The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-08-09
NEW WORLD ITEMS.

Jubilee in Dubuque Diocese.-The
solemn jubilee, granted by the Holy
Father in celebration of the sixteenth
centenary of the Edict of Milan, will
begin in the Archdiocese of Dubuque
on September l. Archbishop Keane
has issued a circular letter to the
clergy proclaiming the inauguration of
the jubilee, the same to be read at all
the Masses on some Sunday before
September 1.
creighton's Summer School.-Creigh-
ton University at Omaha this year
started a summer school for teachers,
among whom are registered large
number of nuns. Eight different orders
of Sisters are represented as follows:
Sisters of Charity, Franciscans, Sis
tiers of Loretto, School Sisters of ST..
Francis. Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of
Notre Dame, Sisters of Humility and
Presentation Sisters.
Death of Nun at Dubuque.-Sister
Mary Rose, member of the Presen-
tation Order for the past thirty-six
years, died at the motherhouse at
Dubuque, July Is, after six weeks
illness. Sister Rose, whose name in
the world was Miss Margaret Murphy,
became a member of the order thirty
six years ago, and for the greater
part of that time has been engaged in
teaching in the various houses OF the
order throughout the state. Her only
surviving relative is a nun, Sister
Mary Patrick of the Sisters of Mercy.
Over 100 Churches In IS Years
The Catholic Advance declares that
before the celebration of Bishop Hen
nessy's silver jubilee the number OF
churches erected in the Wichita do
cese during his administration will
have passed the one hundred mark.
New Franciscan ProVincial.-ReV.
Father Raphael, of Spalding, Neb, was
elected Provincial of the franciscan
Order of the United States. The cleo
ton took place, July IL, in st. Francis
College, at Loretto, Pa. The meeting
was presided over by Rev. Plus Try
movie. Minister General, who came
from Rome expressly to attend the
election. Father Raphael succeeds
Rev. J. Zassara, of New York.
Chaplain of Montana National Guard.
Very Rev. John L. McMullen, pres
ident of Mount st. Charles College,
Helena, has been appointed by Gov
ernor Stewart chaplain of the Nation
al Guard of Montana, with the rank
of captain.
Catholic Medical College Leads
St. Louis University, in charge OF the
Jesuit order, has the highest percent
age of medical students who this year
were successful in the examinations
before the state Medical Boards for
license to practice medicine. The per-
centage of successful students in six
of the leading universities of the coun-
try are as follows: st. Louis UniVer-
sity $3.50; Rush Medical (Chicago)
95.1S; Johns Hopkins, 94.74; Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, Ola; Columbia
9O.4S; Howard 1888.
Solemn Vows of Trappists.-In the
presence of their dying Abbot, Right
Reverend Dom Antoine who asked that
he might witness the ceremony, four
young Trappist monks made their
solemn vows in the monastery of Our
Lady of the Lake, La Trappe, Oklaho-
ma, July 16. Right Reverend Dom
John Marie, o. c. R., the Mitred Abbot
of Bellefontaine, France, who is at
present visiting the monastery, as ne
is the Superior General of all the
Trappist monasteries in the world, oft1-
ciated with all the grandeur and cere-
monial attending his high position In
the order. He sang the pontifcal
mass, preached, and received the sol
emn VOWS Of the newly-professed mem
bers.
Washinutons Juvenile Court.-The
seventh annual report of the juvenile
court of Washington, d. c., which was
presided over by Judge De Lacy, a
Knight of Columbus, shows that during
the past year the court handled the
cases of 6S4 adults charged with non
support of wives or dependent chill
dren. and collected for their support
during the year the sum of $46,774.79.
In addition to this sum $5,O57 was
earned by men committed to the work
house, and turned over to their fami-
lies. Judge De Lacy points out in his
report that if the $50 children granted
probation had been committed instead,
the cost to the District would have
been about $4,000, while on the con
trary, the self-respect of the chill.
dren has been saved by the proba
ton system.
Catholic Young Mems Convention
The thirty-ninth annual convention
of the Catholic Young Mems National
Union was held July 20 to %, at De
troit, Michigan.
The reports of the national officers
showed a marked increase in the mem
bership, as well as good financia
footing as the result of the past years
work. The report of the extension
committee brought out the fact that /;
great stride had been taken by the
Union in the Middle West during the
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