New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
SUCCEEDS DR.. CON4TY.
Monagnor O'ConneU Installed as
Rector of the Catholic University.

washington, April 22-Nonsignor Denis J. OCon-
nell was installed to-day rector OF the Catholic
r-nive-sity OF America. in succession TO Bishop
rgor1as ! Conaty. The ceremony took place at a
meeting CT the trustees OF the university held IN
Mcmahon Hall the university grounds
Es-ookland. Cardinal Gibbons was the central
figure Of the exercises AS the president OF the
hoard Of trustees OF the university, he formally
installed Monsignor O'Conneu as rector. Many OF
the highest dignitsries Of the Catholic Church OF
this country present. including Archbishops
Williams. OF Boston: Farley. OF New-York: Ryan.
~ Philadelphia: Ireland. OF St Paul and Keane
AZ Dubuque Bishops Spalding Of Peoria: Macs OF
Covingtoa: Foley. of Detroit: Horstmann. Of Ceve-
and. and Conaty, Of Los Angeles. and Michael
jenkins, OF Baltimore, and Thomas E Waggaman,
of Washington. These constitute the board OF
trustees With this board are associated of1cio.
ali the archbishops Of the United States as an ad-
visory board. and among those in attendance to-
CAV we're Archbishops Christie, Of Portland. Ore:
Elder. Of Cincinnati. and Quigley. Of Chicaso.
TIE installation occurred behind closed doors No
formal addresses were delivered except that OF the
retiring rector, Bishop Conaty. who presented TO
the board q report of his stewardship. His state
ert Of the present condition OF university and
the improvements and additions made in his rector
ship was enlineEJly satisfactory 10 the trustees
Al noon the brief appointing Monsignor O'Connell
as Dr.. Couaty's successor was presented and
Cardinal Gibbons formally inducted the new rector
TITO Office
The most important action taken by the trustees
was : movement 10 affiliate with the university
eighteen OF twenty institutions o. learning NheIe
0ece graduates so 10 prepare for the priesthood
resolution was adopted which viii grant 70 the
graduates OF these Institutions the privilege OF
ob1siring degrees from the CathOlc University on
making the required grades in examination tests
set out from university the time OF graoua-
tion The scheme Is the same as that IN existence
81 the London University Before II becomes eI-
fecrive Il is necessary for the selinaries 10 agree
individually the resolution and 10 adopt IL ON
w II Is believed Ihat this step VIII strengthen
fbe Catholic University and make ii still more q
rational institution of learning. The vacancies IN
the faculty and that in the vcerectorship were not
flied = -
Tomorrow morning the annual meeting Of the
srchbishops OF the United States VIII oe held IN
the afternoon cornerstone OF the Apostonc MS
e1n- House on the university grounds Will be laid
CARDINAL Gibbons wiu preside. and ArchDls1op
Koane the FIRST rector Of the university. Viii de-
liver the principal address
0r Corary had been rector OF the university
xince January L. 1897. He recently appointed
F3ishop OF Los Angeles ard after g brief rest VIII
-roceec 70 that city and assume his new duties
Some time in May His successor. Monslgnor
cCorneu, for several years rector OF the
American College az Rome IN the last seven or
eight wears while his headquarters were IN Rome,
ne has been attending church work which TOOK
hin 70 various parts Of Europe