Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-16
LARGE INSTITUTION
FOR MARATHON

The order Of the Capuchin Fathers,
which is now at Milwaukee, has de-
cided to move its institution to Mara
thOn. 1t is a school where students
of the order finish their studies for
the. priesthood, which is a six years
course. The Marathon Times says:
Several sites were offered and were
taken into consideration. That the
choice finally fell upon Marathon was
due no doubt to the beauty of our
landscape and climate as we'll as to
the efforts of Rev W. Daniels and the
cordial way by which the proposition
was received by the members of ST.
Mary's congregation and their willing
ness to assist in the erection of the
building by way of assisting in the
work Of eXcavating, or in hauling sand
and stone.
4 building committee of the order
represented by the Rev Father Ant0-
min Wilmer of Detroit, Mich, Provin-
ciaE of the order, and Rev. Roger Cans,
a member Of the faculty of St. Law
renee college of Mont Calvary. Wis,
was here during the past week and
made arrangements FOR the preIimin-
ary steps for the erection of the insti-
tuition. Forty acres or land located di-
rectly east of the village were pur-
chased from John Seubert and the new
clericate, as the institution is called, be-
tween the road and the river on the
east side of the forty, an ideal site, in
deed, for an institution of this kind.
A crTraafoT
Mary's church after high mass Sunday
forenoon and the Rev. Capuchin Faith
ers were very much gratified by the
many expressions of appreciation and
willingness to assist in the construc-
ton of the new institution in the
manner mentioned above, lie, by haul
ing sand and stones and in excavating 9
the basement.
Architect H. T. Liebert of Wausau
who also drew UP the plans for the
beautiful new parochiaI school &C St
| Mary's congregation at Wausau, has
been engaged to draw the plans for the
| building. When finished the buiIding
will form a rectangIe of 170x150 feet
all sides being forty feet wide, with q
large court in the center. For the time
| being, only two sides will be complet
! ed with a short third side to be oc.
| cupied as a chapel.
| The excavation for the building vii
be started at once and sand and stones
| for the basement will be hauled il
winter. The building will be of soIit
brick and it is expected, will be ready
for occupancy in the fall of 1919.
would be impossible to state at thi.
time what the new building will cost
but it is safe to state that the cos
will be above 100000.
/ 1t is expected that the cIericate viii
open with about sixty students to b,
increased from time to time. Abou
five professors or Iectors and a few as
sistants will have charge of the work
1t would be superfiuous to attempt Il
give an outline of the purposes ant
history of the CaPuchin order. Suffice
it to state that the order was founded
in Italy for missionary purposes il
1926.
In 1856, a few German members o
the order came to America and il
1857 located at Mount Calvary, Font
du Lac county, where they have main
tain a college ever since.
The order now has two provinces il
the United States. st. Joseph's prov
ince or Mount Calvary province, in
cludes all Institutions and churches il
charge of the order in Wisconsin
Michigan, New York, Indiana and Hi
nois. The location of this great in
stitUtion here is certainly very graf
flying to all people at Marathon. no
only from the material aspect, but al
so from the ethical IN these days O
worIdIiness and Iukewarmness O
faith. the preference of the good, piou
example of the modest Capuchin Faith
ers will certainly be edifying an
faith siren gtnening and a great bless
ing to all of Us"