South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-21
Edward Douglass White Chosen
by NOtre Dame University for
Highest Honor of Year to
Distinguished Catholic.
MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT
ON LAETARE SUNDAY
List of Recipients Since 1883
includes Many Famous in
World of Religion, Law, Arts
and Sciences.

Chief Justice Edward Douglass
White. of the United States supreme
court is this years recipient of the
Laetare Medal. awarded annually by
the university of NOtre Dame Ito a
member Of the Catholic laity distin-
gueshed for services TO the church, TO
the state to humanity TO arts, letters,
sciences or civilization. This me edal
/ is the highest honor conferred b. the
local university and has a uniqUe sig
nificance to American Catholics.
! Chief Justice White holds a unique
place in American Jurisprudence. He
/ is the first Catholic chief justice since
/ the time of Chief Justice Taney. who
/ served during the fftes. He is also
the first sOutherner TO hold the posi-
! tiOn since before the Civil war and
I likewise is the first democrat to sit as
chief Of the supreme court of the
! United States since before the war.
! The present chief justice was born
\ in La FOurche parish, Louisiana in
/ 1S45. He was educated at Mt St.
/ Mary'S college, near Emmittsburg,
/ leans, AMI at Georgetown university
/ in Washington. He served for time
in the Civil war and after the great
/ struggle was admitted to the Louisi-
ana bar in 1868 He was state senator
! from 1874 to 1878, and was associate
! justice Of the supreme court OF
Louisiana from 1873 TO 1891.
! From 1S91-'94 Chief Justice White
! occupied a seat in the United States
| senate. In 1894 he was elevated to
the supreme bench by President
Cleveland and has now been a member
OF the supreme court for twenty
years. While IN associate justice he
was especially noted for "his gifts Of
clear and keen analysis, and in the
words of the Review of Reviews.
Appointment a Surprise.
! The appointment of Judge White as
| supreme justice in December, 1910,
came as a surprise 10 the people of
! the United States. IT was almost a
! foregone conclusion that President
Taft had promised the position to
Justice Hughes.
Chief Justice White is the second
southerner to receive the Laetare
medal.
Begin Custom in 1888.
| The custom of each year granting
! this distinguished honor was begun
at Notre Dame in 1889. The medal
takes its name from its being awarded
on Laetare Sunday in mid-lent. This
/ sunday has been so named because
the IntrOit of the mass for that day
| begins with Laetare, the Latin word
! for Rejoice.
/ Since the custom of awarding the
] Laetare medal was inaugurated in
/ 1888, some prominent Catholic has
/ been hOnOred annually except IN 1887
when no medal was awarded. The
! recipients of this honor have been
! historians, literateurs, Journalists,
orators, architects. engineers, artists,
/ statesmen judges, diplomats, philos-
! Ophers soldiers and benefactors of re-
! ligiOn and education. an American
| Catholic legion of honorA
/ List of Recipients.
/ Here is a list Of those VINO have
received the medal:
| John Culinary Shea, historian, 1888.
| Patrick J. Keeley, architect, 1884
| Eliza Allen Starr, art critic, teach
| er and writer, 1885.
General John Newton. soldier and
| engineer, 1856.
! Patrick Y. Hickey editor Of the tnen
/ well known Catholic Review 1888
! Anna Hanson Dorsey, novelist. 1889.
William J. Onahan, publicist. 1890;
! orator. 1891.
Major II. W. T. Brownson soldier
and scholar. 1892.
! Patrick DOnahue. founder and edi-
/ tor of the Boston Pilot. 1893.
| Augustin DAILY, dramatist. 1894.
/ Anna T. Sadlier, authoress, 1895.
| General William Starke Rosecrans.
I soldier and Christian gentleman. 1896.
/ Doctor Thomas Adds Emmet. ply
sician. 1897.
Hon. Timothy F Howard. jurist. Of
South Bend. 1898.
Mary Gwendolyn Caldwell. philan-
/ thrOpist, whose munificence made pos
sible the foundation Of the Catholic
university of America. 1899
/ John A. Creighton, founder Creigh-
/ ton university in Omaha. 1900
". Bourke Cochran. lawyer and
orator of New York city. 1901.
! DR. john r. Murphy. surgeon. 1902
/ Charles J. BOnaparte, statesman.
1909.
Richard c. Kerens, a philanthropist.
1904
Thomas b. Fitzgerald. philanthrop-
| ist. 1905.
Or. Francis Quinlan. surgeon. 1906.
Katherine +. Conway. a present
member Of the faculty OF 81. Marv's
college and academy. and a pronf- !
nent authoress. 1907.
James g. Monaghan. scholar and
educator. sometime professor at
Notre Dame. 1908.
Miss Frances Christine Fisher Tier
nan, authOress. the first southerner to
receive the medal 1909 Maurice !
Francis Egan. L. s. minister TO Den
mark. and formerly professor Of Eng |
lish at Notre Dame. 1910.
Agnes Repplier. an essayist. 1911.
Thomas Maurie Mulry. charity I
worker 1912.
August Hebermann. 1913.
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