The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1916-07-15

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Interesting Reading.
! The annual catalogue of st. Stanls-
tlaus College, of Bay ST Louis, for the
current year has been issued, and The
Echo acknowledges the receipt OF
lcopy of this handsome and interesting
book of 100 pages, profusely illustrated
and replete With information of loca
and general information.
! The wear ended at st. Stanislaus has
been one of unusual success, and the
outlook for the forthcoming session, te
open Thursday, September 7th, is
doubly promising.
From the catalogue we quote the fol-
lowing anent the college, of historical
value, as follows:
sSt. Stanislaus College owes its foun-
dation to the Jealous and generous Rev.
Stanislaus Buteaux, pastor of Bay St.
Louis. In 1850 he opened day and
boarding school in his presbytery. He
called to his aid the Christian Broth
ers. who remained till the fail of 1858,
when a terrible endemic of yellow few
er broke UP the school and dispersed
the brothers. Then he applied to the
Brothers of the Sacred Heart, who at
this time had several flourishing schools
in the city of Mobile, Ala. In June,
1854, Brothers Basile, Aloysius and Leo
were sent to help him. For two years
the brothers lived at the bresbytery and
under the direction of Father Buteux
taught two classes in small frame cot.
tage still extant on the church premises.
Before long the existing accommodate.
lions proved inadequate.
'sIn the fall of 1854, Rev. Father Bu-
teux journeyed to France, his native
land, to plead with Brother Polycarp,
Superior General OF the Brothers OF the
Sacred Heart, tor~the 1ounuaeon OF
large boarding school IN MS parlsn, Of
fering to defray part OF the expenses.
His request was 1avoraoly recelVeo anu
on his return from Europe January
1880, he was accompanied Oy nYe ofoeh-
ers who became the pioneers OF onrls-
tian Education on the Goif CoaSb.
son February "a looo' a slte 1or tne
proposed school was purchased. IL was
situated on the Bay shore, about hum
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40 - 7coo st 1orro
meaSuleu ito Wy .ooo AooO'
frame building, suitable 1or Dotn dor-
mitory and class purpose, was erected
at once and was ready of occupancy by
January. 1856. Brother Athanasius was
annointed director and first teacher of
the new school which he named St.
stanislaus Academy,
"From 1876 to 1870, the course of
studies was that of a common school,
snecializinp in commercial branches.
Tn 1870. the course of study was extend
ed so as to include commercial law,
General history rhetoric. literature. al
zebra geometry. triponometrv and sur
vav;no During the same wear the
r,anagamants made annlicat;on to the
aoielatnra of Mississinni for a charter
- ,noornoration The request was
ar.nted w;tbout DELAY the enactino
81 the instrument reading as follows.
a. pe pe;tanacted hv the T.eoislati,re of
the State OF Mississippi: That said
board of trustees. shall prescribe the
conrse oIseuog 20 oe pIls1eu III ~ ~.
ooanas4aa' ,soa,nr - orant dinlon,aa and degrees
hinder such rules and regulations as
they shall prescribe.
"The first Alumnus of the College
was Mr.. John Claverie OF New Orleans,
whose diploma dates from 1871. The
Alumni Roll in the current year 1916,
is 294. Most OF the graduates have