The San Francisco call., 1897-03-11
MOURHIHG At LOS GAT0S.
Death of Rev. John Pfnasco, Sd,
Formerly President of Santa
Clara CoUeoe

LOS GATOS, CAL, March 10.-Rev.
John Pinasco, ST., formerly president OF
Santa Clara College, died yesterday at the
Jesuit Novitiate from an attack of pneu-
monia. The dread disease had been
slowly but too surely making its inroads
for the past week, forcing the reverend
gentleman to keep tO.his bed.
The funeral took place from st. Claire's
Church at Santa Clara this afternoon.
In Father Pinasco the Jesuit order has
lost an eminent mem 5er-one who did it
good service in whatever position he was
EN- ployed, whether as superior or inferior.
Born In Chiavari, near Genoa, June IL,
1887, he received his early education at
the archieplscopal seminary of his naIive
place, where be attended classes until De-
Gem Der 49, 1858, when be Joined the
Jesuits. For the term of his novice lie
the provincial father, Alexander Ponza,
sent him to Bonascola, near Carrara,
where he spent two years under a we'll
! skilled master in the ways of perfection
and staid unit! 1858, devoting consider
able time to a review of the Latin classics
and thorough course of rhetoric. at the
end cf the year 1858 he went to the famous
English college at Stony hurst, where he
/ took UP the study OF philosophy under
the able tutorship of Rev. Joseph Bayma,
| 81, then one of the most prominent pro-
| essors of the order in Europe.
In 1860. owing TO the pressing need of
subjects Tor the California mission, Father
Pinasco was ordered TO leave fer Santa
Clara College, where he took an active
part In school work as professor and
project, devotlng himself unremittingly 10
his charge until 1865, when he went to
Georgetown, Washington, to join the theo-
logical course then in progress there for
m EN- bers of the Jesuit order aspiring 10
the priesthood. Ordained in 1870, lie re-
turned to Santa Clara College, where on
account OF the great profici ncy he had
made in the study of the English Ian
guage, he was deemed competent to teach
rhetoric, at the same time acting as chap
lain and filling the position of director OF
the Prehistorian Debating Society.
The superiors, well aware by this time
of his special talent for government,
transferred him TO st. Ignatius College
San Fran cisco, where he was appointed
president remaining in office, to the great
satisfaction of professors and pupils, until
1876, when he was placed at the head of
Santa Clara College to guide Its destnias
until 1888. when he was succeeded bv Rev.
R. +. Kenna.
Having finished his term of presiding at
Santa Clara College, be was placed in
charge of the class of rhetoric at ST.
Ignauus College. San Francisco, and di-
rected the gentlemeu's sodali'y until the
end OF the scholastic year, 1884, when he
was placed over the noyices at Santa Clara
81 instructor.
Again in 1888 be was at the head OF af-
fairs at Santa Clara College governing
with that Iatherly kindness and affa bility
that ever characterized him and made for
him hosts of friends. At the end of his
second term of presidency at Santa Clara
College he acted as president of st.
1gnatius College up 10 the summer of 1896,
when, on account of feeble health, physi-
clans ordered a change to Los Gatos, where
he resided until the lime OF his demise.