Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1895 — NOTRE DAME'S BIG DAY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NOTRE DAME'S BIG DAY.

Many Distinguished People Participate in the Golden Jubilee. The golden jubilee exercises of the University of Notre Dame were held recently. The college buildings and grounds were beautifully and tastefully decorated. The list of church dignitaries present in-

cluded Archbishops Elder of Cincinnati, Ireland of St. Paul, Hennessey of Dubuque and Feehan of Chicago; Bishops Rademacher of Fort Wayne, Burke of St. Joseph, Mo., Keane of the Catholic University at Washington, Brondel of Helena, Mont., Maes of Covington, Ky., and Scnnian of Salt Lake. Bishop Spaulding of Peoria delivered the commencement address. At least 3,000 visitors were present. Gov. Claude Matthews and staff were given a grand reception. Salutes were' fired’ by the military and the bands and military companies escorted them to the university main building, where they were welcomed by President Morrissey. After eulogizing the work and progress of the university and referring to the labors of Father Sorin, the founder, the archbishop spoke at considerable length on Christian education, of what it consisted, the need of it and the means best calculated to obtain it. Referring to the question of education and religion, he said that education should be made up of both secular and religious knowledge, which should be inseparably connected. After pointing out the means best calculated to

make good, upright citizens he closed with an appeal for Christian education and morality.

MAIN BUILDING NOTRE DAME.

FATHER SORIN'S ARRIVAL AT NOTRE DAME, NOV. 26, 1842.