Niagara University - Niagaran Yearbook (Lewiston, NY)

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we :gp -'pm Q IAGARA UNIVERSITY confidently strides toward its centennial anniversary. As the date draws nearer more and more interest is being aroused concerning the his- tory of the University. The dream of an Irish Vicentian priest, Rev. john Lynch, C.M., to found a seminary was realized in 1856. His .original intention of locating his seminary in the Buffalo area was diverted to Niagara Falls because of the scenic attractions of the site and the tranquil- ity of the rural scene. ff The one hundred acre Vedder farm and two hundred acres sliced from the DeVeaux estate comprised the area, and the rude brick inn located on the farm became the residence of the seminarians who entered the first class in 1857. Thus was the embryonic structure of Niagara. We have only black and white sketches re- maining of the original home of the first Niagara students because of a fire which gut- ted this building in 1864. However, nine months later the students returned, and a

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