The morning times., 1895-09-22

would afford space for all time for the
departments now occupying II. But al
ready there is cry for rpom. The law
school wants building, apd the biological,
psychological and physical laboratories
and museums are crowded, Plans for the
erection Of a new building are being laid
1t will be to the east and south OF Mcmahon
Hall, and on scale of equal niagnificence
PUBLIC LECTURES.
DR.. Pace, dean of the faculty Of Mcmahon
Hall, has announced In general terms that
the public lectures on topics of popular
interest will be moro generally supplied
now that the new hall h available. He is
not yet able to announce the courses, but
will undertake their arrangement immedi-
ately after the university classes settle
down to work.
Among these, the lectures of Hon. Carroll
D. Wright, who will occupy the chair of
economies, and those of Judge Robinson,
dean of the law school. are attracting
considerable speculation. Mr.. Wright's
utterances on social ethics win have great
weight on this leading question, and Judge
Robinson coming as he does, from Yale,
with twenty years experience there, will
The Catholic University is under pecu-
liar government. By request of the pleDary
council. the Pope, in erecting the university,
specially provides that it shall never pass
under the control Of any religious order,
but should remain under the control of the
archbishops and bishops If the United
States, Consequently the board of directors
consists of Cardinal Gibbons, chancellor;
and the following arcbbishops and bishops:
John Joseph Williams, of Boston; Patrick
John Ryan, OF Philadelphia; Michael
Augustine Corrigan, of New York; John
Ireland. of st. Paul; Placide Louis Chappelle,
of Santa Fe; John Lancaster Spalding, Of
Peoria; John j. keane, titulary bishop of
Ajasso; NJ. Martin Marty, of st. Cloud;
Camillus Paul Macs, of Covington; John
S. Foley, of Detroit: Ignatius F. Horstmann,
of Cleveland. and Right Rev. j. NJ. Farley,
vicar general of New York. To these have
been added Rev. Thomas Lee, pastor of st.
Matthew's, and Mr.. Thomas f. waggafnan,
both of this city. and Mr.. Michael jenkins,
of Baltimore. Bishop Kcane is the rector
and Very Rev. Philip j. Garrigan is his
assistant, and the executive officer of the
university. fe.s-r a4..etitia
OF these two latter gentlemen little has
been gaid in this article. Their work is
too well known here to need comment. They
have both strongly identified themselves
with local affairs, and The people know
and esteem them. On matters of public
moment that come within their pur
view, they have often spoken in no uncer-
tain terms. Their work is their monu
ment and their glory. In telling of it
The Times tells best OF the men. Suffice
it to say that they make the motto OF Tire
university theirs-"Deus lux mea"-God
is my beacon. ""
Another man intimately connected with
the public affairs o: the university is Rev.
Alexis Orban, the librarian. DR.. Orban is
a man of books. and toJhe scientific world
around Washing ton, Ire is what Librarian
Spofford is to the general public. DR.. Orban
is n native of France, md a student of the
great Sorbonne. He came to this country
in 1876, and was a professor at the Sulpi,
tian Seminary at Montreal. In 1883 he re-
turned to France and was engaged in the
university at Sorbonne when he received
his present position. bf. orban has many
warm friends in all classics, but particu-
larly among the legatfons,SM NJ. Patenotre in
particular being his intimate friend
MGR MCMAHON.
The man to whose munificence the uni