Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-20


PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PRoJEcr-rHE
COMING MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REPORTED DIsAGREENENTs IN THE BOARD
DENIED-rHE PLAN OF THE UNIVERSITY
After Easter the board OF trustees OF the new
Catholic university will meet I'm Baltimore for
the purpose Of perfecting arrangements for the
Inauguration of this great enterprise. The site
has already been purchased and comprises
some sixty-five acres outside OF the city limits
to the northeast. The original $500, 600 do
mated by Miss Caldwell has already been in
creased by contributions from all portions Of
the country. SO that more than twice that sum
has been pledged. The financial support re
ceived has been SO encouraging that II is
thought the trustees will at once begin the ereo-
ton OF some of the buildings that will be
needed. Recently statements have been pub
lished TO the effect that disae reements have
already arisen In the board, but Rev DR. Chap
pelle, the pastor of st. Matthews church. who
is member OF the board, in conversation with
q STAR reporter, deried that these statements
have any foundation in fact "They are pure
fabrications" said the doctor. "Ssme persons
outside OF the board, who have taken a great
deal of interest in the choice of location the
new university favored the selection OF New
choice was not that of the board. / attribute
such statements to this cause because they
nave not the yestige of truth. 1t is ridiculous
70 maintain that the western members OF the
BOARD are opposed TO Washington, because they
were among the first to mention Washington
as the proper place. When the question OF Sc
places proposed-Seton Hall, South Orange, n.
j.; Philadelphia and this city. There was no
contention for a western site, and the choice of
tns city was heartily unanimous. Neither is
There any complaint, that has yet been heard
OF, that the west was not sufficiently repre-
scented on the board. They are, on the con-
lrary, well represented, and do not desire more.
me west IL represented by two of the strongest
bishops of the Catholic church-Bishop Spauld-
ing, OF Peoria, H., and Bishop Ireland OF 81.
Paul, Mimi. The reported dissatisfaction OF
Dlshop Becker, OF Wilmington. Del. because he
without foundation. The fact Is, Bishop Becker
was asked II he would accept a place the
uiu not care To serve. and IL was at his own re-
quest that he was not designated.
THE INAUGURATION OF THE ENTERPRISE.
with the financial encouragement that we
have received" continued the doctor, "there Is
nothing now to be done except to push forward
the arrangements for inaugursting this new
enterprise. This will be the main business at
the meeting after Easter. The general scope of
the university is pretty well agreed upon,
think. The idea OF the original doner and of
those who have followed her generous example
has been, think. to aid ia the establishment
OF a seat OF learning, where the higher education
can be obtained. To carry into practical oper-
alton such an enterprise requires an amount of
detailed work that would toe confusing were il
not that the highest minds Of the church are
engaged In perfecting plans, and their ideas
win be presented at the coming meeting"
The members OF the board OF trustees referred
TO by DIR. Chappelle are AS follows. Most Rev.
most Rev. NJ. Heiss, ID. d., archbishop of Mil
waukee: most Rev. j. j. Williams, ID. D.. arch
bishop OF Boston; most Rev. r. J. Ryan, u. d.,
archbishop OF Philadelphia: most Rev. NJ. A.
Corrigan, ID. d., coadjutor-archbishop of New
York; right Rev. ]. Ireland, ID. d., bishop of st.
Richmond; right Rev. j. L. spaulding, u. 10.
bishop of Peoria; right Rev. NJ. Marty, d. d.,
vicar.apostolic OF Dakota; Mgr. John NJ. Farley,
Foley, ID: d., Baltimore; Rev Thomas s. Lee. Bal.
ton ton, city; Mr.: Eugene Kelly, New York; MI.
Ferren, Philadelphia; Mr.. Thomas L. Wagga-
man, Washington.
THE PLAN.
While, Of course, nothing definite has been
fixed upon, yet 1t is perfectly understood among
the members of the board that the most feasi-
bic plan is to begin with the theological
department first, and then as the money comes
In to add the necessary buildings and professor.
ships Tor the lay department. IL is proposed TO
DeSih at once the erection OF a handsome build
ing for the theological department., which will
cost i'm the neighborhood OF S2o0, 900 The re-
mainder OF the fund collected up To date will go
lowards endowlng the chairs of the professors.
This department will oe for the higher educa-
ton OF the clergy, and IL is not the purpose TO
rob or rival any OF the Summaries already in
existence. Rather, IL is calculated TO quicken
and spur them OH, and draw them I'D with it,
All the educational institutions, high and low,
viii act as feeders To this common center of
light and knowledge. Only those will be allowed
10 enter who have COM leted their seminary
course, if an ecclesiastic. or those who have
graduated from some recognized college, il a Law
student 1t is probable that the great bulk of
those who enter the ecclesiastical department
will already have been ordained priests. They
VIII be students who, after having passed a
thorough seminary course, wish TO perfect them
selves in some special ecclesiastical study such
as canon law, scriptural science, ecclesiastical
history, dogmatic theology, and so forth.
AS the money comes in other buildings will
De erected, another corps Of professors OBJ
tanned, and lay students will be invited to at
tend the university. Bishop Spaulding has been
spoken OF as the head of the theological DEPART
mel {, and SO has DR.. Chappelle, but nothing has
yet been determined.