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CHAPTER XVIII.COLLEGIATE INSTITUTIONS.
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St John's University—Story of the Struggles Which Made the Present Success Possible—The New St. John's—Present Courses Established—Distinguished Alumni—Student Activities—St. Benedict's Academy—Ideal Institution Prepared by the Sisters for Girls and Young Women—By Rev. Alexius Hoffmann, O. S. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
268-280 | |
CHAPTER XIX.ST. BENEDICT'S CONVENT.
Arrival of the Sisters of St. Benedict in Minnesota—Boarding School Opened—First Convent Erected—Removal to St. Joseph—Colonies Sent Out—Privations and Denials—Orphanages—Indian Mission Work—Hospitals Established—Home for the Aged—Present Activities—By Rev. Alexius Hoffman, O. S. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
280-283 | |
CHAPTER XX.CATHOLIC PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS.
Catholics Inaugurate Educational Work in This County—Devoted Work of the Members of the Order of St. Benedict—Value of Christian Schooling—History of the Organization, Growth and Success of the Various Church Schools—By the Right Reverend James Trobee, Titular Bishop of Lycopolis, Egypt, and Former Bishop of St. Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
283-288 | |
CHAPTER XXI.BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW.
Facts in the Early Career and Later Success of People Who Have Helped to Make Stearns County—Founders and Patriots—Names Which Will Live Long in the Memories of the Residents of This Vicinity—Stories of Well Known Families Who Have Led in Public Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
288-333 | |
CHAPTER XXII.BANKS AND BANKING.
Story of the Organization and Growth of the Financial Institutions of Stearns County—Lives of the Men Upon Whom the Stability of These Banking Houses Depends—A Brief History Compiled by W. W. Smith, Vice-President and Cashier of the First National Bank of St. Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
333-378 | |
CHAPTER XXIII.PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
The Pioneer Doctor—His Ethics, Work and Influence—Palmer and Hunter the First to Locate in This County—The Empirics—Medical Societies—Growth of the Profession—Sketches of the Men Who Have Practiced in Stearns County—By James H. Beaty, M. D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
378-400 | |
