The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-11-23
CARDINAL GIBBONS
Makes Appeal in Behalf of the Cath
Ollie University.

'""NSs appeal VI oeHalt OF tine Cath =
Ollie University.
H. Rev. Thomas j. Shahan. rccto,
Of the Catholic University. Washing
ton, ID. c., has sent to the press tho
following communication from Car
dinal Gibbons:
TN the approach of he first Sun
day in Advent. the day SGT aside for
the annual collection in favor of ,hc
Catholic University of America, it be-
COMES my pleasing duty to appeal
with great carncstncss to our hirr
arrhN, clergy and people for Il con-
''fl''ancr OF the support they have 81,
generously given us i'm tho past and
the splendid results of which are HOW
'''a''''stlnS themselves in large and
unexpected hrncfits TO the Catholic
cllilrrh IN our h"Iovc,l nation,
The growth Of the lay departments
VI inc university in the last three
Years has been truly phenomenal
From modest iisurc the number of
students IN all departments receiving
instruction from its professors has
reached one thousand. and the indica
tons arc that in the next decade this
'lSure VIII be doubled or trcblcd, ST.
that even i'm point of numbers tho
catholic University will. in our OWN
generation, rank among the most ste
ccssful schools OF the nation.
Two large and useful cdilices have
been added to the noble group OF
buildings that ornament the grounds:
Il central plant for power. heat and
light. and the beautiful Cardinal Glib
bons Memorial hall now cumpletcd
ana accommodating one hundred and
thirty young men from al! parts # the
Union
The library has increased to 1000
volumes and will soon be one of on,
countrN's most important collections
OF up-to-date books. The laboratories
OF chemistry, physics and biology have
notably increased their equipment. and
in general solid growth and varied az
tivity characterize the daily life of
ollie church..
Especially gratifying is the increase
in tho body of lay students; thci,
rapid growth is at once Il cause 70,
rejoicing ami a source OF much con-
Germ as to tho capacity OF our resi-
dence halls. now filled to overflow ing
Tho professors have increased in
members from twcnty-eight to hfty
six and, not only by their teaching
but by their writings and their pub
lie discourscs they illustrate honor
ably our Catholic life and compel an
increasing admiration for Catholic
learning and culture. While the
schools Of law and the sciences show
in particular II gratifying increase, the
schools of philosophy and letters are
also developing rapidly. The Univcr-
sitN Summer School for our Teachinr
Sisters welcomed over three hundred
Of them from twcnty-siN religious or
ders and most of the states, while tn,
recently established Sisters college has
already. i'll its infancy. fifty students.
In this way the benefits of the uni
versity are soon brought home to the
rrmotcst parish in our country, and
not only tho sons of our Catholic pco-
pie but their conSccrated (aurhters
can drink at tho fountain of kuowl-
edge which the popular generosity has
opened and SuStains.
Such large growth. however. ere
atcs an urgent demand for more pro-
fessors and immediate equipment. mar
ticularly for new buildings. Besides
n new residence hall and an annie
dining hall for at least six hundred
students, the university needs a new
chemical laboratory, IA gymnasium a
! library and other cdifces, il it is tc
conduct its work with the dignity anC
efficiency betlttng an institution tina,
represents the attitude of the Catholic
church towards learning
1t is the duty, and should he the
| pleasure. of all our Catholics to I'M.
hold and develop a religious work o.
this magnitude and promise. Alread,
the Catholic University illustrates i,
] several ways our immemorial devotio,