Rider's Washington; a guide book for travelers, with 3 maps and 22 plans . n Key to Nt?mbebs I. Caldwell Hall ! 2. McMahon Hall3, Albert Hall -i i. Engineering Building•5. Gibbons , Practical MechanicsBuilding 8. Observatory^- f 9. St. Thomas College10. Apostolic Mission. : ., - .House • ... II, Marlst College • 12. Holy Cross College 13. College of the Immac- ulate ConceptionW. University,B. & O. R. R. Station . 18. Maloney Chemical ? Laboratory 20. St. Austins College 21. College of;.-the HolyLand .. 22; -Trinity Dining Hall 29. College of St/Paui the Apostle. THE CATHOLIC
Rider's Washington; a guide book for travelers, with 3 maps and 22 plans . n Key to Nt?mbebs I. Caldwell Hall ! 2. McMahon Hall3, Albert Hall -i i. Engineering Building•5. Gibbons , Practical MechanicsBuilding 8. Observatory^- f 9. St. Thomas College10. Apostolic Mission. : ., - .House • ... II, Marlst College • 12. Holy Cross College 13. College of the Immac- ulate ConceptionW. University,B. & O. R. R. Station . 18. Maloney Chemical ? Laboratory 20. St. Austins College 21. College of;.-the HolyLand .. 22; -Trinity Dining Hall 29. College of St/Paui the Apostle. THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY •/?•: OF AMERICA . 1916 ; F6ET 29 418 RIDERS WASHINGTON Reached by North Capitol St. trolley (marked Brook-lain d) from terminal near Treasury Building. Also by Balti-more and Ohio R. R. to station in S. E. oor. of Universitygrounds. History. While the first expressed desire to found a CatholicUniversity in the United States dates back to 1866, it was not untilNovember, 18S4, at the Third Plenary Council, Baltimore, that it wasdecided to establish a seminarium principale as a nucleus for the pro-posed seat of learning. An executive board was appointed, composedof Bishops and prominent laymen, through whom the Middleton estatein Brookland (69 acres) was acquired, and the University duly incor-porated under the laws of the District of Columbia. In March, 1889,the constitution of the University was approved, and the power to grantdegrees was conferred by Pope Leo XIII. Chiefly through the gift of$300,000 by Miss Mary Gwendolin Caldwell of Newport, R.
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