The Great North Side; Or, Borough of the Bronx (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...appear to greater advantage than when helping to lives of usefulness those unfortunates who, through no fault of theirs, are forever cut off from the whole world of sound. As regards methods of instruction and the results attained, St. Joseph's is in every respect up to the highest standard. St. John's College, beautifully situated in a spacious park fronting on Pel ham Avenue, Fordham, is, as we reckon time, an old and highly favored seat of learning. For nearly three score years the College has been in charge of the Fathers of the Society of Jesus and the fame acquired has been such as to attract students from nearly every part of the habitable globe. Young men from Canada, British Columbia, the West Indies, Brazil, Uruguay, Chili, Peru, Bolivia, Central America, Mexico, are there in considerable numbers, and as for the United States, hardly a State is unrepresented. There is nowhere a better type of a polyglot college, for amongst its four hundred students you can hear all the languages of the civilized world. The New York University is the latest addition to our educational institutions. It is so well known and deservedly popular that but little need be said of this institution. Wise in their day and desirous of increasing the usefulness of the University, the Board of Trustees purchased a beautiful site containing twelve acres of ground on Fordham Heights; the location is a superb one, being on an elevation over the banks of the Harlem River, and overlooking the Hudson with its picturesque scenery, the Palisades on the west, and a magnificent view to the Sound on the east. A number of new buildings have been erected of modern design, with all the approved appliances in educational matters. Under the wise and able management of the Rev. Dr. Henry M. McC...