The Irish standard., 1912-09-14

most abstruse subject a delight even
to the dullest, for she led them along
pleasant paths with CHEEKY voice
and sparkling wit that hid the diff
culties from their eyes.
Her earliest and longest experience
as teacher was in the Parocnial
Schools where in truth her most alb
sorbing interests ever lay - and her
favorite pupils were the so-called
bad boys,' whom her gift of discov-
erins and better yet, of making them
selves discover their own redeeming
I quality, often saved for them their
entire future.
/ Organizing sodalities to win the
careless youth into living loyalty to
their Faith, making their meetings a
JOY with some ever new and pleasant
surprise to relieve the monotony, es-
pecially by making the individual feel
his value as working member and
calling upon his help just at the cruc-
1al minute, she made the Catechism
hour well-spring of delight to many
a starved young soul and gave him
courage to find the light that showed
him the path to good Catholic cisi-
zenship.
OF later years her work lay more
among the Academic branch schools
Of her community and at last, solely
in the College Department at Saint
| Clara, where the wide and generous
Christian culture of Sister Borroneo,
her broad knowledge of the great
masterpieces in the literary world, as
/ well as OF the lesser lights, made the
post among her many posts Of duty,
that Of librarian, a labor Of love as
we'll as priceless boon to anxious
students.
Her literary ability found express
/ sion in the many works that she
| found time for mid all the exactions
! of a teachers daily life. First editor
of The Young Eagle" as issued in
its present form in 1884, with that
burning interest OF hers in the teach
ers' work anywhere, she issued the
| Analyses Of Catholic Novels" At the
Chicago Columbian Catholic Exposi-
ton, at the Worlds Fair, in 1893, she
was deputed to write up the various
/ Parochial School Departments Later
was prepared for the occasion of
Saint Clara Converts Golden Jubilee.
Little Essays for Friendly Readers"
proved even greater favorite. A
| course of studies for Parochial
Schools, and many contributions to
different Catholic journals were among
these.
What most surely keeps her men,
DRY living and blest among her army
(! of students through all the years was
that warm generosity in giving of her
gifts to others less Astounding. Never
too weary, in sickness or health, to
help any who needed help-the more
needy the first served-she was ready
!
to spend herself on one person need
ing assistance, as full of lively in
terest as if under the mental stilnu-
LUIS of a crowded hall hanging upon
her words.
There are many good men and wo-
men this day who owe their happy,
successful careers to the tireless,
stimulating encouragement Of Sister
Borromeo at the crucial moment when
they were wavering on the brink of
Encouragement, when she reused
them to rise to their full stature and
take their rightful places in life.
Her long life was full of cheerful
| generous toll, and when the final call
| came she quietly made ready. for an
other and yet holier duty and through
the gateway of pain long borne, smil-
ingly entered upon her new life.
The funeral was appointed for Sun
day at four in the evening, presided
over by the Reverend j. D. Kavan-
augh, O. p. Chaplain, assisted by the
Reverend Doctor German. President of
Saint Joseph's College, Dubuque, Rev.
erend Arthur NJ. Clarke, of Dubuque,
Reverend Father Craney, Reverend
Father Semper, Professors of Saint
Joseph's College, Reverend P. J. .Sal-
| lagher, of East Dubuque.