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NORA Scotian CONTINGENT
Noted Missionary's centenary. On
December occurred the centenary
of Father Bapsts the celebrated mis-
sionary priest of the Society OF Jesus.
He was native of the Catholic Can
ton of Fribourg, Switzerland. In Ellis
worth, Me-, during Knownothing days,
he was seized by a crowd of anti
Catholic fanatics, and tarred and
feathered. He lived many years after
this, but never really recovered from
the effects of the brutality.
Holy Cross Brother Dead.-Brother
Michael (Patrick Bergin), who was for
twenty-four years head of one of the
big Notre Dame University farms, died
at Notre Dame December II, at the
age of 70 years. The deceased was
born in Tipperary, Ireland, August IA,
184S, and received the Holy Habit
April 10, 1891. Before he entered the
and had three children. After the
death of his wife he received the Holy
Cross habit. One of Brother Mich
ael's sons, Rev. Father Bergin, vice
president of st. Viator's College, Kan
kakee, ILL.,, celebrated the funeral Mass
on Monday. His daughter is Holy
Cross nun at st. Mary's College and
Academy, Notre Dame, Ind. Father
Mahoney, president of st. Viator's
College, preached the funeral sermon.
New Jesuit Scholasticate.-St. Mich
aels scholasticate on Mount st. Mich
ael, the slightly height overlooking
Spokane, Wash, from the north is
completed and it's corps of Jesuit
teachers and students was installed
in the new school the middle of Janu-
airy. Father Rockliff, rector, has
opened his Office at ST. Michael's and
others moved in as rapidly as ar.
engagements could be made. The
new building is a companion of St
MichaeFs mission, founded not far
away, more than half century ago
The old building is rough, strong and
picturesque; the new strong, artistic
and modern, representing an invest
ment by the Jesuit Order of approx
mately 100000. ST. Michael's opened
with 81 students this year; there will
be 70 the second and 100 the third
candidates for the higher branches
coming from the classes now prepar
ing at Gonzaga University.
Notre Danes X. of c. Hone.-With
in very short time work will be be
gun on new $125,000 Alumni and
knights of Columbus building al
Notre Dame University, Notre Dame
Ind, which is to be added to the new
university quadrangle started by the
library. The new building will III
erected by the alumni of Notre Dame
and will contain the council chamber
of the Notre Dame Council, knights
of Columbus, the only exclusively col
lege council in the world; college
inn and suites and rooms for the &C
commodation of alumni visiting the
university and other guests. The new
building, modern in all other respects
will also be the last word in up-to-date
club houses. The laying of the cor
nerstone will be one of the big events
of the commencement exercises next
June, and it is hoped to have the
building entirely completed in time tc
accommodate the guests at the cele
bration of Notre Danes diamond. jubi
lee the latter part of next year. The
first plans for the new building were
made at the meeting of the alumni
last June, when $4,000 was raised fol
the enterprise in ten minutes.