Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-17

highest institutions OF learning were estap-
lished for ambitious young men ana Wom-
en- who were without means.
There were poor who were pensioned ~
this country institutions that received tneir
regular contributions.
Two Sessions Yesterday.
Two sessions of the board of trustees or
the Catholic University were heio sestei
day, one in the morning and the other IN
the afternoon, the latter extending Wen
into the evening. The Marquise des Mon-
stiers Merinville affair and the Waggaman
failure OCCUPIED the attention of the trus-
tees.
The building in which the board Is meet
ing is that built with the original contriou-
ton from Miss Caldwell. Over the doo.'
carved in stone. is the name of the build
ing the date erected and Miss CaldWeii
name, together with the announcement
that she is the founder Of the university
In the main reception room IS mag IN
1889 which bears this inscription, UNI
versitatis Fundatrix.' Neither the paint
ing nor the name of the marquise over the
door will be removed by the board, 1t was
stated, until formal consideration mas peei
given the case.
The Questions Discussed.
In the Waggaman case the discussion re-
lated to the effect of the failure ON the
university and the means to be taken to
TONS interests In the. bankruptcy pro-
ceedings.
OF the Marquise DIES Monsters Merinvlle.
the dgnitaries of the church. when seen
at the university, cared to say little II
anything. Cardinal Gibbons asked to be
excused from expressing himself. but Arch
bishop Ryan authorized the statement to
be made that no reply from Rome as yet
O'Connell, the rector of the university. ask
ing for information on the subject. The
archbishop put little credence In a. pub
lished statement that because of the pro-
government feeling Of the marquise's hus-
band in the matter of the expulsion of the
religious orders from France he had in
duced her to renounce the Catholic faith.
Most of the members of the board are &C
quainted with the marquise. One OF the
trustees referred to her physical condition,
and added:
But please do not misunderstood me In
that regard, we do not mean to imply that
she was in any way incapacitated to think
and act for herself. She Is her own mis-
tress. knowing nothing of what prompted
her to take the course she did, we must
wait until 1t is made clear"
The Waggaman Investments.
The trustees gave serious consideration to
the status Of the investments Of the Cath
Ollie University with Thomas e. Waggaman.
Every possible development was discussed
by the prelates. 1t may be stated with au-
thority that the university will not do any
thing in a formal way to anticipate the pro-
gram of Col. George Truesdell, who was
elected trustee Of the Waggaman estate on
November IL. AS matters stand, the au-
thorities of the university feel that they
are amply secured by the deed of trust and
the Waggaman art gallery.
Art Gallery to Be Sold.
It was stated today on what is regarded
to be good authority that the art collection
of Thomas E. Waggaman. which forms
part of the security Of the Catholic Uni
versity's investment, will be sold at public
auction 1t is understood to be the intention
to have the gallery removed to New York
in the near future. where it's paintings Of
the Dutch and BarbizOn schools and the
sw ords of the Samurai and objects Of art
will be placed on exhibition by the Ameri-
can Art Galleries and the sale made at
public auction under that auspice some
time in December or January, just as the
Dena, Mathesson and other famous art
collections have been sold. 1t is under
stood that the authorities of the university
believe the collection will bring not less
than 100000 which would almost satisfy
the claim of the institution.