Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1910 — COLLEGEVILLE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGEVILLE NEWS.

Twentieth Scholastic Year at St. Joseph’s Opens With Attendance of 300 Students. The school-work of the twentieth scholastic year of St. Joseph’s is now under full and promising headway. The number of students has reached nearly 300, and there are but few vacancies in the studv-halls to accommodate latecomers. The wonderful increase, the largest in the history of the institution, has, indeed, been a surprise augures well for this .year’s success. At the solemn opening Rev. J. Schmitz, North Auburn, Ohio, was the celebrant of the solemn Highmass, Rev. Wm. Flaherty of Decatur, Ind., deacon ; Rev. A. Schuette, Rensselaer, sub-dea-con. The president, Rev, A. Seifert, C. PP. S., delivered a strong and very practical sjermon, choosing for his subject the text: “Walk worthy of the vocation in which you have been called.” The present faculty is the same as that of last year with one addition and one change. Rev. I. A Wagner, C. PP. S., who comes well prepared from tlie Catholic University of Washington, is the new member; and Prof. Leo Havooka will fill the place at the head of the music department left vacant by the resignation of Prof. A. Staeger. The high-class recommendations of both speak well for the added strength to the present strong teaching force. The vacation months wrought not a few advantageous improvements at the college. The old chapel has been - fitted out for a study hall to be occupied by the seniors. Some of the class rooms have been enlarged to accommodate the growing classes’ others have been re-furnished, and some, ntw ones added. The trunk rooms and lavatories have been removed to the basement, where new -locker-wardrobes have also been installed. This re-arrange-rtient of the main building offers ampler and more convenient accommodations. The chapel has also received the long delayed stained glass windows, every one of which is a tasty work of art. The large mural paintings have also been put in place except the center arch picture on which the artists are still at work. The chapel now indeed is not only a handsome but also a devotipn-inspn* ing house of worship. The Athletic Association was the first of the college societies to call a meeting and organize for the work of the year. R. Carmody was elected president; J. | Trench, secretary; C. Staib, treasj urer. There is an abundance of j material and no doubt the asso- ! ciation will enjoy another year of useful progress. On Sunday, afternoon a picked team of college boys tried to play the Rensselaer Wrens, a team of semi-professionals, and but for the pitching of one Elake, they might have, had some show of winning; on account of his efforts, however, the college lads returned home with a defeat of 6 to 0» On Sunday evening a select program of intermingled vaudeville and serious parts was presented by the students of St. Xavier’s Hall. It was enjoyed by all. and tended to break up the strain of homesickness that was tugging at some little hearts.