St Francis College - Franciscan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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irm.„ . 11 KOOKIA r» y« sgj l M Vs, ; M ° »h„ .. . Mooe RJV «» l» ■ IJ — of «, r.. MASTERY ■ »- p sss tss s ««»,. be sued sh oll havTZre?nT ery ° ' ®? dpo,ili IsSlSgli lS ' ’I St. Francis Monastery and College Buildings in 1884.

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X he year 1868 saw the Brooklyn congregation of the Regular Order of Saint Francis receive legal status under the title, ‘The Saint Francis Monastery of the City of Brooklyn,” as granted by the Legislature of the State of New York. 0 n May 8, 1884, the New York State Legislature empowered the trustees to “establish a literary college in the City of Brooklyn under the title of St. Francis College, with the same power to confer diplomas and literary honors and degrees as is possessed by Universities and Colleges of this State ' The first Bachelor of Arts Degree was conferred in June, 1885; seven years later, the first Bachelor of Science degree was granted. —J ' ••• l r St. Leonard’s Academy was founded in 1880 for the pur¬ pose of meeting the educational needs of the Williamsburgh section of Brooklyn. OLD ST. LEONARD’S ACADEMY South Fourth Street 6

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Group of Franciscan Brothers 1887. Franciscan Brothers Summer Residence, Mount Alvernia, Centerport, L. I. in 1888. Camp Alvernia, Centerport, L. I., founded in 1889. 8