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

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1850

pg 147            In order not to have to come back again on this sad chapter 
             and to relate at least what is most important of the year 1850, it 
             is necessary to add that all the trials of the Association in this 
             country, there was none that brought it nearer to its fall.
                  Whilst heaven was blessing the work at Rome, the devil was 
             making havoc with it here.  If human ambition had no other 
             examples to bring forward in proof of the unfortunate effects that 
             result from it, ours would suffice to inspire every sensible man 
             with disgust.  And if we were only at the end!

                                  9.  State of the College

                  The reopening in September 1850 was attended by a larger 
             number of students, but the number did not continue to increase as 
             in the past, so that the average attendance was less that in the 
             previous year.
                  The interior pain that paralyzed the devotedness of the 
             members of the minor chapter of the priests, so as to cause 
             serious fears for the continuance of the mission, naturally 
             checked all external activity.  Now, to preserve its existence in 
             this country, a college needs to keep the attention of the public