St. John's

"During that time, what became of our dear house of St-Jean? The part leading to the Rue des Arbalétriers remained intact; there were pupils there until the morning of the evacuation. The lower part, on the Ruet Antoine Lécuyer, became an infirmary for the poor soldiers whose brains were shaken by the shooting of the guns and canons. In other words, it was a lunatic asylum! The Germans had arranged it according to their taste. They built barracks for the kitchen and canteen in the court and they soon removed the partitions in the classrooms in order to build a dormitory.” (Fr. Dehon ca. 1917/1918)
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