Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Saint Francis Xavier College and Academy, Conducted by the Sisters of Mercy: Academic Year 1916-1917
For seventy years the Sisters of Mercy have been engaged in the work of education in Chicago. The Saint Francis Xavier Academy was opened 111 1846; by its charter granted February 27, 1847, the academy enjoys all the rights and privileges of the first institutions of the country. On March 25, 1912, the Saint Francis Xavier College was empowered to grant degrees. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
