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Brother Andronis tion for the scholarship which at this time had become characteristic of the Brothers ' schools. Religious edu- cational circles m ged the province to establish an institution of higher learning to be dedicated to the edu- cational philosophy of St. John Bap- tist De La Salle. In 1863, fifteen years after the founding of the first Christian Brothers school in Ne ' York, the State Board of Regents granted a College charter incorpo- rated under the name of Manhattan College, the first Brothers college in the United States. The Apostles of the Catechism, a title conferred upon the Brothers by Pope Pius X, were not content to station themselves only in the East. They saw in the Far West a fruitful ineyard where they could e entu- ally reap a spiritual harvest for the Lord. The indomitable Brother Jus- tin and se en companions made the 11
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Brother St lien der the auspices of the Brothers at St. Francis Xavier, St. Peter, St. James, Transfiguration, St. Theresa, and St. Joseph. Brother Stylien, the practical di- rector of St. Vincent ' s School, real- ized the need for a boarding academ - under the tutelage and supervision of the Christian Brothers. After con- vincing Archbishop Hughes of the apparent need, Brother Stylien, with the cooperation of a group of promi - nent New York Catholic laymen, succeeded in founding the Academy of the Hol - Infancy on property purcliased in what was at that time the subin-b of Manhattanville. The site of the academ - was in the vicin- it - of what is now 132nd Street and Broaduay. On May 5, 1853, the Academ - of the Holy Infanc - was formalh dedicated. The preparatory and academic departments soon earned recognition and commenda- 10
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long and tedious journey to the shores of the Pacific in 1868 and es- tablished the Brothers at the College of St. Mary by the famous Golden Gate in California. Before too many years had passed, the Brothers had become an integral part of the educational system at New Orleans and Santa Fe. The number of vocations to the order grew and the demand for the Broth- ers as educators multiplied through the years. New York City continued to be the hub of acti ity. Manhattan College was building up a rich tra- dition as both teacher and scholar enhanced the reputation of the Christian Brothers and their educa- tional system. Indixidual accomplishments must necessarily be woven into a testimo- nial because there are always those who have singularly distinguished themselves in a cause. It would be 12
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