arrangement large numbers of men would receive their under-grad— uate training here prior to moving to major seminaries and eventu— al ordination for the mission lands of Western Canada and United States. Such a college would be integrated into the existing insti- tution which would, of course, have to be upgraded. This would indeed build up the standing of St. Dunstan's by bringing in stu— dents from all over the United States and Canada. For all this to happen quite an infusion of money would be needed. The project, however, was not to see the light of day. The hoped—for injection of outside money failed to materialize and the Diocese of Charlottetown was unable to support a missionary college from its own resources. 24

Next came the thought of establishing an agricultural college at or near St. Dunstan's which had an excellent farm of 270 acres and which was ideally located next door to the federal experimental farm. As usual, money was the crucial factor and since this was not forthcoming, particularly from either the federal or provincial gov— ernments, the project faded away. 25 Although neither the mis— sionary nor the agricultural college came into being, Bishop O’Leary's dreams for St. Dunstan's were far from dashed.

A much-needed expansion to the campus came about in 1919 with the construction of Dalton Hall, a four—storey brick student residence which added immensely to the stature of the place and relieved a growing pressure from the increasing enrollment imme— diately following World War 1. Furthermore, this new building was effectively a gift of Tignish fox baron, and later Lieut. Governor, Charles Dalton and came at a most opportune time in the history of the college. 26 By war's end also the need of a science building became a priority. Bishop O'Leary set out to achieve this pressing need by launching the first ever fund-raising drive for St. Dunstan's. By the end of 1919 over $40,000 had been subscribed. The drive was a remarkable achievement for the Diocese of Charlottetown, was well organized and received enthusiastic press coverage to boot. The money raised was not in itself sufficient to finance the new science building, but it was a cOmfortable nest egg

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