The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-06-19

Society, German Federated Societies,
Ancient Order of Hibernians, Irish
County Societies and st. Mary's c. M.
B. A. Society were in the. procession.
Chaplain Reaney, of the u. S. Connec-
ticut celebrated the Mass. Rev. DIR.
Corrigan preached on Peace, but peace
with honor.
Fordham University Alumni.-The.
Fordham University alumni held
meeting at Fordham last week in or
der to formally open the new alumni
rooms presented by the president OF
the university to the alumni. The
rooms are located in the administra-
tion building on the campus. The
Rev. Joseph Mulry, S. j., president OF
Fordham, met the alumni for the first
time since his installation a few
months ago.
Iowa C. o. F.-The Iowa state
meeting of the Catholic Order of
Foresters was held in Storm Lake
June 8 and 8.
Good Friday a Holiday.-By vote
of 26 to 6 the Illinois senate passed
a bill making Good Friday a legal
holiday.
Magazine for converts.-An inter-
esting little magazine, the Catholic
Convert, has been started in New
York. 1t is edited by converts for
converts.
Chief Justice White Honored.-
Chief Justice Edward D. White of the
Supreme Court of the United States
is celebrating this year the fiftieth
anniversary of the graduation of his
class from Georgetown College, the
class of 1865. In commemoratiOn of
this event the senior class of George
town University has dedicated "The
Domesday Book" the regular student
publication of the senior class of the
university, to the Chief Justice, ito
record their sincere admiration for
| his worth and works as citizen and
| iurist." The publication is illustrated
by a very artistic picture of the sta
tue of Chief Justice Marshall, which
is located in front of the Capitol
building.
A Catholic ToWnship.-The popula
ton of New Wine township, Iowa
is exactly $50, outside of incorporated
towns Of this population, every one
is Catholic; and all of German descent
with the exception of one person who
is a convert to the Catholic Church
and whose wife is a German Catholic
and who is also member of the
local Court of Foresters Every farm
in the township is owned by Catho
lies with the exception of two ant
these are non-residents and the rent
ers living on the farms are Catholic
These are the only rented farms il
the township.
Statistics of Catholic University
This year has been the most sue
cessful in the history of the Catholi
University. According to the new
Year Book, that has just appeared
the number of students in the fiv,
schools of the University is SIC, TIN
largest number of students since TIL
doors of the University were throw
open. These are distributed amon
the various school as follows: Schoo
of Sacred Sciences, 48; School O
Law, 81; School of Philosophy, III
School of Letters, 65; School Q
Sciences, 211. The 1914 Summe
School for teaching Sisters an
women school teachers drew SOC a.
tendants, and the affiliated Sister:
College which ran throughout tn
academic year had an enrolment {
!, 81 students. Trinity College an
, other affiliated colleges located nea
the University had 131 additional stl
dents. The grand total of all students
priests, candidates for the priesthood
! Sisters, young men, and young ladie
is 1894. The number of professor
and instructors in the Universit
schools proper is IS, of which 10 al
full professors, and 10 associate pr,
fessors. Besides these teachers, eac
; of the affiliated colleges has it's ow
corps of professors and instructors.