The Jersey City news., 1906-06-02

nual commencements nave been held. the
ceremonies taking place in the open air
| the broad piazza of Alumni Hall forming
| a stage for the graduates and faculty
| This year, however, the commencement
exercises will be held at the Newark
Theatre, because rain might prevent hold
ing the usual exercises in the open air.
and Alumni Hall in this event would not
be near large enough to accommodate the
crowd expected on that day.
The committee of arrangements for the
day appointed by the alumni association
are DR.. Albert Reynaud Henry Lemar-
che, John Conville. Eugene f. Kinkead,
Vincent Nellany and Joseph F. Farmer.
Commencement day will be held June
l. In the morning the trustees of the
college will meet and in the afternoon
commencement exercises will be held in
the Newark Theatre at 2.30. Bishop
O'Connor will preside at this function.
Beside sthe ten graduates, seated upon
the stage will be the members of the
faculty, oMnsignor Stafford, Rev. John
A. Dillon vice president of the college;
| Rev. Charles H. Mackel, dean of the
faculty; Rev James F. Mooney, Rev.
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Laughlin, Joseph Arnold, Michael Carey,
Austin Gibbons, John Hanrahan, John
Matthews, Rev Thomas P. O'Donnell,
Messrs. Kirk, Woods and Tichler, the
trustees and others.
Degrees will be conferred and medals
and honors awarded to the students, be-
sides the presentation of diplomas to the
graduates. Orations will be delivered by
John J. Stafford and Maurice P. Spill
lane. The glee club will sing under the
direction of Rev. Father Farrell
Bishop Bernard j. McQuade, the first
president of Seton Hall, will deliver the
address to the graduates.
Seton Hall College was founded in
1856 by the Rt Rev. James Roosevelt
Bayley, who three years previously had
been consecrated bishop of the newly
elected See of Newark. In the establish
ment of the new institution of learning
Bishop Bayley was seconded by the pres
ent bishop of Rochester. Rt. Rev. Ber-
nard J. Quad, the first president of Sc
ton Hail. The college was originally sit
uated in Madison. 1t was named Seton
Hall by Bishop Bayley, in honor of his
aunt. Mother Elizabeth Seton. the. founz
dress of the sisters of charity in the
United States In 1860 the college was
removed to it's present location. South
Orange.
The new property consisted of valu-
BILE villa The villa was adapted for a
seminary, and the cornerstone of the
new college building was laid in Nav
1860 The new college was ready for
use at the beginning of the next schol-
astic term, in September of the same
year. On May 21, 1868, Bishop Bayley
laid the cornerstone of the college chap
ell In 1865 the college building was en-
larged to twice it's original size.
The new building had hardly been
completed when a great misfortune over
took the institution. On January 27,
1866, disastrous fire broke out, reduc-
ing the marble mansion to ruins. To an
appeal for aid issued to friends of the
institution throughout the e0ustgy, the
response was prompt and generous. Col
lections taken up in the diocese exceed
ed tn emost sanguine expectations, and
the present seminary building was COM
menced The work was pushed forward,
anu Ill 1OOi luo DutfulHS was lCduy 1ol
occupancy.
Hardly had this great undertaking
been accomplished when Father Nc
Quade was appointed bishop of the new
" erected see of Rochester, N Y. The
vice president of the college, Rev. Mich
ael A. Corrigan was chosen to succeed
him as president.
In 1873 DIR. Corrigan was consecrated
bishop of the diocese of Newark. He re-
tanned the office of president of the col
lege until 1876, when his brother, Rev.
James H. Corrigan, became his success
sor. Under the new administration the
alumni association was organized, and,
at the suggestion of hte president the
alumni undertook the erection of Alumni
Hall. The cornerstone was laid on Octo-
Der 10. 1888.
On account of failing health Rev.
James FL. Corrigan resigned the presi-
dency in 1888. and Rev. William F. Mar
shall, the vice-president and treasurer,
was elected president by the board of