▁Europe ▁to ▁study ▁the ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁In ns b ruck ▁in ▁Austria . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁by ▁ ▁Simon ▁A ich ner , ▁the ▁Prince - B ishop ▁of ▁B rix en , ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁church . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁the ological ▁studies , ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁chap lain ▁at ▁a ▁char itable ▁institution ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁In ns b ruck . ▁ ▁G ass on ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁He ▁taught ▁poetry ▁to ▁students ▁in ▁Frederick , ▁Maryland ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁before ▁beginning ▁his ▁study ▁of ▁asc et ical ▁the ology ▁for ▁one ▁year . ▁Upon ▁completion ▁of ▁his ▁studies , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁eth ics ▁and ▁econom ics ▁at ▁Boston ▁College ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁Boston ▁College ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁campus ▁ ▁G ass on ▁was ▁appointed ▁President ▁of ▁Boston ▁College ▁on ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁succeed ing ▁William ▁F . ▁G annon . ▁Just ▁two ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁inaug uration , ▁he ▁suggested ▁to ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁provincial ▁superior ▁that ▁Boston ▁College ▁might ▁in quire ▁into ▁purch asing ▁a ▁tract ▁of ▁land , ▁including ▁the ▁farm ▁of ▁Am os ▁Adams ▁Lawrence , ▁on ▁Commonwealth ▁Avenue ▁near ▁the ▁Bright on ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Boston ▁and ▁re loc