, history; SGT
Snce and literature. The endowments 81 the
pSGSfeses9rsR,ps range from e. ooo to $780, Coz
the other !" two promised The theological
have rooms and meals furnished by the uni
versitc. ct their own expense, but all instruction
will be entirely free. AsnliEter Of ;eaurxes or
fellowships, will be founded by the different
dioceses and the iberality of private indivd-
tails 1t $1,000 each. It, 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
professorship, even If he b non
Catholic. A number Of the most dis.
tinguished professor, in Europe have already
consented to accept ebalre To fully organ
ize the theological depaartiiieht viii lake ST.
OOO, 600, two thirds of which is now III 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
tnents Of law, medicine, science, literature,
etc. ire to b, organized az rapidly as possible
on the sanio scale IS the thsoeg'Sal and at
tanned Of congress at its next session. The
Iestor man OF world wide reputation, is prob
ably selected, although bis name will not for the
present be made public. He is i16t, however,
Bishop Spaulding of Peoria, as has been errone-
eus1y reported Tho university will in no wise
interfere With any existing college, not even that
Of Georgetown, because its coiirse commences
where the most advanced colleges leave of.
They, on the contrary, will act as feeders to it,
receiving inspiration from its halls 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.