McCloskey's daily routine of duties in college takes up all his time and prevents him from carrying out a long-cherished desire to have the history of the "Mountain" written out. Father John McCaffrey, who goes back to the time of Bishop John Dubois and Bishop Simon William Gabriel Brute, and was the distinguished President of St. Mary's College for several years could do the job. McCaffrey's health has been feeble for several years and circumstances obliged McCloskey to assume the duties of President. McCloskey is under obligations to his personal friend Bishop John Loughlin for the valuable assistance rendered by Father William J. Hill, Principal of the junior department of St. Mary's, and many other subjects of the Brooklyn diocese who have labored earnestly for the "Mountain". He is also grateful to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell who allowed Father Michael Hayes to remain at the "Mountain." In the summer of 1830 Purcell, then President of St. Mary's College, on his way to Montreal, preached at St. James Church, now the cathedral, and then the only church in Brooklyn. Father P.A. Walsh and the President dined at McCloskey's father's house and McCloskey was asked if he would not like to go to Emmitsburg. He had heard of Emmitsburg through Father William Quarter, who taught him catechism at old St. Peter's Church, New York. He said he would be willing to try Emmitsburg for a year, and when the President returned from Canada, McCloskey joined the little band of recruits for the "Mountain" and has been there ever since. He has had but one vacation. Had he been informed he would have gone to the funeral of Mrs. Cox who died before Christmas. He sends a report of the "Mountain" for Murray's 5th edition: Number of graduates about 300; Volumes in the library about 12,000; Present number of students in college about 152; Present number of students in the seminary about 41. :: I-1-d A.L.S. 5pp. 12mo. 11