The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-10
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
The Educational Activity of That
Great Institution of Learning.

a gratifying recognition of the emf
nent standing of the Catholic Univer-
sity of America among our celebrated
educational institutions has been re-
oeived recently from the University of
Lerin. A communication from that IA
NOUS educational center includes the
catholic University Of America among
the few American institutions whose
bachelor degree is accepted as the
equivalent of the German requirements
Cor admission to work for the doctorate
Il philosophy Moreover, the three
Years term residence hitherto rigorous
~ required there Of all candidates for
The d0ctOrate has been shortened 10
three semeSterS, or one and half
ears for students who receive the
l'dccalaureate degree from any one of
these universities and who do some
4 aduate work at them. In virtue of
1his privilege. American students who
Ctsire to obtain The doctors degree at
7he University Of Berlin may do a large
TART of the work al one of the recog-
nlzed home Institutions, and obtain
credit for the same in Berlin.
These concessions. are made only TO
the Institutions in the Association or
American Universities. This organZa-
non represents the highest attachments
a. American scholarship, being COM
losed Of Harvard. Clark, Yale, Colum
ha Princeton. Pennsylvania, Johns
Hopkins and the Catholic University
al America i'm the east. and Michigan.
Chicago. Wisconsin. California and Le-
land Stanford i'm the west.
The membership of the Catholic Uni
1ersity of America in this association
is a testimonial of the excellent work
f. has accomplished in the comparative
few re h.4T IA n
jJS foundation. II is a recognition Of
merit by those most competent TO judge
and an acknowledgment of Its cOntri-
buttons TO the intellectual life of the
ration on the part of its foremost in
" stigaJors
The present year is one of unparal-
llled activity at the university. Three
Important contributions TO knowledge
have just come 10 the press; DR..
-LuQre study IN Reaction-Time and
Movements Dr. Trahey'S DE Nomini-
bias ot Verbs Ennodi HieTonymique
-.ieI Sc colatis. and DR.. Nieuwland's
teactions Of Acetylene.' Other books
press or in immeditee preparation for
] hitting are DR.. MelodY's Physical
i@-i7 Of Marriag e,' DR.. Butin ''On the
, utateuch. DIT. Oswald : .'PTepOsi-
tons iu ApollonIus RhOdIus. DR. Hea-
-srs The Nalelian Persecution" Re
visibility ana the Moral Life by Dr..
g. Conner. st. Francis. Social Reform
%. Uy Or. Dubois and Or. Dubray's
The Theory of Psychical Disposition"
Fms credible array Of recent pub
lehJiouS illustrates tho earnestness OF
71e professors . the Catholic Univer-
STAY ol America ia their efforts for
Inc realization Of The hopes of the uni
is,tNS founders. and indicates the
ci-trsuishel character OF the work
9i.h NiIl be done 10 a much greater
cA,,it when the plans of the trustees
Tor Increasing The number Of its stu
gents 1re ia practical operation.
i1 Hddluon 20 producing such works
as ihos- inst enumerated, and thus
Stimulating and developing intellectual
H-r. he university eNtTts It's influence
ON higher education i'm less apparent.
h't cry olfcctual manner. 4 con-
"'sh.e PAT Of its student body IS
mace up "I members of the religious
communities in residence around the
'liNerS r. Though few OF these men
i.'N@ d complete course or remain until
1'E attain the doctors degree. be
cause ine eNiGencies of their congrega- |
Z '.s ,al them away to become teach
'- DIT The various colleges of their
'.-eis, ,neE profit by their stay at the
ol.. .els.iy ANA are better equipped for
laair ~ork az instructors.
II Is gratifying 10 learn that the
- tees 81 he university have decided |
10 proceed nj once with the full de- I.
y t,prnent Of undergraduate courses of |
: .'HA- Eo motives impeiled TO this |
= iou tine desire of increasing the pro- /
tU0l2Nlty OF the university in all its |
departments by the better preparation !
~ young men for subsequent scientific |
ilNrsu-ation ana research in the /
fIapudie schools and in the learned |
PROFESSIONS, and the urgent necessity of |
onli- something 10 prevent the con- 1
inur4 increase in the number of our [
) Dung men attending non-Catholic in |
stitUtious
During the ten years which ended |
with thai Of 1900 the attendance at
l"h-N alhollc colleges increased GO per |
cent. while that Of our Catholic col |
IeSes showed, at the most, d very |
meager gain. During this period of !
'Ahe our Catholic population main
tanned its normal growth. our people !
became more prominent in Intellectual /
activity and our students Increased in [
ne proper ratio OF numbers This in
crement Of our student body must have !
peeA edUcaied. but in non-Ca tholic IN
stliutiGns. Il is obvious that thu ma
lo'lN ot students Who frequent nom
. 'plollc universities and colleges do so
!H ofoc. 10 acquire training which
oui colleges can not afford. None of
car colleges has OF can hope TO have |
an equcdtional equipment which APP
j ], ."athes m efficiency that Of the larger
i"(iloah seats Of learning. and ac-
r.. ~ sl-Ga coiics@S VIII remain
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