The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23

Another great work that is being under
taken by Father Hazen is the publication
of a new and complete edition Of Euler's
works. This vast work was first COM
menced by publishing an Index Oper-
um'' of the great scientists many treat
ises, which number over 500 In speak
ing of this edition Father Hazen said:
MORE THAN GIFTS NEEDED.
We have in this country numerous ex>
amples of observatories, laboratories, leo
ture halls. ETC., generously donated to
scientific institutions. Experience has
proved that unless further and much
larger donation is made as foundation
for the support Of able scientific men
Who shall maintain and employ the
equipment, the gift. frequently turns out
disgrace both to the institution and the
benefactor. 1t would be an easy matter,
for instance, to enumerate not a few tel
Escapes which bear the names of their
patrons only to remind us that the do
nors have buried principal without in
| teresa Even If a scholarship or chair
is founded. the patron has no absolute
guarantee of its being held with honor
for all time.
''The case is entirely different with the
| edition of Euler's collected works Once
published it will need no further atten-
ton; it is complete in itself, an elaborate
monument to Euler. to its munfficent
patron and to the country"
Father Hagen, as it was easy for any
one to see. is very earnest in his work.
fine thing in every way and advant-
age to the young men at the college is,
manifest.
One of the things that the college is
most badly in need of is a good gymna-
SUM. There is at present no building
to speak of, and no way of training the
men indoors. OF course they can row on
the river and play foot bail, and there
IS fine baseball ground which is as old
as the institution itself. But if there was
only gymnasium such as is found at
Yale, or Princeton, or Harvard, George
town would soon take rank with those
colleges in football and other out door
| games that she is way behind in, now,
and which she has been behind in for
some time. 1t will take $4,000 to $780, 600
to build and equip such a gymnasium
and natatorium, but it is in every way
worth the money. Another thing that is
badly needed is a scientific school where
the sciences may be studied and partieu-
larry civil engineering. When these wants
are provided Georgetown will easily take
It's place among the great universities OF
the country.
Some of the. things it has got are a.
fine library and art collection Mrs. J.
V. Dahlgren has been one of the principal
gift makers, while Mrs. E. Francis
Riggs, of Washington city, gave the Ii
brary, which contains over eighty thous-
and volumes. One hundred of these were
printed between the years 1872 and 1920
There are also several early manuscripts
The art collection contains many pieces
OF beautiful brac-a-brac, vases, vertu
and porcelain. There are portraits of
Rear Admiral w. S. Sehley,' Rear Admiral
Melville, w. Bourke Cochran, Dr. Busez
| and Archbishop John Carroll. Tbs por-
trait of Archbishop Carroll is by Gilbert
Stuart
The first time I visited Georgetown COZ
lege was on Memorial Day. Passing
! through the old town of GEORGETOWN, I
met many people in carriages filled with
cut flowers on their way to Arlington,
which lies just across the river. To reach
Georgetown Heights, upon which the
college stands, one climbs a large
flight of stone steps from the top
of which L could look back and see
crowds passing over the stone bridge.
Boats filed with gills in summer dresses
and men in the costume Of enc of tho
boat clubs were passing, and the water
was leaping and foaning around the
black rocks dotted here and there in
the river. From here went down mar
row street bordered on both sizes tv the
most tumble-Gown old wooden houses
that were once the stores of the old Georg4
town merchants and Importers
THE OLD STONE WALL.
A little way beyond I came to an old
blue and gray stone wall, very old and
upon Which many vines were climbing.
Great cottonwood trees were growing be-
side this old wall, and presently 1 came
10 gate like that of an old Southern
Tort. The gatekeeper's house was emp
ty, and the gate was open to anyone who
wished to enter. AS you pass in through
this gate the beautiful buildings of the
college, seven in number, greet your eyes.
The view that opens before you is so diff
ferent and so beautiful that YOU stand
and look in pleased surprised Some of
the old trees are old enough for Gen.
Washington to have hitched his horse at
and there is one low red brick building
Where the general may have stopped,
when riding over that part of the coun-
try, and eaten lunch with the fathers at.
the school.
IGere is 40 time of the year when
nature is more beautiful in this country
than May and June, and 1 was glad that
] saw Georgetown college for the first
time on this day of May, day of warn,
southern winds and beautiful green
lawns, and most astonishing blue skies.
OF white and pink blossoms and cool dark
woods, and winding, narrow paths along
hilisides; past little graveyards where
the graves are all fiat and there are no
mounds; old trees with names carved
upon them Of boys since grown to man
hood and now dead these many years.
| The walks of the college reach out to
meet the walks of the convent, and on
ly little picket fence painted white
divides them. Along the fence the white
and pink blossoms were thick among
the long, green grass. Just beyond. in
! a very beautiful spot, is another little
graveyard, where the mounds are also
fattened, and here are buried the nuns
who die at the convent. 1t is a peaceful
title spot, away from all noise and evil
the flowers grow all over it, and it is
white and pure.
Past it every day walk the BOYS
at the college Beyond is the
| deep woods, through which cuts q
rushing stream. This stream hes
cut deep gully in which are huge black
rocks like those found in the Potomac