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c0NATY IS RECTOR
INSTALLED AS KEANE's SUCCESSOR
AT THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
OF AMERICA.
DISTINGUISHED ASSEMBLAGE.
GIBBONS, IN SCARLET ROBES, AT
THE HEAD OF THE PROCESS
SION.
RELIGION AND PATRIOTIC ZEAL,
Proposed by the Cardinal as the
Watch Word for the Great
Institution of Learning.
ELIGION AND PATRIOTIC ZEAL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Very Rev.
Ihomas j. Conaty, D. D., was today
installed as rector of the Catholic Uni
Versfty of America. 1t was a notable
event in the history of the institution
and drew distinguished assemblage
OF churchmen and educators. At 4 u.
M Cardinal Gibbons, in his scarlet
robes. headed the procession across the
university grounds to Mcmahon hall
He was accompanied by Manager
Martlnell1, the papaI delegate, and a.
number Of visiting clergymen, includ-
ing Archbishops Elder, of Cincinnati
ana Ryan, of Philadelphia; Bishops
BeVan, Donahue and Farley; Monsig-
nors Griffin, Maginis and Mcmahon.
Following these came the faculty and
students of the university. Mcmahon
hall was handsomely decorated for the
event, the papal colors and the stars
and stripes being intertwined above
the platform, where the ceremony oc-
Cured. The cardinal, archbfshops and
bishops occupied the platform and also
President Whitman, of Columbian
University; President Richards. OF
Georgetown University; President
Rankin, of Howard University; Sem
ators Carter, Smith and Roach and
Minister Andrade, Of Venezuela. The
body of the hall was crowded to over
flowing with invited guests.
The ceremony opened with the read
Ing Of the popes brief, appointing DR..
Conaty as rector. by Prof Shea, Of the
university staff. Cardinal Gibbons
r~ad H.
paid high tribute to Vice Rector
Garrigan and referred to Pope Leu
XIII and Rector Keane, as the two
founders Of the university. He heartily
congratulated DR.. Conaty on the auspi-
cious circumstances of his appointment
and referred to the high esteem in
which the new rector was held by men
of high position at his former home in
Guiding the senior senator from Massa-
chusetts, Mr.. Hoar; the governor of
Massachusetts and mayof Of Worces-
ter. Proceeding, he said:
Let the watch-word of the Catholic
university be: Revelation and science,
religion and patriotism, God and our
country. If I had the privilege Of
modifying the constitution of the Unit
ed States, I would not expunge nor
alter single paragraph, a single line
or single word Of that immortal in
strument. The constitution is admir-
ably adapted to the growth and ex-
pans1on of the Catholic religion and
the Catholic religion is admirably
adapted to the genius Of the consti-
tuition. They fit together like two links
in the same chain"
The cardinal referred with satisfac-
ton to the fact that the university did
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order to shape it's action, the only re-
striction on it being the limits of it's
own purse. He added: Here, thank
God, our government holds over us
the arm of it's protection without in
terfering with our God-given liberties
as expounders of the divine law"
At the conclusion of the cardinals
address, Vice Rector Garrigan stepped
forward and presented the new rector
with the constitution and seal of the
university, adding an earnest welcome
to DR.. Conaty.
DR.. Conaty, after expressing his deep
gratitude to the directors of the uni
Verstty, who had recommended him to
the pope for the high honor Of the
rectorship, said that he had been call
ed to his new post from the busy
sphere of parochial duties and felt I'M
able to announce any definite plan Of
work until he had opportunity to study
the needs Of the great institution over
which he had been called to preside.
He paid a warm tribute to the ability
and integrity of his predecessor,
Bishop Keane, who. he said, had been
called by the pontiff to a field Of great
er honor and wider influences Speak
ing of the scope and cathohcity of the
univerSity's teaching, DR.. Conaty said:
Truth is one, as God is one, whether
1t be sought for in the moral or
scientific order. There is no secret in
nature which can offer danger to truth.
The church has always blessed true
science and blesses it every day"
AS DIR. Conaty closed he was created
with hearty applause while the car
dinal and other high churchmen ex-
tended warm personal congratulations.
The new rector proceeded to the ro-
tunda below, where for half an hour
he received the long line of guests who
were anxious to grasp his hand and
express their well-wishes.