The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-07-25
Trinity College and Ireland's Future

Needless to say, the beginnings of Trinity
College were in the midst of strife. The
waters of the century of religious upheaval
were boiling and.still rising; and the subdu-
ing OF disappearing, Celto-Norman. Ire
land was beng undertaken by the great
queen, the cOnquerer Of Desmond and the
decedver of O'Ne:ll, writes w. F. P. Stock
ley in Donahoe's. +
The foundation OF Trinity College was
part of this policy of political and religious,
conversion which was tried for so long N
Ireland by martial law, plantations, penal
lawand coerc-on thence the complex Ireland
of today and the complexity of that Irish
question whose infinite variety no age can
Wither, nor any custom stale.
Hence also the Trinity College of today
IS percent .of. whose students are members
of the Church Of ireland, that is, OF the An
glican Church, re-established IN 1871,
which yet numbers only Is per cent OF the
population OF the remainder OF the stu
dents, five per cent are Catholics and five
per cent are Presbyterians.
Trinity College is not unpopular in Ire.
land notwithstanding ali the past. There IS
something pathetic in what seems not only
a general respect in Ireland FOR Trinity Col
lege-not unnatural--but also a positive
pride in its existence, and pleasure N
thinking of it as an IRISH institution. Per-
haps one may see in that sentiment not
only an expression OF the sympathetic heart
of the people, but also sign Of their, desire
to be allowed to take interest in learning,
and of their respect OF what lis not to be had
for money; and one may also see there .ole
of the proofs that, stormy as the air seems
to be in Ireland still, yet comparative calm
might come before long, and suddenly, II
I;.;slmen of various creeds and classes
found within Their own Ireland institutions
to which their loyalty and patriotism might
cling, and to which their sentiments might
bind them in common.
And another proof of what has been sad
is indeed seen IN the very maner of the pro-
posa.s made by the Catholic hierarchy with
regard to university education in Ireland.
Every foreigner would agree that the pres
ent state Of things IS unsatisfactory. TIN
ity College is noninally open to all; it is,
of course, actively and dtstinctively Pro
testant, at least non Catholic. What Pro-
testant would naturally send his son, to- a
college d:st:nctive1y non-P1otesta1t?: " nat
Irish Protestant would do SO? 3. i $50.
The Catholic bishops have proposed. an
other college for Catholics within the Uni
versity of Dublin, or the founding OF g
Catholic university. ~,
The attempts to settle this IRISH Univer-i
sity question have resulted for the present
In the foundation of the Royal University Of
Ireland, which is an examining boatd in
Dublin, vita system of affiliated colleges
throughout the country where cand. dates
Tor examination study. But whereas the
University where Catholics may Or will
study? And surely, as NJ. Matthew, Ar
mold said when speaking Of this matter
the object is to provide means OF study that
Will be taken advantage Of 1t S useless
to leg.s.ate for imaginary or abstract beings
without such and such beliefs, customs or
prejudices. 9 ss's. I'll
The archbishop of Dublin says: The
4 bishops, as the responsible guardians Of the
religious interests Of the Catholics of Ire-5
land have put forward 4 definite. Jam for
equality as regards all the privileges: and
enolumenes enjoyed by the QueeH's COS
,.leees or by Trinity College 81 s. H..
The objects the education OF the people.
me means must be. as Burke tt ed to teach
the rulers in his day, by understand nd sns and
acknowledging peoples sdeas,f cifcum- 1
stances and even prejudlces. Sst5
ss1 aSa4 ~ 81
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3fai Of mine from getting twisted said
the British lion '',You don't go ,.abestlt it
III the right way, :" replied the Russian
BEAR. /. sYou ought to quit lashing II and
veg it once in a while. vi. .:ss5
.iDoan git too much welded to- yer
,pinion, said Uncle Eben, even when
.yoh's shore yer right. knew two men
dat lost der front teeth and got into de 4
control wagon squirting bout le1der 4
or lobster is green er red Z II .se
Women dom have any real etion 1
for each other, = sal the man on the salt
barrel They don /, "a y srlseref|
The man On the old nail keg:: tslet
q woman 90 along the street. il q new hat
and notice how carefully all the ID ther
women lcok her.
The girl who; stole out over. IA
sleeping form to eIope heT YOURS, By \
man III a wortk HI thescouldll
tlo Il katIs $ou sht 5toS be 5able to gzts
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