The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-06-13
From the National Capitol
BY Stanton Lawton
CATHOLICS OF UNITED STATES
GIVE SUPPORT TO MISSIONS.
BY Stanton Lawton

{ CATHOLICS OF UNITED STATES
GIVE SUPPORT TO MISSIONS.
Catholics of the United States are
steadily advancing to first place in
support of Catholic missions of the
world. and supplanting France in
that respect. Ten years ago Catho-
lies of France gave s815,0OO; five
years ago $675,0OO and last year,
according to reports just made pub
lie 100000. Ten years ago Catho-
lies of the United States gave $45,-
900 year, and last year according
to the same report, $4,000.
The Great givers to Catholic
world missions are among American
dioceses, New York's gifts last
year amounting to s157,000;
Boston $4,000; Philadelphia $685.
900; Cleveland $1,000 and Balti-
more $7,100.
Not city in Catholic countries like
Austria, Italy, Belgium, and Spain
come anywhere near the gifts of
these generous Catholic American
cities. st. Louis far outranks Rome;
Minneapolis outranks Vienna, New
Orleans gives more than London.
and Pittsburg Catholics give more
than do those of Liverpool.
Trinity College Commencement.
Trinity College, Washington. D.
c., has just completed the most sue
cessful year in it's history, and the
largest number of graduates ever
awarded degrees, were given diplo-
mas Thursday, June 18th. by Rt.
Rev. Philip ]. Garrigau. bishop of
Sioux City, Iowa. The graduating
class for 1914 totaled 45-4 for the
Master of Arts degree. and Al for
the Bachelor of Arts degree.
The commencement exercises be-
gan with a pontifical high mass, Sun
day, June z. when the officers were:
Celebrant, Rt. Rev. Edward P. AL
len, Bishop of Mobile. Ala; assist
ant priest, Very Rev. John F. Fen
Ion; deacons of honor, Very Rev.
Robert A. Skinner, C. S. P. and Rev.
Geo. M. Savage; deacons of the
mass. Very Rev. Charles F. Aiken
and Rev. John w. Melody; masters
of ceremony, Rev. Charles Dubray
and Rev. Leo L. McVay. The bac-
calaureate sermon was preached by
DR.. William J. Kerby. professor of
philosophy at Trinity and of the
Catholic University faculty.
The address to the graduates was
made by DR.. John H. Haaren. Of
New York City.
Trinity college stands almost in the
shadow of the Catholic University
of America. and overlooks the beau
tiful grounds of the Soldiers Home.
It was founded in 1897 by the Sis
ters of Notre Dame, and its progress
has been phenomenal. 1t is the only
Catholic College in the United States
for women that has no academy at
tached, and all the Sisters have de-
grees. The college is fully empow-
cred under the terms of its charter,
granted by the District of Columbia,
to confer degrees. and it is regis
tered with the University of the
State Of New York.
Trinity College ranks Number 1.
with the other leading educational
institutions of the country, as will be
seen by the following letter from
the United States Commissioner Of
Education. viz:
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Education,
Washington, D. G.
Sister Catherine Aloysius.
President of Trinity College,,
Washington, D. c.
Dear Madam:
Doctor Samuel P. Capen. this bu-
reau's specialist in higher education,
has now completed his investigation
of the standards of Trinity College
and of the standing of students in
the college, who have entered other
colleges and universities of stand
ard grade. 1t gives me pleasure to
state on the basis of this examina-
ton and DR.. Capen's opinion that
Trinity College should be ranked
among the colleges of first grade.
Yours sincerely,
I !JF;a, P. P. CLAYTON,
n r'rt.. Commissioner.