The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-03-24
SETON HALL WILL
HOLD JUBILEE
Roman Catholic College at
South Orange Is Fifty
Years Old
CELEBRATION NEXT JUNE
INTERIOR OF THE CHAPEL OF
THE IMMACULATE CoNCEP-
TIoN BEING DECORATED FOR
THE. OCCASION

THE OCCASION
Eight artists, under the direction of
Ferdinand Baraldi, are redecorating the
interior of the Chapel of the Immaculate
Conception at Seton Hall College South
Orange. This is the FIRST work to be done
in preparation for the golden jubilee Gee
braticn of Seton Hall, which Monsignor
John A. Stafford. of the institution, an
rounced recently win continue for three
days, commencing June IL.
The interior of the chapel is now arch
ed with scaffold ng. and the artists are
painting the ceilings in scrool designs,
with lily and letters "A. NJ as CEN
trepiece. The eight beatitudes will be in
scribed in gold between the rafters. The
general color scheme is gold and light
blue.
Baraldi is painting a large picture of
the Immaculate Conception. to be placed
above the altar on the south wall of the
sanctuary, and whensthe work s finished,
May l. the restoration Of the church will,
it is estimated. havec ost $4,000. The ar
fists will be paid $1,000 by the Seton
Hall Seminary alualni.
When old setonia completes its exist
ence of fifty years. June II the board of
trustees will meet and, after a pontificai
high mass. the jubilee celebration will be-
gin. On June 10 another pontiical high
mass will mark the opening Of what VII
be known as alumni day." and ali grad
yates of Seton Hall will beinvited to at
tend on this occasion. While the pro-
gramme is not completed, Monsignor
John A. Stafford. president Of the college,
has decided that athletic games will oc-
cupy the afternoon celebration. to be fol
lowed by banquet.
Commencement exercises will be held on
the third day, and the address to the
graduates will be delivered by Rt Rev.
Bernard ]. McQuaid, bishop of Roches<
ter. who was the first president of the
college, it having been founded by Rt.
Rev. James Roosevelt Bayley in 1856.
The college was originally situated in
Madison. 1t was named Seton Hall in
honor of Bishop Bayley's aunt, Mother
Elizabeth Seton. founder of the sisters
of charity of the United States. In 1860
the institution was moved y South Or
ange.
The new college property consisted Of
valuable tract of land. on which was
a marble villa. This villa was adapted to
seminary purposes. The cornerstone Of
the new college building was laid in May,
1860. by Bishop Bayley. It was comp ct
ed and ready for Use at the beginning of
the next scholastic term in September
of the same year On May 81, 1868,
BiShop Bayley laid the cornerstone of
the college chdpel
During the Civil War, when so many
institutions of learning were obliged to
close their doors, at least temporarily,
Seton Hall not only held its own. but
forged ahead. In 1865 the. college bui,d-
ing had to be enlarged to twice its origi-
nal size, Then a disastrous fire on Jan
uary 27, 1866, laid the structure in ruins.
Father McQuaid, encouraged by B shop
Bayley. Of Newark, issued an appeal for
aid. and the response wac generous. A
handsome ed;dce, with a facade of 134
feet. was commenced. The work was
pushed forward in the face Of many OBJ
etacles. and in 1867 the building was
ready for occupancy.
Hardly had this work been accomplish.
ed when Father McQuaid was appointed,
/ in 1868. bishop of the newly created see
Of Rochester. where he has since remain.
ed. The dignitary served as president
from 1850 to 1868 The other presidents
were Rev. Daniel J. Fisher, from 1857 to
1885, the late Archbishop Michael A.
Corrigan, from 1863 to 1876; Rev. DR..
James Fl. Cofrigan. from 1876 to 1888;
! Rev. DR.. William Marshall, from 1883 to
1897; Rev. Or. joseph J. synnott from
1897 TO 1899. and then the present off
cial, Monsignor Stafford. His one hope,
and in fact the hope of every member of
the faculty. is that on June II the board
of trustees car ;tnnoiInee that the $780,
COO Indebtedness of tile sem nary b1l ling
has been cleared. Toward this end the
monsignor and his Resistant priests are
making collections in everg church in the
diocese, and ths congregations have conT
| trbuted thus far reg liberaMy.
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troubles are cured n Hoods Sassaparil-
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