St. Viator College Catalog, 1869-70

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•- :~/'RE FA.OE·. archy of Centnil' Illinois, feeling ihe dearth _o f Catllolic ht the means ofalleviating this S() much requ-irecl necesns, their selection fell upon the order ,of St. Vjateur, a ct is in unis()n with 7he priine mot'ive of their Di vine Lord: re called from their tµother .country and, aHhoµgh tendered t:ho Jitution in Chicago, they prefen•ecl a more l}ealthy loc,ttion, •heir future charge to more strenuons 'exertion without . ,.. ~ttled th~mselves at Bouroow1ais Grove, a quiet and . ittlwlic vi11age, whc)se age h~ta cdi.dled the gfoat Chicago, a.nd · · retil'ing. s hacle1-,h,tv~.h,111tt;d from their i111dst tlie busy and enterprbin?;-hero j of ~ . , i'ly, so thi.l t ·f maiu~ a gi:and .and quiet seat for a Catl~olic School, a · · u'tgnificeut a • y . eat, . in a word, a. fittfbower for the Muses. It is situated . ' . . ! about 50 miL. h or Chicago ;;lllld 2 mUes n ~th .west of .Kankakee city, forming i a J'>le,i.sant a ' yenient conner:-tion ,vith the,,Jllinois Central. railroad. To speak . · ;, i1\ .c1 expati• its healthy and salub,rious qualities, . I deern. it necessary only t.o , ; inform you . ,' ,,5Jl,tlJ.lt upon Jlw grand prairie.of Illinois :where nothing ob::itrncts ·: / tlLe view till ~it · .i:·•~i inJJt}isop . of.eart'h and sky, save .the.immeclhttc groves and ,. i scenery of t.h . . ;..Ise.ge g.foiµ1cfs a~i<l tllat of the neighboring Convent of Notre Dame. 1 We are bless,, · cL~st, 'l i,~r chat,which affords the student an ill'imitable fund of en!- joyment, the .~ ,· ~~rpishing good bathing . in s~11m:net and skating in fI ·w intt'r. In a wQrj a li'Tt~r retreat for a Catholic school is seldom found. , • ' -~ · . I \ I AI~t )Ugh > ng so, late, Q~r. undertaking: a cl~u~ bright and _Pr~sperous, 1

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