Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh

Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. to Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, referring to the early challenges and successes of establishing the Seraphic School at Flintridge. Father Stephen notes that school successfully opened on schedule. Registration took place on September 9th, and classes commenced on September 16th. At the time of writing, the school had 24 boys (day boys) enrolled. He describes the local community as ‘all enthusiastic’ and expects a very large enrolment

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Level of description: Item
Date: 19 Sept. 1946
Reference: 34
Extent and medium: 2 pp; manuscript
Scope and content: Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. to Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, referring to the early challenges and successes of establishing the Seraphic School at Flintridge. Father Stephen notes that school successfully opened on schedule. Registration took place on September 9th, and classes commenced on September 16th. At the time of writing, the school had 24 boys (day boys) enrolled. He describes the local community as ‘all enthusiastic’ and expects a very large enrolment in the future.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of the Irish Capuchin Mission in the United States > Missionary Correspondence > Correspondence of Fr. Stephen Murtagh

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Little(3)
Francis(3)
Golden(2)
May(1)
Bishop(1)
Daniel(1)

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As I tell you in my second cable school registration took place Rept. 9th and classes amended Rept. 16th. That is the regulation for the state. We had promised to open school on th…
I enclose a little form to Worker regarding the profession of our two novices. I would like very much to have the privilege my self, as one of the boys is from our privilege here.…
Thanking you for your many kindness to me, and shall I say to my little brother, I remain contentiously & obediently always - Dr. Stephen of Appendax County Provincial.

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Saint Francis of Assisi 1541 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE LOS ANGELES 26, CALIF. PHONE OLYMPIA 1305 9- 19- 46 My dear Dr. Provincial: I have just called you in reply to your request for a guarantee that the friend fathers going out will not be a burster on the state. I should have given you that before I left Ireland. I enclose here a formal written statement. As I tell you in my second cable school registration took place Rept. 9th and classes amended Rept. 16th. That is the regulation for the state. We had promised to open school on that state. So, naturally I became a little apprehensive as to day approached. Bishop Helsucken puggested that we protesse it for a year. But I felt that bearing promised some thing we should keep our promise, and we stabled on schedule. Dr. Daniel and Dr. Wonalds and I are torry the look. It is a back beaking job, as far as I am concerned, but I am very pleased. We have 24 boys (day boys of course) and the people are all enthusiastic. They expect that there will be a very large enormous Saint Francis of Assisi 1541 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE LOS ANGELES 26, CALIF. PHONE OLYMPIA 1305 by rept of next year. We are talking about St. Francis and the primary purpose of the school and we may have some vocations from the fraught I expect our first boy for the periophic school from New York next week. I enclose a little form to Worker regarding the profession of our two novices. I would like very much to have the privilege my self, as one of the boys is from our privilege here. But thereas I cannot make it. As will you please ask the Dr. Grandian to ack in your place. I believe Dr. Sylvan the New Grandian will be in Wilmington by then. I am sorry that I could do nothing about Dr. Cornelius being grandian. However I knew before I left Ireland that the lower refuse it. Acting in your cabled approval of our suggestions, I am writing to the Drivings asking their approval of the appositions. Thanking you for your many kindness to me, and shall I say to my little brother, I remain contentiously & obediently always - Dr. Stephen of Appendax County Provincial.