The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-07-22
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school centers for the parishes within
their radius. They will be Diocesan
and not parish schools. They Will
have a general board of directors and
will probably be named: Rosatl, Ken
rick, Ryan and Kain. They Will De
supported by the contributions of the
Catholics of the Diocese. There nave
been no free Catholic high schools IN
St. Louis and many of the children
of the seventh and eighth grades
frequently leave the parochial schools
to prepare for entrance to the
high school department OF the
nublic schools. The number OF
graduates in the public schools OF st.
Louis last year was 1882, and con-
siderable proportion was Catholic.
Henored BY University of Ottawa.
But two honorary LIDS were
granted at the closing of the Unlver-
sity of Ottawa, and the two worthy
REGIMENTS we're Louis Arthur Audette,
Registrar of the Exchequer Court OF
Canada, of Ottawa, and James Andrew
Joseph McKenna, of the Indian Ser
vice of the Canadian Government, OF
Winnipeg. DR.. Audette is a native
of Quebec city, where he was born IN
1856. He was educated at Quebec
Seminary and Laval University. He
held several important positions IN
his native Province before he was
amounted Registrar of the Exchequer
Court of Canada in 1887. He is the
author of a valuable publication en-
titled "The Practice of the Ex-
cheouer Court of Canada" DR.. NC
Kenna was born in Prince Edward
Island. in 1862. Early in life he en-
tered the Indian Service of the Cana
dian Government, in which he mas
risen to the highest position. He has
been engaged on many very Important
missions to Indian tribes OF the
Northwest Territories and negotlateo
a number of treaties with them ON
behalf of the Government. He has
contributed numerous articles to
newspapers and reviews, besides pup
fishing a number of brochure ana
namphlets on Canadian subjects.
colored Catholics of Little Rock
The Society of the Divine WORD, whose
Mother House is located at Tecnny,
I'LL, has been given charge OF the
mission for Colored Catholics in Little
Rock by Bishop Morris, and IS prepar-
ing to erect a new school building OF
brick. two stories with eight rooms
for the accommodation of the Sisters
of the Holy Ghost who are the
teachers, and the classes. A cottage
will be built for the priest in charge
and a small church for the people.
The cost of the school building ID
estimated at $4,000, to be ready next
september. The present church at
72O Gaines Street will be disposed Oh.
During the past year there has been
one priest in charge who will remain
There has been one priest in charge
pastor, Rev. P. J. Heonderop, ana
three School Sisters. The attendance
of pupils was about fifty.
Society Of the Divine Word.-The
Society of the Divine Word was
founded 1870 by the Rev. Arnold
Jansen at Steyl, near Venlo, Hol-
land. It's object is foreign missions
of all races. 1t has already estab-
lished itself in China, Japan, the Phil
ippine Islands, Australia, South
America, and Africa. In 1897 it
opened it's first house in North Amer
lea at Techny, ILL.,, which has become
it's headquarters. The work in the
United States so far is limited to the
colored people, except in Techny, and
it has missions for them in Vicks-
burg, Jackson and Meridian, Missis-
sippi, and at Little Rock, Ark. The
Sisters of the Holy Ghost have the
same founder as the Society Of the
Divine Word, and workaonly in con-
nection with it.
Army Officer Enters the Priesthood,
Major P. H. du Perron Casgrain,
son of P. B. Casgrain of Quebec, has
abandoned the army for the Church
and was ordained priest in Hereford
England, on Saturday, June 8. Major
Casgrain, who was born in Quebec, In
1864, soon showed an aptitude for q
military career, and was educated al
the Royal Military College, Kingston
In 1885 he served in the Northwest
Territory throughout the rebellion, al
adjutant of the Ninth Rifles, and re
ceived the medal. In the same veal
he joined the Royal Engineers, being
made captain in 1894 and major II
1902. He served in India, Egypt ant
, the South AFRICAN war, and was alst
for some time military attache to thu
, British Embassy in Japan. He is ;
very clever linguist and qualified al
an interpreter in Russia in 1893. Be
! sides the medal for the Northwest
Major Casgrain had several others
including two medals with five clasp
! for the Boer war, in which he wa