The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-11-22
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
Annual Meeting and Consideration of
Reports,


The annual meeting of the trustees O
the Catholic university was held OF
Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the McMahor
hall of the university. Those presen
were his eminence, James Cardina
Gibbons, Most Rev. John j. Williams
d. d., archbishop Of Boston; Most
Rev. Patrick J. Ryan, D. D., archbishop
of Philadelphia; Most Rev. John Ire
land, D. D., archbishop of st. Paul;
Most. Rev. John ]. Keane, D. D., arch
bishop of Dubuque; Most Rev. John
NJ. Farley, D. D., archbishop of New
York; Right Rev. John l.. Spalding,
D. D., archbishop of Peoria; Right
Rev. Camillus p. Macs, ID. D., bishop
of Covington, Ky.iand secretary of the
| board; Right Rev. John S. Foley,
| d. D., bishop of Detroit; Right Rev.
| Ignatius F. Horstmann, D. D., bishop
of Cleveland, and Right Rev. Thomas
j. Conaty, D. D., rector of the univer-
sity.
Cardinal Gibbons presided. The fore
noon was given to consideration of the
reports of the different committees. The
committee on finance, of which Arch
bishop Williams is chairman, found the
report of the rector and treasurer
clear, full and satisfactory, and ac-
cepted the report of the auditors who
had examined the assets and invest
ments of the university. 1t was found
that the finances are in a most salts
factory condition. During the year the
receipts amounted to s15S, ,917.29, and the
disbursements to S155, 5,26S,73, leaving a
balance of $3,648.56. OF the amount re-
cefved S66,51G.25 came from the earn
ings of the trust funds and other or
dinary sources of revenue. There has
been received in bequests during the
year $26,370.95; from sales of property
$33,22219; by endowments this year,
SIS, ,465.4, and from the bishops guar
antee fund, 0,40C. Eleven thousand
seven hundred dollars was paid this
year on the general indebtedness of the
university. The gross Indebtedness of
the university is $193,500; the assets on
hand amount to $50, ,493.10, making the
net Indebtedness $1S4, ,OO690, or 81, 700
less than last year.
The committee on studies and disci-
pline, through it's chairman, Bishop
Horstmann, reported in commentator
OF the programme of studies as pro-
posed by the university, as also the re- |
ports as to discipline in Caldwell hall |
and Keane hail.
The committee on organization, Arch |
bishop Ryan, chairman, reported in fa-
vor of the establishment of teaching !
fellows in different departments of the |
university. The coordination of facul- |
ties, reported by the rector, was ap-
proved. The appointment to the chair |
formerly held by the late Very Rev. |
DR.. Bouquillon was referred to the !
April meeting. The meeting amended |
the bylaws of the board by voting to
change the time of meeting from No
vember to the second Wednesday after
Easter.
Bishop Mathew Harkins of Provi-
dence, R. l., was elected trustee to fill |
the vacancy caused by the death of
Archbishop Corrigan.
The board elected the following Off
GERS: His eminence, Cardinal Gibbons.
president; Most Rev. Archbishop Will |
iams, vice president; Right Rev. Bish-
op Macs, secretary. and Mr. Thomas
Z. Waggaman of Washington, D. c.,
treasurer. The rector, Bishop Conaty.
was appointed acting assistant treas
Irer.
There was no appointment to the
wee rectorship, the place being left
)pen for the present The board an
pointed committee on investments
consisting of Cardinal Gibbons. Bishop |
Conaty and Mr.. Michael Jenkins of
Baltimore. DR.. Joseph H. McMahon of
New York, who is assisting the rector
n the completion of the endowment
und, made a report which was very
satisfactory. The board voted to lease
site on the university grounds for the
,rectlon of new apostolic mission
louse. Several matters of Importance
we're referred to the April meeting.