Chronicles of Notre Dame du Lac
Edward Sorin, CSC -- Translated by John M. Toohey, CSC, 1895

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1847

pg 116                  3.  Transfer of the Novitiate to Indianapolis

                  In conformity to a decision of the minor chapter F. Granger 
             with six novices left Notre Dame du Lac for Indianapolis in the 
             first days of September 1847.  Although far from being looked upon 
             favorably by the majority, this step could not be put off without 
             exposing the house to the just indignation of the Bishop, who had 
             advanced $3000 to pay for the property, and who was not bound to 
             give the $500 and the 375 acres of land promised until the 
             Brothers had done their part (se seraient eux memes executes) 
             which he did without delay.
                  Having arrived in this capital of the state, F. Granger seems 
             not to have found much difficulty in establishing himself with his 
             novices according to the Constitutions and Rules that relate to 
             the novitiate.  The property, although half within the city 
             limits, was, however, removed from the tumult of the streets, and 
             offered nearly all the advantages desirable for the end for which 
             it was purchased, with the exception that the brick building which 
             served as the novitiate was too near the public way.  With this 
             one exception, all around was silence, and the location was 
             agreeable.