The evening times., 1898-06-11
4 UNIVERSITY
FOR WOMEN
Sisters of Notre Dame Will
Build It Here.
First Catholic Institution for the
Higher EducatiOn of Women to
BE Erected ON This Continent.

Ground will soon be broken for Trinity
College. the first Catholic institution for
erected on this continent. 1t is to be
buift IN this city. on a beautiful site
at the entrance of the Catholic UNIVERSE
ty grounds. and will be under the direc-
tion Of that institution The Sisters of
Notre Dame of Namur. Belgium. who
have long desired to open in America a
college similar to those that they con-
duct in England. Scotland and Belgium,
will be placed in charge Of the work. The
ceremonies will be of the mos. imposing
nature. attended by all the wealth of
ritual which the Catholic church can dis
play. Socially. the occasion will also be
one long to be remembered. as the pa
troness of the college and the one who
will break the ground-through proxy
for the new foundation Is a royal per-
sonage. Marie Louise. the Countess of
Flanders. and wife of the heir apparent
of the Belgian throne. Philippe-Eugene.
Prince Of Belgium and Count Of Flan-
ders. II
1t was expected that Prince Albert the
only son of the Countess, of Flanders.
would assist at the function: but al
though the prince Is still travelling in
this country. royal etiquette forbids his
appearance at an American ceremony
during the present Spanish troubles.
Neither will his mother be present in
person. the Countess Lichtervelde. the
wife of the minister from Belgium. be-
ing delegated as her proxy. Many dis
tinguished people will be, In attendance
at the ceremony. including the Apostolic
Delegate. Mgr. Martinelli: many of the
archbishops and bishops Of the Ameri-
can and Canadian hierarchies; the pro-
fessors of the Catholic and Georgetown
Universities. and hundreds of persons
notable in political and literary life
After the ceremony the Countess Of
Lichtervelde. In the name of her royal
mistress. will entertain the prelates and
the more distinguished guests present at
an elaborate luncheon.
The history of the movement which
has eliminated in the establishment of
Trinity College is interesting.
Ever since the Papa1 University of
America was founded. applications from
women students who held college degrees.
but wished to go still higher. have pour
ed In without ceasing. but were constantly
refused solely because of their sex. The
young women were much aggrieved at
this. particularly when 1t became known
that contrary to the infiexible rules of all
schools south of Mason and Dixon's line
the Catholic University intended to admit
negroes. At the inauguration of the phil
osophy department the chancellor, Card
inai Gibbons, announced this policy by
saying that intellect had no color. and
that black, white, red and yellow men
would be welcome had they the brains to
follow the courses. One progressive
young woman wrote to the cardinal and
asked IL intellect had sex. But the
Baltimore prelate refused to see the mat
ter in this light, and women were debar-
red
Finally, II became recognized that some
thing must be done. and that speedily,
as statistics showed a large proportion of
Catholic women studying in Protestant
colleges, and not infrequently afhliating
with the faith of their teachers.
This was matter of moment from
Catholic standpoint, and Cardinal Gibbons
and MonsiGnor Conaty. the rector. began
a quiet canvass among the religious teach
ing orders to find a means to admit wo-
men without actually breaking all prece-
dents of Catholic education. AT last the
direct permission of the Pope was obtain
ed through Monsignor Martinelli and
Archbishop Keane, former rector Of the
Catholic University. now located in Rome.
and the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
were informed that the time was ripe
was at once secured, and a group of col
legiate ed:fices will soon be erected. The
first Is to be modelled after the famous
English convent. Birkdale. and will be
called Trinity Hall. This will be used for
all scholastic purposes for the present
until halls of science. philosophy, con-
servatory of music and a school OF hne
arts are added
The faculty will be selected from the
most learned members of the order to be
obtained in Europe and in the United
States. Several professors from the Cath
ole University will conduct special cours-
es. The college will be conducted on the
| lines Of Vassar. Wellesley or Bryn Mawr.
and will bestow the usual degrees. 1t is
hoped that in the near future its most
promising students will be permitted to
stand for the doctors degree at the Cath
| olic University.
A board of regents. composed Of we'll
known women. has offered its services to
| the venerable founder of Trinity. Mother
| Julia. the American provincial of the No
| tire Dame Order. The president of this
New York city. the adopted daughter. and
| for many years the secretary OF William
\ H. Seward. the famous Secretary of
| State under President Lincoln. Miss
Seward possesses unusual literary talent,
and she has been indefatigable in her ef-
forts TO aid trinity. Inc otner Onncers
4 are: Miss Marie Patterson, of ST. Louis.
vice-president: Miss Sara CarrUpton. OF
Maine, recording secretary; Mrs. Maurice
| Francis Egan, wife Of the eminent Cath
! olic author. corresponding secretary: Sis
| ter Mary Euphrasa, superior OF the Local
| House of the Sisters of Notre Dame. treas.
| urer. The members of the board are
| Mrs. z. b. Vance, widow OF the senator
/ from North Carolina: Mrs. Richard Bland
| of Missouri: Mrs. Thomas II. Carter. OF
| Montana; Mrs. Dangerfield. Of Virginia
| Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey. a familiar
1 name in Catholic literature; Miss Emily
| Mason of Virginia; Miss Roach. of North
Dakota Mrs. George Crogan Reid. Wash
| ington; Mrs William c. Robinson. wife OF
1 the dean of the Catholic University Law
| Department: Miss Molle Eliot Seawell. OF
| Virginia. another American writer. and
| Miss Elizabeth Sherman. the eldest
I daughter of the late Gen. Tecumseh Sher.
man.
| In addition to this there is an auxiliary
board. composed of the women of the dip
lomatic corps. The Countess of Flander:
| Is represented in this capacity also by thi
Countess Lichtervelde. Many of the
Catholic women of the corps are active
members and are aiding Mother julia
both morally and materially in her diff
cult task.
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