-57- sinco merited their iiaster's Segreee in Soeial Sorts, the former : i ^oa the "University of Gttasa. and the latter front loyola University, Chicago* Shis essay has attempted to bring to the fore sons of the high¬ lights and sidelights of a rotors! territory which, though not wishing to lay public claim to prominence, nevertheless can boast of a dignity equal to any and greater than aany a rustic expanse of comparable dimensions. She offshoots of rany sroat events in history have been embedded here, and the destinies of countless souls, both at hooa and in distant lands, have hooca shaped by outstanding per¬ sonalities of all walks who were nurtured in these olixsse. Others in attempting the saiae project would undoubtedly resort to different points of view, placing emphasis on aspects which this essay aay touch lightly or simply overlook* 2here is considerable disadvantage in plunging into a work original in nature,, for the scarcity of suitable references is everywhere apparent* To* the satisfaction gained fsr ourpa3se3 these encumbrances*