Murphy, a faculty member for seven years and who before ordina- tion had been on the faculty of Prince of Wales College for nearly as long. By no means a great scholar or even an inspiring teacher, Murphy was a practical man even though a strong disciplinarian like Croken. He was, moreover, immensely pleased with the appointment. Warm and friendly, he was much in love with St. Dunstan's, had good connections in society with a special gift of dealing at ease with non-Catholics. The "Murphy era" thus began and would last 17 years, until 1943. 45

Although St. Dunstan's had acquired a university charter in 1917, it was clear from the beginning that the exercise of this charter to grant its own degrees would have to await a considerable updating of both faculty and equipment. This ideal was always on the mind of Bishop O'Leary during the decade of the 1920s. Many obstacles, chief of which was lack of money, would continue to stand in the way. Even so, some progress was made. The bishop for a time felt that the employment of laymen would do much to upgrade the faculty. In the 1920s two Harvard men and one Oxford graduate were hired to teach English, history and economics. Yet, lack of sufficient funds meant that men of this quality could not long remain here but would be lured to greener fields. Thus it would fall to the priests to update themselves and not to expect much by way of financial return. In this regard a small beginning was made in sending priests away for higher degrees. Father Gavan Monaghan was sent to Rome to study philosophy, Father Walter McGuigan to Catholic University of America for a master's in history and Father Raymond MacKenzie to the University of Toronto for studies in English and library science. O'Leary had hoped to send a priest away for graduate work in chemistry but this had to be left to his successor’s time. The almost entire lack of a science program and the need of adequate laboratory equipment was another clear reason for delaying the granting of degrees for some time, until 1941 as things turned out. 46

Perhaps the most glowing event that happened at St. Dunstan's during Bishop Louis O'Leary's time was the 75th anniversary cele-

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