Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-03
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Catholic Unfyersfty,

the Holy Cross College. which is to be
established in Brookland, arrived on Sat-
| urday with fourteen seminarians. They
are at present boarding in West Brookland,
but Father Francisens is negotiating to
| rent larger house in Brookland. where he
will establish their house of study for the
coming winter. These students, who are
| to attend the university courses are being
| educated for professorships for the Holy
Cross colleges of the United States and
| Canada. In a few days ten graduates will
| arrive from the Notre Dame University,
| who are to form a postgraduate class
| to study the higher branches taught in the
Mcmahon Hall. The Notre Dame Univer-
city will have this winter in Brookland a
| colony Of about thirty men.
| Bishop Keane left on Sunday night for
| st. Paul, Mimi, to assist at the dedication
| Of st. Thomas Seminary there. Before re-
| turning, the bishop will attend Sunday
| Observance convention, to meet on Septem-
Dr.. Shanahan of Boston, who has been
appointed to the chair Of higher philosophy
| IN tho Mcmahon Hall, was a guest at the
| university last week, and while there en-
gagged apartments at the lexington Hotel,
| where he will locate for the winter.
The university is issuing invitations to
| all the archbshops, bishops. alumni and
special friends of the university to meet
there during week of opening Of the NC
Mahon Hall, for the purpose of organic
| ing an alumni association. Prof. Edward
Greene of the State University of Califor-
| mia at Berkeley has arrived at the univer-
sity. and will occupy the chair Of botany
in tho Mcmahon Hall.
Rev. DR.. Zahm, the eminent scientist
| and director of studies Of the Holy Cross
College from South Bend. is a guest at
| the university.
According to the will of the late Peter
j. LAWN of La Crosse, Wis. there has been
dollars, for the establishment of scholar
ship of the archdiocese Of Milwaukee, and
one of the brightest students Of the arch
diocese will enter upon its privileges this
year. There has also been received the
half of second burse, established by the
will of Mr.. Charles L. Routt for the diocese
of Alton, Ill. The university was favored
last year with endowments, the total sum
| received for professional chairs being $780,
900.
Columbian University.
DR.. A. P. Montague, dean of the college
department, has returned from his summer
trip in Maine.
DR.. Charles E. Monroe, dean of the Cor
coran Scientific School, was one of the dele
| gates from the Science Society Of this city
to the American Association of Advanced
Science, which convened in Springfield,
Mass, on August 30. DR.. Monroe was ac-
| companied by Mr.. c. Whitehead. in charge
of the department of assaying in the
university. who read paper on tellurium;
also by Mr.. George e. Barton, who read
an article on al Seric in glycerine.
The Columbian University Banjo and
| Mandolin Club has been reo.ganized. 1t
| consists of fourteen members, with Mr..
| Henry Heidman as leader. The club meets
every Tuesday and Friday at the university
| to practice. During the summer they gave
! several very successful concerts in Vir-
| ginia towns. One of the new features of
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| played by Mr.. Charles Baker.
| There has been established in the uni
versity a school of manual training, which
| will be conducted by Mr.. ]. 2. Blomen.
| The school will consist of tin shop, car
| penter shop, &C., and will occupy the base
| ment Of the college building.
| DR.. Lee Davis Lodge, professor of phil
osophy ard French, is studying in France.
Georgetown University.
Rev. H. Richards. S. J., president of the
| university, has returned from two weeks
| stay in New York. and announces the fol-
| lowing changes for the coming year:
| Father Powers has relinquished the vice
| presidency on account of ill-health, and
will be succeeded by Rev. William Ennis,
S. j., of Woodstock. who is well known to
Georgetown students, having been profess
sor Of rhetoric there from 'SS to '03.
Rev. Louis Weber, s. j., of the Jesuit
Novitiate in Frederick, Nd, will teach
| rudiments in the preparatory department.
| Father Richley has been appointed chief
| discplinarian in the preparatory depart
ment.
Rev John B. Pittar, s. j., of last years
| faculty, has gone to St. Joseph's College,
| Philadelphia, where he will be professor of
| the class Of third grammar.
| A generous donation from Miss Mary
Reed of Georgetown. D. c., has been re-
| ceived at the university for the purpose of
purchasing a set of vestments for the
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