St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-13

ny III. NGV. BISHOP lnOnlaS l.. GRACE,
of st. Paul. Very Revs. Demetrius
Marogna, Cornelius Whitman, Benedict
Haindl, Othman WirZ, Wolfgang North
man and Rt. Rev. Rupert Seidenbusch,
now bishop of St. Cloud, at the head of
the institution in the order named dur
ing the first eighteen years of its exist
ence. In 1875 Rt.. Rev..,Abbot Alexius
Edelbrock assumed the presidency. He
soon after erected the present vast pile
of buildings and thoroughly equipped
the various departments. making st.
Johns university the largest educa-
tional institution in the Northwest. In
1869 the legislature granted authority to
confer all university degrees. BY an
act of legislature, approved Feb. II,
1888, the name st. Johns seminary was
changed to that of st. Johns university.
BY a special decretum of June. 16, 1878,
POPE LEO EMPOWERED THE PRESIDENT
of the university, Rt. Rev. Alexius
EdeibrOck, and his successors in Office to
create such of his subjects who, after
studying philosophy two years, theology
four years and canon law one year, are
found worthy, doctors in philosophy.
theology and canon law, comforting on
them the same and all faculties and
privileges as are enjoyed by those who
have been graduated in Rome or from
any papal university.
LOCATION.
st. Johns university is located eighty
five miles west of st. Paul, twelve miles
west of the tiouriShing city of st. Cloud,
and one mile and half south of College
vile, station OH the st. Paul, Mime
apOliS IL Manitoba railroad. 1t is beau
f.,n cit I'm hn l,on Iyc of nf
| the most romantic and charming lakes
of Minnesota. The beauty of the nat
ural scenery in the vicinity of the uni
versity is unsurpassed. To the front
and left there is Il stately forest: a sheet
of water, covering some 400 acres, sur
rounded by woodland and studded with
a number of pretty islands, spreads out
to the right. In the rear another sheet
of. water, the Watab, lake and creek,
adds to the scenic effect.
ACCESSIBILITY.
The main line of the ST. Paul. Mime
apolis 4 Manitoba railroad passes
through the university grounds, at Col
legeville, the nearest railroad station.
A conveyance regularly meets the day
trains, and, upon request, the night
trains. The trains on this road make
connections at st. Cloud with the ST.
Cloud 4 Hinckley, ST. Cloud d Willmar,
and the Northern Pacific railroads; at
ST. Paul and Minneapolis, with all roads
diverging. Thus situated, it is, of
course, easily accessible by all roads
connecting with the vast st. Paul, Min
neapolis 4 Manitoba systems.
THE BUILDINGS
are constructed of granite and brick,
are FIVE stories high and cover an area
| of z GOO square yards, making them as
Ior rrn ia
northwest. TO give an idea of the
| capacity of the buildings it may be
stated that they can comfortably accom-
! modate 600 students. The portion of
| the building occupied by students is en-
| tirely new, having been finished in the
! fall of 1886. The rooms are all very
spacious, high, well lighted and prop
| er1y ventilated.
THE ACCOMMODATIONS
| are, in every respect, all that can be
desired. Study halls are pleasant,
| dormitories spacious and airy, dining
| rooms neat and inviting, in fact, the
| buildings are designed with view to
| comfort as well as utility. Shady and
| romantic walks, ample play grounds
| and the adjacent lake with facilities for
| beating, bathing and fishing in summer
| and skating in winter, afford oppOrtun-
| ity for plenty of outdoor sport and eX-
ercise, while a large play hall, furnished
with bowling alley, ETC.. and we'll
| equipped gymnasium give the student
an opportunity for indoor exercise.
THE FACULTY.
The university is conducted by
| fathers of the Order of st. Benedict,
whosdevote themselves almost exclu-
siveiy to the education of youth. The
| faculty is composed of men who have
| had long experience as educationists,
and are ably seconded by an efficient
corps of assistant professors
DISCIPLINE.
The discipline is mild, and though for
| the observance of order, reasonably
strict regulations are necessary, it is
| intended that these be enforced
| by moral and religious sua-
sion rather than by severe meth
ods. Good order, courtesy, manly
and Christian department., punctuality
and attentiyeness are insisted upon, and
their maintenance is generally matter
of pride to the student.
The university is strictly unsectarian,
| in the sense that students OF all denomi-