La Junta tribune., 1908-12-19

from Louvain. the alma mater Of q
Dan O'conneil, of Richard Lawler
Shell. and Thomas Frances Maher.
without saying at least one good
word for Irish men. and we know this
is impossible for MIR. Patterson, for
while travelling in Ireland his every
effort was bent on revamping an old
SANDER and trying TO insult his
fellow citizens of Irish paren,ase
at La Junta. For us who are OF Irish
birth, We care oniy as We value the
good opinioln of our neighbors.
Hon. Patterson sums up the total
OF the Catholic educational endeavors
in three words. He says Dublin
has a Catholic College. beg to tell
the Hon. Patterson without fear of
contradiction that Dul lin has a Cafho
lie university at No. Stephens Green
West tsupported by voluntary contri-
butions) and TO il are affiliated nu-
merous Catholic colleges situated
around ii in the suburbs of Dublin.
AT Maynooth, ten miles from Dublin,
is the beautiful St. Patricks College
at which all the Irish and Irish
American priests have received some
part of their education. At .he
beautiful suburb of Drumcondra,3 mile
form the Catholic university. are TWO
beautiful colleges, one for the train
ing of priests for Austrailim mission,
and the other for the training OF
national school teachers. These Two
colleges front on the famous battle
ground of Clontarf Travelling in a
mile, to the College of the vincen-
tians, at Phibsboro. next Cahra, a
col ,ege for mutes, next to the Col
lege of Castlenock with large and
Also at the suburb of Glasnevin is
beautiful college farm, at Inchirore
a commercial college by the Redenpt-
orists at Kilmamham, the asuit
College.
At Blackrock is also beautiful
college conducted by some order OF
priests At Marlboro street is the
principal government training school
These are intermediate colleges of
Dublin.
And now. fellow citizens think
you will say with me that Patterson's
three worded description of the edu-
cational facilities OF Dublin is vile
slander, and further he has not told
you that at the Irish Academy, Graf
ton street. can be found for reference
stores OF Celtic literature.
will now tell you for the sake
of comparison. that have travelled
from Trent 10 the Thames. and from
the Tyne to the Severn. in England.
and have been in ali her cities; again.
/ have travelled in this country, from
the capes of Labrador to the keyes
of Florida. have been in all our coast
cities. and ! have come TO La Juhta,
and will say in all those cities /
have seen nothing to compare with
the beautiful school of art. Leinster
Lawn. Dublin. Here any intelligent
person can enjoy leisure hours for
weeks. Among the most interesting
to me were the bust of the blind bard
O'Carrollan. by Foley. He seems to
have an Illuminated face. In the
Castle in the Sheiling and in foreign
kfngly halls he was master of the
feelings and was honored first OF all.
Again | will say Glasnevin is the
most beautiful cemetery OF any hav
seen. 1t Is three miles from the city
in a beautiful suburb. Here is tall
round tower erected to the memory
of O'Connell. l25 feet high. and aroun
1t a semi-circle ane the most beauti-
full groups of statuary of Sir John
Grey, Richard ,Lelor Shell and the
other repealers of 1913. and adjoin-
ing 1t is a majestic monument, an
immense Celtic cross to the memory
of the Manchester martyrs-Allen,
Lark, Barrett and O'Brien. Never
till my latest day shall the memory
pass away OF the gallant lives thus
given for that land.
And as to. statuary may be seen
at College Green the beautiful stat
ues of Edmond Burke, also Gold
smith, and on Dolier street one of
Thomas Moore and W. Smith O'Brien
the rebel Of 1s4S. Stephens Green
park has a good many statues and
the most beautiful fountains of any
park / have seen. On O'Connell
street is massive statue of O'Con-
nell, also a classic one Of Parneli
standing in a speaking attitude and