Herman Joseph Heuser papers, 1811-1933 (MC 1)

...Review (1889-1975), which he edited for many years. Along with editing the American Ecclesiastical Review, Heuser also organized and directed the Dolphin Press of Philadelphia, which printed many ecclesiastical works. From 1900 to 1908 he published the Dolphin, a general Catholic literary magazine that began as a book supplement to

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Education

...ools caused concern that public schools would be completely replaced. “The American River Ganges. The priests and the children,” December, 30, 1871 One of Nast’s most famous cartoons, “The American River Ganges,” depicts bishops shaped as crocodiles coming to devour children as a public school lays in ruins. Nast believed

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Parish and School Closing

...High School for Girls; however, because of community support both remained open. Parish schools would also be affected by the closures, and even parishes that remained open saw their schools close, such as St. Patrick’s in Norristown. Halvey_644J_073 Halvey_440K_072   Protests and Renewals Following the large closings of 1993, other

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