The Washington times., 1908-12-27
SCHOOL FOR NUNS
SEEMS CERTAINTY
Strong Pressure Will Be
Brought on ArchbiSh-
ops in April.
NECESSITY FOR IT
is CLEARLY SHOWN
Site Is Chosen and Work Will
Begin When Board In
dOrSeS Project.

Tie establishment or a normal train
ing school for Catholic nuns viii be so
strongly urged upon the authorities OF
the Catholic University, when the Arch
bishops meet in this city in APRIL that
it is now considered highly probable
Jhat ,he foundations for the building
viii be laid within a year.
The normal school FOR training nuns
has grown TO be a necessity. because
the demand for such training has be
come universal. and il is regarded that
the papal institution is the proper chan
mel through which TO supply such needs.
The proposition has been laid before
the authorities Of the Catholic Univer-
sity at each annual meeting for several
years past but owing 10 the demands
of other business. the prelates have
reached no decision.
So insistent has the demand for such
a school now become. however. that IL
is known that unusual pressure will be
brought 10 bear upon the archbishops
in April and IL is believed that the plan
will be authorized.
Petitions Received.
The Apostolic delegate, Mgr. FaIcOniO,
has received many petitions from
heads OF teaching orders, asking that
their future professors be permitted to
study in uOu-CathOliC colleges. such as
Bryn Mawr, Radcliffe, and Wellesley.
They point out that their schools are
low in competition with schools wherein
the teachers have the finest educational
advantages which the American cont
uent can supply In the opinion of many
American nuns, Catholic colleges. and
the general educational facilities for the
training of women at least are not as
oh.
the standard maintained by non sec
tartan institutions.
NEr. FalConio has felt adverse IN
granting such permission, but ina nearly
an cases, the archbIshops and bishops
within whose jurisdiction the nuns rs-
SIDE, have added the weight OF authority
10 their petition While there are count
less fine colleges for women under non
denOminatiOual control i'm every section
of the country there is but one Tor the
higher education Of Catholic women.
This is adjacent TO the Catholic Uni
VDTSity. Trinity College. and owes IT'S
existence 10 the broad policy and help
received from the Catholic University
The Normal School for Catholic nuns
will be conducted exactly after the
House Of Studies.
Probable Site.
The large tract Of land. which faces
Lincoln avenue. as it turns from North
Capitol street, and just across from tho
Soldiers Home Park, has been suggested
rs the site Just AZ soon as the project
receives the Endorsement Of the board
Of archbishops, and the official supper;
Of the Catholic University authorities
the promoters can begin operations
Almost every influential teaching or
der H' the United States has expressed
"a vii uGuess 20 aid the Normal School
ard to send students just as soon as j,
Is opened. When the large member
ship of the Catholic sisterhOods is taken
into consideration and their resources
and influence weighed. this project as
sumes tremendous significance and not
only marks an interesting departure
from the traditional secIusion Of Catho-
li- nuns, hut means the foundation In
Washington Of an institution second in
Importance 10 the Catholic University
itself