The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-10-19

BISHOP KEAss, RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY.
central portion Of the building contains
spacious halls for reunions, public lee.
lures, the comforting II degrees and
other functions concerning the univer-
sity at large. Later on an amphtheater
Will be erected to the rear Of the present
building for the holding of these gath
erings The remainder II the present
building L. occupied by the school Of
Jurisprudence and social science, the
pathological section, the school Of phi.
losophy and the psychological institute.
The faculty has been selected with
discrimination, the head being the Rev
DR.. Pace, who will hold the chair of
psychology and BE- the dean. DR.. Pace
is only 33 years old, but his scholarly
achievements have been many and dis.in-
guished. Professor William G. Robin
son, for years connected with the law
department Of Yale, VIII be dean Of the
school Of social sciences and occupy the
chair Of law. DIR. Griffin, formerly Of
Johns Hopkins, and DR.. Cameron, for
merly II Cornell university. will be- pro-
fessors Of chemistry. Charles Warren
Stoddard will lecture on English litera-
ture, and the other members u the fac
ulty are all men either II assured repu-
tation or great promise Mcmahon hall
was presented to the university by the
Rev. James Fl. Mcmahon, reputed TO be
the richest priest in America. at an ex-
penditnre Of about 81 900, 600
IL was in 1885 that the project for
Catholic university at Washington was
first mOoted, but it was many years after
that before the university was founded
When the third plenary council was held
in Baltimore in 1854, Miss Mary Gwen.
doline Caldwell contributed the sum If
$500, 900 for the purpose Of founding
the university. OF this sum 5000, 600
was used FOR the purchase # the site
and the erection Of the first building II
the institution, now known as Divinity
hall, which was formally dedicated on
Nov IL, 1889. Since then the endOw-
meut has increased until 10 il now up
ward Of 81 900, 600, and an endowment
for Mcmahon hall Of 5000, 900 has been
raised by subscription A chapel, even
tually TO BE- used exclusively by the
faculty and students If the divinity
school, has been erected by Miss Cald.
well at a cost Of go. 600. and larger
one, for the Use If all attending the uni.
versity, will be erected at some future
time
The rector Of the university is the
Right Rev. J. J. keane, ,ltular biaEol
Of Ajass0, who was born az Ballyshan.
non, County Donegal, Ireland. in 1899
He came TO this country with his parents
when hut years # age, and received
his education in Baltimore at st.
Charles college and st. Marv's semi
nary. He wa. ordained priest in | $50
and appointed assistant pastor If st.
Patrick's church, Washington. When
the see of Richmond became vacant ne
was appointed bishop, and for ] years
was head If the diocese. There were hut
~ Cathollc churches in his jurisdiction
at the beginning II hi- term. When he
quilted the see there were 80 churches.
% chape!5, 2 converts, } academies.
with $50 students, 30 parrchial s.. ,ois.
with 1000 pupils, and II, 900 c0mmu.
nicants. He was one If the leading
members II the third plrnary council,
and was 50 much impressed by the
scheme u the Catholic university that
he offered toresign his post ~ bishop u
Richmond to become rector II the uui
versity. This offer was accepted, and his
service "a rector began in August, 1883.
Since then he has been the foremost fig.
urs IN the conduct u the institution.