The times., 1897-07-14
A NEW CATHOLIC COLLEGE
The Great Undertaking of the
Sisters of Notre Dame.
ON THE PLANE OF VASSAR
The Proposed Institution TO Be
Called Trinity College Under the
Auspices of the Catholic Uni
versify- Approved by Cardinal
Gibbons-- Scope OF the Institution.

The fact that a Catholic college for
women is 10 6e founded ill this city by
rhe order of the Sisters of NOtIe Dame of
Namur, under the auspices of the Cathoiic
University, has attracted wide notice from
the press, 10th here and abroad. As some
of the reports that have been pfenaturely
circulated have not, however, been IN
keeping with the facts, it Was deemed ad-
visable By those immediately concerned
TO make the following authoritative state
nent, which is now given To the public
for the first time:
..Siuce the establishment Of the Catholic
University Of America, at Washington, in
Quiries have been repeatedly made as to
what the Catholic church is prepared lo
do for the higher education OF women
An important step in that direction II
ANNOUNCED today, it having been decided
tn establish in Washington d woman 6
college OF the same grace is Nassar, tilaS
giving young women an opportunity loi
thr highest collegiate instruction The IN
stitntion is To he known as Trinity Ioi'
lesye, and Will be under the direction aad
control OF the sisters of the Notre Dame
whose mother-house is in Belgium.
This congre regaJion OF religious Women
is devoted exclusively 10 teaching. Their
colleges III Belgium, England, and scot
land, and their academies and pa.o',i!ial
SCHOOLS III the United States nave won or
them high distinction in educational work.
work
The Sisters Of Notre Dame have pur-
chased twenty acres of land near ti3F gate
wey of the Catholic University At the
Junction Of Lincoln and Michigan hveniit's,
anc plans will be at enee prepared Tor q
salt able college building. The establish
nient of this college Here offers oqpnrtu-
nitiies to the student which can he found
in no other city Of this country, while its
proxiuIit4 10 tie Catholic University VIII
give to the students Of this college the
.are privilege of following regularly tile
public lecture Courses, private courses by
SPECIALISTS, and, it is hoped, Of one day
eI. !, wing the EoHUrs OF the university ce-
grees.
This college idea has been untler cen
sheraton for some time, ana has net
with the cordial appreciation Of his ern-
ncnce the cardinal archbishop OF Baltimore
and chancellor of the university, WHO wei
comes its establishment In his diocese and
near the university as q proyidential step
IN the higher education of Catholic women
IL is TO be q postgraduate school ana no
preparatory department is TO he connected
vii II is IN hp
plement OF the academies and high schools
Of good standing throughout America, and
the candidates for admission must have
certificates of graduation from such school
or pass an examination Lefure entering
equivalent TO such graduation.
1t will offer three courses OF study, each
extending through four years the classiva
course, leading TO the degree Of bach .lor
Of arts; the scientific course, leading Il
the degree OF bachelor of science: and ih,
course of letters, leading to the degree q
bachelor of letters All the Courses vii
ultimately lead TO the degree Of Fh. ID.
The age required for admission is seven
teen years
III The letter of approval written by the
cardinal to Mother Julia, Junc Il. bis
eminence writes, after expressing his con-
sent:
Il am pleased to Know that the in-
stitution which you propose to establish
is Intended exclusively for postgraduate te
work, and therefore vii! not come in cau.
flict with existing academies for Catholic
young ladies', but Will be to them what
the university is 10 our colleges.
Such an Institution under your able
ri hi in,
shadow of ouI great university, Will, a1.
convinced, offer educational adyantage yes ta
our young women which cannot be found
elsewhere in our country. II will relieve
the university authorities from the eni-
barrassment of refusing women admission,
many Of whom have already applied foI
the privilege of following our courses, and
VIII be- light and a protection in faith
ana morals 10 that class OF students, while
pdrsuing the highest branches OF KNOWLEDGE
Your work with that of the university
VIII complete and crown our whole system
of Catholic education. will be q blcsSice
to our country and a glory to our Church.
Very Rev. DR.. Conaty, rector of the
Catholic University, when questioned abmtt
the matter, expressed himself as deIigt:t.d
With the prospect of a first Class college
for Catholic women, and said that h,
welcomed it as a great step in higher
education. supplying, as it does, a great
want for the collegiate instruction of
women. At the annual meeting in Octo.
Der of the archbishops who form She
hoard of directors, il will be determined
whether the degrees will be conferred
directly by the college or from the Uni
versity. The sisters who will teach
are college graduates, who have take,
their degrees at Oxford, Cambridge, ard
Edinburgh. Some of these degrees were
taken before entering the order, but MANY
of the sisters have won them thr mgh
written examinations after taking The
VOWS. They will come from all parts
OF Europe ard the college will not, In any
degree, contrary to report, affect the
sisters OF the convent on North Capito]
street, who will continue to teach with
the suc;ess that has attended their efforts
ever since their establishment here I'm
1873.