The Irish standard., 1909-08-14
CATHOLIC EDUCATION
IN THE NORTHWEST
What a Correspondent of a
St. Louis Paper Says of the
Christian Brothers in the
Archdiocese of St. Paul.
The Greater Part of the
Education of the Young is
Impaired by the Sisters of
the Various Orders.

the Various Orders.
The following is taken from an ar
ticle contributed to the Western
Waterman, of st. Louis, on Catholic
Education in the Archdiocese Of st.
Paul" by Henry T. Banrotho:
The Christian Brothers direct two
Central High schools in the Arch
diocese, the Cretin High school in St.
Paul and the De la Sale Institute in
ance of about 800 students. The ad-
vent of the Christian Brothers into the
Diocese of st. Paul dates back to 1871,
the epoch of the great Chicago fire.
That catastrophe having destroyed
some of the Brothers schools in the
wonderful city by the lake, the pro-
vincial was enabled to comply with the
oft-repeated request of the sanity
Bishop Grace and the then Father Ire
land for Brothers school in St. Paul.
Accordingly, in November, 1871,
Brother Jucondian and two compan-
ions opened a school in the building
once used as the Cathedral of st.
and Wabasha streets, on the site now
occupied by the department store of
Schuneman and Evans. From this
old building and its successor have
gone forth many OF the men promf-
! nent in st. Paul today.
In 1872 Brother Jucondian was sue
ceeded as director of the Cathedral
school by Brother Calixtus, who
served three years and who, with
Brother Abel, is very kindly remem-
bered by the old students Of the
Brothers. Brother Calixtus spent the
last thirty years of his life as secre-
tary and treasurer of the Christian
Brothers College, St. Louis, Missouri.
He died in January Of the present
year and is buried in the beautiful
little cemetery of the Brothers Nor
NAL School at Glencoe, Missouri,
twenty-six miles southwest Of st.
Louis. Brother Abel is in California.
Brother Calixtus had for successor
College, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Brother David remained in charge Of
the school for two years. During his
administration schools were opened
by the brothers in the Assumption
Germany Parish, and in st. Mary's
Parish in the eastern part of the
ward turned over to the Sisters when
it was thought better to concentrate
the work of the Brothers in one CEN
tral school.
Il Brother Icarian was the fourth d.
rector of the Brothers schools in St..
Faul. He served from 1877 to 1884.
TIe was quite an efficient teacher and
organizer, as the length Of his term
of Office testified. He Is at. present
in charge of the Brothers. School in
Kansas City, Mo.
In 1884 Brother Emery assumed
the duties of director. During his
term of office the new school on the
corner Of Sixth street and Main ave-
nue. was built and the name "Cathe-
dral School, gave way to that Of
"Cretin High School," in honor Of the
first bishop of st. Paul. Brother
Emery brought to bear in the marriage
ment of the school the military disci-
pine acquired by him in the federal
army during the stormy days from
1851 to 1865 He is great q. A. r.
man and is always proud to walk
with the men who wore the blue
during the times that tried mems
souls.' He. is one of the youngest
Of the veterans, having been but q
boy when he left school to Join the
war. Brother Emery put in two per-
iods Of several years each as direc-
tor OF st. Paul School and Is one OF
the best remembered teachers Of the
last century" He is now president
of the Christian Brothers College, st.
Joseph, Mo.
7 During the interval between Brother
:: Emery's first and second terms
Brother Quintinian was in charge. He
l was afterwards associate provincial
l with Brother Justin in the New York
district. He is now at the head OF