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Trinity (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
air, Santa Clara opens her door to lads of every race and creed. A Jew, a Buddhist, or an Anglican may send his son to Santa Clara. As in the case of Spence at Monterey, the lad must go to mass, but only for the sake of order and uniformity. Let him sit through mass and vespers daily, and a boy may keep his father's creed; but every pupil of the college must attend religious worship, and the only exercises of religion at Santa Clara are those of Rome. Compared with Christ Church and Trinity, the college is a prison. The scholastic year consists of one session of ten months, lasting from the first week in August to the first week in June. During this long term a pupil hardly ever quits the place. No scholar is received for less than half a year. Ten days are given at Christmas to rest and absence, but the greatest care is taken lest the boy should stray in the wicked world. A lad whose parents live in Santa Clara has a slight advantage; he may go to see those parents once
San Jose (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
gelical colleges are many, while the Jesuit college is only one. Catholics have one school at San Jose, a second school at San Francisco, but non-Catholics have fifty schools in these great towns. loafing in the play-ground, and an illustration of the second kind in our host, an advocate at San Jose. Alexander Delmas is a son of Sefior Delmas, a shrewd and wealthy Mexican, of better stock than the original denizens of San Jose. A Catholic, he sent his boy to Santa Clara, hoping the fathers would excite his wits, as he meant him to get his living at the Californian bar. Young Delmas st before him briefly and hotly: Take your choice, Alexander; go into an attorney's office at San Jose and learn your trade like a clerk; or go to Yale and study it like a gentleman. To which will you go? Speak, Sir; San Jose or Yale. To Yale, cried Alexander; and to Yale he went. It was a new world to me, he says; each man in that great university was free to go his own way, to labo
Monterey (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
f instruction are devised with an austerity that strikes an English eye as almost penal. With elaborate art these rules and methods are designed to bring about one great and uniform result; a habit of deferring to the Church, to the abandonment of personal will and independent thought. To give the college something of a liberal air, Santa Clara opens her door to lads of every race and creed. A Jew, a Buddhist, or an Anglican may send his son to Santa Clara. As in the case of Spence at Monterey, the lad must go to mass, but only for the sake of order and uniformity. Let him sit through mass and vespers daily, and a boy may keep his father's creed; but every pupil of the college must attend religious worship, and the only exercises of religion at Santa Clara are those of Rome. Compared with Christ Church and Trinity, the college is a prison. The scholastic year consists of one session of ten months, lasting from the first week in August to the first week in June. During thi
Mexico (Mexico) (search for this): chapter 14
raining more than twenty thousand children in these towns. Considering how lately the whole population was Catholic and Mexican, and more Catholic than Mexican, the numbers now remaining under Jesuit teaching are assuredly not large. A greater qMexican, the numbers now remaining under Jesuit teaching are assuredly not large. A greater question still remains: how far have these Jesuits succeeded in their aim of fencing Santa Clara from the world, and raising up an army of their own within her gates? Enough to lend them hope, but not enough to make them proud. With lads of slow e second kind in our host, an advocate at San Jose. Alexander Delmas is a son of Sefior Delmas, a shrewd and wealthy Mexican, of better stock than the original denizens of San Jose. A Catholic, he sent his boy to Santa Clara, hoping the fathers had no time to carry out this plan. When Senior Delmas heard of his son's return to Santa Clara, he leaped, with all a Mexican's jealousy of priests, to the conclusion that Alexander was falling into a Jesuit snare. Driving to the college, he dem
Mexico (Mexico, Mexico) (search for this): chapter 14
as told me in a chalet of Penitentia Creek, where we rest our horses for an hour, and eat some excellent Californian trout. According to my friend, life is too ardent in these settlements for lads in Padre Varsi's school to have a chance. In Mexico the fathers might do better with their scholars, but the radicals of Mexico will not let them open schools. Do many pupils at Santa Clara act as you have done? Yes, more than yoa would think; though few have gone my length. Some slip thMexico will not let them open schools. Do many pupils at Santa Clara act as you have done? Yes, more than yoa would think; though few have gone my length. Some slip the noose-go wild-and turn their freedom to a curse; while others, after tasting liberty awhile, slink back into their chains. A few remain outside, wearing their gifts like men. A good example lends us strength, and we have always good examples in our sight. If I am ever tempted, out of weakness, to fall back, I fix my thoughts on some such point as Yale in New Haven, or the Inner Temple in London. Then my fainting of the heart goes by. Of course the Jesuits have cut you off? Not openly.
Yale (Canada) (search for this): chapter 14
not be a Jesuit? Give me your hand. Let us get out of this hole. My horse is at the door. Hang your books and clothes; let them be sent on after us. Come! Pulling his son away, the peppery old gentleman drove him home, and then locking his door, put the case before him briefly and hotly: Take your choice, Alexander; go into an attorney's office at San Jose and learn your trade like a clerk; or go to Yale and study it like a gentleman. To which will you go? Speak, Sir; San Jose or Yale. To Yale, cried Alexander; and to Yale he went. It was a new world to me, he says; each man in that great university was free to go his own way, to labour as he pleased. to form a character of his own. At first I was a little timid, feeling the want of guides. In time I learned to trust my powers and be a law to myself; and now that I have tried both systems, I can see that man for man advocates brought up at Santa Clara will not be strong enough to hold their own in American cou
Santa Clara (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
and soberly festive as the Jesuit College m Santa Clara looks to those who stroll about gardens andive the college something of a liberal air, Santa Clara opens her door to lads of every race and crship, and the only exercises of religion at Santa Clara are those of Rome. Compared with Christ right of free communication with a youth at Santa Clara. Smoking is prohibited, in and out of colle Jesuits succeeded in their aim of fencing Santa Clara from the world, and raising up an army of tnian bar. Young Delmas stayed some years at Santa Clara, passing through all his stages with applau Senior Delmas heard of his son's return to Santa Clara, he leaped, with all a Mexican's jealousy oee that man for man advocates brought up at Santa Clara will not be strong enough to hold their ownoffence. I suffered too, for I was fond of Santa Clara, and a sort of favourite in the place. Whadies were essential to success. My leaving Santa Clara was an act of self-defence: but all the sam[7 more...]
California (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
no case to permit their sons to have more than twenty-five cents a week. Twenty-five cents make one shilling. Varsi is of opinion that sixpence is enough. These rules apply to men of legal age! How many pupils have you on the books? About two hundred names. The numbers vary with the seasons, but we usually have two hundred names on our list. Such numbers are not large. It may console the fathers to know that they have more volumes on their shelves than any other college in California. It may console them more to find that they have a longer list of students than the Methodist University in Santa Clara. But the Evangelical colleges are many, while the Jesuit college is only one. Catholics have one school at San Jose, a second school at San Francisco, but non-Catholics have fifty schools in these great towns. The Jesuits are training six hundred children in these schools; the rival bodies are training more than twenty thousand children in these towns. Considering h
San Francisco (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
them more to find that they have a longer list of students than the Methodist University in Santa Clara. But the Evangelical colleges are many, while the Jesuit college is only one. Catholics have one school at San Jose, a second school at San Francisco, but non-Catholics have fifty schools in these great towns. The Jesuits are training six hundred children in these schools; the rival bodies are training more than twenty thousand children in these towns. Considering how lately the whole poping the fathers would excite his wits, as he meant him to get his living at the Californian bar. Young Delmas stayed some years at Santa Clara, passing through all his stages with applause. At twenty, thinking his education done, he went to San Francisco, meaning to appear in court and enter into active life. A few days in that city opened his eyes. He found, to his alarm, that he knew nothing of men, hardly anything of books. Long lists of medieval popes, and the succession of Jesuits fro
Padre Varsi (search for this): chapter 14
llege gate unless attended by a prefect or a tutor. Even with a prefect or a tutor he must not be out at night. A student is not allowed to read a newspaper, nor to have a book in his possession, unless such book has been seen and stamped by Padre Varsi. Reading magazines and other publications is forbidden. A student may not correspond with other youths outside his college. Every letter brought in is read by Varsi, with the sole exception of such letters as Varsi knows to have been writte. When Varsi has a doubt, he breaks the seal and reads. No other person-even a father — has the right of free communication with a youth at Santa Clara. Smoking is prohibited, in and out of college. No society or club can be formed without Padre Varsi's leave. Two faults are marked so high that they are punished by expulsion. These grave offences are-first, absence from the college after sunset; second, disobedience to an officer, expressed in either word or act. A student is not allowed
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