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St. Dunstan's College Rink.

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to the people ef this Provin- Ce that St. Dunstan’s College has made another new depart- ure which gives it a leading posi tion among its many rivals in Canada. As our readers are a- Ware, St. Durstan’'s College) has been affiliated with Laval University for some years past and holds from that renowned institution the-facü!ty of confer- ring degrees. But while we have been able inthe past to point with pride to the num- ber of its graduates, it is gratity- ing to note thatthe sphere of its usefulness bide fair to be greatly enlarged in the future. The Rev. Peter Curran, Rector, is making strenuous eflorts 1n this direction, his latest achieve. ment being the construction of a large and costly skating rink fer the use of the students. This is an attraction which is not en- joyed by anv similar institution on the American continent, and shows that Father Curran nat only has progressive ideas but succeeds admirably in giving them eflect. In all such efforte he has the good fortune of being handsomely sup;orted by His Lordship Bishop, McDona!d, who fer several years success- fully guided the destinies of St. Dustan's College himself, as KRector, and like his lamented predecessor, the late Bishop Mcilniyre, never loses an oppor- tunity of furnishing ways and means for the advancement of the cause of education.

The crection of the new -<ka- ing rink has cost a cosiderable sum of money, but Father Cur- ran thinksit is money well in- Vested. Skating is without doubt the most popular pastime in Canada, and we cannot think of any other portion ofthe coun- try for whomit is so necessary as college students, or who would derive greater pleasure from it. For these reasons, we think when it becomes general- ly known that St. Dunstan’s takes the lead in the matter of healthful recreation it should increase the already large num- ber of students enrolled

The new building is 147 feet

long and 66 feet wide. The roof is supported on both sides by nineteen beautiful arches, and six balf a:ches support it at each end. The latter are firmlv belted at the top to the side ar. ches, every alternate side arch being strengthened by two heavy iron girders All the ar. ches are made of ten courses of spruce boards, four inches wide, and firmly nailed and strapped. The walls are rough-boarded in the ordinary way, but pur- lines, which weigh about five tons less than boards, are used in the roof. The end walls and the ends of the roof are hepta- gonai in shape, and the building is shingied with the best of ce:- dar. The design is the newest in rink architecture, and the ex- terior view is exceeding:y at- tractive, while the numerous arches with which the interior is spanned give it a pleasingi and artistic appearance. The building rests on a substantial cedar post foundation, and the pond, which is semi circular at each end, is 131 feet feet in length and 50 feet in width. The promensde around the rink is 8 feet wide, its whele length being about one-sixteenth of a mile.

One of the greatest advan:- tages the rink possesses is the means by which it is connected With tha college. The rink stands at a distance of 75 feet north of the college, and in or- der to protect ‘he siudents from the cold and rain a passage-way

L'IMPARTIAL, JEUDI LE 18 JANVIER, 1898.

15 feex long, 10 feet wide, and 10 feet high has been built from the rink to the western door of the college. |

This is the rink in winter. We must now glancs at in summer, when the ice and snow disap pear and the stedents return to the famous Campus, which is situated just outside the western wall. At this point the designers | appear {o have had due regard for the convenience and comfirt of the promenaders end specta- tors also, and carried out their, good intentions by the cons- iraction of a portable wall on the western side, 120 feet long, which can be remoredina few moment to the inside of the promenade, thus converting it into a verandah overlooking the Campus. Other details might also be mentioned but we think this is sufficient to show the ex- cellent features of this fine structure.

The contract for building the rink was awarded te Mr. John Kenny, of St. Teresa’s, whose tender, ($1250) was the lowest, and whose workmanship is first-class ia every respect and reflects credit upon himself and his men. The work has heen per- ‘ormed very rapidly and it has certainly been well done at a remarkable low figure.

Mr. Jehn. P. Nicholson, C. E. of this city, was the architect, and the peat and substantial character of the structure is highly creditable to him.

The rink will be used in the summer months as a gymna- sim, and will aise furnish a suitable place for band practice and may be-nsed as à hall fer

[pablic entertainments and the

closingexercises of the college, Even in these respects it will be

order of things and ought te ald enormeusly to the comfort

and students of this venerable institution. — Watchman Dec. 30th 1897.

Donahoes Magazine.

À most interesting paper in the January Donahoe’s is “Exci- ting Scenes in European Parlia- ments.” by P. O'Neill Larkin.

Mr. Larkin revels in the re- collection of the memorable in- troduction of the Home Rule Bill, and carries his readers with him from the opening mo- ment, the wild rush for seats, to the closinx words of the prime minister’s noble peroration.

James Connolly tells of early colonizaticn in (California, ihe struggle ofthe pioncers, and the successful outcome ef. their libors.

In a forceful article, James E. Wright refutes the presump- tuous claim that Protestantism first called into question th: “Divine Right of Kings.” Much valuable information is convey- ed relative to the Swiss consti tution, and facts brought for- ward that have hitherto beon little known.

M T. Coogan writes enter- tainingly of ‘An Old Country Reading Circle,” giving in brief

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The famous war of words between Grattan and Flood is made the theme of an admirable paper by Dr. J. J. Mangan.

There are several excellent stories, notably, “The Economy of Elien Jane Tepham,” by N. E. Welles : “Looby,” by Wiliiam Emmett, and “The Back of a Head,” by Mary F, Nixon.

in “People in Print” there are sketches and portraits of Bishop Messmer, Father McMa. hon, Hon. T. J, Guerin, Ho. patrick Walsh and other promi- nent Catholics. The departments are vweil sapplied with timely matter and |

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