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the Rector, as an invalid to recruit. In a little
time he recovered, and during his three years'
stay he rendered invalual lie service to the (ollegI
as l'roI'urator. 'l'ltrotigh his influence his father
presented us with three stained-glass wind I\VS
for the sanl'tuarv of our I uIlee Chapel.
In the heeiiitniig IVI IlnI J red our students for
both the I itermedi:ite and University exaininati
Ins hut we 51 IOn found tile itlIIlnvenieltce of
the two ('I lurses : moreover, our students were
commonly over the age f r competing for prizes
tit the Intermediate. We therefore dropped the
I Ilteruiclltilte and devoted our labliurs to the
University 'nurse, which we found more suitable.
For the first two years we secured tile assist; nec
of two expert teachers in Latin and Science for a
r lipic of months before the examinations. They
Irilared our students for their e\aItliflatilIils in
iii' Rovil University, Ever Sim cc the tI'.R'iiilg
t,ilt of the ( liege did all the work of prell;tr.(
ti Itt without any external assistance. In a late
report of our apostlllil' dcllartmcnt, Father Joseph
McI )Onnell. Muderator, has given an account ('f
the successes of our College. This report has
been largely distributed anlong our benefactors
and friends. Here we shall merely remark that
1ter University College, Stephen's Green, our
11 'olleic stands at the izelld of all I/o C1ztii,/z''
o//egc of Ireland in the- it timber and /tii/ltiiici' It
sIs examinations in the Royal Irish University
of ia, 'ted 196 E.v/iih,/ions and Honours, 56'0
/lS5eS, and 5S If the students have he,',, ui/milled
to the /)et,'re,' , /" *
uIi..NoF; o• OUR 0I1,I.E1;5; iE.\cuEk-..
Our Irish Provincial was glad to be able to
iii 1K 1 staff I_If lIr0!'ssors in I'ItteI1llIl'r i
grit college in Paris. Rue de Madrid, at the
ttttle if' our rereit expulsion liv the French
I'. I 'rilitleot : Father Marc tie Fiarthel my went
,ii the t,onbesi \l ISsIIIfl, and served as \Iilitarv
h.tplain during till '.E,ttalIele revolt : lie is at
present Ret Ir of fir College in Uuluwayo.
l"atllers Aui1iI'r and ( 'arr have g Inc to their
eternal rest.
FARt 1' IN Fi]E\IIiFR, 1S56, six SE\nNA-
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They lid I a ken their I )egree of IlaI'h elor (If
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Sometime before his laniented death he left
a charge oil his property for the suppi rt ()f one
student in the apostolic school in Ier e1 iltt\.
loF; WORK1N; OF MUN(;RE1 (I'll 51.1. 5.P.
Father Rent", in addition to IlK IIiulv othr
gifts, had great powers of rganis.LtI ii : h ,tv;tiled
himself of these gifts and of his large experience as
a professor in our French colleges: he introduced
our system of studies and discipline, which has
roducud the most happy results, and which still
(Intitloes in force in the College.
()ill liNt great difficulty in the working II the
College was to find suitable teachers. Our Irish
Provincial could give us no assistance. Father
was obliged to takc charge of the principal
('lasses : he gI)t valuable assistance front some ofthe
most gifted If the apostolic studeitis, who
were well advanled in their studies. I .ater he
got from his Provincial, Father ( 'h;inthcll;ui, the
loan of a stitIii-icut nunilier of IiititiguisheIl p-
fessors: Fathers I lintel, defletia,c. l'ciiin, .\uhier,
( arre, llarthelmv, and .\llenon ._\b ,nsieur l.bbt
l'Hritier, iiaplain to lord l'Ittiiy. taught science.
Father tie Maistre. the eldest son ()I tile & omit. lur
great itenef ctor, came to us, by the invitation I It
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