Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-11
The Sacred Heart College.

| The college, OF Our Lady OF the Sacred
Heart Of this city, an offspring of the
celebrated Notre Dame University of
Indiana, was dedicated with due cere-
mony last Wednesday, Sept. 4, and
thus another institution of learning add
| ed to the numerous ones already estab-
| lished in Wisconsin. The event called
| together large number of visitors, en-
| bracing not only those of the religious
faith of which the Sacred Heart college
is fitting exponent, but many of other
| denominations and beliefs, illustrating
the true catholic spirit and liberal tend
| ency of the present day
At noon a bounteous collation. was
| served in one of the large dining halls
to the clergy from abroad and invited
guests, and all done ample justice to the
repast. At 2:30 O. clock the dedication
services were begun with Very Rev.
VIM. Corby, G. S. c., provincial of No
tire Dame, as celebrant, assisted by Rev.
Fathers Condor and Coleman, of this
city. The ceremony occupied about
half an hour, and meanwhile Gov W.
ID. Hoard had arrived on the 2:50 train,
via. the G. & N. w. R. R. With few
well chosen remarks, Gov. Hoard was
introduced to the large audience assem-
bled by Rev. Father Corby. The Gov
ernor spoken most appreciative man
ner OF the warm reception he had met
with on the part Of the president and
faculty and the co-laborers with them.
He alluded to the extreme pleasure it
gave him, not only as citizen of the
state, but as resident of Jefferson
county, to see such a magnificent build
ing dedicated to the cause of education,
which was to exert an influence that
would be felt to broad extent; and
yet with the public school as his only
alma mater he could not avoid having
feeling of embarrassment standing
where he did. Gov Hoard, never at a
loss to relate something appropriate to-
the occasion, told the story of the great
Irish barrister John Philpot Curran,
who, one day seated at royal banquet,
when asked what education had done
for him? replied "that it had enabled
him to dine with the Prince" At the
close of the Governors address Rev. j i.
O'Keeffe, the president of Sacred Heart
college, announced that no CONNIE nee
ment of the institution being held last
a,a1 i II L
presented to M. Fenelon, of Ripon, j.
Dwyer, of Albert Lea, Mimi, at this
time The diplomas were handed Gov.
Hoard, who in turn presented them to
the graduates with appropriate words
of encouragement to each of the young
! men.
The orator of the day, Judge r. Prem
dergast, of Chicago, was next intro
duced, and in his address set forth the
claims of the Catholic church as tn e
supporter of intellectual and moral ed
ucation in searching and conv1n cling
manner. The speaker in eloquent
terms took high grounds in favor of re-
! Egious training for the young, showing
by numerous examples the danger
to the child, If in its early educa ton
moral precepts and teaching are ignored
in the school. A glowing tribute was
paid to the work of the Catholic church
from the early ages to the present. It's
efforts in the cause of education were
illustrated to a degree. at least, by the
erection and dedication of the splendid
building in which they were assembled.
Briefly abiding to the agitation of the
vote part of the time to instruction ia
the English language, he said that,
while it was matter that he believed
should be approached with care and
due consideration, yet he held that the
state had the undOubted right to insist
on instructing the children in the Ian
guage Of the country. Judge Prender-
CAST received warm congratulations over
his fine effort.
The following is list of the clergy
present on the occasion: The Very Rev.
VIM. Corby, c. S. c., Provincial of
Notre Dame University; Rev. John
O'Keeffe, G. S. c., President and Rev
Father Toohey, vice-president of Sa-
cred Heart college, Rev. Fathers Con-
don, Coleman and Kampschroerer, Wa
tertown; O'Reilley, Geneva; Buckley,
Beaver Dam Murphy, Racine Terney,
Truman, O'Malley, Oshkosh; keenan,,
Fond du Lac; Wynn, Clyman; Kelley,
IofOduHoau, Ldfanef, fOfJ Howard;
Brady, Portage; McGinnity, James
vile; Frere, Notre Dame; 0'Connell,
editor Scholastic, Notre Dame; McFar-
land, Elba; Harlin, Monches; McMa-
hon, Oconomowoc; Fitzgibbons, White
water; Norton, Mapleton; Ryan, Ce-
darburgh; Condor, Oregon Heller,
Neosho. Ex-speaker D. Hall, Col.
Jesse Stone, of the Governors staff,
and ex-alderman Wall, of Chicago, were
among the visitors present at the cere-
monies
The faculty of the institution COM
prises the following educators: Rev.
J. O'Keeffe, PRESIDENT; Rev. Father
Toohey, .vice--president; J. Boland, di-
rector of studies; James Burns, project
of discipline; Bernard I'll, Phil. Farley
and Brother Canise, professors; Broth
er Hilarion, assistant project of disci-
pine
The College of Our Lady of the Sacred
Heart opens the scholastic year under
most suspicious and favorable circum-
stances, and with every prospect of
promising future before it. Inpoint of
location it is highly favored by nature,
situated on a fine rise of ground which
gives full view of the city to the east,