The New York herald., 1850-07-20
st. Mary's College, Wilmington, Delaware.

OUR DELAWARE CORRESPONDENCE.
WLMSGToN, Delaware, July Is, 1850.
Having few hours to spare, after trsnsacting
little business in the pretty town of Wilmington DEL
thought could not do better than enjoy the oppor-
tunity thus presented of seeing and judging for
myself Of the merits of ST. Mary's College, which Is
be eginning to acquire such note as place OF eda-
cation. Having done so, think cannot lay before
your readers especially if they parents informs
tion interesting than the result Of my obser-
vations.
On presenting myself, as a stranger, desrous OF
seeing the college entrusted to the Of one
Of the officials who most politely attended me through
every part of the establishment, and readily gave me
every information 1 required Everything / saw
seemed calculated to insure in the studies OF
the pupils, as well as to promote their health ans
comfort The College consists Of two parts, the old
and the To the inspection of the new building
105 feet long and rs feet high, devoted more par
ticuar attention Before describing it, however, 1t
may be as well to say that the play ground, mme-
dately behind the building, is covered with sand,
two or three feet deep, circumstance which is
attended by two evident and very important ad-
vantages A fall, however violent, cannot here be
of much consequence, and almost immediately after
rain, the ground is in nearly good condition as
for the indulgence OF those sports boys love SO
mnch. 1t is, moreover, surrounded on all sides by
covered portico, where the students walk and
play when the weather or the heat of the sun renders
their usus amusemeh,s mPracticaoie, Inc gIounu "
hoor OF the new builslng Is princpaly oe'oteu 70
play wash, and music rooms. The next story Is al
most altogether taken up with the study hall mag
hihcsnt room, about ninety hye feet by SKY anu
nearly twenty feet high. 1t is provided with desks,
for each student Ore regulation connected with
this subject proved to me how successfully tne art OF
education mas been studied here NO student Is al
lowed to remain at studies or class for more than one
hour and a half at turthest lie must then 60 aud
take recreation for at least ten minutes. This has
been found to be attended with the happiest effects
The student not having his mind or body exhausted,
by being too long upon the stretch can fu
powers OF both to play or lessons and while engaged
In either employment time must slip insensbly away
The next story divided into lecture and class rooms
OF which there are in all eight or ten one TOR each
teacher. This story also contains the chapel, and
room for drawing and painting The next story con-
tains the dormtory one hundred feet long ana SIXTY
wide fully capable Of accommodating one hundred and
thirty students. Besides having fourteen windows 1t
is provided with venta'ing apparatus, so that on
the coolest night in winter well as the hottest in
summer the ar is always sweet and pure The utmost
order. neaness and cleanliness were everywhere OBJ
seryabe In the old part OF the college, are tine re-
iectory, the infrmaries, the professors rooms &c
Three years ago there was not single stone of this
college standing upon another Now, 1t contains l2O
spread reputation Though it 10 essentially Catholic
institution, L. however learn that many Protestant
parents conscious of the superior advantages it az
lords, have confidently placed their children In the
hands of the President Upon making some inquiries
into the Of this surprising learned the
following facts Besides the good reputation for careful
attention to the oral and physical training of its pu-
pills which il enjoys with many other colleges this
tsbs shment has acquired character peculiar to it.
SELF 1t proesses to qualify boys to discharge ably and
satisfactorily the duties they must soon enter upon,
which, for various reasons mostly OF commercial
nature For this purpose every effort is made for the
incubation of a thorough English education Arith-
metic alge bra, geometry bookkeeping, English gram
mar and composition. history, geography and their
kindred branches form the most important studies,
and taught according TO the rost approved system
They always punctualy insisted upon, and not
be dispensed with
e.
ful part Of education receives tn. greatest share OF at
tention, the higher and ornamental branches
by dsregarded. The modern languages,
French German and Spanish. have their respective
professors Drawing music and other elegant accom-
pshments have time and place appropriated to their
and those students desirous of studying
Latin and Greek have every opportunity of doing So
as highly qualified professors are appointed for that
req uise for the attainment Of that object aimed at
by the institution which, as already remarked is to
prepare boys in two or three years to encounter with
credit and success the obstacles SO often met with in
every day life They are not therefore cribsd as
an indispensable pori.n Of the college course but are
left 10 the .csion of the parents or guar
diass The active brain. the ready tongue and the
flu mt pen. form, together with that moral and
physics training which Is always indspensable, the
great end OF education These qualifications cap in
The opinion Of This college ,s cured by sound En-
And Greek 1ns but WITH h , thl. can be
These considerations seem to me to be altogether
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in union, provided only that the boys has plenty
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