The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24
A N0NSEGTARIAN INSTITUTION
Leading Dignitaries Of the Church
Have Long Sought TO Secure Such
an Institution in the Milwaukee
Diocese.

tion similar in scope, size and pur-
poses to Marquette university, will re-
suit ultimately from campaign to be
begun Saturday afternoon at meet
ing Of 500 Milwaukee Catholic women
Plans for the establishment of such
an institution in Milwaukee have been
under discussion for two years, and
have now assumed definite shape
The project has the unqualified ap-
proyal Of Archbishop S. G.. Messmer,
and half a dozen or more wealthy Wis
consin people have signifed their will
ingness to lend financial aid sufficient
to insure success.
The college will be the largest of its
kind in the west and one of the larg
est in the United States. It is be-
lieved, although this was not an
nounced, officially that 100000 will be
raised Immediately to launch The in
stitution.
1t is planned to make the institution
complement to Marquette universe
ty. 1t may have many Of the same
faculty members 1t will be non
sectarian as is Marquette although
Catholic societies will have super
visory interest in it.
At meeting several days ago a
number of wealthy Milwaukee Catho-
lie women pledged their moral and
financial support to the plan, and it
was decided to issue invitations to
500 Milwaukee women to meet at $3.50
o'clock Saturday afternoon in the
home of Mrs Humphrey J. Desmond
6l2 Newberry boulevard, Milwaukee,
At that time there will be organized
on association which will probably be
called the Marquette University Wom-
en- s League or the Marquette Women s
League
It's membership will not be limited
TO Catholics, and it is planned that
the faculty of tho new college will
contain Catholics. This also will
be true Of the board Of directors as
is the case with Marquette university
This league will have for its object
the raising of funds for the women S
school, which win include both acade-
mic and university departments.
At a meeting Tuesday afternoon in
the home of Miss Catherine Hannah,
1l3 Fourteenth street, Milwaukee, a
dozen Catholic women, all college
graduates discussed the college plan
and pledged their support.
At this meeting attention was called
to the fact that there is no Catholic
women s college in this part of the
country, and that Archbishop Messmer
and other high Catholic dignitaries
had long ago realized the necessity of
having such an institution.
The Rev. Charles B. Moulinier, S.
j., professor in Marquette university,
who has frequently advocated the
opening of a college here, told the col
iege graduates at this meeting that at
least 600 Catholic young women in this
and neighboring states were attending
non-Catholic colleges and at least this
number probably would welcome the
chance to attend at the start such an
institution as it is proposed to build
in Milwaukee.
At the meeting for organization of
the Marquette Women's League on
Saturday, it is probable that a consti-
tuition viii be adopted and the work
of raising funds will begin immedi-
ately.
"The establishment of such col
lege for young women. as is proposed
is Of the utmost Importance, said
Prof Moulinier. cit is not the idea
to have school strictly for Catholic
women, but it is rather to have an in
stitution to which Catholic women may
go and still be given an opportunity
to practice their faith and to have the
advice and counsel of Catholic priests
and instructors when they so desire.
81 have no doubt but that the col
lego will be established in Milwaukee.
plans have been under careful consid-
GRAFTON for several years and the time
has now come when the elimination
OF the plan is in sight.
MANY prominent Catholics have
agreed to assist financially, although
am not at liberty to disclose any
Of their names at present.
The plan is to have a college man
aged similarly to Marquette univer-
sity Non-Catholics will be in the
student body, faculty and management.
The church influence will not be para
mount, but Will be at least feature
TO attract Catholic girls.
A tentative site for the college has
been Secured although no decision in
this regard has been reached. While
this is not known definitely it is be-
lieved that it is intended to have the
institution on the west side, within
walking distance, at least, of Mar
quette.