The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-22

ROuAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS n NEW Xo1ks
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
How they arc Supported and their Means u
Observation-Disclosures OF Pupils and Teachers
I'm all the Schools-Value or school Pro-
Perty, &C., &c., Scs
During the last twenty i've thirty years there has
been large increase the number of Catholic schools In
the city Of New York and vicinity. In fact previous to
the year 1880 very few FOR the instruction
of Catholic children exclusively as to be hardly deserving
OF notice They have now, however, grown TO be 30 nu-
merous, and take such prominent position among our
educational institutions, to render an extended &C
count Of them interesting al this particular time
The Catholic schools may properly be divided under
three heads-the colleges semnares and other higher
institutions of learning, in which only pay pupils are
taught and where they are instructed in the higher
branches of education the free schools connected with
churches which are supported by the Catholic communi
ty-hat the congregation of each church maintaining its
school, the pupils connected with each OF
which are educated free Of expense, with the
exception OF a nominal amount paid for books;
and the Orphan Asylums the name OF which s an index
character and the duties they have TO perform In
addition to these there other institutions in which
young girls are instructed in dressmakng and other
branches of the sewing art besides the lessons they re-
ceve during few OF each day in reading writing
The first school established by Catholics as SUCH and
in which religious was joined with secular instruction.
in the building Prince street. between Mulberry and
Mott which was erected for and is still occupied by
the Sisters Of Charity The organization of the first Ca
thoc school therefore owing TO them under the sanction
Of the Episcopal authority small body Of this religious
order came from Emmetsburg, Maryland, where the
headquarters mother house. it is called exists and
which continued to supply teachers to the Catholic educa
snal and charitable institutions Of this city they
required 1t is in the building in Prince street. which
has been enlarged TO meet the increasing demands
of charity that the Catholic orphans and still cup
ported In 1880 St. Pauls School, in South Brooklyn
established and in the year ST. Peters, in Barclay
street. opened These followed by st Stephens
in Broadway organized also in $780, the Half Orphan
Asylum of Eleventh street and Seventh avenue
and St. Mary's Select Schoo-boh Of which were COM
menced in 1888 large number OF schools of different
grades have been opened since then, the majority OF
which however established between 1S4l aud the
present time In 1916 there fifty Sisters of Charity
New York whose special duty the instruction of chill
dren seventeen OF whom left for Emmetsburg, leaving
thirty three still in the city During the following year
a Mother House, in which teachers were prepared
for the different schools under the charge of the
Sisters organized here, and q piece Of ground
for the erection OF suitable building was purchased
ID
same institution to which the of Mount st. Vincent
was given and which, falling within the limits OF
the Central Park has been purchased by the Corporation
In anticipation of the removal Of the institution the
Of Font Hill formerly owned by Mr. Edwin Forrest and
which is the vicinity of Yonkers, has been purchased
for its and building is now in process Of erection
the grounds The Papal authority for the establishment
ton of Arcbbshop Hughes in Is47 Since ls47 the com
muniy Of sisters has increased from thirty three to
than hundred and they have sent colony 70 Halifax
haze oxa md
AZ the educational institutions which inrusted 10 their
OF different grades we propose to speak Of each
under its proper head
THE HIGHER SCHOOLS FOR FEMALES.
The Academy Of Mount St. Vincent is situated One
Hundred and Sixth street. between Fifth and Sixth
nues and is as has been stated under the charge OF
the Sisters Of Charity The pupils, OF whom there
about hundred and eighty vary from eight
eighteen years Theseare principally from New York and
from the British Provinces and OF other religions beside
the Roman Catholic, although Of course large majority
of that denomination. The institution IL supported
entirely the receipts obtained for the education OF
the pupils and maintains at its expense free school
for the education of the children OF the poorer classes who
live in the vicinity OF the Academy In addition TO the
ordinary course Of studies the pupils are taught French
Spanish Italian, German, music, drawing ornamental
work, &c There about twenty I've teachers In the
different departments each OF whom is required to
qualify herself by long course OF training and IL only
admitted TO the position after a thorough examination
St Marys school, in East broadway, is conducted by
the Sisters OF whom about fifteen have been appointed
from the Mother House at Mount st. Vincent The
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10 which Is similar In nearly every respect. The
Der OF pupils is los and the of instruction Eve
and in some instances years.
St. Peters school, in Barclay street, has eighty pupils,
and these like the institutions above named under
the charge OF the Sisters of Charity OF whom there
four whose sole occupation is the instruction OF girls
These however, not all the members OF the order
siding in the instituton-a number Of others being
gagged teaching the free school connected with St Pc
ters church. while others are employed sten ding TO the
calls OF charity.
md fha finn 0f his
school like those already enumerated is self supporting
St. IAwrence's, Yorkvie, is also select school for
females and Is under the charge Of four sisters There
forty pupils instructed here in the various branches
taught in the Academy OF Mount St. Vincent which is the
model upon which all the select Catholic schools are
founded
The ladies Of the Sacred Heart another religious com.
munty Of the Catholic church, have select school
boarding academy at Manhausnville. requires the at
tendance OF about twenty teachers and numbers hun
dred and eighty pupils The same communicative
street, In which eighty six pupils instructed There
eight teachers In charge of this institution.
The Ursulne Convent, at East Morrsana, has select
school under the charge OF eight OF the nuns The
Der OF pupils Ia hfty.
select school, connected with the Church of st. Vim
cent de Paul In Canal street. established years
ago. II has nfty pupils and four lay teachers.
FREE SCHOOLS FOR FEMALES.
With very few exceptions all the free schools for fe
males in the city Of New York conducted by the Sis
tons of the several churches with which they
necied About the year 1871 there few II any, in
the city but such has been the progress made In this par
tcuar that believe every church in the city supports
a school Until within the last eight years the
education of the children carried In the Easements
Of the churches during this time however very
fine buildings have been erected for educational purposes
and these literally supplied with all the necessary
ad TO instruction Some OF these have cost from twenty
10 thirty thousand dollars, and all owned by the
churches Of the respective parishes In which they
situated These school houses like those erected by the
Board Of Education, divided into two depart
ments, for the male and female pupils, and
each capable Of accommodating from a thousand
10 fifteen hundred children. A very few o.
these under the charge Of teachers who paid
from the school fund Of the churches with which they
connected. All the schools will, however, eventually
come under the OF the sisters OF Charity and the
OF few years IL expected that all the churches
will have suitable buildings erected At stated period
each year the children examined 10 their various
dies for the purposes OF and 70 create lauda
BILE spirit OF emulation among them premiums Consisting
Of books adapted 10 the capacity OF each given the
most deserving The following correct list OF the fe
male free schools with the number OF teachers and pu