The Irish standard., 1890-09-20
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
Conditions Which Are to Govern the
Attatnm MT Of Degrees.


The university senate has determined
on the following conditions for the at
tainment of degrees, which are going
into effect this year:
''The degree of Bachelor of Divinity
is to be conferred IS a reward for ex
cellenoe in the seminary course of di
! vinity which precedes admission to the
university. The examination for this
| degree is to be held at the beginning of
each scholastic year. The matter of the
examination is to consist Of questions
in dogmatic theology, sacred Scripture
| with the Hebrew tongue) and ecclesias-
tical history, so arranged as to stuff
! ciently summarize the entire seminary
| course in these various branches. Each
candidate shall be examined during one
hour. The programme IF the examina-
| tion is to be published annually, and
sent to the Bishops and to the semin-
| aries of tho country some months be-
| fore the close Of the preceding scholas-
| tic year. 1t follows that necessary
| condition for the attainment of this
degree is the completion of the ele.
| mentary course of divinity, or at least
three years Of divinity studies.
''To attain the Licentiate in sacred
theology it is required that, after the
elementary course which deserves the
degree of Bachelor, two years should
be successfully spent in university
studies. These may be of two kinds,
either general or special. By the
latter is meant course of studies
mainly limited to one of the four de-
partments or specialties already; de-
scribed. BY the former is meant the
course made by one who does not aim
at being a specialist, but st making
profound studies in dogma, moral and
holy Scripture. The examination is
TO be made partly in writing and
partly oral. The written examin--
alton shall consist in the pro-
duction Of dissertation ON
some theological question selected
by the candidate with the appro-
baton of the faculty. The oral exam
ination, lasting about TWO hours, has
FOR its matter fifty theses, which the
stud emit must likewise select with the
appreciate Of the faculty. If he has
made special studies, two-thirds of the
ter of his speciality, the other third
from such matters in the other groups
as are most closely connected with his
speciality, and the most necessary for:
his prosecuting his stu dies therein
safely and profitably. In the matterI
Of his specially, profound knowledge
shall be demanded; in the other
branches, q solid and sufficient ao-
quaintance with the subject. It his
studies have been Of more general
character. twenty Of the theses must be
taken from dogmatic theology, fifteen
from moral theology, and the rest I'D
libitum.
''To attain the Doctorate in sacred
theology the candidate must, in the
first place, have spent two years in
study after obtaining the Licentiate.
Secondly, he must write book OF al
least 100 printed pages, octave, ON
some subject of sacred science selected
by himself and approved by the faculty.
This book must be examined and ap-
proved by the faculty before its publ
cation. 1t must manifest original;
power and personal research, and must
be such as to be considered a solid con-
tribution to the literature of the sub
jeot treated. Thirdly, his book having
been approved, the candidate shall
pu blish at least reventy-fvs theses for
his oral examination, selected by
himself, with the appropriation Of
the faculty Of these, twenty-five shalA
be selected from the group Of studies
constituting his speciality; twenty-five
from the particular matter to which he
has most specially devoted his atten--
branches Of sacred science OF which
correct knowledge is demanded by his
speciality. These he must defend sue
cessfully for three hours against all
corners on two consecutive days.
'SCandidates who have made their,
studies elsewhere will be admitted to;
contend for the degrees Of the univer-
sity on exactly the same conditions az
those stated above. "...
s'No merely honorary degrees shalA
be conferred; that is to say, the ordin-,
ary conditions and examin ations can
be dispensed with only in case of
those who by their writings OF their
teachings have given at least equal
proof of their eminenoe in sacred SOL
ence."
Arrangements have already been
partly made by the university author
tiles ana will in due time be per ected
for series of public lectures on his
torical, philosophical and scientific
subjects semi-weekly during the whole
of the next scholastic year.
John boyle ORet.ly's SUCCESSOR. !.
News from Boston is that John Boyle
O'Reilly's successor as editor Of tho
s'Pilot" will undoubtedly be Mr.. James
Jeffrey Roche. Seven or eight years
ago Mr.. Roche was a clerk in Kilby &
Pages establishment ON Commercial
street. Even st that time several
poems from his pen had been published,
and these attracted the attention of
Mr.. O'Reilly, who invited by Roche TO
chair on the editorial staff of the
''Pilot." Mr.. Roche accepted, and from
that time until Mr.. O'Reilly passed