The Irish standard., 1915-04-24

DR.. Hassett, toasting "Our Alma
Mater" hoped that as "the years pass
along, and she grows in age and wis
dom, the cycles will add new laurels
to her crown"
DR.. Ruiz, on the subject "Our
Alumni" lauded the school and told
of his pride at being graduate and
its assistance to him in his station in
Cuba"
On Friday noted educators and the
highest Catholic Church dignitaries in
this country were the guests of the
University, where an all-day reception
to friends Of the Brookland institution
was held.
All of the buildings were decorated
with the American and papal flags
and colors and the scarlet of the
cardinalate in honor of Cardinals Glib
bons, Farley and O'Connell, who par
ticipated in the exercises. The bright
colors Of the academic robes worn by
the representatives of sixty American
universities and colleges and the
church hierarchy, helped to give pic
turesque coloring to the groups that
gathered and strolled about the cam
pus.
Nearly three hundred students of
Trinity College for the higher educa.
ton of women, which is itself COM
pleting fifteen years of existence, con-
tributed youth and beauty to the
campus scene, as in their vari-colored
costumes they helped to entertain
guests from their home cities.
The particular guests of honor at
the reception were the twelve lay
men of nationwide reputation, who
were signally honored at the AGA
demic exercises Thursday, in having
conferred on them the first honorary
degrees ever bestowed by the Cath
olic University of America, and these
honors were unique also in that they
were conferred not by any vote of the
University senate or faculties, but by
the direct authority from the board
of trustees.
Others who were centers Of attrac-
tion from the thousands of prominent
Catholic men and women from all
parts Of the country were the former
rectors of the University, particularly
Archbishop John ]. Keane, of Dubuque,
It's first rector, who was universally
beloved by the residents of Washing.
ton, without regard to creed at all.
A life-sized portrait of Bishop Thorn.
as ]. Shahan, the rector, was presented
to the University by the alumni at
10 o'clock in the morning in McMa.
hon Hall, the presentation speech be.
ing made by Rev. Michael ]. Crane,
of Philadelphia. This portrait was
painted by Esksergian.
The faculties of the five schools
comprising the University assisted in
receiving the guests, and the members
of the senior class were ushers. Par
ticular interest was taken in the site
and plans for the shrine of the I'm
maculate Conception, which is about
to be erected on the campus by the
Catholic women of America, delega
ton of whom attended the silver
jubilee celebration.
Luncheon was served to all visitors
in Caldwell Hall from to o'clock.
Officers of the Alumni Association
were kept busy arranging with dele
gates from the various cities for the
organization of chain of branch asso
Citations during the coming year. Ad
vocated by DR.. John Webster Melody
of Chicago, Of the University faculty
who is secretary of the Alumni Asso
citation, this system of branch asso
Citations was authorized at a reunion
and banquet of the General Alumni
Association in the New Willard.
1t is also proposed to build a big
stadium on the land adjacent to thu
railroad as soon as possible.
Many social functions were giver
throughout the city to the dis
tinguished guests, prominent among
them being the reception given at the
University Club to the Representatives
of the sixty American universities ant
colleges by Bishop Shahan, assisted by
the eighty members of the faculties o.
the four schools comprising the Uni
versity.
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