Rev. Manson was married June 24, 1889, to Miss Mary Elizabeth
Ferguson, of Hamilton, Ontario, and their children are: Berith
Du Val, of New York city; and Vera Charleson, Allena Conklin,
and Leslie Worden, all at home. At this point it would be almost
tautological to enter into any series of statements as showing
Rev. Manson to be a man of broad intelligence and genuine public
spirit, for these have been shadowed forth between the lines
of this review. Strong in his individuality, he never lacks
the courage of his convictions but there are as dominating
elements in this individuality a lively human sympathy and an
abiding charity, which, as taken in connection with the sterling
integrity and honor of his character, have naturally gained for
him the respect and confidence of men.
REV. THOMAS JOSEPH MACMAHON.
One of the most able Catholic educators in Quebec province, a
man sincere, straightforward and reliable in the discharge of
the duties and obligations of life, most earnest and consecrated
in his work as a priest of the Society of Jesus, is Rev. Thomas
Joseph MacMahon, rector of Loyola College in Montreal. He has
been connected with this institution since 1912 and, constantly
following high ideals and guiding his actions by sound and
practical judgment, has been an important factor in its later
development and growth.
Father MacMahon was born at Hamilton, Ontario, December 12, 1874,
and received his primary education at the Catholic separate
schools in that city, later attending Hamilton high school and
St. Mary’s College, Montreal. Entering the Society of Jesus in
1895, he was sent to St. Louis, Missouri, where he received a
long Jesuit training in philosophy and theology, after which he
returned to Montreal, where he was ordained to the priesthood in
1910. Father MacMahon then went to England for further training
preparatory to taking the position of prefect of studies at
Loyola College, a post which he assumed in May, 1912. He proved
a capable educator and an excellent disciplinarian and in 1913
was advanced to the position of rector of the college. This
is a large and growing institution conducted by the Jesuit
Fathers for English-speaking Catholic boys and has an enviable
reputation throughout eastern Canada for the thoroughness of its
training and the comprehensive courses of study offered. The
high standard of efficiency, traditional in the school, has
been maintained under Father MacMahon’s able management and the
institution has made a creditable growth during the period of his
incumbency. He has made himself thoroughly conversant with the
affairs of the college and is rapidly pushing forward the work
on the construction of the new buildings at Notre Dame de Grace,
Sherbrooke Street, Montreal West, where the institution will be
moved within the next two years.
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