The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-14
ARCHDIOCESE Of ST. PAUL
ST. PAUL.

OF whom two were converts, in the
Church of st. Matthew, st. Paul. An
Offering of $1,000 was made towards
the chapel of st. Boniface Last Sun
day morning, Bishop Trobec confirmed
a class of 100 candidates in the Church
of st. Mark, Shakopee. An offering
of $3.50 was made towards the chapel
of st. Boniface. In the afternoon of
the same day, Bishop Trobec con-
ffrmed class of forty-seven persons,
including one convert, in the Church
of st. Mary, ShakOpee. An offering
of $4,000 was made towards the chapel
of St Patrick. On December 8, Bishop
Trobec confirmed a class of siXty-sev.
en- persons at Marystown. An offering
of $4,000 was made towards the chapel
of st. Boniface. The Right Reverend
Bishop also dedicated the new Church
of st. Mary of the Publication in the
same town.
Cathedral: A three days retreat for
the young ladies of the Cathedral par
ish opened at o'clock on Friday
morning, December 6. 1t was con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. l.. F. Ryan.
1t concluded last Sunday with the re-
ception of new members into the
Young Ladies' Sodality of the Blessed
Virgin.
st. Paul Seminary: Last Sunday
morning Solemn High Mass was
sung in the Seminary Chapel by Rev.
James H. Gaughan, of Minneapolis
A sermon appropriate to the feast of
the Immaculate Conception was
preached by Rev. Anthony Scholzen, of
Bird Island.
College of ST. Catherine: Doctor
Richard Burton of the University of
Minnesota, on Thursday morning,
December 5, at ten forty-ive, gave, at
the College of st. Catherine, the first
Modern Novel. Judging by the en-
thusiasm evoked by his opening lee
ture, Doctor Burton's next visit will
be eagerly awaited. The class will
meet in the Jeanne dare Auditorium
of College Hall on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
College of ST. Thomas: The st.
Thomas Vets" held a banquet Dec
ember 5, 1918, in the Palm Room of
the St. Paul Hotel for the purpose of
cementing the friendly associations
stimulated by their comradeship in
the S. A. T. C. unit Representing the
faculty were Professor William JAM
ieson, who lately had charge of the
united war drive at the school, Rev.
William E. Etzel, DR.. Richard ]. Pur-
cell, and Father Dunphy. Represent
ing the military were, Captain James
II. Carroll, the commander of the unit,
ants, and a number of the young men
of the S. A. T. c. Sergt Gardner of
the corps acted as POSTMASTER.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day the Students Army Training
Corps established in the College of
ST. Thomas was demobilized. The
Corps originally consisted of two hun
dred and eighty members, of whom
two hundred and fifty were regularly
indicted. OF these, thirty student
scholars were sent to Officers Train
ing Camps. The unit was choice
body of students carefully selected
from several hundred applicants. To
provide suitable accommodations for
them cantonment was erected and
alterations made at a cost of twenty
thousand dollars. The government
has engaged to reimburse the College
for this expenditure.
Plans are under way to revive the
Alumni Bulletin, official organ of the
st. Thomas Alumni Association.
Shortly after the declaration of war
the magazine was compelled to sus-
pend publication, as the various de-
partmental editors and officers had
been prompt to respond to their coun-
try's call.
Cretin High School, On Wednes-
day, November 26, Postmaster Otto
n. Raths, on behalf of the Ramsey
County War Savings Committee, pre-
scented to the pupils of Cretin High
School silken banner in recognition
of their having attained 100 per cent
efficiency in the matter of purchasing
War Stamps during the past scholas-
tic year. Cretin was one of the five
institutions among the hundred or
more colleges, high schools and gram
mar schools of st. Paul, to merit the
banner. According to the records of
the Committee, Cretin was the first
school to attain 100 per cent efficiency.
Plans are being made to enroll every
student in the Junior Red Cross, dur
ing the christmas drive.
Rev. Brother Baldwin, F. S. c., Pro
yincial of the st. Louis District, paid
an unofficial visit to the school during
the past week.
Friday, December Is, was report
day. The following boys ranked first
in their respective classes: Senior
Classes, Thomas Donahue, George
Reilly, Lambert Schneemann, Stuart
Connolly; Junior Classes, Herman
Frenzel, Rudolph Hoffman, Thomas
Kalis; Sophomore Glasses, Robert
Frenzel, Edward Kustelski, james
Furey, Michael Guthrie; Freshman
Glasses, James Lunney, Richard Doh
erty, Bernard Doyle, Edward Coates