Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-28

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RELATION 20 the lGagntnoisnt Educational
Ynatitutien that will Ne Founded at
t..s sasieual Capital.
The fret fruits OF, the recent Catholic plenary
coincil in Baltimore are beginning TO be seen,
and the crowning work--the establishment OF
q great Catholic universities already well nm
der way This special committee appointed oy
the council to organize the university met In
baltimore, 81 the residence Of tho archbishop
on May I, and an outline OF what was done
there has been published Further details
are. however, furnished BY Bishop Ireland,
MID las lust returned 90 st Paul
ane AZ The committee. which consists Of nine
bishops, four iaymati and four nriestsl selected
from different sections OF the United States
The first thing which the committee had under
discussion was the location Qf the amvsrsity,
and, recognizing the fact that washington -
rapidly becoming not only the poh.lcal pus a,so
country city where the cultured class Is
every year becoming larger. they. selected
Washington as the place best adapted for the
institution they propose 10 establish Other
considerations beside those enumerated above
influenced the committee 10 Us choice. wash
stc tinfisalsd in the country, but the principal
point sought to be emphasized by the selection OF
Washington is this: Tho university Is to be thor
oughly American II will endeavort to build up
In this country an educated class, not only
the peers, but the superiors Of the graduates
Of European universities. The site selected II
ore fatfiiliar 10 every visitor TO the national
capitalize old Middleton estate, on the
Seventh street road. opposite the east gate OF
the Soldiers home Three miles from Tie cap
itol, on rising ground, the property, sixty five
acres, commands magnificent view OF the
cltT, the Potomac river and the dlstah. Nils ol
Virginia The price paid for the property was
So, 000-considered very moderate Inquire.
Architects are now busy preparing plans ioi
the fret building 10 be erected-the theological
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are 10 be submitted 70 TIE
committee in November next and work VIII he
commenced early in the spring csiooo, the the
illogical department university opening
This department Il be for young clergy
men who have competed the course usually
taught in theological seminaries, and will in
clude eight chairs: Philosophy, dogmatc
theology canon law, Scripture, history, SCI
ence and literature. The endowments OF TIE
professorships range from $50 600 to SlOO, OOo-
and six have already boon sabscribed for, anG
| tho other two promised The theological
| building will cost $l50000 Students VIII
have rooms aud meals furnished by the UNI.
versity at their Own expense bat al Inssrnctlor
| will be entirely free. A number OF courses vi
| fellowships, will be founded by the different
| dioceses and the liberality OF private indiyld-
/ uals at $1,000 each. st Paul is expected x
| furnish several from among her wealthier citi-
/ zens This will make even the board and
| clothing OF the student free The professors
| OF the theological and all tile other depart
/ ments are 10 be selected from the best Catholic
/ talent in the world and, when man has par
/ ticularly distinguished himself IN science o.
/ literature, he may be invited 70 take I
| professorship, even il he be non
| Catholic A number OF the most dis
/ tnguished professors in Europe have already
/ consented to accept chairs To fully organ
/ ize the theological department will take 81,
| 000, 600, two thirds of which is now IN hanc
/ and the balance subscribed So high will b
the course Of study that IL is expected il viii b
the finest theological college in the world, eytl
exceeding the propaganda at Rome. Depart
| ments OF law, medicine, science, literature
etc, are TO be organized as rapidly as posslbi
on the same scale as the theological, and a
| equally great expense A charter will be oh
/ tanned OF congress at its next session Tn
rector man OF world wide reputation, is prob
! ably selected although his name will not for III
present be made public He is not, however
/ Bishop Spaulding of Peoria, as has been eTrone
ously reported The university will in no wis
interfere with any existing college, not even tina
| OF Georgetown, because its course commence
where the most advanced colleges leave OF
They, on the contrary, will act as feeders to il
/ receiving inspiration from its halls As plan
for the perfecting of the parochial schoo!
were adopted by the council il is designed u
time 10 make a united system Of Catholic edn
cation in the United States, from the primaT
| school TO the university