The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-03-29
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
Recent Benefce From the Lats
Mrs. Sarah Ferris Devlin.


Word has come to the university
that it has been made a beneficiary
under the will of the late Mrs. Sarah
Devlin of Boston. Mass. for the sum
of $4,000. The university authorities
are deeply grateful for this noble gift
and are very much encouraged in their
exertions to complete this year the en-
dOWment fund of the university. On
Saturday, the 18th inst, solemn mass
of requiem for the repose of this good
! lady's soul was sung by the vice rector.
! Very Rev. DR.. Garrigan. at which the
( professors and students of the institu-
| ton assisted. The Right Rev. Rector
| Bishop Conaty occupied his place in
/ the sanctuary, and the bereaved hus-
! band of the deceased, Mr.. Edward
Devlin, was also present.
| A special committee having charge Of
the publication of the Year Book for
1923 report that it will soon be ready
for issue. 1t is expected that this
years will be the most complete that
has so far been sent out.
The Easter recess began March q,
and will end on April 2. Most of the
professors and students have scattered
to their homes, some to take part in the
Holy Week solemnities of their par
ishes, or for a needed rest before the
coming hard work preparatory TO
graduation day.
A special meeting of the board OF
trustees of the university will be held
on April 9.
The right reverend rector. in the
name of the university, sent cable
gram to our holy father, Pope Leo
XIII on the Sd inst, cOngratulating NM
on his jubilee, and on the same day
received an answer from Cardinal
Rampolla. conveying to the university
and its rector the apostolic blessing.
The jubilee of the holy father will be
observed at the university on Lo"
Sunday by a portihCal mass.
Some of the visitors at the university,
lately were Prince Henry de Croy OF
Belgium. Monsieur Leopold Mabill0n-
president of the Musee Social of Paris
France; Sr. Alexandra Alvarez, secre-
tary of the Gillian legation to the Pan
American conference at Mexico; Rev
w. H. Fitzpatrick of Boston, Mass;
Hon. Hannis Taylor of Mobile, Ala, ana
DR.. Timmins of Boston. Mass.
Hon. William G. Robinson, LII ~
dean of the law school, lectured on
Wednesday afternoon. March 19, III the
public course at the university on me
value of the study of law as a means OIL
general intellectual culture before
very representative gathering. AMONG
other things he said: The value OF my
science as a subject of study is to pc
measured: First, by the importance Oh
the science itself; second. the m
tellectual discipline which the stuay
affords; and, third, the collateral heIds
of knowledge into which it introduces
the student. The importance of scr
ence depends upon it's utility to man
in his present circumstances and con
dition. OF the sciences pre-eminenuy
important on this account there are
five: religion, logic, hygiene. prlVata
economics and law. All persons IN So
ciety are bound by the law, whetner
they know it's rules or not, and are ~
able to loss of liberty, property anu
even life itself through their Ignorance
of it's provisions.
For general purposes the study OIL
the law of rights and wrongs suIIces'
leaving the law of remedies to the pr
'essional lawyer. Atipresent this suoJeG'
is too much neglected; but recent liu ait
cations point to its reinstatement III a.
Ouf schools of learning, as matter "
universal instruction"