The Washington herald., 1906-11-26

cardinal Gibbons, as chancellor Of the
Catholic University of America. ut Brook
land, tomorrow morning at 10 o clock will
call 10 order and preside at the semi
annual meeting of the board of trustees
of the university. The session will take
place in Mcmahon Hall, and it is ex-
pected that all business will have been
disposed of by Wednesday On that day
its members intend 10 leave for Richmond.
Va, TO be present on Thursday at the
dedication of Richmond's new 100000
/ cathedral, the gift of Mrs. Thomas F.
Ryan.
The meetings scheduled for tomorrow
and the day after will be taken up with
matters of purely administrative import
/ ance, such as the finances of the institu-
4 ton, the increase of the efficiency of the
various departments, promotion Of a num-
| her of professors, and the undergraduate
| department.
/ The finances OF the university are in
/ highly satisfactory condition. and the out
I look to place the institution on the basis
planned by Pope Leo MIL the founder
and patron, is unusually promising There
is a great influx Of undergraduates this
year, and if kept up at the present rate
the Catholic University viii soon count
its students by the thousands
Monsignor O'ConneH Is taking the deep
est interest in the proposed establishment
Of a Teutonic chair. and is asking the CO.
operation in this respect Of every friend
of the university in order 10 as soon as
possible offer the benefits of this con-
templated addition.
Who the Trustees Are.
The board of trustees is composed of
Cardinal Gibbons, president; Archbishops
Williams. of Boston. vice president. Ryan.
of Philadelphia; Ireland. Of ST Paul;
Riordan. of San Francisco; Keanc. Of
Dubuque; Farley. of New York: Messmer.
of Milwaukee; GIennou, of St Louis.
QUigley, of Chicago; Bishops SpaIding. Of
Peoria; Macs, Of Covington: secretary.
Foley, Of Detroit, HOrstmanu, OF CIeve-
land; Harkins of Providence; MonsignUr
Dennis Joseph O'ConnelI. rector; Michael
Jenkins. Baltimore. treasurer; Michael
Cudahy, Chicago; Charles Joseph Bona
parte. With this board Of trustees are
associated all the archbishops of the
United States as an advisory board
The board of directors of the Apostolic
Mission House, affiliated with the Catho-
lie University. viii meet at the mission
house this morning in sem.-anuuaI ses-
sion. The board consists Of Archbishop
Farley, of New York; Archbishop Ryan, /
Of Philadelphia; Bishop Harkins, of PROV
idenCe; The Very Rev. Dr. L. R. Dyer, /
president Of St Mary's Seminary, Balti- /
more; the Rev. ". A Taylor, Of the +
Church of the Blessed Sacrament, New /.
York the Rev Walter Elliott and the I
Rev. A. p. Doyle, dean and rector. re- I
Spectively. OF the Apostolic Mission /
House.
VIII Make Appropriations.
At to-day-s meetings appropriations Will +
be made for missions in the South. and it /
is anticipated that the work viii be con-
tinued in Virginia, South Carolina. Flori-
da, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.
The report of last years work will be
submitted TO the board. and it is said
with confidence that the supporters and 1
friends Of the missi0nasy movement will
have all reasons to be elated over the re-
suits achieved in the past year by the
missionary fathers.
Another Indication Of ever-growing ac-
tiyity of the university, is the acquis!-
ton by the Holy Cross CoIese-affiliated
with the Catholic University-Of the Rev.
Ernest Liable. c. 5 c.. formerly provin-
cial Of the French province of the Holy
Cross congregation. Prior to the disper-
sion Of the religious communities in
France. Father Labbe filled the Offices of
president ana professor OF the classics in
the College OF lie Versinet, in Paris. He
is a prominent authority on liturgical
music, and IS now preparing q book on
GregoTian music. which will soon De pun
lished.