The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-11
A BANNER SEASON.
Sessions of the Catholic
Summer School at Cliff
Haven Brought to
a Close.
SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN REPORT
Movement a Pronounced Success
Distinguished Lecturers Who
Taught-Gensral News.

Taught-General News.
The Catholic Summer School of Amer
lea, whose sixth annual session at CHI
Haven, N. Y, was brought to a practl-
cal close with Father Doonan's lecture on
Friday, August q, is now an assured sue
cess. The officials of the chool are en-
thusiastic over its prospects and over
what has already been accomplished.
Mr.. Warren E. Mosher, Secretary OF
the school, has made the following state
ment concerning the results of the ses-
SION
I'm summing up the results of previous
sessions of the Summer School, it has
been customary to express satisfaction
generally for the success achieved in the
Summer School work. But no session OF
the school has passed that can compare
with the present session in the success
attained in every department. In the
first place the attendance has been larger,
as win be shown by the actual umber
of members registered than at any prev
ious session.
The attendance at Cliff Haven has
far outgrown the accommodations on the
grounds. and this despite the fact that
the New York cottage was erected with
q capacity of seventy-five persons. Last
year the number taking meals at, the res
taurant was about one hundred. this year
almost double tina number were accom-
modated daily at each meal. This neces-
STATED the addition of a large extension
to the kitchen and the erection of several
dining tents. The service at the restau-
pf uo Oapara1 cafisfaofiou More an
plications were received for accommodate
tons on the grounds this year, and at the
school generally, than ever before and a
great many refrained from coming this
year because they could not be guaran-
teed accommodations on the grounds.
I'm the number and character of great
events and the presence of distinguished
persons. the present session has surpass-
ed all previous sessions. Among the men
and events may be mentioned the pres
ence of the Apostolic Delegate. Arch
bishop Martinelli, the President of the
United States, Archbishop Corrigan, the
rector of the Catholic University, Mon
signor Conaty; the Right Rev. Bishops
Watterson, McQuade, Monahan, Farley,
Gabriels, Monsignor Sbarretti, Monsignor
Nugent and Canon Kennedy of Liverpool,
England, and scores of leading clergy
and distinguished public men and liter
ateurs, The course of lectures has been
of a high character, n the lecturers were
among the most eminent in the land and
included both Catholic and non-Catholic,
Among the latter may be mentioned the
Hon. W. z. Harris, United States Com
missioner of Education; the Hon. John
Boyd Thatcher, Mayor of Albany, and
Augustus S. Downing, representative of
the Regents of the State of New York.
THE leading educational Institutions of
the Church sent representatives. 1t is
also worthy of note that the staff Of lee
Hierarchy of the Church, the Jesuits,
A~ugustinians, the Brothers of the Chris
tian Schools, the secular clergy, public
feature Of the session was the work done
on the lines of the University, Extension
BY conferences on Sunday School work,
reading circles. The notable events have
been the visit of President Mckinley and
his reception, the reception to Monsignor
and by the military review at the
Plattsburgh Post, and the receptions to
Aonsignor Conaty and other prelates.
been aroused than 1l' heeretofope existed. I It
is needless to say that the Board of Trus-
tees did everything in their power to
satisfy all who came. Perhaps the most
is that the session has been a financial
success and what augurs well for the
rapid and great development of the School
is the fact that a number. of lots were
sold during the session, and many hon
orary life members added to the roll.
THAT the Champlain Clu is a factor
in the success of the School was again
demonstrated" go
BY. request h Chairman of the Board
Of studies, the Rev. Thomas Mcmillan,
C. s.. p, gave the following statement
regarding the session of the Summer
School. He said
"It was agreed to make the expert
ment this year of extending the lee
lures at the Champlain Assembly over a
period of seven weeks. This plan has
the great advantage of utilizing the
cottages during most of the vacation,
and will no doubt be continued. In many
cases those who came for the opening
weeks were enabled to arrange for other
to attend when they were obliged
to return home. Some families kept a
continuous representation from the first
week to the last.
For about two weeks in the Begin
ming of August the demand for accom-
on the Assembly grounds ex-
ceeded the supply. From ten to twenty
urged our friends to make use of the
provided by the hotels and
at Pittsburgh but the high
charged on the trolley line forced
many of. them to shorten their visit.
stNever before have the managers OF
the Summer School been favored with
a more cordial recognition of the MANY
for summer lectures on he lines OF
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