The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11
Wins Laetare Medal.

been selected by that institution as the
Laetare medalist for 1905 The award
Will be officially announced at the uni
versity tomorrow
In each years award there is a spe-
cial reason why the recipient is chos-
en-. In the case of DR.. Monaghan he
has been honored because of his dis
tnguished services to this country. He
has appeared as an educator, as Il
teacher of right morals and as a great
example of true and noble citizenship.
He has been in the service of the
United States for many years He
acted as United States consul at
Mannheim, Germany, between 1885 and
1889, and to Chemnitz from 1898 to
1897. In 1899 he was a delegate to the
worlds commercial congress. and in
1885 and 1892 campaigned the country
for Hon. Grover Cleveland
DR.. Monaghan was born in Boston,
Mass. Oct. II, 1857. When but a youth
his father met with serious accident
which made the father a helpless Grip
pie, and young Monaghan was COM
PEELED TO seek work in the cotton mills
in Salem. Mass, and Providence, R.
l., at an early age. Endowed with an
indomintable desire to make a mark
for himself, he attended night school
while engaged in work in the factories
and at the age of % entered Mowry's
academy. From Mowry's he went to
Brown university, from which institu-'
ton he was graduated in 1886
Before entering Brown and while
student there he was member of
the city council and school board in
Providence. Later, while acting con-
sui to Mannheim, DR.. Monaghan stud
led in Heidelberg university. Reidel-
berg, Germany. He returned to the
United States in 1890. taking UP the
study Of law and also newspaper work.
In 1909 he became editor of the reports
OF foreign commerce in the department
of commerce and labor.
DR.. Monaghan has held a place on
faculty boards of Wisconsin and Notre
Dame universities. He was dean of
the history and economics courses at
Notre Dame during September and De-
cember, 1907, having to give up the
position in order to fill enga gements
on the lecture platform. At present
he is engaged in speaking in different
parts of the country. He has given
many lectures at Notre Dame in the
past three years, and all of the men
who have ever appeared on the uni
versity platform DR.. Monaghan has
been accorded the most enthusiastic
and most sincere reception by the sta
tents. Recently he returned to Notre
Dame to speak to the students upon
The subject of anarchy, and the well
come he was given when he was es-
,orted to the stage by Rev. John Cav
anaugh, president of the university.
vas the warmest of all the hearty
welcomes he has received here.
AS an educator, as a type of true
,itizen and as a teacher of right and
sound principles, Dr. Monaghan stands
'ut very prominently in the Catholic
world. Sincerity is his characteristic
mark, and those who have come in |
contact with him frequently know
him as lover of justice, righteous
less. duty, morality and honesty and
Is an ideal and representative citizen. |
The Laetare medal is of gold and
Upon the bar which holds the disk
ire the words: "Laetare Medal" On
he face of the disk are the words: !
Magma est veritas ct pAaevalebit."
Truth is mighty and shall prevail"
Upon the other side of the disk is the
lame of Notre Dame and that of the
ecipient. An address which is point
ID and printed on silk and gives the
particular reason for which the medal
las been presented in each case is
cad at the formal presentation and |
,oes with the medal
The first Laetare medal was con- |
erred in 1883, John Culinary Shea be-
ng the recipient. The custom was
naugurated by the university faculty |
hat some appreciation might be |
hown men of the Catholic Iaity who |
ave been prominent as workers for
education and citizenship |
The medal derives its name from the
sunday upon which it is bestowed |
The particular Sunday was chosen as
he most suspicious, because on that
ay for over six centuries in Europe |
he popes have presented a golden |
ose to one who has worked faithfully |
n the service of religion and human |
ty. The purpose of the papal rose and |
he Laetare medal being almost akin |
was thought best to confer the med |
j upon the same day the rose has Civ
n since the thirteenth century.
The most prominent Catholics in the
United States are among those known |
S Laetare medalists. The mark of |
distinction is considered high since /
aught but supreme and unquestion-