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COLLEGE W HAT charmed me in their inter- course was the talk, the laughter, the courteous mutual deference, the com- mon study of the masters of eloquence, the comradeship now grave, now gay, and dif- ferences that left no sting, as of a man differing from himself, the spice of dis- agreement which seasoned the monotony of consent. Each by turns would instruct or listen; the absent were always missed, the present always welcome. Such tokens springing from the hearts of mutual friends, and displayed by a word, a glance, an expression, by a thousand petty complais- ances, supply the heat which welds souls together, and makes one of many. St. Augustine.
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T THE 19 3 5 BELLE A I R ▼ The Story of Villanova O Q. WITH monuments, records, fragments of stories and the , like, we do run through the shadowy past like a tomb'searcher, bentleman a lifting each shroud that Time has cast over buried hopes and deeds. Estate The casual observer of Villanova experiences a fascinating paradox of everchanging, yet permanent beauty, blended in its striking panorama of graceful architecture, distinctive atmosphere of campus life, and grandeur of flowing lawns and shrubbery. But those who have been sheltered by her time'honored walls experience an additional emotion. Therein have been enacted many happy and memorable scenes; and the golden friendships and traditions which her silent pillars have witnessed all tell their own tale of the rich heritage which she is so proud to possess. Let us recall the milestones in her history, and pass each achievement again down the long corridors of Time. 1841 THE PURCHASE OF A PRIVATE ESTATE Formerly called Belle Air, the grounds which today we know as Villanova comprised the estate of John Rudolph, a Catholic merchant of Philadelphia. After his death the beautiful estate was offered for sale in 1841. And on Wednesday, October 13, 1841, the day preceding the one appointed for the public sale. Belle Air was purchased by the Augustinian Order for $18,000. On Jami' ary 5, 1842, the title was granted to the “Brothers of the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine. Thus began the history of a great institution—a seat of learn' ing which was destined to undertake the work of the higher edu' cation of Catholic youth. On the feast of St. Augustine, August 28, 1843, Father O'Dwyer, O.S.A., celebrated Holy Mass in the oratory of the mansion, dedicating the new monastery, and for' mally placing it under the Patronage of St. Thomas of Villanova. No more appropriate selection for the patron saint of this infant establishment could have been made. A man of saintly character T welv
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