S. J.; Rev. Louis S. Walsh; Rev. J. P. Molyneux, C. M.; Rev. F. W. Howard. The minutes of the previous meeting were read. After discussion, a motion was made and seconded to amend the minutes by inserting the following: "Rev. John A. Conway stated that the money of the College Department was turned over to the Association, subject to the approval of the College Department at the annual meeting." This motion was carried, and the minutes were approved.

The report of the Secretary-General was called for. The Secretary reported that 1500 copies of the Second Annual Report had been printed and that 1200 copies had been distributed. There is a demand for the proceedings of the first and second annual meetings and requests come from educational institutions in foreign countries. The arrangements for the third annual meeting have been satisfactory, and a full account of them is given in the official program. The plan of finance approved by the several departments and the Association at the second annual meeting gives the Executive Board charge of the finances, and a Committee of the Board consisting of the President-General, the Vice-PresidentGeneral and the Treasurer-General were delegated by the Board at the meeting on July 13, 1905, to make provisions for funds to defray the expenses of the Association and of the departments. The Secretary-General was directed by the Finance Committee of the Board, to collect dues of the Association, to receive donations and make return to the Treasurer-General. The plan so far as it has been in operation makes the Executive Board, in which all departments have representation, responsible for funds and expenses of the Association and its departments.

The interest in the Association is growing and its scope of usefulness is enlarging. Many encouraging letters have been received from members of the hierarchy and prominent Catholic educators. The report of the Secretary was adopted.

Various measures for providing funds for the Association were considered. In cases where an institution is enrolled in two departments, it was deemed proper that the annual dues paid in the Seminary Department should suffice for membership in the other departments, and the Finance Committee was requested to make this ruling.

It was moved and seconded that the recommendation in regard to extending membership in the Executive Board passed at the meeting on December 5th, be laid over till the meeting of the Board in the fall. The motion was carried.

A proposal was made that steps be taken to ascertain whether the Federation of Catholic Societies would found a chair of Pedagogy at the Catholic University, but no action was taken.

It was moved and seconded that the following recommendation be presented to the Association: We recommend that the Executive Board be empowered to appoint a publication committee, and that this committee be authorized to direct and instruct the Secretary to publish such matters as may be useful to promote the ends of this Association. The motion was carried.

On motion of Rev. Louis S. Walsh, duly seconded, the Finance Committee of the Board was empowered to determine and arrange for a proper compensation for services of the Secretary-General. The motion was carried.

The plan of the finances of the Association as found in the Second Annual Report was read.

It was moved by Rev. F. W. Howard and duly seconded that the Board recommend that the present plan of organization be continued for the ensuing year. The motion was carried. The meeting then adjourned.

MEETING OF THE NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD.

CLEVELAND, O., July 12, 1906. A meeting of the new Executive Board was held in Our Lady of Lourdes Academy at 4 p. m. Rt. Rev. Monsignor D. J. O'Connell, D. D., the President-General of the Association, called the meeting to order. Rev. F. W. Howard was unanimously re-elected Secretary-General of the Association.

The Executive Board having been empowered to publish such matter as would directly promote the ends of the Association, it was moved and seconded that a committee of the Board be appointed to take charge of such matters. The motion was carried. It was the sense of the Board that the President-General of the Association should be a member of this committee. The members of the committee are: Rt. Rev. Mgr. D. J. O'Connell, D. D.; Very Rev. E. R. Dyer, S. S., D. D.; Very Rev. James A. Burns, C.

S. C.; Rev. Louis S. Walsh.

It was decided to hold the next meeting of the Executive Board at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C., on Wednesday, November 14th, at 11 a. m. The Secretary was directed to send notice to the members in due time.

A telegram of cordial good wishes from Archbishop Messmer was read.

An invitation from the management of the Jamestown Exposition to hold the next annual meeting of the Association at Norfolk was read, and laid on the table. The unanimous sentiment of the Board was in favor of holding the next annual meeting at Milwaukee. Monsignor O'Connell was requested to communicate with. Archbishop Messmer in regard to the matter.

A vote of thanks was tendered to Very Rev. Dean Mulligan for his services on behalf of the Association since its foundation.

The Secretary-General was directed to increase membership as much as possible.

On motion of Rev. John A. Conway, duly seconded and carried, it was left to the Finance Committee of the Executive Board, consisting of the President-General, Vice-President-General and Treasurer-General, to assign suitable compensation for services of the Secretary-General for the past and ensuing year.

Very Rev. L. A. Delurey desired to know when the money in his hands should be turned over to the Association, and he was directed to make return by September 1, 1906.

Rt. Rev. Monsignor O'Connell congratulated the members on all that had been accomplished and on the encouraging outlook. He saw no difficulty before the Association. The meeting adjourned. F. W. HOWARD, Secretary-General.

General Meetings of the Catholic Educational Association

Proceedings.

The third annual meeting of the Catholic Educational Association was held in Cleveland, O., on Julv 10th, 11th and 12th. Pontifical Mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock on the opening day in St. John's Cathedral, by Rt. Rev. Ignatius F. Horstmann, D. D., Bishop of Cleveland. At the conclusion of the Mass the Bishop addressed the assembled delegates as follows:

ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY BISHOP HORSTMANN.

I give you all a cordial welcome. The work you have come to do is the greatest work that can be done for God's honor and glory, and for the extension of His Kingdom here on earth. I have prayed during Mass to the Holy Ghost for a great outpouring, that the Holy Ghost would enlighten you that your work might be productive of great good; that whatsoever shall be done will be for the elevation, for the stimulation, for the inspiring of Catholic minds with the understanding of the necessity of the very highest education for our growing youth of this country, and that this might be the fruit of your deliberations. I can ask for nothing greater or nothing better.

Come, Holy Spirit, and fill the hearts of all these delegates, let their souls be kindled by Divine Love; let what they do be something practical, something that will lift the minds and show that what goes out from the Church is of prime necessity.

Every one of our educational institutions, all the religious orders, all of the parochial schools, every educational influence must be brought together into harmonious and spiritual connection so that the country at large will realize that we have the highest kind of secular education in our parochial schools, and the highest kind of education in our colleges; that we can compete with every educational institution in our country, even from a secular standpoint.

Come, O Holy Ghost, and kindle in them the fire of thy Divine love. Send forth thy Spirit and they shall be regenerated. And we shall pray that thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

GENERAL SESSION.

TUESDAY, JULY 10-11 A. M.

The first session of the Convention was held in the assembly room of the Catholic Club. Rt. Rev. Msgr. O'Connell opened the

meeting with the following address:

ADDRESS OF RT. REV. MONSIGNOR D. J. O'CONNELL, D. D.

Instructors of the Catholic Educational Institutions of the
United States:

We open here this morning the third annual convention of the Catholic Educational Association. I am glad to bid you welcome and to meet you all again, and to express the hope that the work of our convention will be crowned with complete success.

It is not necessary for me this morning, especially in the face of the amount of earnest labor that awaits us, to spend many words upon congratulations or compliments. That this Association has grown immensely since the time of its foundation three years ago is a surprise to nobody, when we realize how important this gathering is in the matter it handles, and in the members of which it is composed. And when I realize it, I find difficulty in imagining any gathering in the Catholic Church of the United States of America more important than this.

After faith itself, there is no matter of greater importance that can be presented for our deliberation than the matter of Catholic education. We have a million or a million and a half of pupils in our schools, and we spend from twenty to twenty-five millions of dollars a year in our educational project. The fate and the fortunes of thousands and tens of thousands of children are confided to our hands; and when I realize all that, I say that the matter presented for the deliberation of this Association is as important as any matter may be. We do not assemble here for compliments. The members of this convention represent the most important, the most serious, and the gravest side of the Catholic Church outside of the Episcopacy.

Everything is favorable for the success of this Convention. Nothing has been omitted that could be done to give us welcome