Jubilee of 1912 - Images from the
Yearbook
History of Quincy University 1860-1912
Jubilee is a published keepsake that celebrates St. Francis
Solanus College's 52nd year since its foundation in 1860.
This document records everything from the college's humble
beginnings to its then current accomplishments of 1912.
The college is named after St. Francis Solano (1549-1610)
who spent 14 years performing missionary work in South America,
especially in Peru.
St. Francis Solanus College was "an institution for
the higher education of boys and young men under the direction
of the Order of Friars Minor, or Franciscans, of the Sacred
Heart Province. It is officially recognized by Bishops and
Priests as the Diocesan College of the Catholic Diocese of
Alton, Illinois. There is, however, nothing local or provinical
in its character, and its student-body is recruited from
all parts of the country, and even from abroad" (p.
5).
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