The times., 1899-10-13

Aristotle. and they are still the masters
of those who think for they pursued and
taught philosophy as theory of knowledge
aud life. and there is and has been no
great school In which this study is not car
ried on in their spirit. Alexander the
Great, the pupil OF Aristotle. in founding
a city at the mouth of the Nile, established
there, about 300 years before the birth OF
Christ. the first university with dis
tinetive form and organization. and it soon
attracted the most eminent scholars. and
became a centre of inspiration and light
for nearly thousand years for the studious
youth of the civilized world. among whom
were some of the most famous Of the Chris
ton doctors When we think of Athens,
Rome, Alexandria Paris, Oxford, and
Koenigsburg we think of the great, WISE
and laborious men whose names are forever
associated with them, men whose religious,
moral intellectual, and esthetic genius has
illumined. ennohled, and strengthened the
race to which they belong. These centres,
whence has radiated so much of the best We
know and love, never lose their interest,
because the lives of genuine and enlight-
ened men can never cease TO charm and
help. What divine purposes does not a
real centre of the highest intellectual and
moral life serve? If we are TO have good
emies and colleges We must first have gen.
uine universities.
Making Rapid Advances.
Whatever may be thought of the moral
and religious progress or regress of Amer
lea, there can be no doubt that our insti-
tutions of higher learning have now for
more than a quarter of century been
making rapid advances.
In any case we are in America, not in
Europe, and to stand in the midst of this
vast. advancing world, with averted faces,
looking backward, is TO sink out of sight
and be forever lost as living force. What
country ever had fortune like ours? Where
else has there ever been such opportunity
for all? Where else has the Catholic
Church ever had a wider or a freer field +?
Does not our Lord say, speaking to his
apostles They who are not against you
are for YOU? Now the vast multitude OF
those outside the Church here are not
against US, and are therefore for US. II
we fail the fault is in ourselves. in our
timidity in our Incidence, in our lack oil
faith What is there to make us afraid
or despondent2
ITO give examples of such life, TO
train a chosen few in this high and severe
discipline who shall then scatter through
out the land, as bearers Of light and con-
tagious enthusiasm-for this the Catholic
university was founded. Quality and power
of life. not numbers, is the aim-'holding
himself 10 be fortunate and great king
not because he ruled over many, but over
the best That she may show her faith
in this high enterprise and become sharel
In the spiritual good which here diffuses
itself. Notre Dame opens this college to-
dav"
1t was nearly o'clock when Bishop
Spalding had closed his remarks. At the
conclusion OF the address Cardinal Gibbons
escorted by MonsigEor Martinelli, the .papal
delegate, and the other Archbishops, Bish-
ops. priests, and Iaymen, walked TO Holy
Cross College, where prayers were offered
by the Cardinal Cardinal Gibbons then
blessed the building and pronounced the
benediction, which concluded the exercises
After the formal dedication of the college
the Cardinal, Archbishops, and Bishops, to
the number Of forty, were guests OF the
college at banquet rendered in their honor
The College Site.
Property for Holy Cross College was
purchased less than year ago and the
erection of the central or main portion OF
the building was begun the latter part OF
last January and it was completed fully a
month before the date called for in the
contract The land of this institution
comprises a tract of five acres known as
the Resemont estate fronting five hum
dred feet on Hardwood Road. just opposite
the Soldiers Home grounds The site is
almost the highest point In this vicinity,
well covered with shade and fruit trees.
From the college building a view can be
obtained OF the country for miles around
reaching far into Maryland, beyond Hy-
attsville; to the expanse Of the Potomac
River from the Arsenal to Alexandra, and
the Virginia shoes beyond, and to the
heights OF Georgetown, making this ioca-
ton most admirable building site.
The plans for Holy Cross College as
drawn by A. Won Herbulis, the architect
embody some of the most attractive fea-
lures of such famous and imposing struct-
ures as the PalazZo Jarnese of Rome anc
the Lichtenstein Palace in Vienna, Will.
the style is the pure classical Corinthiar
4 architecture, perfect and elear-eut in al
/ its details.
! The exterior of the edifce Is built of In
diana limestone, perfectly smooth, witt
/ trimmings of Vermont granite. In genera
! structure il is imposing but simple, Will
/ only a small amount of ornamentation u
! bring out the external beauties OF tn
/ building. SO that the edifiee has both dig
nifty and repose The building has front
/ age OF i36 feet with q width of i2 feet
! the ends and IS feet at the central portion
Beauties of the Front.
The central front is a balcony extensio
built at the first floor OF four sandston
columns connected by circular arches, form
ing an entrance TO a small porch, which
accessible from a flight OF granite step
and leads to the front doors. Above at tn
second floor is wide portico ten feet b
forty feet, made beautiful by granite bal
ustrade surrounding it and the presence @
four magnificent Corinthian pillars in soil
pieces twenty-six inches in diameter, IF
teen feet ten inches in height with finel
carved capstones twenty eight inches ad
ditional in height. These pillars sEY
port a gabled roof with q cross i
its end The name, Holy Cros
College" appears in plain bold letters i
the cornice on a level with the second foo
balcony A feature of the front appear
anee OF the building is the plain rectangu
lar arrangement OF the upper and lowe
windows, with divided and long single tran
SONS respectively. while the middle or Ger
traI row OF windows have divided trar
SONS surmounted with gabIed arches, col
responding with the central feature of tn
buildings front. In the rear of the build
ing an exit is effected from each OF Ii
three floors 70 a porch built of iron.
which fire escapes are attached and whei
shade and fresh air may be enjoyed by III
students during their leisure.
The interior arrangements have receive
particular attention as to their purpose II
accommodation as well as the artistic feal
rIres of modern architecture and are moo
eled after the best college institutions
the country. A special study has bee
made OF the sanitation provisions and IL
: plumbing and yeatiIating appointments al