The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-28

tom for Catholics of the United States to contribute that the splen- did work of the university, par ticularly its graduate work and and summer school program may be carried on.
 Among the prominent speakers to broadcast an appeal over the radio last Sunday was former Gov ernor Al Smith of New York. He is a member of the board of trus- tees of the university. Copies of his address as we'll as those of Most Rev James H. Ryan, rector, have been received in Waterbury.
 Ex-Governor Smiths address. the realized dreams of the late { Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop Spauld- ing and the Catholic hierachy in general, was as follows:
 ''Just fifty years ago, distin- guished American bishop made i plea for the founding of a Catholic university in Washington, D. c. At that time Bishop Spalding stated:
 "'Let there then be an
 American Catholic university,
 where our young men, in an
 atmosphere of faith and pur-
 itY. of high thinking and plain
 living, shall become more ln-
 timately conscious of the truth
 of their religion and of the
 genius of their country; where
 they shall learn the repose
 and dignity which belong to
 their ancient Catholic descent,
 and yet not lose the fire which
 glows in the blood of a. new
 people: to which, from every
 0R Io
 turn for guidance and encour-
 a9ement, seeking light and
 self-confidence from men in
 whom intellectual power is not
 separate from moral purpose;
 who look to God and His uni-
 verse from bending knees Of
 prayer
 Shall Not Fail
 '.Last year, it was my privilege, as a member of the board of trus- {, tees of the Catholic University of America, to visit the campus ! which has realized the dreams of fifty years ago. I saw a univer- sity throbbing with life, graduate school which compares with the best in the world, around which were clustered no less than thirty { two colleges in which were housed members of various religious com munities. In addition to that, l saw a large group of fine young American citizens, croSs-section of the manhood of our nation. recall the words uttered then by His Eminence, Cardinal Hayes, an alumnus of the university.
 ''The Catholic University
 of America has too abiding
 and priceless contribution to
 make to American life that it
 ever be allowed to fail in it's
 mission. It should stamp
 it's gracious character upon
 our beloved America and its
 spirit of faith and highest
 freedom
 Ion the annual Catholic Univer- sity of America program, am asked to point out some of the things which a university may do to enrich American life. A health nation is one in which unity ex- ists without the sacrifice of tke rights of any of it's citizens. A healthy nation is one in which the ideals of freedom and justice are x not mere theories, but touch the daily lives of our people. As one V of the professors of the Catholic University of America has said: We aspire to assure concrete fiber ty for concrete men, women, and children, in concrete conditions
 Academic Liberty
 ssrhe essence of academic liber- ty is the right to think. to teach, and to speak freely, with due re- gard only for the limitations im- posed upon us by truth and jus tice. The essence of political lih-