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parish ehureli was to be entrus~ed IO ihe Congregalion. To be assured
of at least some Engligh-speaking priests, the bishop offered a meagre
salary only to those whose EnXLieh was satisfaetory.
Betwmti August 21 and Septernber 4, 1852 the Basilian cotnmunity
lodged in the Toronto Cathedra1 palace, while awaiting the completiou
of a hou= on Qneen Street whieh was to serve temporarily 88 both the
Little Seminary end the residence of ihe Congregation. A chureh,
prornised by the bishop, was to be opeiied the following spring and
made available to the Baailians, thongh orimned by the diocem.[li Located
ai itie corner of Adelaide and Bathurst Streets, the fuundation was to
include a brick cburch, St. hlery's, and a wooden structure to serve aa
the Little Seminary. Witli this lan in mind ~he temprirary bnilding on
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Queen Street waa nalned "St. R ary's SeminaryM, and this eccle~ia~tical
school wari opened September 15, 1852, with nine studentfi.["
While the Basilians had been eneaeed to administer the Little
Seminar y, Bishop Charbunnel had obtained the serviees of the Chris-
tian Brothers to conduci a school ior boys of high ~hool or college age
who aought a secular education.'3' This school waa to occupy a wing
of the Palace, constructed durjng the spring and suminer uf 1852, and
uTas to he sepetrite from St. hlary's Seniinary, though jt was hoped that
some of the studenta might evinee signs of a voeation. Called "St.
Michael's College" it was ready for oçcupancy at tbe same time ae the
Little Scmiriary openeil its portals. In spite of die best efforts ol both
the bishop and thc Christian Brothers, St. Michael's College enjoyed
little success and after a half-year, its student body totalled only eight.(')
The sliiw progress of the College cont rasted unlavourably witli the
seeming rapid deveIopment of the Seminary where the same period saw
a rapid inerease of students.c5i Nevertheless the picture was far from
proinising to the bishup wlio not only was saddled wiih the salaries of
the three Basiliana whose language wae adequate, but also wiih the
rent oi the Queen Street hou=, while at the aame time he was denjed
most of the tuition fees because of the Dovertv of the students. ln the
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face of the-cathedra1 debt snd other préssing financial needs, it seemed
that soine iriudifications of the treaty were required.
In the midst of the uncertainty ;eneriited by the financial-adminis-
t rat ive problems, the little band of five Bosilians were encoun tering addi-
tional problems of a different nature. Is the Little Semiiiary, life for
the Basilians approximaied that of Annonay. mile continuing their
theoiugy under Fathers Souleriti and hlalbos, hlessts. Flannery and
Vincent did ~chool work, the fortnet teaching the aix yiiungest students,
the latter acting m a superviaor wtiile improving hie English. Fathers

(1) Rer. J. Soulerin, L'ndaicd Letter ta Rev. Deglrrne,p. 3.
(2) Rn. J. Soulerin, Journo1 oj SI. Mary's Seminory. Toronto. 1852-1953, p. 8.
lai Rev. P. Molony, Lcrter iu Reu. Tourriieille, April 29, 1&2, p. 2.
lai Rev. J. Soulerin, Letter ro Rm. P. TouruidIe, Jenuerl 9. 1853, p. 1.
(6) Ibid., p. 2. Fatlier Soulerin nientioned thai ihe enrollment for SI. Mary's
reached a total of iwmtyane lud dent a.