Evening star., 1938-04-26
'MSCR. {. A. PACE j.
!. DIES IN HOSPITAL.
Nice Rector Emeritus of c. U.
. Noted Throughout US.
as Educator.

. The Right Rev. Edward A. Pace. vice
rector emeritus Of the Catholic Uni
.versity of America and noted through
,out the country as an educator and
philosopher, died in Providence Hos
spital today after a long illness. He
twas rs.
Msgr Pace held the chair as pro-
.fessor of philosophy at Catholic Uni
,versity from 1891 until his retirement
in 1885. when he was made professor
.emeritus. Administrative duties were
undertaken by Msgr. Pace with the
growth and development of the uni
lversity and he served as director Of
sstudies there in 1912 and as general
secretary for number Of years. In
tSeptember. 1924, he was made vice
trector Of the university. He also had
served term as dean of the School
,of Philosophy in 1895. He continued
ito serve as vice rector until April %,
1895, when he was made vice rector
,emeritus
A native of Starke, Fla, Msgr. Pace
Twas educated in the elementary schools
,of that State and in 1880 was gradu-
lated with bachelor of arts degree
from St. Charles College, Ellicott City
IND. In 1883 he received the bachelor
,of sacred theology degree from the
Propaganda University in Rome and
1.-THE doctorate of sacred theology in
1885. In 1891 he received the degree
.of doctor of philosophy from the Uni
Iversity Of Leipzig.
Ordained in Rome.
Msgr. Pace was ordained to the
priesthood in Rome, May 80. 1885, and
on returning to the United States was
appointed pastor of the Cathedral
Church Of st. Augustine, Fla. where
he remained until 1888.
While completing his studies ir
Europe and carrying on his pastorate
in St. Augustine, he was asked by
the Most Rev. John B. Keane, who
had been appointed the first rector o1
the university, to prepare for the post
Of professor of psychology there. The
university was scheduled to open in the
fall of 1889.
Msgr. Pace went to Europe imme-
, diately and studied as research
scholar in the psychological labora-
tories at the Universities of Louvain,
Leipzig and Paris. Two years later
he became professor of philosophy.
A pioneer in many activities, Msgr
Pace was instrumental in laying the
foundations for the Catholic Encyclo-
pedia, of which he became an asso-
ciate editor in 1904, also the Catholic
University Bulletin, the Catholic Ed
ucational Review. the New Scholastic
cism, Studies in Psychology and
Psychiatry and Physiological Mono
grams. All these journals are ac-
cepted today as established periodi-
calls, but their inception, it is pointed
out, was largely in the mind of Msgr.
Pace. Much of the work leading to
their establishment fell upon his
shoulders.
Msgr. Pace was vice president of the
American Council of Education in
1924 and president in 1925.
Founder Of Trinity.
He was one Of the founders of
Trinity College, taught at the Catholic
Sisters College and lectured at the
Catholic Summer School of America
in Plattsburg, N. Y, and at the
Western Catholic Summer School in
San Francisco. He also gave extern
sion lectures when Catholic University
carried on such work in New York
City. He was awarded the Papal
Medal Pro Ecclesia ct Pontifice and
was invested with the rank of Mon
signor in 1920
He was member Of the American
Psychological Association, the Ameri-
can Philosophical Society, the Ameri-
can Catholic Philosophical Associa-
ton and numerous other learned or
ganizations. For many years. he was
honorary president and director of
the International Federation of
Catholic Alumnae.
Numerous honors had been con-
3erred on him in recent years. The
Catholic philosophers of the United
States, holding their annual meeting
at st. Louis in 1881, made their en-
tire convention a tribute to Msgr.
Pace and his work for Catholic philos.
ophy in the United States
Honor From Georgetown.
Georgetown University, in 1895, con-
ferred on him the decoration Camille
Cardinal Mazzella Academy of Philos-
ophy IN honor of his A years in the
chair Of philosophy at c. U. It was
Msgr. Pace who, as vice rector of
Catholic University in 1888 presented
President Roosevelt to the chancellor
for the honorary degree of doctor of
laws. Two years later Msgr. Pace
himself received the degree.
On May 30, 1895, Msgr. Pace
quietly celebrated the golden ami
versary of his ordination to the priest
hood. BY special dispensation, grant,
ed by Pope Plus XII on the day of his
golden jubilee, he was permitted to
celebrate mass sitting down.
Funeral services will be held at 10
am. Friday in the National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception. The
Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Arch
bishop Of Baltimore, will preside. The
Rev. DR.. 1enatius Smith, dean of the
school OF Philosophy, will preach the
sermon.
Msgr. Pace is survived by a sister.
MISS Elizabeth c. Pace, and a brother,
Cnarles F. Pace, disbursing clerk of
the Senate. both of whom live at 1851
Columbia road NV.
SECURITY TAX ORDERED