The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-30
HOME OF CATHOLIC ORDERS.
GREAT EDUCATIONAL GROUP ABOUT
TIE WARRINGTON UNIVERSITY.

WASHINGTON. Oct. .29.-It was only ten year
ago that the first building Of the Catholic Uni
versity. about two'miles duo north Of the Caui
FOL and uoon the borders OF the beautiful parl
- mo Soldiers Homo. was put up Few ar,
aware OF the fact that this solitary UNIVERSITY
o. -anerica upon which is stamped the seal o
the Papal charter has already become n nu
oleus for the most remarkable and interest
ing religious communities in this country
Much has been said OF the university. Little
has been given to the public OF the order:
which are already clustered in its neighbour
hood or OF those other orders that are &c
some there.
Perhaps no institution Of its kind ever had
such rapid growth as the university. Thu
frst mention Of the project was made at the
Second Plenary Council Of Baltimore In 1858.
In 1884 the Third Plen airy Council met ut Bal
timore. accepted n gift of 100000 from Miss
Gwendoline Caldwell Of Baltimore. and decid-
cd TO build n university. At a preliminary
meeting at New York in January. 1885, a COM
mittee appointed by the council chose the
name OF 1.-THE Catholic University OF Amer
ica.'' and then for two or three years there fol-
lowed discussion in regard to site. approving
letters from the Pope. the Papal charter, the
INCORPORATION under the laws of the District of
Columbia. the choice OF Bishop Keane as rec
tor. and the laying Of the cornerstone Of Cald-
we'll Hall OF Divinity on May 4. 1888. Z.
Many other gifts followed that of Miss Cald-
we'll. notably that of Mr.. Mcmahon Of New
York, which enabled the immediate erection
OF the Mcmahon School Of Philosophy build
ing. similar in architecture and dimensions to
the Hall of Divinity. Numerous chairs were
endowed, each one meaning an addition OF
$4,000 to the assets of the university. A
third building was erected last year for a dor
rnifory. vronoaiYpn mil billiard rOnp,a
introduced. with other arrangements condu-
Give TO comfort and health, and with the open
ing OF this scholastic year the university finds
all its machinery perfected for the great ca
reer that has been predicted for It. Among
those.who have.endowed chairs are Miss Cald-
we'll. two chairs; the Misses Drexel Of Phila-
delphia. one; Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Kelly Of
New York, two. and Mr.. Patrick O'Brien of
New Orleans. three. The receipts for the last
scholastic year alone. from collections, en-
dowments and other sources. were within a
few dollars OF $4,000. The trust funds last
September amounted to nearly a million dol
lars. and the properties were valued at a little
more than one million. making the total re-
sources of the university collected within ten
years very near S~2.000.O00.
80 much Is necessary to a better under
standing 81, the coming OF various orders
70 ,t establish 81 themselves he As AFFILIATED in;
the benefit OF certain features Of its ~instruc-
ton. The frs, to come was q group Of the
der being, better known by the nam Of the
Paulist Fathers. This IS, distinctively an
AA RiSer HeS SEdsr' sa hsTI9s be SseP Paf fSspdg Hew Ry
both converts 10 the Catholic faith. and both
having been members of the always, famous
thorne. Dana, Greeley. Ripley and others Of
that extraordinary group Of Transcendental-
tons. a family. whose history is intermingied
With, the whole history. Of, this, region. the
of. st. Thomas Aquinas, as the novitiate and
schc!asticate, OF the order. They leased. the
CID manor or B house and several acres Of the
for a period of twenty-five years. The faith
srs have made several additions to the manor
gables and dormer' windows. "
This cannot be said Of a neighborinR order
which, has its home in the old BROOKS man
sion sti in Br9 ok a suburb Of Washington
nal aaIe S%nsr 50 Of dR %h ainhiy ths xIiia and , d50@ t the n SIiSi-
.ermarEied with the Queens, another od fam
gion. Here the Marists have fixed their resi-
dence, adding z spacious annex to the old
ing is almost hidden BY great trees. and the
Marists. who are said, to be the most devoted
70 70 III IeeItt nf fb and or the d s;fb}np fSd Of Literary taste
The I 4 FIST 3 GolIese ~ Is und iee the is' eontro Sln Of the
mission is to train, students for the Marist
the Brooks mansion. with its lovely grounds.
the Marists have purchased ten acres, in the
viii erect additional buildings.
A stones throw from the mansion Of the
has Instituted the Holy Cross College. for
postgraduate students only. the preliminary
SS2 otrs b1 being n t fadInr at their Asn Tniy,e 4Sity ID q
situations under the control OF the order. This
COMMUNICATION hnC nIG EnT nrnH ENa khn . -
ishment of q large institution, by the pur-
chase only q few days ago, of a beautiful tract
Very Rev. DR.. ]. A: Zahm. the provincial su-
perior, is Q man Of remarkable accomplish
:sound and Music &c "HS which 2cR'i Is 8 Srt thoreu SRon a
treatment trfi;nI OF the subject that some Of the
Unit Date Indeed. among the instructoTs
n these various colleges and in the university
t., the worlds stock Of knowledge, ITCHY
Not alone Is this group OF institutions for
education to be confined to males. Although
women are not yet admitted to the university.
i SSsrs fh fse or 59G indS %sS ieiRk q thf y. T Ehe b. sists psnS O.
Notre Dame, de Namur have purchased twenty
iish T pGaf me Go university sit and VII there estab-
Most remarkable Of all Of these new %institu-
Of the Order OF st. Francis. which is now near
ing, completion and. which is situated upon an
cinIhVh'p iIoul .NihVH tNeTo IL an enhancing
view reaching far away to the Blue Ridge.
and 1t Is, about half a mile from the univer-
sity. II is q building OF immense area In the
form, OF a cross. a. beautiful chapel forming
the front OF the entire structure. Forty acres
OF land surrounding the monastery have been
purchased, many grapevines have been plant
ed, and here also the monks will prOdu %
much OF the vegetable die, for their table;
The Franciscans are much the strongest Of all
the Catholic orders. and. like the Jesuits and
other societies. are independent OF the Church
in their operations. This monastery will
COMPRISE the c9mmissariat and College Of the
students for the Holy Land under the direc-
lion OF the Friars Minor of st. Francis. The
order Is nearly 700 years old. and the monks
yet wear brown cassock, sandals and e9wl.
rope. There will probably he from fifty to
hiHty monks CONSTANTLY In the institution as
instructors and students from all parts OF the
world; The monastery viii bc the headguar-
however. like those of the other institutions |
mentioned, will take certain OF the courses OF
The university. and may become candidates for
university degrees.
The monastery has no Peunterpartln Amer
lea. II is a wonderful structure Of hundreds OF |
rooms above and below the ground surface, a |
GarilnhlA lnhypipfh utnnaafl,,a - Ill /. 1