New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
rHR TRAINING on THE JEsUITs.


THE TRAINING OF THE JEsUITs.
BECAUSE QUEEN VICTORIA WAS A JILT THE JEsurTs
aor PERMISSION TO OPEN SCHOOLS IN PARIS
rIFR oF TIE MILITARY SCHOOL IN THE RUE
DRs PosTEs-CULTIvATING THE RELIGIOUS ZEAL
AND THE BopILY STRENGTH OF THE PUPILS.
tyzox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TBIBuNE'l
+ PARIS. April 2.-TnN religious orders and par
tieuIarly the Jesuits, 6ye waking up to the grave
nature of their situation. Having 80 long enjoyed
The favor of those In power, they are with dculty
able TO realize the bghr that has come upon tneir
prosperity. For thirty years they have been on the
top of the wheel The first important advantage
they gained In France was soon after tho marriage
Of Queen Victoria, OIL whom Louis Philippe had, for
the benefit of his son the Due dc NemOurs, matri-
mopial designs when she was O girl. He was en-
{ couraged TO harbOr these designs By the King OF
the Belgians, who, through this artlfce, se-
{ cured to himself and his little State ten
years of perfect quiet. The matchmaker and 60
between was Queen Louisa, second wife OF Leopold
and auut-in-law of Her Majesty, who hirted with
the French Prince gave him encouragement, and
when she slipped away from him to take her cousin
Albert wrote 10 her uncle to be sure not to breathe
3 word to Louisa about her engagement. Fooled
at the Court of st. James. the Citizen King remem
bered that his wife mad niece and greatniece-
one O Neapoltan Bourbon and the other Spanish
wero the Princess of SalemO daughter
of the Archduchess Cementina, and the ex-
Queen Of SPAIN But as they were too young for
the Due de Nemours King Leopold and the Duchess
of Kent obtained for that Prince daughter OF the
House OF Coburg Kohary. She was rich and Won
drously beautiful blonde so that the Tilted sutton
of Victoria was soon consoled for the loss OF the
British Queen.
This brings me to the Jesuits. When they got
wind of the matrimonial views of the French King
they threw difficulties in the way of his diplomatic
agents at the Courts of Madrid and Naples and
only agreed to help him in obtaining the Bourbon
heireses on the condition Of their Order being al
lowed to open schools in France to prepare students
for st. Cyr. the Polytechnique and the Ecole DIES
Mines 1t was secretly agreed to let them enjoy the
liberties they demanded. Soon after they founded
n small military school, which has since developed
into the great establishment Of the Rue des Postes
This house was rapidly making over the hit OF the
French sword to Pontifcal hands. This moment
there in the French artillery infantry, cavalry
and the navy 1000 officers and cadets educated at
the Rue des Postes, which is certainly as large,
though its street frontage would not lead one 20
think so, as Trinity College, Dublin. 1t affords
work to seventy Jesuit professors the picked math-
cmatcians aud lecturers of the Order, who, to as.
sure parents that the profane studies are ably con-
to examine the lads under their charge once week.
% A CLERICAL MILITARY ACADEMY.
Ihave been to visit the Rue des POstes. 1t now
contains between 800 and 600 pupils. The pdFlOir,
where students see their parents and guardians
and their reverend teachers lady visitors is at the
side of O large court, surrounded on all sides by
lofty buildings. This chamber hall is very spa
cious, yell lighted. we'll ventilated. and not q
speck OF dust is to be found on either the polished
oak floor or the furniture. The latter is Of the SIM
plest kind and consists Of rush-seated chairs and
plain oak tables covered with oil-cloth. But all
round the walls there are pictures. Some of them
are photographs, some miniatures, some pencil
drawings some oil paintings, and all are lkenesses
of officers who have fallen in the de-
fence OF their country. or in executing
heroic deeds There is One who died of burns he re-
ceived in rescuing from burning house three chill
iren quite unknown to him, whom the fremen had
forgotten There is another who fought against an
inundat.on Of the Loire at Tours; third who dis
tinKuished himself by acts Of naval daringi
fourth who persisted exploring the River Congo
and facing the entrance door there is piece of
sculptured marble, representing the Pere Ducon-
dray the governor of the school in 1871 and ore of
the victims Of the Commune He is In
the act of falling. Bullets have pierced
his breast, But before he receives the
coup de grace. he has strength enough
left to hold I'D his cruchx, and to pray that his
blood shall riot cry ont FOR vengeance against those
who shed it, On the table there are books for the
ediicaton of visitors and for private circulation.
They are biographies Of officers distinguished for
their heroic valor and the piety OF their lives
remember q trait Of one of those heroes school
fellow proposed for them both to make a pilgrimage
aprayer they agreed TO offer to the Almighty were
fayorably answered. The subject of the monograph
at Rrst consented He tbOn slid: mo; wo should
never Nuke conditions with God. We owe him I'M
limited service II he chooses to reward us it is his
affair. and not ours"
In tho irst pile of buildings facing the grand en-
trance to the College Court nearest to la Rue DIES
Pcstes there are a chapel. club-rOOm for cideUGRt
pupils chamber containing Father Secchps
pharmaceutical instrument which notes the variations
OF weather in every part of the globe with which
It is in Geographic correspondence, and yestbule
that serves as promeR0ir in Winter to one Of the
This hall is glazed the north side.
The wall on the sOuth side is decorated
with pictures of the Jesutical houses,
which are scattered over almost every quarter of
Che globe Lads are made to feel that wherever
they fall down. they will If they earn the esteem
of their reverend teachers, have powerful friends
10 back them They will have protectors in Cali
xornIa Australia japan, India. South America, tho
PasSac Islands. Great Britain. Austria Spain, Al
Eeria Egypt Palestine. From this pictorial exhi-
billion one draws insensibly the moral that the
Society Of Jesus is invested with gigantic power to
protect or 10 iniurc.
cHEERFULNEss OF THE SCHOOL AND GOOD BEHA-
vToR or TAR PUPILS.
The chapel Is beautiful Its beauty Is OF a serene
aasd cheerful character In no part of the house
gloom reigns. Nowhere, though severe simplicity
is the rule. has it harsh. prison aspect.
Claas rooms arc on tho Arst floors Of the different
blocks OF buildings, jesuit who took me over the
establishment called my attention to the worm
eaten desks. They are old, " he said. but. you
win observe. they are not hacked and dishgured by