Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28
RI. REV. P. J. HORTH
VISITS N0TRE DAME
BISHOP OF DACCA. BENGAL.
INDIA. AN HONORED GUEST.
Formerly President offs Edwards
College, Austin, TexdS-At Stu
dents Mass He Outlines Manner
and Customs of People of India
Football Saturday.

The faculty and students of Sacred
Heart College were honored yesterday
by the presence of the Right Rev P.
j. Hurth, G. S. c., D. D., Bishop of
Dacca, Bengal, India, former presi-
dent of St. Edwards College, Austin,
Texas, accompanied by the Very Rev.
Andrew Morrissey, C. S. c., D. d. =,
provincial of the Holy Cross Order in
the United States and formerly pro-
fessor in Sacred Heart College and
later president of Notre Dame Uni
versity.
Bishop Hurth officiated at the stud
ent's mass IN the morning and after
mass was celebrated gave the students
brief outline of the manners and
customs of the people of his country.
He dwelt at length on the education
of the Oriental youth and pictured
their training by comparison with
the Spartan children, thus emphasize
ing the fact that development of the
intellect should not be the sole aim,
but that the heart should be developed
in proportion to the intellect and thus
mould the character of the man.
A IL o'clock banquet in the col
lege refectory was rendered to the
honored guests. An address was Civ
en- by Carl Hessel, president of the
Senior class, in which he welcomed
the distinguished visitors in behalf of
the faculty and students.
The Bishop thanked the students
most cordially for their good will and
urged them to listen earnestly to the
Very Rev. FIR. Morrissey. Father
Morrissey recalled his former happy
days at Sacred Heart and expressed
himself as we'll pleased with the
growth of the institution and assured
the students that, with their cooper
alton in surmounting difficulties, the
progress of the school would continue
even at greater rate than formerly.
He now by virtue of his new Office
has better opportunity for close
contact with the college and said his
zeal IN their interest would be redou-
bled. At Father Morrissey's request
the Bishop granted the students a
half holiday. Other visitors were
Father Schweitzer, pastor of st.
Henry's and Father Rogers, pastor of
St. Bernard's church, Brother Will
liam of Notre Dame University Faith
er Morrissey and Brother Marcellinus
visited Jefferson in the afternoon.
The visitors are to remain till today
when Bishop Hurth and Father Nor
rlssey will depart for Notre Dame
University, Indiana.
FOOTBALL.
The half holiday granted by Bishop
Hurth offered a favorable opportun-
ity for the football team to get in a
good days practice preparatory to
their game with Menomonee Falls,
Wis. high school team which will be
played at Watertown Saturday, Sept.
%, on Sacred Heart grounds, at 2 80
sharp.
The team has not yet been rounded
into very good form because of the
arrival of new material. The person
mel of the team has not been definite
ly decided but all the members are
striving hard for their respective posi-
tions. However, a good game will be
assured to the spectators and they
will have an opportunity of seeing the
game played under the new rules and
many novel plays will be tried in con-
formity with the new methods.