UNIVERSITY CHRONICLE. Visit of Cardinal Farley. On March 27, His Eminence, Cardinal Farley of New York, Chairman of the Visiting Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University, paid his first visit to the University since his elevation to the Cardinalate. He was formally welcomed by Rt. Rev. Rector of the University at a dinner given in his honor. In his address, the Rector paid a notable tribute to the Cardinal as an educator and patron of learning, recounting his labors in behalf of Catholic schools in the archdiocese of New York and in behalf of the Catholic University on whose Board of Trustees he has served from the beginning. In his response Cardinal Farley expressed his great pleasure in witnessing the days of prosperity of the University, and pledged his continued interest in its welfare. After the dinner a reception was held at which the Presidents of the affiliated colleges and the members of the University faculties were presented to the Cardinal. Knights of Columbus Fund. At the meeting of the national Board of Directors of the Knights of Columbus held in Washington, D. C., on April 2, it was announced that the Catholic University fund had reached the sum of $385,000 and that the remaining $115,000, necessary to complete the endowment, would be collected before the end of the year. This endowment which the order is endeavoring to establish will provide for the board and tuition of fifty students at the University. Extension of School Year. At the recent meeting of the Board of Trustees the school-year was extended to thirty-two and a half weeks by adding one week at the beginning and one at the end of each year. Gibbons Hall. The Trustees also authorized the completion of Gibbons Hall, at a total cost of $240,000. The Hall will be ready for occupancy by October 1, and will accommodate 130 students. The basement of the East wing will contain a costly chapel capable of seating 250. Summer School. The prospectus of the Summer School has just been issued. It offers 70 courses in professional and academic subjects, and will employ 36 professors and instructors. Athletics. The baseball season is now in full swing, and as the subjoined list of games shows, it has been an unusually successful one for the University team. March 23, Baltimore Polytechnic 1, Cath. Univ. 7; March 25, Swarthmore 2, Cath. Univ. 3; March 26, Swarthmore 6, Cath. Univ. 3; March 30, Johns Hopkins 2, Cath. Univ. 18; April 2, Holy Cross 2, Cath. Univ. 4; April 6, Univ. of Vermont 8, Cath. Univ. 1; April 8, Amherst 0, Cath. Univ. 5; April 9, Trinity College (Conn.) 6, Cath. Univ. 12; April 10, William and Mary 2, Cath. Univ. 15; April 13, Maryland Agricultural College 3, Cath. Univ. 9; April 15, Harvard 15, Cath. Univ. 1; April 19, Washington and Lee 2, Cath. Univ. 1; April 20, Va. Military Academy 0, Cath. Univ. 3; April 22, Villanova College 0, Cath. Univ. 12; April 24, A. and M. of North Carolina 2, Cath. Univ. 1; April 27, Gallaudet 2, Cath. Univ. 8; May 4, Trinity College (N. C.) 1; Cath. Univ. 23; May 14, Villanova College 5, Cath. Univ. 8; May 16, Notre Dame 2, Cath. Univ. 8; May 18, Navy 0, Cath. Univ. 1. Academy of the Holy Cross A select school for young ladies and children, is prepared to impart a thorough education to those wishing to enjoy the advantages of an Academic, Musical, or an Art Course under competent teachers. No pains are spared to secure the most approved methods of instruction, and to reach a high standard in all that constitutes cultured womanhood. FOR TERMS APPLY TO SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS Connecticut Ave. and Upton St., N. W. Washington, D. C. LESSONS IN LOGIC BY REV. WILLIAM TURNER, S. T. D., Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America. A TEXT BOOK FOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Price $1.25 The Catholic Education Press BROOKLAND, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C. A Catholic Institution for the Higher Education of Women. BEAUTIFULLY LOCATED IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY. Incorporated under the Laws of the District of Columbia with full powers to confer Collegiate Degrees, and registered by the University of the State of New York. CONDUCTED BY THE Sisters of Notre Dame of Namur. FOR PARTICULARS ADDRESS THE SECRETARY OF THE COLLEGE. THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY BULLETIN ANDRIEUX, La Première Communion; G. C. D., The Life and Writ- ings of Rt. Rev. John B. Delany, D. D.; ROMEIS, Was ist uns Christen die Bibel?; POHLE, The Divine Trinity; RITTER, Un umanisto teologo Jacopo Sadoleto; LEHAUT, L'Eternité des peines de l'Enfer dans Saint Commencement Exercises, 1912-Letter of Dr. Max Pam- University Degrees for Sisters-Meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Charities. |