The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-30
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

members of the Hierarchy, His
Eminence Cardinal Gibbons,
Chancellor Of the Catholic Univer-
sity of America, makes the follow
ing reference to the gratifying
progress made by that institution
during the past few years and, in
view of it's Importance to the
Catholics of America, urges a
greater generosity towards it on
the part Of the laity to whom ap-
peals are made each year in it's
behalf.
"The growth Of the lay depart
ments of the university in the last
three years has been truly
phenomenal. From modest
figure the number Of students in
all departments receiving instruc-
tons from it's professors has
reached one thousand, and the in
dications are that in the next
decade this figure will be doubled
or trebled, so that even in point
Of numbers the Catholic Univer-
sity will, in our own generation,
rank among the most successful
schools of the nation.
"Two large and useful edifces
have been added to the noble
group Of buildings that ornament
the grounds; a central plant for
power, heat and light, and the
beautiful Cardinal Gibbons Me-
mortal Hall, now completed, and
accommodating one hundred and
thirty young men from all parts of
the Union.
"The library has increased to
10000 volumes and will soon be
lone Of our country's most impor-
tant collection of up-to-date
books. The laboratories of
chemistry, physics and biology
have notably increased their
equipment, and in general solid
growth and varied activity char
acterize the daily life Of this great
central school Of the Catholic
Church.
Especially gratifying is the
increase in the body Of lay stu
dents; their rapid growth is at
once a cause for rejoicing and a
source Of much concern as to the
capacity Of our residence halls,
now filed to overlooking.
"The professors have increased
in members from twenty-eight to
fifty-six and, not only by their
teaching, but by their writings
and their public discourses they
illustrate honorably our Catholic
life and compel an increasing adj
miration for Catholic learning
and culture. While the schools of
law and of sciences show in par
ticular a gratifying increase, the
schools of philosophy and letters
are also developing rapidly. The
!, University Summer School for our
Teaching Sisters welcomed over
three hundred Of them from TWEEN
ty-six religious orders and most of
the states, while the recently
established Sisters college has al
ready, in it's infancy, fifty stu
dents. In this way the benefits of
the university are soon brought
home to the remotest parish in
our country, and not only the
sons Of our Catholic people but
their consecrated daughters can
drink at the fountain Of knowl-
edge which the popular generosity
has opened and sustains.
Such a large growth, however,
creates an urgent demand for
more professors and Immediate
equipment, particularly for new
buildings. Besides a new residence
hall and an ample dining hall for
: at least six hundred students, the
university needs new chemical
laboratory, a gymnasium, a
library and other edifces, IL it is
. to conduct its work with the dig
nifty and efficiency BETTING an
institution that represents the at
titude of the Catholic Church to-
wards learning.
tIt is the duty, and should be
the pleasure, Of all our Catholics
to uphold and develop religious
work of this magnitude and prom
Use. Already the Catholic Uni
versity illustrates ia several ways
our immemorial devotion to
human progress along its highest
lines, and contributes abundantly
| to the defence and spread Of our