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

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1860

pg 396       for the work of the house.  The Chapter of St. Mary's was called 
             upon for its opinion and cooperation, and by common consent it was 
             agreed that the decree of His Reverence in regard to the cloister 
             of the Sisters should at least be carried out to the letter, and 
             that hte number of persons required for all the work of the house 
             should be filled up as soon as the Brothers had vacated the 
             building occupied by them, and when a suitable washhouse was 
             built.  All was to be ready at the latest by Easter.
                  Then it would be no longer necessary to send anything to St. 
             Mary's, as had been done for some years, not without 
             inconveniences.  The Sisters being numerous enough would form a 
             regular community, with all the privileges of cloistered 
             religious, and would be protected by their enclosure against the 
             dangers which the growth of the institution was gradually making 
             greater.
                  This change would have been deferred until after the General 
             Retreat, but it was thought desirable to have at least some 
             months' experience, so that the advantages and disadvantages of it