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The Young Filipinos and the Catholic Colleges

In the highlighted article on this page, The Catholic Standard and Times comments on the ongoing situation of Catholic Filipino students not being enrolled in Catholic Universities by the Bureau of Insular Affairs. An explanation had previously been given that the Bureau did not give any thought to religion when choosing universities for the students, but this is unsatisfactory to many Catholics.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-15

An Explanation That Requires Elucidation

Filipino students brought to the United States to study were originally not placed in any Catholic universities or colleges, in spite of their Catholic faith. William A. Sutherland explained this in a letter to Joseph A. Weber by saying that while institutions like Notre Dame and Georgetown were considered as possible locations for the students, they were rejected due to their expense. The author of the article expresses their doubt that these institutions were going to charge students more than $500 each, which is their maximum annual expenditure. An addendum to the article states that after a conference between William A. Sutherland and Colonel Clarence Ransom Edwards has resulted that fifteen Filipino students will be sent to Notre Dame University and its associated schools.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-15

Letter from William Loeb to Maurice Francis Egan

William Loeb encloses a letter and circular for Maurice Francis Egan. Loeb notes that the materials are being circulated in Indiana and hopes that Egan can help offset the consequences by communicating with people at the University of Notre Dame and throughout Indiana.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1904-11-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt approves of Secretary of War Taft speaking at the University of Notre Dame. Roosevelt agrees with Taft about the Storers, and he thinks Wilson and Park should be put in the cavalry. Roosevelt is enjoying his summer at Oyster Bay with his family.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-05

Research on Catholic organizations in Manila

This document compiles research regarding the foundation and present condition, including value and ownership, of four Catholic organizations in Manila, which Secretary of War Taft discussed in an address at the University of Notre Dame.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-27

Letter from Maurice Francis Egan to Theodore Roosevelt

Maurice Francis Egan informs President Roosevelt that he can provide further information on Charles Patrick Neill’s character and ability to handle delicate situations if needed, as they were together at Notre Dame and the Catholic University of North America.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-10

Letter from Clarence Ransom Edwards to William Loeb

Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs Edwards refers to a chain of correspondence regarding the placement of Filipino boys into Catholic universities in the United States. He has been advised that it would be a mistake to remove the boys from Oberlin College, but the matter is closed. President Roosevelt has been advised of these actions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-26

Letter from John J. O’Rourke to Theodore Roosevelt

John J. O’Rourke pleads with President Roosevelt to expand the scope of the Catholic institutions that Filipino students are sent to beyond the University of Notre Dame. There are many other Catholic institutions that are worthy of receiving these students, and limiting them to only one Catholic university produces a negative public sentiment, shown in several editorials O’Rourke encloses. O’Rourke has been told by the president of a Catholic college that they do not have special faculties for teaching courses in agricultural topics, and he encourages Roosevelt to appoint a committee of laymen to help instruct the Filipino students in practical courses of agriculture and mechanics, in addition to the courses in Classics and metaphysics that they are receiving at universities and colleges.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-17

Letter from Eugene A. Philbin to Theodore Roosevelt

Lawyer Euegene A. Philbin explains to President Theodore Roosevelt a situation involving a group of Filipino students and their placement within colleges and universities around the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-14

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft has had news about probable majorities for the election in Maine. He has received an invitation to speak in Brooklyn, but cannot make this work, as he already has too many engagements lined up. Taft has read President Roosevelt’s letter of acceptance and approves of everything in it. The process of buying lands from the friars in the Philippines is running into some issues, as one of the companies is threatening to rescind a contract due to a new survey of the lands in question and a decrease in the price.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-14

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

William H. Taft warns President Roosevelt that Bellamy and Maria Longworth Storer are about to descend on him. While Taft likes Mrs. Storer and thinks her an admirable woman, she is indiscreet. Taft will be giving an address at Notre Dame University in October, but if the President thinks it unwise, politically, for Taft to speak at a Catholic university, he will postpone until after the election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-02