The herald., 1896-10-19
Not Yet Appointed Nor Decided
Upon
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Reaches the Stage Of Laying the Cor.
ner.stOne
President Cleveland Invited to Weld
the Trowel-Methodists and Masons
to Unite in Educations Interest.
ssociated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-The pro-
gram of the meeting Of the directors Of
the Catholic university indicates brief
and businesslike session. The meeting
begins at 1890 on Wednesday in the
senate chamber of Mcmahon hall. The
sessions will be private, and the present
indications are that no authoritative in
formation as to the choice of Bishop
Keane's successor will be made public
after the meeting or until the pope has
acted on the recommendation of the
directors. The meeting of the archbish-
ops begins on Thursday morning at the
same place, but this has to do with the
general affairs of the church, and not
with the university.
It is expected that Cardinal Gibbons
and Archbishop Williams of Boston will
be the guests of the university. Arch
bishops Corrigan of New York and Ryan
of Philadelphia will be with Messrs.
Riggs of this city. Most of the visiting
prelates have friends here, with whom
they will stay during the meeting Arch
bishop Gross of Oregon is already here,
the guest of Father Mackin of st. Paurs
parish.
Although the meeting of the university
directors is near at hand. there appears
to be no crystallization on any name for
the rectorship to succeed Bishop Keane.
Objections are raised to most of the
names already mentioned in the press,
and in university circles it is felt that
the conjectures have not come from
l.
ton. Very Rev. Augustin e. Hewitt of
New York, who has been mentioned is
said to be too far advanced in years to
undertake the arduous work of manag-
ing the university. One Of the members
of the board has stated that it was at
least settled that man in the prime of
life would be chosen. Moreover, Father
Hewitt belongs to the Paulist order, and
thus far the university has been direct
ed by the secular clergy outside of the
orders. Concerning Bishops Horstman
Of Cleveland, Bacon of Georgia, Mont
gomery Of California and Spaulding of
Peoria, it is said that the pope's letter,
stating that rotation shall prevail at
the university" will make it inexpedient
for any bishop or archbishop to assume
tAC PldCCp DIS lIIe UeAI TeCIOT is assured
Of being rotated" out of office after a
few years of service. The tenure of the
bishops is for life, so that they are not
likely to give up a place of such dignity
and permanence for a temporary posi-
ton, which, when 1t was terminated.
would leave them without a diocese.
The name of Rev. DR.. Brinn of ST. Agnes
parish, New York, continues to be prom
inently mentioned, although the objec-
tions already stated make it unlikely
that he would accept 1t was he who,
when in charge of st. Matthew's church
here, bought the tract where the univer-
sity is now located for the comparative
ly small sum of $2S, ,OOO
In some quarters connected with the
university the impression prevails that
Cardinal Satolli knows who the next
rector will be and that the personal in
formation he will be able to lay before
the pope at an early day will be decis-
i've in determining the rectorship. The
expectation is that the new rector will
not enter upon his duties before the
Christmas holidays.
THE NATIONS SCHOOL
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.--A signif-
cant event in the advance of American
education will take place in this city
next Wednesday afternoon, when will
be laid the corner stone of the hall of
history, the first of the great group of
buildings to form the home of the now
well known American University Last
March ground was broken for the uni
versity in the presence of a distin-
Itch ad f1,nr g,
has been invited to lay the corner stone.
The ceremonies of the corner stone lay
ing will begin at 2 o'clock and the fol-
lowing program will be observed:
Singing of the American University
hymn which has been composed by the
Rev. George Lansing Taylor, LID, of
Connecticut. There will be prayer re-
sponsive reading of the scriptures and
addresses by the following: Bishop John
F. Hurst, chancellor of the university:
Ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison of
Pennsylvania, Bishop A. w. Wilson Of
Baltimore, the Rev. James w. Buckley.
d. D., editor of the Christian Advocate
of New York; Bishop Charles H. Fow-
Ter of Buffalo and Bishop Charles C. Nc
Cabe, D. D., of Fort Worth, Tex. The
laying of the corner stone proper viii
be according to the ritual of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, and after this the
Masonic bodies and other organizations
will go through a ritual of their own.
Over 100000 will be spent in the erection
of the hall Of history, and when complee-
ed the structure will be worthy to rank
among the foremost of the magnificent
government buildings for which Wash
ington is celebrated. 1t will be con-
structed Of white marble.