Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1916 — St. Joseph's College News Letter [ARTICLE]

St. Joseph's College News Letter

Compared to the work done at the collegejduring the past two c.t three little has been undertaken this year. The ordinary repairs that are necessary after the dose of school are about complete. A system of indirect lighting has b* en laid out by the Hatfield Electric company of Indianapolis for the three large study halls and will Very likely be put in this summer. In order to | obtain the best effects two of the I study nails, had to be repainted and I the wiring laid out anew. The faculty building has also been repainted

.and rewired. All the wires are now laid in conduits to reduce the risk of lire. Tiisio large fire escapes will also •be erected at the rear of the main building. | The prospects for students for the .coming fall term are very good, although it is a little too early to judge. Quire a number of the •’ t hoys have already reported their return. Father Sylvester Hartman, professor of junior Greek, is spending the summer in the Latin seminar courses .■at Indiana university. He will conj iinue the same work at the Catholic University of America next year. Father Bernard Condon, C. PP. S., who

received the degree of master of arts for the Catholic university at Washington, D. C., in June, will be a member of the college staff this year; also Revs. Theodore Koenn, Leo and James Mclntyre, recently ordained. F-atlierf Justin Henkel, C. PP. 8., who has held the office of treasurer of the college since June, 1913, recently asked to be relieved, and the provincial of the Society of the Precious Blood, who was at the college fer several days last week, has appointed Rev. Pius Kanney, C. PP. S„ in his stead.

The Very Rev. Provincial also re- ; duced the membership of the college • board of administration from seven members to five. The members for the coming year will be: Rev. Hugh ( Lear, C. PP. S., president; Rev. Nicholas Greiwe, C. PP. S., vice-president; Rev. Pius Kanney, C. PP. S„ treasurer; Rev. I. Wagner, C. PP. S., secretary; Rev. B. Besinger, disciplinarian.

Among the visitors at the college during the past week was Rev. M. Hamburger, C. PP. S„ of Cincinnati, Ohio. Father Mark was well knotvn in Rensselaer during the late nineties, as he was at that time a member of the faculty. He has just completed a new church at a cost of $160,000. It is in Italian renaisance, and Is said to be one of the finest, if not the finest Catholic church in Cincinnati and suburbs. There are about 60 churches in the city. Rev. William Sullivan of Wabash, Ind., the alumni historian, is at present at the college gathering data for the history of the institution, in as much as there has been any made in the past 25 years.