Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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In the lower left hand corner is Mr. Bernard Corr whose gift of 100.000 dollars made possible St. Mary's Hall. Center, the laying of the corner stone, and upper, lelt to right, are Fr. O'Donnell. Ft. Geragh- ty. Augustlnian Prior Provincial at the time. Mr. Bernard Corr. and Fr. Vasey. later provincial. On May 4. 1912. ground for the build- ing was broken by Mr. Corr himself. On May 4. 1914. the Apostolic Delegate. Arch- bishop Bonzano. dedicated Corr Hall. Ten days later Augustlnian novices and pro- fessed moved into the new hall from the overcrowded St. Rita's. Corr Hall is the present St. Mary's Hall. Its architect was Mr. Edwin F. Durang. who also drew up the plans for the new buildings in 1899 and designed the Chapel. The building of Corr Hall supplied a need which had been a problem to Villa nova for some time. Enlarged accommodations were needed lor students who wished to enter the novitiate. The lack of space had been particularly felt after the destruction by fire of St. Rita's Hall. In 1912 twenty-two professed had to be sent to Rome because of the insufficient accommodations at Villanova. 1892 to 19 7

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President Taft and Noted Guests at Villanovas Commencement TAFT SPEAKS AT oi m ' 0l . oo CoWw uut»1 ttCfOT y at 0»a SATURDAY. JUNE EIGHTEEN ' •« ASU TS «P»»» S'- u 0 HIS UCtaWCT Will!AH HIWAID taft. I Prr U«at U tl Vmtr4 Stain. PrnUtaf In 1910. the President oi the United State». William Howard Taft, conferred dogroos upon the graduating stu- dents and received the degree of Doctor oi Jurisprudence. In his address, delivered in the collogo auditorium after tho conferring of degrees. President Taft paid a high tribute to Pope Leo XII, to the Roman Catholic Church, and to its religious orders and their educational activities. He declared that, as a result of the amicable religious settlement after the war with Spain, religious tolerance had gained a firmer foothold in the United Statos, and that the difference between creeds and denominations was being gradually moulded Into a union of Christian interests. Before luncheon attended DaSilva. President tlnlans; Reyburn the commencement exercises President Taft had In tho college refectory. The luncheon was by Archbishop Ryan oi Philadelphia; Bishop a Portugese prelate; Fr. DeLurey. Villanova's . Fr. Geraghty. American Provincial of tho Augus- Governor Stuart of Pennsylvania: and Mayor of Philadelphia.

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L li: From top to bottom ar tho var lty iootboll «quad of 1896. 1907. and 1915 — th last Immortal In VllIanoTa annals for tho famous victory over Army. Abovo: Top and center pic- tures woro taken during games with Princeton and the Carlisle Indians, respectively. Varsity football at Villanova made its bow when a coachless sixteen man team went through a two- game schedule undefeated; the 'Cats won their first victory from the Manual Training School 12-6 and a month later defeated Logan A.C., 24-0. The next three years saw the Wildcats winning seven- teen, losing nine, and tying one. In 1897 Villanova defeated its first major opponent, Fordham Uni- versity, 17-0. Between 1898 and 1902 no games were scheduled but Villanova played twice anyway, losing to Lafayette in 1899, 13-0, and in 1900 earning a 12-0 victory over Gettysburg. Villanova's next formal season was in 1903; Fred I. Crolius was the first coach. During Crolius' regime from 1903 to 1911 inclusive, the Wildcats found the going rather rough, winning only 19 games out of 50. However, in these years the size of Villanova 26