The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-31

@SAHSQTdl' he SUBJECT VI Iu6 ser
mon on Sunday evening, September /,
will be, The Duty of Confessing Our
Sins at Least Once a Year.
College of ST. Thomas: In letter
written to the Rector of the College
by Mr.. Maurice S. Sheehy, General
Secretary of the knights of Columbus
War Activities at Fort Sheridan, a
splendid compliment was paid to the
conduct of the st. Thomas Cadets in
training there. Mr.. Sheehy writes:
1T has been my privilege during both
the first and second camps to know
practically all the st. Thomas boys,
and | am happy to state that, in my
opinion, no college in the country has
better representation. l have al
ready expressed to Father O'Brien my
qualification at the frequency with
which they approach Holy Commun-
ion."
Cretin High School: Realizing full
well the fact that the boy Of today
is to be the soldier Of tomorrow, the
Christian Brothers of Cretin High
School have decided to emphasize mil
itary training in order that their pu-
pills may be made fit for places of
highest efficiency among commissioned
officers when the nation calls them.
For this purpose application has been
made to the War Department to have
Cretin organized as a unit of the
Junior Reserve Officers Training
Corps. Permission to use the st. Paul
Armory, which is almost directly
across the street from the school
building, for daily drill and for rifle
storage has been granted by the
Minnesota State Military Authorities.
The course of instruction is to extend
over four years. 1t is designed to
train young men to perform the duties
of commissioned officers in the United
States Army. An Army officer will
be detailed by the Central Depart
ment to act as Commandant
Members of the Junior Reserve
Officers Training Corps must be not
less than fourteen years of age. All
such students will receive $14.00 d
year from the United States Govern
ment to be applied on the payment
of a uniform to be prescribed by the
school. Students who are not less
than sixteen years of age and who
have completed two years of military
training in the Corps will be eligible
for Advanced Standing. Such stu
dents will receive from the Govern
ment an allowance of $500 a month
and a yearly allowance of $3.50 for
the expenses of a uniform. The War
Department will supply the students
with rifles, belts and ammunition
Satisfactory work in the Military
Drill will be a requirement for grad
uation.
During the summer months Prof
Alfred Damn has been directing a
Military Band composed of students
of the school. The band now num-
bers twenty-One members 1t is
hoped that with the opening of the
new scholastic year the personnel of
the band will increase to twenty-five
or thirty members.
Another notable change in the pol
icy of Cretin High School is the adop-
ton of the one-session plan. Here
after, classes will open at 500 a. m.
and close at 100 D. m. This arrange
ment of schedule will permit students
to accept employment for the after
noon hours.
Glasses will be resumed on Monday
September 8, 1918.
War Camp Community Service: On
Sunday afternoon, September 1, the
soldiers will be entertained at a bas-
ket picnic at the home of Mrs. R. A.
Walsh, Lakewood Park, White Bear
The men will meet at the knights of
Columbus Club House at two o'clock
Thirty young ladies will supply lunch,
each bringing enough for two An in
teresting program will be given.
Guild of Catholic Women: The con-
valesCent soldiers from the Overland
Building we're entertained by the Hos
pital Department of the Guild at the
home of the President, Lakewood
Park, White Bear, on Wednesday
afternoon of this week.
AIumnae Meeting: A special meet
ing of the st. Joseph's Hospital
AIumnae Association will be held Tues
day, September 8, at p. m, at the
Hospital Annex.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Pro-CathedraI of st. Mary: An
nouncement was made last Sunday of
two contingent gifts of $4,000 each
to the Pro-Cathedral parish If the
parish itself will raise $4,000 the like
amount will be given by two friends
of the parish who insist that their
identity be kept secret. The pastor,
Reverend Thomas e. Cullen, in an
nouncing these princely gifts, con-
graduated the people on this response
to the public prayers which they had
offered during the months of May and
June for the welfare of the parish on
the fiftieth anniversary of it's founda-
ton. August Is last marked the half
century turn of the parish and was
signalized by these two uneXampled
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