The Irish standard., 1902-07-19
C. C.. SUMMER SCHOOL.
The Most Sucs esslul Yet Held IN The
Northwest.

The Most Sucs esSlul Yet Held IN The
Northwest.
The first week of the Eighth Annual
Session of the Columbian Catholic
Summer School was Il greater success
even than was anticipated by the Of
ficers and local committees The at
tendance has been large from the
opening, and both Attendance and en-
thusiasm have increased with every
lecture. The school opened on Tues
day evening, July s, With reception
at the State Capitol. The School was
welcomed to st. Paul by Archbishop
Ireland. Governor Van SAINT. Mayor
Smith. and President Boardman of the
Commercial Club. Father Danehy,
President of the schc oil, replied on be-
half of the schol il. These formal ad-
dresses were followed by the reception
rendered to the visitors by the citizens
of st. Paul. Over 500 people were
present, and the occasion WAS Il most
enjoyable one.
Rev. II. y. Shields, PHI. d., gave the
first lecture ut $3.50 o'clock "Wednesday
morning, July o, aud occupied the
mornings during the remainder of the
week. His lectures were on mental
development, the first lecture being on
"Physical Ueredity,' the second. $50
cial Herciity,' the third, "p,rsonal
Acquisition The Lectures were large
ly attended. ana the lecturer was de-
| taincl after tile close Of the lectures
by earnest Gucstioncrs who desired full
information on particular points.
Father Danehy, the President of the
school. gave the first evening lecture
on "Commcnplaccs Of the Bible"
Thursday evening. July 10, Dir. Henry
Austin Adams, of New York, spoke OH
"Cyrano dc Bcrgerac," and Friday
evening on "L'Aiglcn.' The evening
lectures filed the auditorium to its ut
most capacity. Both lectures arc too
we'll known to require any comment.
VII llIC SCIOOl, ictOluIkt-
MED by IL number of st. Paul people
went on an excursion to White Bear
Lake. The day was perfect. and the
outing plcasurable relaXati II from
the weeks work.
On Monday evening Of the second
week. DR.. Adams spoke on "Pnola and
Francesca" Tuesday evening on
"Ulysses and Herod," Wednesday
evening OH "Frcderic Ozanam'' and
Friday evening on Ludwig Wind
horst" Father Danehy spoke on
'"The Bible in the School' on Thurs
day evening.
Every morning at 0:3O o'clock DR..
Campbell, of the st. Paul Seminary,
spoke on Fundamental Ethics; each
afternoon at 2:3O were held the Sun
day School Conferences, under the di-
rection of Very Rev. J. Il. Dolphin,
President of st. Thomas College, st.
Paul. The principal speakers at these
conferences were Rev. T. ]. Gibbons,
of st. Mary's Church, st. Paul, Rev.
]. ]. Hanley, of Buffalo, Iowa, and
Mrs. NJ. \. Rowlcs. of Rice School, st.
Paul.
The attendance from distant states
is particularly good this year. From
the Pacific coast come representatives
from Washington and Oregon and
from the Atlantic coast several from
New York. Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois
and Minnesota send the largest dele
CATIONS. st. Louis is we'll represented.
Madison, the former home of the
school, sends this year large dclcga-
ton. Great credit is due to the st.
Paul people for their untiring efforts
to make the school both n social ana
n financial success.
Next Monday the teachers institute
will begin under the direction OF Mrs.
3. NJ. Phelan, principal of the st.
Paul Teachers Training School The
| meetings will be held at 2:3O o'clock
on the following dates: July 81. "Mlk-
ing Of the Program"; July %, "'hc
Conduct of the Recitation"; July "a,
''T'he Problem of Seat Work.; July
25, 'The Cultivation Of Observation:
July 2S, GLOW to Strengthen the Mem
ory'; July %, "Mcthods of Disci-
pline."
Among the lectures still to come arc
three on "Sccial Reform" by Rev.
William J. Kcrby Of Washington;
three on Commerce and Diplomacy"
by J. G. Monaghan, Of Madison, Wis;
lectures by NJ. J. Wade, Of Des Mo;nes,
and Rev. William j. Poland, of st.
Louis; William Breen, Of Fort
Wayne, Ind, on MARY, Queen Of
Scots; Rev. J. p. Carroll. of Du-
buque, on "Joan of Arc; Rev. Martin