▁of ▁the ▁pen al ▁laws ▁by ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Rel ief ▁Bill . ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁formed ▁out ▁of ▁two ▁schools ▁one ▁a ▁classical ▁school ▁of ▁Rev . ▁Thomas ▁F lyn n ▁D D , ▁the ▁other ▁an ▁Academy ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Geoff rey ▁Ke ating ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁college ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Man or ▁Hill ▁in ▁Water ford , ▁originally ▁a ▁m ansion ▁of ▁the ▁Wy se ▁family . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁for ▁the ▁college ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁John ' s ▁Hill , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁Mr . ▁George ▁Gold ie ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁firm ▁of ▁Gold ie ▁and ▁Child , ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone ▁was ▁laid ▁by ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁O ' B rien ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Water ford ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁St . ▁John ' s . ▁ ▁From ▁its ▁formation ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁exclus ively ▁a ▁sem inary ▁the ▁college ▁educated ▁lay ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cler ical ▁students , ▁it ▁maintain s ▁some ▁lay ▁teaching ▁staff ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁Stud ents ▁would ▁study , ▁the ology , ▁philosophy , and ▁human ities ▁such ▁as ▁mathematics , ▁Latin , ▁Greek , ▁and ▁English . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁the ▁college ▁established ▁a ▁mission ▁to ▁New found land ▁in ▁Canada , ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁the ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁pri ests ▁trained ▁would ▁have ▁served ▁dioc eses ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁with ▁about ▁ 2 5