The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-11-30
CATHOLIC UNTvERs1TY.
Meeting of Archbishops-A. o. h.
Gaelic Chair Fund.

The annual meeting of the archbish-
versity of America was held at that
institution on Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday of last week The business
/ of the board of trustees was completed
! on Wednesday evening. Cardinal Glib
bons. as chancellor of the university
presided at its deliberations. The
matter of most vital Importance was
! the question of enlarging the endow-
ment fund and of curtailing the cur
I rent expenses. The financial statement
of the year was read. The committee
! on organization stated that it had re-
ceived the resignation of DR.. Charles
Warren Stoddard as one of the pro-
fessors of English literature. TO take
effect on Sept. 30. 1902 1t was also de-
termined by the board of trustees that
the Rev. Richard Henebry Should not
be reinstated as the associate professor
of the Gaelic language and literature.
Mgr. Ccnaty made public this state
ment concerning the matter:
The most careful considera ton was
given to the recommendations of the
university faculty and senate relative
to Rev. DR.. Henebrys reappointment
as associate professor of Gaelic The
board of trustees unanimously de-
clined to reappoint him. With equal
uhanimity it declared its intention of
holding sacred the trust committed to
il by the Ancient Order Of Hibernians
and yields to no body of men in its con-
scientious interest in all the purposes
OF this endowment No thought of di-
verting the earnings of the Ancient
Order of Hibernian chair to any other
teaching than that of Gaelic has ever
been or ever can be entertained The
right reverend rotor was instructed to
make every effort to secure as soon as
possible an instructor in Gaelic, who
shall be. engaged until such time as a
regular professor may be fully
equipped for the work. to which he
will entirely devote his time. Several
applications have already been made
for the temporary work in this depart
ment''
1t is understood also that ar the
meeting of the archbishops the prob
lems affecting religion arising from
the acquisition Of new territory as we'll
as the question Of the federation of
catholic societies was under discus
sion.
Those present a the meeting of the
archbishops were: Cardinal Gibbons
archbishop of Baltimore; Archbishops
Ireland. Of St Paul: Elder. of Cincin-
natl; Keane. of Dubuque: Katzer. of
Milwaukee: Christie. of Oregon; Kahn,
of st. Louis; Corrigan, of New York;
Williams, of Boston, and Ryan, of
Philadelphia.
The financial statement which was
submitted was as follows:
The treasurer reported the trust
funds of the university as SS76, 6S3.55.
The permanent properties of the uni
versity aggregate 1856, ,S7997, and the
assets of the university S131. .37446,
making total of $1,S719S79S The
total receipts during the year amount
ell to $l60,511.o2, and the disbursements
were $157, ,569,53, leaving a cash balance
on hand Of $2,941.49. OF this disburse-
ment $4,000 was paid on the indebted
ness of the university, reducing this
item to S205,000 $63, 1924 was received
in regular revenue, 61,22775 was re-
ceived by donations and bequests, sS1,-
O64.64 from rents and sales, while S4O,-
500 was added to the endowment fund.