The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-18
PRINCES or CHURCH
EXPRESS SORROW
Petition President Taft for Legisla-
ton to Prevent Loss Of Life
on High Seas.

With the three American princes Of
the church present, the trustees OF the
Catholic University Of America held .
thres-hour session yesterday afternoon
In Divinity Hall. BrookIand.
Cardinal James Gibbons. chairman OF
the board Of trustees OF the university.
presided, and under his leadership plans
to enlarge the scope OF the university
were formulated.
The diyinities OF the church present at
yesterdays session Of the trustees were
Cardinal Gibbons. OF Baltimore; Cardinal
Farley, OF New York; Cardinal O'Connell,
Of Boston: Archbishop Glennon. of st.
Louis: Archbishop Prendegast, OF Phila-
delphia: Archbishop MoeIler, OF Cincin-
natl; Bishop Macs. OF Covington. KY;
Bishop Carrevin, OF Pittsburg: Thomas
J. Shahan, rector OF the university; for
mer Senator Kearns. OF Utah; John ID.
Crimmins, Of New York; former Attor-l
ney General Charles J. Bonaparte. Of
Baltimore, and Eugene Philbin, Of New
York
The board decided to Immediately rush
the completion of Cardinal Gibbons
Memorial Hall. the cornerstone OF which
was laid last September, in order that
the memorial 10 the senior cardinal may
be ready for occupancy upon the fall
opening Of the university.
When completed this handsome gray
stone edihce will accommodate 40 stu
dents, and Is intended to be used as a
dormitory for the young men OF the col
legiate department.
Other New Buildings
Plans for the erection Of a new gym
nasium and a new building for the
schools OF engineering. architecture, and
drawing were discussed and II was the
unanimous opinion OF the board that
these buildings must shortly follow the
completion Of the Gibbons Memorial Hall.
The donations announced by Rector
shahan, received by the university since
October, amounted to $4,000. Included in
this amount was the princely gift of
$4,000 conferred upon the university by
James J. Ryan, Of Philadelphia, for the
endowment Of a chair OF Old Testament
history.
The board passed resolutions congratu-
lating the university authorities upon the
progress OF the university during the past
six months, which Is regarded as only
criterion OF a still greater prosperity
that must attend the institution in the
future.
Ask Preventative Laws
The board Of trustees. uniting with
the archblshops OF the church, addressed
q letter Of sympathy to President Taft
relative to the national loss and world
wide grief caused by the sinking OF the
Titanic The letter further prays the
President upon the request OF the church
that measures shall be Immediately
taken by the United States government
to enact such LEGISLATION as will prohibit
an ocean-going vessel leaving the ports
of this country without giving every
passenger and member OF the crew an
equal chance Of escape in case OF wreck
through the means OF a SUFFICIENT num-
Der OF nfeboats to accommodate all on
board.
The board agreed to take steps In the
near future to bring about closer rela-
tionship between the university and the
Catholic colleges and high schools Of the
country.
ArehbIshOps Meet To-day.
This morning nine Of the fourteen
archbishops Of the United States win as
semble in Divinity Hall for the annual
meeting Of the archbishops to attend to
matters Of Importance affecting the pol
icy Of the church. Cardinal Gibbons viii
preside.