The Jersey City news., 1906-06-02
SETON HALLS
GOLDEN JUBILEE
Roman Catholic Seminary
at South Orange to Have
Impressive Ceremonies On
June IL and l3
PROGRAMME COM MPLE IE
DISTINGUISHED PRELATEs WHO
WILL TAKE PART HISTORY
OF THE COLLAGE

golden jubilee on June IL and 13. The
note of preparation has invaded the col
lege buildings, where scholastic quietudt
has long dwelt, Monsignor John Al Stat
ford, president of the institution. has ar
| ranged an elaborate programme to mark
the ftieth year of the existence of the
/ college
| The first day of the celebration will be
known as alumni day. Sons from Seton
| Hall will gather on this occasion, and
the song ''Setonia," written for the alum
nj by Francis NJ Reilly, 'O4, and music
by Rev. Edward NJ Farrell, will be
sung The day will open with a solemn
| pontifcal mass for deceased alumni
| Bishop Sebastian g. Messmer. of Mil
waukee, who was professor at Seton
Hall for eighteen years, was to have
been the celebrant, but he sent word
| Tuesday that he will not be present, hav-
| ing sailed for Europe. Bishop John j.
O'Connor will officiate instead. The
archpriest will be Rev. William P. Can't
| well, of Long Branch; deacons of honor,
Dean B. J. Mulligan, of Camden, and
Rev. Maurice P. O'Connor, of Harrison;
deacon of mass, Rev j. ]. Boylan, of
Jersey City; sub-deacon, Rev Thomas J.
Herman. of Passaic; masters of ceremo-
MES, Rev. George L. Fitzpatrick. of Ho-
boken; Rev. William B. Masterson, of
Bayonne; censer bearer, Rev. William p.
Smith, of Elizabeth; acolytes, Rev. Will
lam F. Duffy and Rev. G. J. Kane, of
Jersey City.
After the mass a reunion will take
place, during which time former students
will invade the halls, recalling reminis-
cences of college days.
AT 1890 Monsignor Stafford will well
come them at banquet. Around the
board will gather Bihsop Bernard J Nc
Quade, of Rochesterm, the first president
of Seton Hail; Bishop James Augustine
McFall of Trenton, and Bishop O'Con-
nor, of this diocese, both graduates of
the college in 1873, the latter being the
honor man of the class; Rev. DR.. Henry
A. Brann, of New York, first vice-presi-
dent of Seton Hall; DR.. Albert J. Rey-
maud, of New York, former District At
torney Eugene A. Philpin, of New York;
former United States Senator James
Smith, Jr., Prosecutor oJhn A. Coyle, of
Lancaster, Pa; Thomas B. Herman, a
lawyer of New York, and numerous
clergymen and laymyen prominent in
every walk of life
The sporting blood of the old-timers
will be aroused at $3.50 o'clock in the
afternoon when the Seaton Hall nine
will play a game of baseball with Man
haitian College Storie sof the old days
will be told in the grandstand when the
famous -Alerts of 'S6 were the dreaded
foes on baseball and football grounds,
and won both victories and trophies. No
table among them was the gold ball and
scarfpin given to Henry M Dowd, who
died in Orange two months ago, for fine
pitching and making the winning run in
the famous ball game with Rose Hills
of ST. Johns College, Fordham--a game
of sixteen innings, with a score of 6 to 5.
After the game supper will be served
in the dining halls of the college, and a
smoker will follow for the alumni asso-
citation and guests.
The alumni association has notable
history. 1t was the late Rev. james Cor
rigan, while president of Seton Hall Col
lege in 1879, who took the first steps to
organize the graduates. After the asso-
citation had been established on a solid
| basis it was Father Corrigan who pro-
posed to the graduates the erection of
| Alumni Hall. and to his efforts are ac-
corded the success Of the enterprise. The
| cornerstone was laid October 25, 1888.
Alumni Hall is built of undressed stone
] On the lower floor of the hall are billiard
parlors and assembly rooms and on the
! second floor spacious hall provided with
a stage for literary and musical enter
tainments. A useful and at the same
time ornamental feature of the new build
ing consists of the piazzas, which AFFORD
a covered walk Of 200 feet for outdoor
exercise in inclement weather.
1 With the chapel on the west and the
college on the east, Alumni Hall faces
the rear Of the seminary, and, united t