The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-03-22
AT THE UN 4 Y .ERSIT \
An InteIle ctual Treat to be Soon
Furnished.

Public Disputation ut Which Cardinal
Gibbons Will be Present-Three Thesis
10 be Observation-Disclosures Books in the
Libraries.
Preparations are being made at the
Catholic University at Washington for
solemn public disputation on the feast
of St Thomas Acqninas. His Eminence
Cardinal Gibbons and y number OF In
vited guests are expected to be present.
Three thesis will be defended, one
each, ON dogmatic theology, fundamen-
tai theology, and moral theology.
Forty minutes will be allowed to each,
or two hours for all. The thesis on
dogmatic and moral theology will be
defended in Latin. the one on funda-
mental theology, or the first principles
OF religion, in English. The feast OF
St. Thomas will be observed every year
By scholastic exercises. Those of the
Immaculate Conception and Of st. Paul
the Apostle Of the Gentiles. will be OBJ
served by relious ceremonies.
The University library is gradually
being increased by the reception of
new books from this country and
six thousand volumes, embracing
treatises on dogmatic and moral the
ology, canon law, the Scripture. philos-
ophy, liturgy, apologe tics. history,
ecclesiastical and civil. Many of these
works are rare and very valuable. The
Oriental languages are we'll repres-
ented, especially the Arabic and Syric.
Among the rare books we have noticed
several immense volumes illustrative
of Egyptian monuments, now out OF
print; also complete collection Of the
pam phlets on the Vatican Council,
bound in twenty-three volumes. Nearly
all the languages are represented in
these pamphlets. They were collected
by,Rev. Theodore A. Metcalf in Rome in
1871. and are exceedingly valuable.
The members Of the faculty have
their private libraries, some of them
being very valuable. Bishop Keane
has quite an excellent collection Of
books embracing some rare volumes.
Or. Hyvernat has probably the most
valuable private library in the Univer-
sity. 1t fills four rooms, and numbers
over one Thousand volumes, some of
them being very large, and at present
they cannot be used for want of proper
stands, which are being constructed es~
pecially for them. This library is par
ticularly rich in Oriental literature.
The Doctor has sixty or seventy old
manuscripts, which, if we may deal in
dollars and cents when speaking of
such treasure, are worth over one thou
sand dollars each.
DR.. Bouquillon's library contains a
large number OF valuable works on
theology, moral dogmatic, and scho--
lastic. Monsignor Schroeder's is not
less valuable, and is well~ stored with
the gems of theology, which the learned
owner has used to good advantage. The
library of DR.. Pohle is we'll stocked
with books on the natural sciences.
Dr. Hogan has splendid miscellaneous
library, in which may be found books
on nearly every subject.
The librarian of the University is the
Rev. Father Orban, S. S., most atfa-
Bile and learned gentleman, who is per-
fectly at home among ancient and mod
ern authors. He delights to introduce
his visitors to his intimate friends OF
the library; and although many of them
lived in distant ages and foreign lands,
are we'll known by the reverend libra
rian. He has labored assiduously to
classify and al alge the books which.
under his trained and Intelligent super
vision, have been placed in the various
alcoves so as to be easily found by the
students, for whom the library il espe
cially intended.