The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-04-01
SCHARF EXPLAINS.
Says Recent Published Statements
Concerning Him Are Incorrect.

Says Recent Published Statement
Concerning Him Are Incorrect.
A statement from the Catholic Uni
versity, of Washington, d. c., regard
ing my connection with that institu-
ton, has recently appeared in num-
Der of papers by request of the faculty
who signed it. Other papers who still
honor me with their confidence, re-
fused to print it.
This statement of the faculty needs
both correction and the injection of a
few wholesome truths. The part to
which refer denies that have been
in any way connected with the Uni
versity, and that l was only allowed
to tack my advertisement upon the
general bulletin board, along with
clearinghouse keepers, booksellers,
| etc" There is no installing the ami
mus of this statement 1t was evil
/ IDENTIFY intended to humiliate and be-
little me in the eyes OF the public
1 But it has still greater fault, mas
much as it is an unqualified, though
perhaps unintentional, falsehood, and
coming from that body, serious
compromise OF the dignity of the Uni
versity. Here are the facts:
! In 1899 l was recommended to the
rector as professor OF French and Ger
man by the Hon. Dominic l. Murphy
and DR.. Garrigan, the vice-rector.
Msgr. Conaty received me at his
office and questioned me regarding
myself. At the close OF the interview
he assured me that | was acceptable
to him, but that he would have to
present my name to the Senate of the
| University for official approval. This,
! he informed me later on, had been
given and that was now recognized
as a teacher at the Catholic Univer-
/ sity. A room was assigned to me,
! and my card, announcing the course
of instruction and the hours, was APP
proved by the rector, and posted, not
clearinghouse keepers, as the pres
ent faculty falsely assert, but on the
| official bulletin board, alongside of
the announcements of the professors
who constituted the regular faculty.
| This card, with the signature of the
rector, l have still in my possession.
| received my mail at the University
postofice, and had printed on my card,
under my name, Catholic Univer-
sity." I frequently sent my card to
| the rector and to others, but no one
use the name of the University in this
way, and, for two years, not the slight
est objection was raised. The official
approval of the Senate OF the Univer-
sity, if it meant anything at all, to-
gether with this general acquiescence,
confirmed me in the belief that was
really, though in an humble capacity,
connected with the University, and, l
believe, anyone else would have had
the same impression.
There is another serious flaw in the
statement of the faculty. If If be true
that a man, who is educated enough
to teach French and German litera-
ture, as did, at great institution
of learning like this, and as DIR. Egan
said, very successfully" it would be
most unlikely that he would be
classed with clearinghouse keepers
and book peddlers, and if there is
such man there now and permits
himself to be thus classified, he can
not amount to much, either as a man
or as a teacher, and such classical
| ton would be discreditable to any
school of learning
But when established the Catholic
| News Agency three years ago, the
! faculty became alarmed lest some OF
my political letters might be con-
sidered as reflection of the views
! of the University, and when Msgr.
O'Connell took charge he asked me
to resign. AS 1 had no intention of
saddling my views upon the Univer-
sity-probably to it's detriment, if
such an impression should gain
ground-I told Msgr. O'Connell that
would publish a statement that am
no longer connected with the Univer.
sity. AT that interview l received the
first inkling that the rector did not
recognize me as having been connect
ed with the University, for he pro-
tested that such statement from me
would imply that I had been con-
nected with it, but he finally agreed
to concede the point. And here
would interject that it is l.!st a little
singular that all the troubles of the
University are invariably with Ger
mans. Perhaps in the distant future
some other German will try his luck
with that institution with better sue
cess. '"s-' 1890
This is an absolutely truthful state
ment of the case. and I rely upon the
fairness Of the editors who published
the statement OF the University to
give me a square deal and publish this
counter-statenient..y> y i'i' 80 '',:::t,';
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