The morning times., 1895-10-02

be united to come Tor trienuiy Gun stiHS,
and let what is good be drawn from .nein
and what is erroneous be reIuted anu eA
puuyed SO that the result may pe tiie
advancement OF truth and the progress VI
Id sjnre this university. beyond al
other Institutions, has been exceptionaiiy
honored and protected and encourasea ps
the supreme pnntlII, Leo s,hs Ill or srena.e
and OF faith, to DE the strongest anu noSe
reliant support OF the hoiy see. ,,,x;,,,
.'Let il above all things seek py , DIInsiiiffs IL
down the light OF supernatural truth 10 IL
Iu1le the minds o LmauKind dnd IiS1t Lle way
10 the final perfect knowledge of al trntn
in the vision of the Divine Essence itsei'
DIR. PAGES ADDRESS.
The next address was by Rev. Prof. E.
4. pace. dean OF the faculty OF philosophy.
He spoke on the school OF philosophy Just
founded at the university. All ideals, De
sald. are high and the spirit or the present
was that wnich minated tire founding oIthe
great universities OF the old world
IL was not the intention OF the school oi
phlIosOply v 60 interfere WIKI the dltonoilsoA
any ma rllctlia r llne OF study. On the contrary
eacn student would be expected TO De an
a.dent worker ana producer IN his specIai
fed, but in the new schoo liie ~ -,
heco-ordinated and made TO help eacb other.
He held tnal III there was anything true ~
the world Oh Inteiiect IL was tnat ppy piliIosopny
needs science and science needs phiiOsopnJ'
From the study OF man tue process vas VI ",
ward the study OF God, the autnor ol an
on ,ects o . stud y and research HtdhnOuhCSu
that in the school they wouin iuiloM uhe
line Indicated by the molly poDtllI IA MS re-
cent and previous utterances on the reiallon
OF the scnool or pnliosphy 10 tnat Oh teAits !on.
Prof. PAGES address was quite Dtlei u
but sucCincU, anu Was restricted '" "uoii! "
the subject in hand, being an introduction
of the scope and methods or his depdrtniens
OF pbilosopny. BE had evidently prepared
the ati,iress with a view to tue previous
exhaustive treatment OF the suDJect oi
MnngIgnGT S2fDlll-
Prof W. G. Robinson, dean OF the 1aculey
OF the social science, spoke on tne scn1ot }l
OF the social science. de pfctlised lndo az, .ne @
Inauguration OF any enterprise Was an oC-
caSion o. interest aud moment. in the lay
ing OF foundations the eye turns 10 Tue
rising sun on the pT1ncIpie tnat IL Is pItteI
To have Il future than a past or mental dc-
tivities. All foundations are built on
sublime faith
AS an example of this Dr. Robinson re-
ferred to the pioneers or American clviilz-
atton on the Ma ytiuwer, a reference which
excited instant applause
He maiuta med that the greatness OF
England was traceable TO the estlD Diisldieue ~
OF its great universities ages ago anu ne
augured great things for the CATHOLIC UNI
yeTsity and turned aside 10 pay high tribute
to John Hopkins University, tins reference
being also rapturousiy applauded- +.
'.In the Catholic church., he said, 1T is
always kept in view that the fundamental
ground of all things depends from God; that
He is at~once the origin and consUnnnation
of the universe not only as a whole but III
every one of its parts Not 10 Know HIM
is TO know nothing" AllsubJects are taught
as different aspects OF the divine being.
Hence the Importance OF getting at causes
which lead us to the archetype OF all causes
DIR. Robinson then discussed the social
sciences as having their origin in GOD ana
their Importance in solving most OF the
questions which now vex the world
SPOKEN BY THE CARDINAL
The closing address was by Cardinal
Gibbons. He said that 1t was fully IN
keeping with the origin and growth or the
Catholic University that the first word
spoken on this occasion should be those OF
our founder and teacher, Leo Alll-
1t was also source of pleasure to note
that his excell.ncy, the apostolic delegate
has manifested the deepest interest IN the
institution. AS chancellor he could not more
appropriately close the exercises than by
recalling to mind the language OF the POPE
and the spirit and zeal winch anlInates nlIn
in regard to its success. -
CARDINAL Gibbons here referred To The
idea OF the Pope as 10 the proper junction
of the university to be instruction in phli-
osophy first, and religion atterward, the
Intention being that the INSTITUTION snoulu
be university
I'VE congratulate both faculties" he
said, ION their work, which has deserved
tribute from the highest sources.
Alluding to the education OF the Catholics
of the country, he said that 1t was e&-
pected of them that they should iead
and not follow He then adverted 70
workshops equipped with all the inpie,
lients necessary Tor intellectual and moral
work. The builders could not he too
many.
He next spoke of the expenses of the
institution and paid a fitting tribute
to the ladies who had endowed chairs IN
the school OF divinity ana then TO the
generous priest WHO had laid the fouuda-
lion of the present hail" Both of these
allusinns were applsuded. He offered to
Monsiguor Mcmahon the heartfelt con
| Cratulatinns and thanks OF The church"
Cardinal Gibbons introduced neat
| compliment TO Johns Hopkins University by
referring to the debt or the Catholic Unt
versity to it for some of it's scholarly
professors, a reference which President
Gilman acknow ledged with BOW.
Next he congratulated Bishop heane,
| the rector, onthe success 'whlcnhad crowne'i
| his work. and referred 10 the profitaDie
union or affiliaiion OF scminaTies ana other
| institutions with the university, alter the
custom that had prevailed With The univer-
sites of Paris and Oxford.
The cIosin.. part or the address " as de-
voted to the students, whom the cardinal
ADVISED of their duties and of the great op-
portunities presented in tie school just
The audience greeted the speaker with
great enthusiasm when he arose to speak
and w hen he concluded
The audience W as dismissed with Few
| W crds OF iLauks from Bishop keane for their
attendance and attention
MEETING OF TRUSTEES
The board of trustees of the university
met there yesterday morning. Mr.. Thomas S
E. waggaman. the well known real estate
broker, of Washington, was elected treas
urer of the university to fill the position
made vacant by the death of Hon. Eugene
Kelly, the New York banker. Mr. Wagga.
man is charter member of the board OF
| trustees of the university, and has been
prominently connected with its orfairs
| since its very infancy. He and the present
archbishop OF Santa Fe, Rev: Placidus
ChappeIie, once pastor OF st. Matthew s
Church, selected and bought the site of
| the university.
As financial agent of the university Mr..
Waggaman has ably administered its af-
| fairs and the honor conferred on him is in
| token OF the grateful appreciation in which
| ne is held by his colleagues.
Mr.. Joseph c. Banigan, OF Providence,
r. l., who was also elected member OF
! the board OF trustees, is the generous
donor OF $5o, 600 to endow the Joseph c.
| Banigan chair of political economy, which
| is to be filled by Hon. Carroll ID. Wright
| United States Commissioner OF Labor.
Mr.. Banigan is a millionaire manufac-
turer, of Providence, aud his charities
| are as munificeut as his wealth.
The other business transacted by the
board was of a fina ancial character, grow
| ing out of the Investment of funds lately
donated to the university
From all that can be learned the new
woman has not Jared badly at the secret
session of the board OF trustees. The de.
cision has not yet been announced. but
| as Archbishop Ryan. of Philadelphia. said,
ssthere is no obstacle to their admission,
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