CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMER ICA. An institution of higher learning at Washington, a C.. conducted under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The university was incorporated and re ceived its Apostolic Constitution from Pope Leo XIII. in IS87, and was opened for instruc tion in 1889. It is governed by a self-perpetn ating board of trustees, chosen from the epis copate, clergy, and laity. The chief executive officers are the chancellor, the rector, and the treasurer. The courses of study are intended primarily to give professional training and to offer facilities for original research to graduates of Catholic seminaries and colleges. The facul ties at present organized are those of theology, philosophy, law. and technology, comprising alto gether 29 professors and instructors. The courses offered in 1900 were attended by ISO students. The university has 13 endowed chairs, 2 endowed fellowships. 17 endowed scholarships, and general endowments, amounting altogether to about $860.000. It has expended on permanent prop
erties $1,013,000. Its library contains approxi mately 32,000 volumes. exclusive of pamphlets. Affiliated to the university, though retaining separate organizations, are the colleges of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the Marist College. the Holy Cross College, and the College of the Holy Land. Saint Paul Seminary, Saint Paul, is also affiliated under the clause of the university's e”nstitution providing for the affiliation of Catholic seminaries and colleges in the United States. Cardinal Ribbons has been chancellor of the university since its foundation. The Eight Rev. John .1. Keane was rector till 1896: the light L'ec. Alonsignor Thomas .1. Comity till 1902. He was succeeded by Alonsignor Dennis .1. rConnell. D.D. Consult: Coholie Cnirer sity of .1 merica Year Book (Washington, 189:1, it seq.); catholic Unirersity Bulletin (Washing ton, 1893. et seq.).