The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-17

tomb in Philadelphia, Masses were
specially said, devotions held, and q
sermon preached by the Redemptorist
Father Wissel, the promoter OF Neu'
mann's Cause.
No Catholic Institutions Destroyed
in Bangor Blaze.-In the recent CON
fiagration which destroyed so much
property in Bangor, Me-, every Catho.
lie Church and institution in the city
was spared.
Catholic University Summer School
for Sisters.-The registration for the
Catholic University Summer School
for Teaching Sisters and Women
Teachers has reached gratifying fig
ure, and the success of the school in
point of numbers seems assured. So
far the students come from more than
twenty States and represent over fifty
teaching communities. The Dean OF
the School is Rev. DR.. Thomas E.
Shields; the Vice-Dean, Very Rev.
Edward A. Pace, D. D.; and the Sec
rotary, Rev. Patrick J. Mccormick,
S. T. L., all three professors of the
University. Many of the Sisters will
find accommodation in the vacant
buildings that can be conducted as
converts; others will reside in various
converts of the city. The teaching
staff numbers twenty-five and the
School will be open from July 3 to
August Z.
Tribute to St. Francis of Assist
The San Diego Exposition will epito-
mize the history of the west coast OF
the two Americas as the history OF
North America was epitomized by the
Centennial expositions at Philadelphia
and Chicago; and preliminary to the
main event it is proposed to present
this history in four episodes beginning
this year with the Spanish epoch and
closing with the American occupation
in 1916. In this first representation
the chief tribute will be to st. Francis
of Assist, under whose beneficent aus
pices civilization was planted on these
western shores; to Cabrillo, who dis
covered the port; and to the first
Americans who brought order and
good government out of chaos and
political anarchy. ...-
Engineering Building at Catholic
University.-The Engineering Build
ing, that accommodates also the new
heating, light and power plant of the
Catholic University, is now in full op-
Grafton The professors and students
have taken possession of their COM
modious and elegant quarters, equip
ped with all the latest devices for the
teaching of these sciences. The class
rooms, drawing-rooms, library, and
professors offices leave nothing to be
desired. These schools are located
on the second floor of the Engineer
ing Building and they have also con-
siderable space on the basement floor.
All visitors admire the spacious and
lofty boiler room, the splendid engine
room, the hydraulic engineering room,
etc. The new building is also an ar
tistic edifc, and, with it's 125 foot
chimney, is striking landmark. 1t
is also the first University building
to be erected on the new Boulevard
Avenue that separates the University
grounds from the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. Already a large number of
prospective students from Washington
and elsewhere have announced them
selves.
Annex to Notre Dame Academy
A $4,000 annex in the way of kitchen,
dormitory and storage will be added
to st. Mary's Academy of the Sisters
of the Holy Cross at Notre Dame, In
diana.
Marble Altar for Spokane Church.
The main altar for the new st. Alloy
sius Church, Spokane, will be one of
the most elaborate and beautiful
pieces of marble work in the north
west. The altar is now being built in
the Carrara quarries of Italy. 1t will
be of solid marble of the finest grades
resting on a concrete base and will
be rs feet high, standing beneath
an deliberately decorated arch span
ming the rear of the sanctuary.
New Orleans to Have Dominican
University.-A Dominican University
the only one of it's kind in the United
States, is to be erected in New Or.
leans, at probable cost of 5000, 900
according to an announcement by the
Rev. Father Lorent, Vice Provincial
of the Spanish province of New Or
leans.
Ancient Mexican Church Occupied
by Troops.-The ancient and beautiful
Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, was recently
occupied by the Mexican troops and
used by them as barracks and fort