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Although Charlottetown was not the place of residence of Bishop McDonald, he did not neglect its educational interests, but from his quiet retreat in Rustico, directed the building of St. Dunstan's College and of the old convent of Notre tame. The college, which is situate two miles from Charlottetown, is surrounded by a fann of forty eight acres of land; the building is 120 feet in length and 40 feet in breadth and 35 feet high; it was erected by BishOp BbDonald at his.own expense and given a free gift to the diocese. For some years after the college was completed it remained vacant. the BishOp being desirous of accumulating an endowment fund. . In the meanwhile through the.generous liberality of the Hon. Daniel Erenan, one of the wealthy Catholics of Charlottetown. the old convent of Notre Dame on Hillsborough Square was commenced. It was completed in 1857. and on the 25th of September of that year, four sisters of the congregation of Notre Dame in bontreal, arrived to take possession. Bishop McIntyre. then the priest in charge of Tignish mission, at the request of his Bishop went to antreal to escort these ladies to the scene of their new labours as well as to procure two ecclesiastics to increase the teaching staff of St. Dunstan's college. which had been opened on the 17th of January 1855; the Rev. Angus bbcDonald being rector. So intense was the local prejudice against Catholics in those days that the nuns judged it prudent to travel in secular garb, and accordingly made their first appearance in Charlottetown attired in bonnets and shawls of a worldly, albeit bygone fashion. These ladies on the 12th October 1857 opened their classes, which were soon crowded by the Catholic children of the city. In 1859 BishOp thDonald, feeling his strength failing. quitted his retreat in Pustico, and removed to his college of St. Dunstan, where he died on the 30th December of that year. He was interred beneath the sanctuary of St. Iunstan's Cathedral. and a mural tablet has been erected to his memory by his successor. Three other priests, Father Charles PhDonell, Father

DeBreuil, and Father Broydrick are buried in the same enclosure.