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TON, D. C, ETOWN'S COL SEPTEMBER 27, 1931. olic Institution of Its Kind in the United ent of the First Jesuit Mission in Maryland ol”> Which Was Later to Grow Into the on the Present Site—1The Georgetown of ilding and Expansion. Gaston Hall, Riggs Library, Museum, dormitories and class rooms. 455 The new ground may be seen the recently completed Medical and Dental School Building, ounds cover 90 acres. either had influential friends at court or that the King of England knew that he was a com- panion of Lord Baltimore, for it was recently discovered at Annapolis that the King had given him a special writ of protection. Against the constant and growing prejudices of the Puritan faction, Father Copley carried on this noble work along spiritual lines. Gov. Leonard Calvert called a meeting of an assem- bly, composed of the freemen of the Maryland colony, at St. Marys City on January 25, 1638. Andrew White, Thomas Copley and John Al- them-Gravener were invited to this meeting, but declined to attend because of the contin- uous troubles with the opposing religious fac- tion that so persistently harassed them. Pather Copley, with infinite labor, saved the lands granted to the missionaries by the Indian (Copyright, 1981.) chiefs when later the Indian converts caused trouble with the lord proprietor. His rare exec~ utive ability, his charming personality, the high rank of his distinguished family, the protection due to his Spanish birth, together with the King’s writ of immunity, enabled him for some time to follow his life’s work unmolested. In St. Marys City and the mission of St. Inigoes during 1645 there occurred the first real catas- trophe of his career. This was brought about by the rapine and plundering of one Ingle, at heart a veritable buccaneer and masquerading as an anti-Catholic protagonist, who seized him priests, destroyed the property and sent them to England as public offenders. Fathers White and Copley upon arriving in Engalnd were thrown in prison and there remained for two years before being brought to the usual trial bmac, with the historic St. Inigoes Creek on the left. This property bas been in times and is still used by them as a Summer retreat. ONIAIL DAY Archbishop Carroll, founder of Georgetown University, in 1789. This distine guished prelate was of the historic Carroll [anuly of Maryland and the firss Catholic bishop of the new Republic, Despite the enmity surrounding them, no charges were proved, but as a last thrust the valiant priests were banished from the country. Father Copley returned to America to gather up the tattered threads of his interrupted labors. “On April 2, 1649, an assembly was called at St. Marys City which passed the so-called tol- eration of religion act, the first of its kind in America. Gov. Stone of Maryland was respon- sible for this act of justice to the harassed Jesuits, althcugh acting under the direction of the lord proprietor. Many authorities on early Maryland history claim that the act was drafted by Pather Copley himself, many expressions of which are identical with the statements made by Sir Thomas Copley, his grandfather, over 60 years before in England. The table upon which the act was signed now resides in the Carroll rcom at Georgetown University. COLLEGIATE Gothic is' the style of archi- tecture followed in *the construction of Copley Hall, the granite for which was hewn from the quarries at Port Deposit, Md. In addi- tion, limestone and local brownstone were used. But Copley Hall is something more than a finely appointed student dormitory. It has been termed a “sermon in stone,” and the text is taken from a line of the poet, Ennius, which excellently describes the purpose of decorative art: Moribus antiquis res stat Loyolaea virisque: “Loyola’s fortune may still hope to thrive If men and mould like those of old survive.” This Latin inscription stretches across the middle gable. To the north of this gable, over a tower, are carved the cross and seal of the United States, and upon the upper part of the gable itself is seen a large seal of Georgetown, crowning the above inscription. Once the motto for the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin at Georgetown, this inscription, which substitutes Loyolaea for Romana, refers in turn to the monogram for Ave Maria, placed on the same line in the tower. On the three-story oriel four seals over the mazain entrance depict various college activities: The Sodality (spiritual education), Athletics, Oratory and Literature. The Sodality was officially established at Georgetown in 1810, obtaining in 1883 its testi- mony of afiiliation with the prima primaria of the Roman College. This Sodality is recog- nized as the oldest soclety of its kind in America, Physical education is represented by a shield carved with the emblems of the six major sports—base ball, foot ball, track, temnis, golf and basket ball. “The Philodemic,” in memory of the orators, is the oldest debating society in the United States, founded at Georgetown by Father James A. Ryder, 8. J., dean of the college, on January 17, 1830. The caduceus of Mercury, the god of eloquence, is imprinted on the seal which has a rod supporting the cap of the herald of the gods. The society’s motto is: “Colit Societas Philodemica E Collegio Georgiopolitano Eloquentiam Libertati De- vinctam.” “The Philodemic Society fosters eloquence for the advancement of liberty.” ‘The Journal for the writers is the fourth seal. In December, 1872, The Georgetown College Journal was first published, under the direction of Father Edmund J. Yeung, profes- wr »f rhetoric. Commemorative of the first founders of Georgetown, who came to the shores of Ameri- ca with Leonard Calvert in The Ark and chives of the university, from other parts of the shields, namely: The bell of the first church; the chalice of the first mass, celebrated March 25, 1634, and a piece of the mulberry tree under which the mass was said. On Founders’ day, March 25 of each year, the historic relics are exhibited. A cross made of wood of the mulberry tree, a large iron cross, 31.x5 feet, constructed by the devout colonists from old bits of horseshoes and scrap iron, and several other mementos are on view during the Founders’ day exercises. The ancient bell is tolled six times on such occasions in honor - of the memories of Andrew White, John Althem-Gravener, Thomas Gervase, Thomas Copley, Ferdinand Poulton, and John Carroll. Emblazoned on a shield to the right of the . entrance is the coat of arms of Archbishop 13 stars of the original United States. " historic emblems decorate the south gable: The family crest of St. Ignatius Rev. Henry Pinkney Northrop, fourth bis! of South Carolina, and builder of the Cathed ral of St. John, Charleston, S. C., besides 12 other churches. He died June 7, 1916. Edwin Kavanagh, while a student at George- town, was one of the first to become a sodalist. He later featured in public offices in his native State of Maine, holding positions in the State Legislature, as Secretary of the State Senate, member of the United States Congress from “Maine, president of the State Congress, and Governor of Maine. He was an intimate friend of the poet, Longfellow. Benjamin A. Young, St. Georges County, Md.,, was both a student and professor at the college. He followed the studies of philosophy and theology at Ferrara and Rome and later took the chair of theology at Viterbo. He died .at Alexandria, Va., December 21, 1844. Salvator Tonglorgi, Rome, Italy, who, with his brother, was a student two years at Georgetown. He later became professor of philosophy et the Roman College, where his famous hical course saw 9 editions in ;:65 years. He died in Rome, November 12, Col. Julius P, Garesche, Cuba, enrolled the university in September, 1833. Four years later he entered the Military Academy at West Point, graduating in- 1841, rising to the rank of N Continued on Bightemth Page «