Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-25
CATHOLIC WOMAN'S
CLUB HOLDS MEET

The Catholic Woman's club met in
the club rooms at ST Joseph's school
on Wednesday afternoon and although
che day was rather unpleasant, roll
call revealed a large number present.
After the opeaing prayer the musical
program was given. The first number
on the programs was Gimble's tran
scriptiOn of "Oid Black Joe" by Ruby
Paddock. This, was followed by
Lacks "improIpptu Mazurka," by
Marietta Kieffer The next number
was Wagner's Evening STAR" by
Genevieve Winchester, and by request
Miss Winchester played Ethelbert
Nevins' 'Narcissus." The program
all though was exceptionally fine.
The paper for the afternoon was
THE Catholic University of America"
read by Mrs ID. III. Kelly. Mrs. Kelly
said that twenty-seVen years ago the.
Catholic University of America was
opened to the ecclesiastical students
of the United States, and a few years
3a1er the lay youths we're invited to
enter under the same conditions
The university is governed by a
BOARD of thirty trustees composed of
archbishOps, bishops, priests and lay
men. The Archbishop of Baltimore is
perpetual chancellor of the university
Four professors formed the original
staff of the uniVersity-two Germans,
one Belgian asd one Frenchman. To-
day there are rs teachers, who with
a very few exceptions are Americans
by birth. The f1rst of the university
buildings was Caldwell hall, erected
by private generosity at cost of $780,
900. Later on Divinity hall was open
ed on a site emily three miles from
Ihe White HOHse, but in quite an I'M
developed spot neglected and decad-
ent. Today fifteen splendid buildings
constitute this academic territory,
which lacks very little of equalling the
best part of Washington. The large
suburb of Br0otKiand of over 1000 in
habitants has developed 8bout the
university; also another thriving sub
arb has arisen in the near vicinity,
both are outgrowths of the university,
without which this section of Wash
HDgtOn would long have awaited ex-
pansion. In 1904 the matriculated stu
dents of the university numbered 10.
The registration for the past year is
524. This does not include the stu :
dents of affiliated colleges for women,
NOR does it include the two summer
SCyGg0iS in which there are about 900
sisters. The lay students come from
nearly every state in the union. The
endowed chairs are twenty in number.
There are four endowed fellowships;
also fifty graduate scholarships Of the
knights of Columbus endowment.
Mrs. Kelly spoke briefly of the funds
required to enter the university. She
said much gratitude is owed to Theo-
dOre B. Basselin of New York, who
left the greater part of a million dol
lar fortune for the purpose of creating
Basselin college This institution is
TO deal especially in training the stu
dents in elocutiOn. Since our United
States has engaged in war with Ger
many, the trustees of the university
have offered 30 Secretary Baker any
or all of the university buildings to
use in whatever way he would see fit
nor the soldiers.
Her paper was an educational treat
and every statement was made very
clear After the paper an hour was
spent in business discussion, when
the meeting adjourned to meet again
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