The Irish standard., 1903-05-30

I diocese provided for his predecessor
and for him.
| Confirmation of the report as to the
donating of the archiepiscopal summer
] home for the relief of the overcrowd-
ing at the FccllanviIlc school was re-
ccivrd yesterday from Rev. Brother
Adjutor, the popular and learned pro-
fcsSor of DE La Sale institute, to
whom the archbishop has just COM
mittrd the administration Of the big
| school at Fechanville.
'Why, yes, it certainly is true that
the archbishop has insisted that we
house forty Of our schoolboys in his
summer residence at Feehanvilc and
just that number have been duly in
| stalled and are living there in high
glce at the present time. Since the
destructive fire at Feehanville some
years ago the school has been some
! what lacking in suitable accommodate
tions, as rebuilding has not been pos
siblc in as quick time as was eX-
pcctcd. But we are to have II lot of
fine new buildings very soon, as the
archbishop ana the laity whom he has
called into consultation on the subject
arc agreed that there is great need
of new buildings. In fact, it has been
decided to build without delay. Now
that's all | can tell you on that topic.
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and specifications, which will soon De
made public.
"As regards the archbshOps kind
act In turning over his summer home
to the boys of the school, about all
that needs to be said is that it is char
acteristc of the man. His predeces-
sOr needed Il summer home, but he
does not need it, so the forty boys have
possession of it and l have no doubt
they can have it as long as it's ac-
commOdatiOns are required"
1t is said to be the intention to
spend not less than 100000 in the
proposed improvements at the school,
including the new buildings for DOR
mitorics and classrooms and manual
training laboratories.
Besides surrcndering his summer
home Archbishop Quiglcy has been the
leading spirit in the move for cnlarg-
ing the living and schooling quarters
for the pupils Mt Feclanvillc. Still an
other move that showed how thorough
ly his heart is in the work of bringing
the school up to the very highest
standard of efficiency and progress
was his recent appointment Of Broth
cr Adjutor to the position of supreme
director and administrator of the big
institution.
Before his appointment to this i'm
portant post Brother Adjutor was for
many years one Of the most prominent
educators in Chicago. For nearly u
quarter of a century he was connected
with the De La Sale institute, Thirty
fifth street and Wabash avenue, most
of the time as president Of that seat
of learning. There he had among his
pupils and under his administrative
charge many young men and boys who
have since attained eminencc i'll many
walks of life, professional and mer-
camille He was always great
favorite with the pupils at De La Sale
institute and is said to be already
prime favorite with the boys at Fee
hauviile.
One of the attractive features of the
life at Feehanville is the fresh spring
water that bubbles from countless
medicinal springs in the school
grounds and farm. 1t was because of
the presence of these springs and the
healthful qualities of the water flow
ing from them that Archbishop Fee.
han decided to make his summer home
there. 1t is said that the late prelate
pronounced the springs as good as any
of the most famous of the "spas" and
other mineral springs of this country
or Carlsbad or other European places.
All the supplies Of table waters and
for the fountains in the school and
school grounds are drawn from these
springs, which when developed prop
erly, as they are likely to be some
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