The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-23

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Incumbent upon him as personal duty,
to aid in bringing the culprits to that
punishment which their crimes deserve.
! F.r Wheeling Female Academy Rt
Neunf ST. Chnntni.
The new building iul ii,e t,'.,,,''t a"d
Female Academy under the supervision
of the Sisters of the Visitation, B. V, NJ,
is rapidly approaching completion. The
work is being pushed forward vigorously
and the portion of the building designed
| for the use of the school will be ready
for occupation at the time appointed for
the opening of the ensuing term
The structure will be one of the finest
of its kind in the country, and in every
particular gives evidence of the good
| taste and architectural skill of its design
er and builders 1t is situated on beau
tiful knoll in the valley of the Wheeling
creek, about two and half miles from
| the city, and commands, OH every side,
the view of the loveliest landscape that
our neighborhood affords. Occupying Il
position slightly elevated above the lev
el of the valley, it is one of the most
prominent objects in view from the ma
tional turnpike and the Hempheld rail
road along four miles of their course.
The building is of brick with stone.
basement Ii fronts eastward and con-
sists of a central Orinain structure and two
wings connected with the lnain building.
IT,, entire building is two hundred and
fifty five feet in length, the centre is one
hundred aud twenty feet deep, the wings
eighty feet deep and the connecting por-
tions fifty by sixty feet 1t has Ionr
stories above the basement and is sixty
feet high, the front being ornamented
and strengthened by plaster. and sur
mounted by turrets. When completed
it will afford accommodation for two
hundred boarders in addition to the
rooms appropriated for the ladies OF the
religious order The North wing ofthe
bailding will be devoted to school pur-
poses, the South wing will be occupied by
the Sisters and the centre will contain
the parlors, lnfrmaries. chapel, several
music rooms, &c. Wide and cOmmo-
dious corridors run through each
story OF the building. and partic-
ular attention has been pay ed to the
construction Of ample stairways. The
building will be heated throughout by
means of hot air from Colds patent heat
ing apparatus, Eleven furnaces for this
purpose are placed in the basement and
eight hundred and fifty radiators are
scattered throughout the building. Ex-
cellent provision has also been made for
the thorough ventilation of each room,
and hot and cold water will be conveyedto
every portion of the house. 1t will be light
ed by gas manufactured on the premises
One hundred acres of land in the midst of
which the building is situated have been
purchased by the Sisters An orchard
has been planted in portion of it and
a portion will be cultivated and we doubt
not that in few years the grounds will
Le the most beautiful, in ornament and
utility. to be found anywhere in the
State The supervision of the work, even
in its minutest details, has fallen chiefly
upon Bishop Whelan, and to him the
plan and architectural design OF the
building are mainly due. The amount
of labor thus performed by him in addi-
tion to his diocesan duties has been very
great aud would have overwhelmed any
one possessed of ordinary energy and
power of endurance. The structure will
be monument of his industry and zeal
and the lberality of the Sisters of the
order
In regard to the school we would say
that teachers eminent in their profession
have been engaged and the facilities for
imparting instruction in all the branches
of ladys education have been much
improved. The school has always de-
servedly enjoyed the reputation of max
ing excellent scholars and we doubt not
that with the increased advantages
which the new buildings will afford, it
will fully Justify the most sanguine ex-
pc Citations indulged by its friends,
Letter from General Hiteheoek on the