Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1891 — ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE. [ARTICLE]

ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE.

The beautiful and stately new building of St. Joseph’s Catholic College, at this place, was solemnly dedicated last Sunday afternoon. Bishop Rademacher of Nashville conducted the dedicatory services, and RevJohn Bleckner, of Michigan City preached the dedicatory sermon. An immense crowd was in attendance, including many hundreds who came on the excursion trains from as far north as Englewood, from LaFayette and Michigan City, and all intermediate points. The trains from the points last mentioned were consolidated at Monon, and together they formed a train of some eleven coaches, every one loaded even to the platforms. It is said that over 1,000 people came on that train alone. The train from the north was smaller by several cars, but was also heavily loaded. Dinner was served both in the basement of the building and in the grove adjoining, for the benefit of the college. This building is not only by far the handsomest and costliest in this county but one of the finest in the northwest comer of Indiana. It is three stories and a basement in height. Its cost was about $38,000, and including furniture and fixtures, $50,000. Its primary purpose is the education of you% men for the Catholic priesthood, and although its doors will not be strictly closed to all not intending to be priests, it will be exclusively a Catholic institution, and open only to students of that religious denominations. The college course will be five pears in duration, with an additional year for those not well educated in common school branches at their entrance. The course of instruction will be very thorough and will comprise Greek, Latin, Hebrew and modem languages, mathematics, music, science, &c. The students will be boarded and lodged in the building? 3 which can thus accommodate from 75 to 100; and as the need for more accommodations appears, other buildings will be added. It is supposed that when the college opens next Monday it will have a freshman class of from 40 to 50. The names of the faculty are, Rev* Augustus Seifert, president; Rev. Benedict Bodmer, vice president; Rev. Paulinus Trost, Prof, pf drawing and painting; Rev. Stanislas Neiberg, Proif.of elocution and English; Rev. Leopold Linder, Prof, of higher mathematics and Rev. Joseph Sailer.

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