The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-28

are ali anxious TO see THIS great Cath
Ollie institution carried to the highest
pinnacle of success.
Our very progress, however, is a
cause OF anxiety. Great expenses
must be made in the beginning for
buildings and for all manner of neces-
sary equipment. The great increase
of students will not of itself meet the
increased expenses, as is seen in the
reports of all our American uniyer-
stiles. Every effort must be made to
remunerate fairly the teachers, in
large measure Catholic laymen, who
devote their lives to this holy work OF
training our Catholic youth to fill with
honor the highest places in American
society" Having occupied the highest
ground in the province of education
we cannot fail to sustain the great
works which have been, established
and which need only to be nourished
and encouraged in order one day to
offer results which will fill all Catho-
lie hearts with just pride.
We appeal, therefore, to our Catho-
lie people to contribute this year as
generously as they can to the Univer-
sity collection, SO that reasonable
increase may be obtained which will
help us to meet the large and grow
ing expenses OF, the University.
The figures and facts quoted above,
show that the best possible use has
been made of the generous donations
made SO far to the University, from
the most modest Offering to the large
endowment. Education is one of the
most helpful forms of charity. This
is particularly true of higher Catholic
education through which so many of
our choicest youth are consecrated
regularly to the general needs and the
common welfare of the Catholic body.
1t has been truly said that the higher
or advanced education was never more
necessary, perhaps never more ere-
munerative than in our time, when
the former conditions of American
society are being so profoundly modi-
fed. Positions and Offices of RESPONSE
bility, both public and private, are
multiplying rapidly all over our coun,
try, and it is our duty to enable our
Catholic youth to aspire to such
places Of trust, usually we'll remuner-
ated, and often the first steps to
greater advancement Every year
the Catholic University is sending
forth many young men who may rea.
sonably hope to occupy one day the
foremost places in all the great depart.
mentS of our national life It is our
duty to provide for them every posi-.
bic advantage while their studies are
being pursued under the saving influ.
ences of our holy religion.
University Deserves Support.
A little increase in the contribution
OF every Catholic man and woman
would easily relieve our natural anxi
ETY. for the secure and comfortable
growth of the University. We appeal
very earnestly to those who have not
reflected seriously on the good work
being accomplished quietly but surely
at Washington, to take our petition to
heart and henceforth consider the
Catholic University as foremost OBJ
Ject OF generous support. We appeal
to those who have always supported
this great and holy work to continue
their aid, and even increase it in this
period of general prosperity. The vel.
fare of the Catholic primary schools
of the colleges and semiaaries, is
closely bound up with the growth and
development of the Catholic Univer.
sfty, precisely what Leo XIII fore
Swallowed in the memorable document
of its foundation. The Catholic Uni.
versity, by universal consent, is con
trlbuting greatly to the formation of
scholarly and high-minded clergy,
both secular and religious, and for
that reason alone deserves the loyal
support of every good Catholic who
sees i'll the clergy the hope and the
honor and the glory of our holy re-
ligion.
The University has gradually be-
come a fertile source of general Cath
Ollie service, educational and charit-
able, and can therefore rightly ask the
generous Catholic people to enable it
to continue and multiply this broad
and helpful service of our common in.
terests in education and charity.
The numerous Catholic visitors to
it's spacious grounds and beautiful
edifices are filled with an honest pride
at what has been accomplished in the
past, with SO little hardship to other
Catholic interests and SO much ad-
vantage for our works of high and
universal character.
Today over four hundred Catholic
lay students are pursuing here their
University studies in preparation for
their life careers. In large measure
they would be in non-Catholic and IT.
religious institutions were there, not a
Catholic University of our own at the
National Capital. And this large
number of our best Catholic youth is
only small beginning of the great
body of Catholic young men who will
one day drink from these pure
sources of the highest knowledge COM
mingled with true religion, and event
ually will furnish us with that vigor-
Gus and efficient Catholic leadership
of which we stand so much in need
in all parts of our country.
Let it be noted also that in these
Catholic surroundings a great portion
of our Catholic youth escapes the
gross temptations and the moral perils
which, as sad experience proves, are