Pioneer Catholic history of Oregon . th fitting ceremonies and ad-dresses on Sunday, October 6, 1907. The Catholics of the Pacific Northwest mayclaim as their own the Father of Oregon,they have a hero that is found without blem-ish. Of all the men, says Mr. Holman, inthe concluding paragraph of his Life of Mc-Loughlin, whose lives and deeds are essen-tial parts of the history of the Oregon John McLoughlin stands supremely first—there is no second. In contemplating him allothers sink into comparative may search the world over, and all its his-tories from the begin
Pioneer Catholic history of Oregon . th fitting ceremonies and ad-dresses on Sunday, October 6, 1907. The Catholics of the Pacific Northwest mayclaim as their own the Father of Oregon,they have a hero that is found without blem-ish. Of all the men, says Mr. Holman, inthe concluding paragraph of his Life of Mc-Loughlin, whose lives and deeds are essen-tial parts of the history of the Oregon John McLoughlin stands supremely first—there is no second. In contemplating him allothers sink into comparative may search the world over, and all its his-tories from the beginning of civilization to to-day, and you will find no nobler, no granderman than Dr. John McLoughlin. His life andcharacter illustrate the kinship of man to God. THE ORIGINAL OREGON LAND FRAUD 121 He was God-like in his great fatherhood, in hisgreat strength, in his great power, and in theexercise of his strength and of his power; hewas Christ-like in his gentleness, in his tender-ness, in his loving-kindness, and in his MOST REV. F. N. BLANCHET CHAPTER XIII. THE FIRST CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN OREGON. 1. St. Josephs College Founded. One of the earliest cares of Father Blanchetwas the establishment of schools for the chil-dren committed to his pastoral solicitude. Awealthy French gentleman, Joseph Larocque,made it possible to open a college for boys atSt. Paul. Larocque, whose home was in Paris,had at an early date been heavily interestedin the Northwest Company, and after theamalgamation of that Company with the Hud-sons Bay Company in 1821, became chief traderin the latter company. He donated 4,800 francsto Father Blanchet for the erection of a was begun in 1842 and the school openedin the fall of 1843 under the name of St. Jo-sephs College, in honor of its generous foun-der. On the 17th of October the college wasblessed with solemn ceremony in the presenceof a large concourse of people. Father Lang-lois was placed in charge. On the first daythirty boys ent
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