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The 
Catholic University of America 

FOURTH A N D M I C H I G A N AVE. N. E. 

W A S H I N G T O N , D . C . 

MANY Catholics of the United States, and not a few in the City of Washington, have little knowledge of the numerous and varied activities of the Catholic University of America. To our non-Catholic 
brethren it is hardly known. It seems proper and fitting that those who are interested in the progress 
and growth of the University should be acquainted with our accomplishments of thirty-seven years and 
our services to education in the future. This booklet is presented in the hope that it may give you, in a 
pictorial way, some idea of the size and beauty of the University's plant. 

THE first of the University buildings, Caldwell Hall, was opened in 1889. Today there are fortyeight 
buildings, all told, situated in the suburb of Brookland. Of these, twelve major and nine smaller buildings 
belong to the University, including a beautiful church (the completed Crypt of the National Shrine of the 
Immaculate Conception), a magnificent Library, a Gymnasium and a Stadium. These are all under the 
general management of the University. Besides there are twenty-seven other buildings belonging to the 
Catholic Sisters1 College, Trinity College and the different religious communities, each under separate 
ownership. 

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THE University and its surrounding colleges own a large tract of land, and are so close to the United 
States Soldiers' Home grounds that the two sites seem to blend into one. The estimated value of the 
buildings is $25,000,000. The University spends over a million dollars each year for food, clothing and 
educational supplies. Furthermore, its professors and students spend large sums with the merchants for 
similar items. It is one of the large educational institutions of the City of Washington and contributes 
greatly in many ways to the business and social life of the city. 

THE University started in 1889 with a School of Theology. For this reason there is a general impression 
that it is conducted solely for training young men for the Catholic priesthood. The University proper 
does not conduct seminary courses for young men studying for the priesthood. It accepts in its schools 
of Sacred Sciences and of Canon Law only graduate students in these sciences. Such students must be 
ordained priests before taking up their studies at the University. 

THERE are twenty houses of study established by the different Religious Orders of the Church: the 
Dominicans, Franciscans, Marists, Holy Cross, Capuchins, Paulists, Carmelites, Benedictines, Oblates, 
Sulpicians, Augustinians, Salesians, and others. Besides following courses in their own houses the young 
men of these Orders take undergraduate courses in Philosophy and Letters and are given instruction in 
higher branches of learning at the University. 

THE University has added practically every branch of learning since the establishment of the School of 
Theology in 1889. The original staff of four professors has increased to one hundred and ten; about one' 
third of these are ecclesiastics and twcthirds laymen. With few exceptions the professors are Americans 
by birth. Besides offering courses in Law, Philosophy and Letters to young laymen, the University has 



a splendid School of Sciences, established in 1906, with departments of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, 
Mechanics, Astronomy, Biology, Drawing, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and 
Mechanical Engineering. 

THE University draws a large number of students from the City of Washington. Non-Catholics are 
admitted, and are not required to follow courses in Religion. Many parents living in Washington prefer 
to educate their boys and girls at home, and find that in this way they can save considerable, besides hav-
ing their children with them at home. The instruction given young men aspiring to be architects, engineers, 
chemists, physicians, lawyers, bankers, accountants and business men is of the highest order, and our 
degrees rank with those of the leading Universities of America. 

LAST year 2,311 students received instruction. 732 were candidates for degrees in regular course, 724 in 
the Summer School, 357 in Trinity College, 135 in the Catholic Sisters' College, and 363 in the other 
colleges mentioned above. 

THE University is erecting on its grounds a magnificent Church. Funds are being collected by a nation-
wide appeal, started in 1903, and are kept separate and distinct from funds donated for other University 
activities. No work is undertaken until the funds are in hand. The work so far completed on the Crypt 
has cost nearly One Million Dollars. Construction is progressing rapidly, and the completed Church will 
be one of the largest and most beautiful edifices in the world. 

NEARLY 400,000 volumes have been collected in the libraries of the University and neighboring colleges. 
Most of them will be housed in the John K. Mullen Library, an edifice unsurpassed in our city fof archi-
tectural beauty. Nearby is the Maloney Chemical Laboratory, with its splendid new Auditorium, the 



gift of Mr. Martin Maloney of Philadelphia. The University has a high-grade Museum in which visitors 
find hours of delight and interest. The Great War had hardly been declared when the University offered 
its buildings and facilities to President Wilson. It organised a Student Army Training Corps, conducted 
a school for paymasters of the Navy, placed all its laboratories at the disposal of the Government and c c 
operated in very important chemical research for war purposes, conducted a rehabilitation school for wounded 
soldiers, and administered the Knights of Columbus Scholarships for ex-service men. 

THE University has a number of publications explaining its work and activities, which may be obtained 
on application by any one interested. A list will be found at the end of this book. 



A I R P L A N E V I E W S OF T H E C A T H O L I C U N I V E B S I T Y OF A M E B I C A 









S A L V E R E G I N A O F F I C E ( N A T I O N A L S H B I N E ) 





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C A L D W E L L H A L L . View of front of building which faces west, taken from northwest corner. 





(Left) Main S t a i r c a s e of Caldwell H a l l , and entrance to the Chapel, showing the b e a u t i f u l s t a t u e of the Blessed Virgin, named Our 
y . u Washington, donated by M a d a m e R o u x , P a r i s ; (right) Caldwell H a l l Chapel (there are twelve a l t a r s in the side niches 

and thirteen m a s s e s a r e s a i d a t one t i m e ) ; (center) " T h e Deathbed of Leo X I I I , " a p a i n t i n g by the M a r q u i s e Cecile de Wentworth 
which h a n g s in the p a r l o r s of Caldwell H a l l , donated t o the U n i v e r s i t y by the l a t e J o h n D. Crimmins of New York 



MOMAHON WAT.T. ( S o u t h V i e w ) 



M C M A H O N H A L L 

(heft) Assembly R o o m ; (right) corridor—showing s t a t u e of Leo X I I I , donated by the Duke de L o u b a t , and b u s t of Archbishop 
Williams, donated by the p r i e s t s of the Archdiocese of B o s t o n ; (center) corridors—with b u s t of J o h n Boyle O Reilly a t the lelt, 

donated by f r i e n d s and a d m i r e r s . 







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CARDINAJ. GIBSONS MEMORIA;. HAU.-—Dormitory for L a y Stiidents (North .Bide F a c i n g C a m p u s ) 



C A R D I N A L G I B B O N S M E M O R I A L H A L L 
(Left) C h a p e l ; (right) Reception Boom, showing b u s t of. C a r d i n a l Gibbons-in bronze, mounted 

on a p e d e s t a l of I t a l i a n m a r b l e ; (center) South s i d e 









(Left) ALBERT HALL—Dormitory f o r L a y S t u d e n t s (Right) ST. JOHN'S H A L L — D o r m i t o r y f o r L a y S t u d e n t s 
(Center) ST. THOMAS HALL—Dormitory f o r L a y S t u d e n t s 

















(LeftJ P R A C T I C A L M E C H A N I C S L A B O R A T O R Y (Right) M A C H I N E S H O P , P R A C T I C A L M E C H A N I C S B U I L D I N G 
(Center) E L E C T R I C A L E N G I N E E R I N G L A B O R A T O R Y 









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( L e f t ) CAPTTOHIIT C O L L E G E ; ( r i g h t ) " U N I V E R S I T Y " — o u r s t a t i o n o n t h e B . & 0 . ( m a i n l i n e t o C h i c a g o ) 





(LeftJ CLARETIAN FATHERS ( M i s s i o n a r y F a t h e r s of tlie I m m a c u l a t e H e a r t of M a r y ) 
(Right) " T H E VINEYARD" ( F a t h e r s of the Atonement) 

(Center) DE SALES WATT. (Oblate F a t h e r s of S t . F r a n c i s de S a l e s ) 





(Left) HOLY TKINITY MISSIONARY C E N A C L E ; (right) CHAMINADE COLLEGE ( B r o t h e r s of M a r y ) 
(Center) M A R Y K N O L L H O U S E OF S T U D I E S 



C A T H O L I C S I S T E R S C O L L E G E 

(Left) C a m p u s ; (right) B r a d y H a l l ; (center) Sedes S a p i e n t i a e 





C A T H O L I C S I S T E R S C O L L E G E 
(LeftJ Divine Providence House of S t u d i e s ; (right) S t . M a r y ' s House of S t u d i e s ; (center) F r a n c i s c a n House of S t u d i e s 













P U B L I C A T I O N S O F T H E 

Catholic University of America 
A N D A F F I L I A T E D C O L L E G E S 

THE publications and writings of the professors since the foundation of the University are so nu-merous, that a separate.booklet could well be devoted to this work. ((The following are the most 
important publications issued regularly by the University and the surrounding colleges, twentyone 
in all: 

By the University: 

YEAR BOOK (General Information and Course of Studies)—Issued annually, containing the University 
Calendar, List of Trustees, Officers and Professors, Register of Students, Degrees Conferred, details 
about Endowments, Scholarships, personnel of Religious Houses, List of Affiliated Colleges, University 
Societies, Etc. 
A N N U A L REPORT—Report of the Rector, Director of Studies, Deans of the Schools, Librarian, 
and Treasurer. 
C A T H O L I C UNIVERSITY BULLETIN—Issued quarterly. It is mainly a record of current events 
in the life of the University, giving information in regard to the schools and departments, endowments, 
appointments, equipment and similar matters of interest to the public, especially to the Catholics of 
the United States. 
C A T H O L I C E D U C A T I O N A L REVIEW—Published under the direction of the Department of 
Education, deals with educational problems and methods from the Catholic standpoint, and supplies 



information regarding all current movements in which the teacher is interested. Published monthly, 
except July and August. 

CATHOLIC CHARITIES REVIEW—Published under the direction of the National Conference 
of Catholic Charities. The methods, problems and achievements of charity, especially Catholic charity, 
and the various social questions related to charity, constitute the scope of the magazine. Issued every 
month, except July and August. 

CATHOLIC HISTORICAL REVIEW—Published under the direction of a Board of Editors chosen 
from the Department of History in the University. Its purpose is to stimulate interest and activity in 
the history of the Catholic Church in the United States. A quarterly publication issued in January, 
April, July and October. 

SALVE REGINA—A religious publication, issued monthly, devoted to the collection of funds for the 
construction of the University Church, known as the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. 
Sent free to all who are interested in or who have contributed to the National Shrine. 

CORPUS SCRIPTORUM CHRISTIANORUM ORIENTALIUM—This is an Oriental Patrology 
published by the Catholic University of America and the Catholic University of Louvain under the 
editorial direction of Drs. Chabot, Guidi, Hyvemat and Forget. Its purpose is to publish all Christian 
texts extant in Syriac, Arabic, Ethiopic, Coptic and Armenian. The text and Latin translation appear 
in distinct volumes and may be purchased separately. 
THE TOWER—A weekly news sheet published by the lay students of the University during the 
school year, about thirty issues each year, giving current news of student activities, sports, etc. 
CARDINAL—The Year Book of the Senior Class of lay students. Gives biographies of all graduates. 



By the Colleges: 
TRINITY COLLEGE RECORD—The literary organ of Trinity College, published bi-monthly from 
October to June. 
TRINITY COLLEGE YEAR BOOK—Published annually by the College, giving a complete state-
ment of the College requirements, degrees, and administration. 
TRINOLOGUE—The Year Book of the Senior Class of Trinity College, giving biographies of all the 
graduates. 
CATHOLIC SISTERS COLLEGE YEAR BOOK—The annual catalogue of the Catholic Sisters 
College, giving full information about courses, and all works of the college. 
SISTERS COLLEGE MESSENGER—A magazine issued monthly during the school year by the 
Catholic Sisters College, devoted to the collection of funds for the needs of the College. 
MISSIONARY—The official organ of the Catholic Missionary Union, a monthly magazine devoted to 
the mission field and other religious works. 
D O M I N I C A N A — A publication edited by the Novices of the Dominication House of Studies, issued 
quarterly. 
CRUSADER—A monthly magazine for all who are interested in the Holy Land, published in English, 
German, Polish and Italian. 
THE BENGALESE—A magazine published in the interest of the Missions of India. 
M A R I S T MESSENGER—A quarterly publication issued by the Society of Mary. 
THE PLACID IAN—A quarterly journal issued in the interests of the Benedictine Fathers, St. Anselm's 
Priory, Brookland, D. C. 



The University wishes to express its appreciation to the following 
photographers who contributed t o the collection of views in this book 

M B . F . A . S C H U T Z 

M B . R . H A Y E S H A M I L T O N 

T H E A L B E E T Y P E C O . 

F A T R C H I L D A I B S E R V I C E 

B A C H B A C H 

C . 0 . B U C K I N G H A M C o . 

T E N S C H E B T A N D F L A C K 

M B . A . S . B L U M