Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
SCHOLARSHIP FUND.-
HIBERNIANs. TO SEND STUDENTS
TO CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.

Announcement was made today by Mr..
P. T. Moran of this city, one of the MEM
bers of the national board of directors of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, that the
society is arranging to provide free schol-
arships in the university to worthy stu
dents from every state in the Union. Action
with this end in view was taken at q re-
cent meeting of the board of directors of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, he'd in
New York, but this is the first public an
nouncement that has been made of the
plan.
The national board declared at it's meet
ing that the time is ripe for the Ancient
Order of Hibernans to extend further aid
to the university, and it was declared that
the scholarships will prove of great benefit
to worthy young men in the various states.
The board went on record officially as ere
ating a scholarship at the university for
each state and territory in the United
States. the sum of $500 to be annually SUBJ
scribed by the various state boards. This,
1t is estimated will be sufficient to MAIN
tain scholar at the university throughout
the academic year.
The movement it is expected, will pro-
gress even further. At the board meeting
in New York the opinion was expressed
that number of states will eXpend even
more than $500 year in the cause, and in
one or two instances three scholars will
come to the university as a result of one
state boards generosity and the active and
hearty accord of its membership.
Mr.. P. 7. Moran of this city and Major
Edward McCrystal of New York city, the
latter the representative of the national
board of directors from the empire state,
were chosen by the board to make the nee
essary arrangements at the university Tor
the reception of the students next year.
They visited the university authorities yes
terday afternoon, where they held con-
ference with Mgr. d. j. O'Connell, the rec
tor. The curriculum of the university was
gone over and the Ancient Order of Hiber-
MAN representatives were informed as to
what the necessary qualifications of an in
tending student should be. This information
VIII be passed along to the state boards
throughout the country for their informa-
ton and guidance.
Monsignor O'CoUell could not be seen
today, he having gone out of the city, but
it was stated by those in close touch with
MIN that this action the part of the
H1bernianS Is a matter of great gratfica-
ton to both himself and the faculty. 1t is ex-
planned that these scholarships are in addi-
ton to the endowment made by the A. o. H.
of $4,000 for a chair of Gaelic language,
which is filled by Prof Dunn, and 1t is in
order to provide feeder" as it were, for
the Gaelic language revival movement that
young men are to be sent to the university.
Maj. McCrystal. who has headed this
movement with Mr.. Moran of this city, is
one of the most distinguished members of
the Ancient Order Of ,Hibernians in the
empire state and has been honored on many
occasions by the membership. He is we'll
known as a public speaker and was heard
In this city yesterday afternoon at Carroll
Institute, where he was invited to address
the committee OF arrangements in charge
of next Sundays demonstration at the
Columbia Theater. He gave a discourse on
the subject of the French separation law.
Maj. McCrystal says ground has just been
broken at 10th street and 9Th avenue, New
York, for a Hibernian building to cost
$355,OC0.