The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-23
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SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATION.

On August 16, 1891, Bishop Stanley
left Jamestown to take up his resi-
dence in Fargo. His departure was
regretted by every citizen of his for
mer See, but by none more keenly
than by the teachers and pupils of the
infant Academy.
Sister Irenaeus was appointed SUI
perioress of st. Johns Academy in
1892. A few years later the building
which had been used as the first
Church of St. James, was brought
from its original site to the Academy
grounds and used as schoolroom un-
til new quarters were provided.
New Building Added.
A modest school building was erect
ed in 1899 at a cost of eighteen thou
sand dollars. It's dedication marked
the close of the first decade of the in
stitution. The event is referred to as
follows in the jamestown Alert OF
April 20, 1900: 1T was a proud day
for everyone directly connected with
the Academy and the many friends of
the school To many in the city who
had watched the work of the Sisters
from a distance, the new building and
the old were revelations. Bishop
Stanley and many Of the clergy OF
the Diocese were present at the recep-
ton in the afternoon and met the
hosts of visitors. An entertainment
marked the close of the day and was
very well received. The pupils acquit-
ted themselves well and every num-
Der was appreciated.
Bishop Shanley's Address.
eat the close of the program, Bishop
Stanley briefly addressed the assem-
blage. He said it was good once more
to meet the people of the city. Years
ago it was my good fortune said the
Bishop, to be resident of jamestown.
80. am happy because it has
been my good fortune to dedlcate
to the sacred cause of education this
new Academy. Had anyone told you
ten years ago when the good Sisters
of st. Joseph came to establish TINS
Academy that they would meet with
SO much success in less than ten years,
you would not have believed it. Some
in fact laughed at the idea OF 1t De-
coming the leading private education
al institution in the state.
Education is progress. This school
was not established hastily nor was 1t
the work of moment. 1t was the re-
sult of serious consideration, and, at,
ter looking over the field of the entire
Sisterhood, in the Sisters of St. Joseph
I found the persons whom | thought
best fitted. Quietly they came and
fitted UP the Topliff residence for a
These dear, good Sisters have been
Gods dew and Gods sunshine. Their
work began very quietly, effectually,
and they have graduated from the cor
ner building to this. At first few
children came to receive instruction.
| remember the very first boarder, the
first day of school. But the Sisters
had faith in Divine Proyidence-and
faith in themselves. They trusted in
God and worked well, and out of that
little school made this of today.
CT appreciate the work they have
done. They have not posed as the
only educators, written themselves up
in the press or gone abroad in adver,
Using. But quietly they worked and
the results are eloquent. jamestown
and Stutsman county began to hear OF
the Academy until the fame of st.
Johns went throughout the entire
state and pupils came to drink at the
very source of knowledge.
A Catholic Evening.
This has been a catholic evening
not in restrictive sense-for all be-
liefs, nationalities, walks and sets-if
you have them have been represent
ed here tonight. What pleases me be-
You'd expression are the representative
members of each of the churches who
have taken an interest in the work OF
the Sisters. Here are the most rep
resentative men and women of the
city, the clergy, who by their presence
testify their kindly feeling toward the
Sisters, the representatives of the pub
lie schools recognize the worth of the
educational work, and the chief execu-
tive of the city who has, as it were,
placed the official seal on the work of
the Academy. And |, the father of the
institution, would be untrue, as father,
did not thank everyone for the deep
and kind interest they have always
shown and are showing in such a
marked way today to my true, little
child. st. Johns Academy.
Among those who assisted from
the various churches in receiving were
Mesdames Phillips and Schmidt of
the Congregational church, Miller and
Corwin of the Methodist church. Will
son and Moore of the Presbyterian
church, Hardy and Seller of the Bap-
fist church, Tilden of the Episcopal
church and Gieseler Of the Lutheran.
Among those from the Catholic
church were Mrs. Klaus and the
Misses McCourt. Be1livou. Daily and
Strobel and Messrs. Klaus, Blewett
and Lieber.
Among the clergy present we're
Fathers McPhee and Gallahue of
jamestown, Fathers Egan, Lemieux
and Lalande of Fargo, Buehler of Val
ley City. Geraghty Of Reynolds, Sevig