The evening times., 1896-10-23
SCHOOL FINANCES.

Wien il was called To the attention Of
DR.. Garrigan, acting rector of the uni
verSity yesterday, that various reports
Were being printed as to tue condition Of
the schools finances, he said:
What is the use to pay any attention
10 these stories. They are absurd and mis-
leading But let them gC.''
Then, turning with a wave Of his hand
to the handsome new domito almostcom-
pieied, lie added:
Does that look like we hadn't money?
Does a school that is out of funds put up
new buildings like that?'
II is stated, upon the best authority, that
Father Conatty, who viii probably be Sc
lected by tue pope as rector, is not cspc-
cialy the champion Of parochial schools as
against other priests and prelatcs.
He does publish a paper called Home
and School," which is i'll favor Of church
schools and zealously advocates religious
education as essential to the welfare Of
tue young, and for Catholic children will
permit no religious education other than
that inculcated by the church. But this
is the ground taken by every other Catholic
leader in the country.
Archbishop Ireland. " no has sbeentalkedof
AS the head of the sentiment in the church.
which would deal literally with the school
question, takes this stand no less firmly
than the most conservative. Archbishop
Ireland only devised a plan by which he
proposed to furnish Catholic instruction
to children who attend the public schools and
for hom there is only choice between
his method of furnishing religious instruc-
ton and none at all. His plan has sue
ceeded at one or two places in the State
of New York; 1t failed in Minnesota. only
because of the opposition of Protestant
parents
CoNATTYIS NOT RADICAL.
In proof Of the fact that Father Conatty
is not radical in regard to parochial schools
and ready to join those who wish every
family which sends children to the pub
lie school, excluded from the church, it is
stated that there is not q single parochial
school supported by his congregation.
On the other hand Father Conatty is not
especially the friend of Bishop Keane. He
has no more acquaintance With Bishop
Keane, 1t is asserted, than a very large
lumber OF other priests throughout the
country have. He is in no sense an init
mate friend. He came here to lecture, but
| that was inth Father Matthew leotureship
cause of temperance.
Bishop Keane also has made addresses at
Worcester. but it was not by the special in
vtation of Father C6natty
There has been some misapprehension as
to the refusal to accept the resignation
of Bishop Keane as n director of the uni
yersty 1t is not clSar that he intended to
resign til at office. His letter says that his
connection with the university ceases"
placed ut the head of the school, this was
interpreted to mean the vacating of his
position as rector.
THE DIRECTORS ACTION.
The directors fastened to preclude for
NAL resignation of that place by adoption
of resolutions expressing their appreciation
of his services and insisting that he should
remain in the directory.
DIR. Garrigan, when his name was talked
or for rector, promptly refused to allow
its use. He has all along managed the finan-
ces of the institution and has done the
work so admirably that one or two men at
the head of secular financial establishments
have expressed a wish that they might
secure some one equally capable for their
business. Dr. Garrigan has his hands full
where he is and his service there is in
tlispensible
Archbishop Corrigan was named yester-
day, too with the letter t. the pope for ward
ing the names OF the three men selected
ON "wednesday for the rectorship.
Archbishop Kahn was chosen chairman Of