Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-26
SOON TO BE DEDICATED
TRINITY COLLEGE. AN INSTITUTION
A Notable Addition to the Surround
ing establishments Mt the
Catholic University.

| This college, the first to he established in
| America under Roman Catholic auspices,
| lad its inception with the order of the
| Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur. who pur
chased the land upon which the buildings
are now being erected. The site chosen by
| the sisters is historic one, inasmuch as
| it contains part Of what We're the manor
lands of Sir Dudley Digges, pious and
| devout follower of the f&iti.. who came out
/ with Lord Baltimore to help found the land
OF the sanctuary. and the environments o.
| The tract are all that could be desired. on
| the one hand is the Soldiers Home and on
the other is the Catholic University. while
| - the south the cit! stretches all sid. ;
with its monuments, its libraries, museums
and historic homes
4 Comprehensive Plan.
The plan of the college includes: The
| first hail. which has 4 frontage of 80 feet
| and will be four stories with basement in
height. The ma terlal used in its construc-
| ton will be granite from Port Deposit, Nd.
with trimmings of North Carolina white
granite The inside finisnings will be in
| oak and maple. This hall will contain class
rooms living rooms. sleeping rooms, refec
tory and lecture hall.
The science building, which will he four
stories high and will be divided follows:
First floor physics: second floor. psychol-
ogy; third floor geology; fourth floor, chem
istry.
The art school
The library building.
The music nall.
The gymnasium.
The resident building.
The most pressing need was for the first
hall, and Of this the southern wing. all
that Will be constructed at present, is
ready for roofing. The convent. which will
be five stories high and built of the same
material as the first hall, also has nearly
reached completion. but owing to the
we're winter. which delayed building, only
the founda lions of the chapel are under
way. 1t is not the intention of the faculty
to complete the remainder Of the first hall
until funds are forthcoming for this pur-
pose. Accommodations for about fifty stu
dents are provided for in the present build
ing, each student having for her use pri
waite sleeping apartment. with dressing
room attached. In the construction of the
hall and convent distinctive architecture
has been employed, but the Grecian pre-
dominates, while the church, connected
with the convent, is to be purely Gothic.
cloister, or covered promenade, connects
the college and church.
Substantial Assistance.
The art school has been promised by a
lady in California. Miss Leary of New York
has come forward with most generous
gift. Boston, true to her traditions of cul-
ture, will attend to the fitting up of the
library st. Louis first work IS founding
scholarship while Kansas City is planning
one in memory of ex-Representative Rich
ard p Bland. Each academy and some OF
the High Schools are founding scholarships
and have good hopes of completing them
in time for the opening OF the college IN
October, 1900.
Substantial aid has been promised by the
Catholic Club of New York.
MatricuIatiOn Examinations.
AS Trinity College is to be national in its
scope, and for the convenience of the
friends of the college, the sisters give the
address of several houses of Notre Dame
which will be boards of examination for
students in their locality, who may prefer
to come to Washington with a certificate of
admission to the college. Candidates for
freshman class and special students of first
year only will be received during the aca-
demic year 1!HO-19O1.
The examination for naturalization will
be given June u, 10, IA at the Convent of
Notre Dame, East 9th street, Cincinnati,
Ohio; Convent of Notre Dame, Berkeley
street. Boston, Mass; Convent of Notre
Dame West Rittenhouse Square. Phlladel-
phia, Pa; Convent of Notre Dame, Odell,
Livingston county, ILL.,; Convent OF Notre
Dame Santa Clara, st. San Jose, Cal; Con-
vent of Notre Dame, Dolores, st. Francisco,
CAL; Convent of Notre Dame, North Capt.
toll street and K, Washington, D. c.
When the college IS developed there will
by the usual classification Of students as
those of all higher colleges.
The Board of Regents.
AS the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
are precluded from going out and seeking
aid, authority for making Trinity College
known to the country and for organizing
the work Of raising additional funds for the
same is vested by the order in an auxiliary
board modelled after the Daughters Of the
Revolution, composed of state regents who
must be resident in Washington or present
there during the greater part of each year
The state regents are empowered to APP
point vice regents. in the ratio of one to
each city, In the states they represent.
Each vice regent forms her own committee
and regulates her work In the manner she
considers best calculated to insure success.
These committees are known as associate
boards of Trinity College," of which there
are now about thirteen formed or in process
of forming. They are:
St Louis, Miss Lindsay president of the
board of st. Louis: Boston. Miss Emma
Forbes Carey, sister-in-law Of the late
Prof Agassiz of Harvard; New York, Mrs.
Thomas Wren Ward, formerly Miss How
ard of Baltimore; Kansas City, Mo-, Mrs.
Richard P. Bland; New Hampshire Miss
Lynch, hostess of Mgr. Conaty's hospitable
son; Jersey City, Miss McCartin; Kentucky,
Mrs Thomas NJ. Vincent; North Carolina,
Mrs a. B. Vance; Minnesota. Miss kath-
crime Roach: Ohio, Miss Elizabeth Sher-
man; Cincinnati, Miss Charlotte Lincoln,
president of board Of Cincinnati; Montana,
Hennesey; Syracuse. N. Y. Mrs. J. Blain
Walker president of board there.
Old FoEy Fashions.
From the indianapolis Journal.