The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-30
LOCAL MATTERS.

DEmCATIoH AND OrESING or THE Cattle
rRAL MALE School AID lACADEMY.-On sun.
day afternoon the Catholic Beneficial ,spcie-
tv, Catholic Total Abstinence society. iii /
the German societies OF st. Bcnedittus. st
Boniiaciu>. and ST. Joseph, all III rcgaIia
together with the Conference of ST. Vincent
dc Paul, assembled in front of the Cathedral
and marched in procession 10 the new school
building on Marshall between Ninth and
Tenth streets. The Sundav->chool children
Of st. Peters Cathedral, numbering over -four
hundred boys and girls. also marched to The
hall. which is in the third story of tho
building.
The Bishop, followed by the clergy. ap
pcareG. and after he had blessed The buiiding
and the Li'any of the Blessed Virgin had
been most admirably sung by Tho
Sunday.Schorl teachers aud children
Bishop Gibbons delivered Il short address
10 the assembled audience. He con"ratu'
lated the Catholics of Richmond upon ttcil
achievement in acquiring so valuable piece
OF property and erecting so handsome {
building. The property originally cost
$4,000, which had all been paid. The
school building cost $4,000 and al of thl.
had been paid cyccp; about $4,000. The
late Bishop had left about $1,000 in bank tc
The credit OF the building. he Bishop Glib
hor>l had given 81, 600 from his own private
means. The Catholic. of France had sen! tr
him $1,000 in gold, over 81. 600 had heei
realized from a picnic given last summer
and It. Peters congregation lnd RAISED
about 5000 The haln#cc remaining to bt
paid would be shortly and surely forthcom
ing, for though all the banks in the country
might suspend nc feared nothing is ioG:: Il.
his congregation were his hackcrs.
After the Bishops remarks the very large
crowd present went through the huiltlin.
and INSPECTED the halls and >choo-room>
and universal pleasure was expressed 1T the
completeness of the institution.
The building was erected by McsSr>
George u William Gibson. 1t is iilty-iiv,
feet front by ci"hty-tive fee. long. and i:
three stories high. The first story contain:
six Schoolroo,is, each twenty by twenty
four feet. besides two antc-roomS, all wei
ventilated and admirably adapted to thu
purposes for which intended. 4 corrido
cight feet wide runs through the centre o
the first a"d second stories. The thirt
story consists OF 4 magnificent hall tiftccl
feet high. seventy feet long, and fifty fee
broad. and i well lighted from all sides
he "DOt Ilbu>' VIII ~ wv
large furnaces. y grayclicd yard at the rca
of the academy furnishes fine playground
| for the boys.
Yesterday morning, at S O'Clock, mass wa
celebrated at the Cathedral. ut which owe
one hundred and fifty of the scholars wer
present. After mass they formed in line ait
marched to the school. where the" assem-
bIcd in Tic hail and heard the mass read
| after which there WAS IL general aSsl.nmen
| to CLASSES. The school has opened under tn
| most au=piciou, circumstances. 1t will b
conducted t> Il iirSt-claSS institution. an
there is every prospect for its future we
fare.
! The teachers are the Rev. Charles Va
! QuckclLcr-e, superintendent and plolcs>o
OF Latin aud French: Mr.. John l.. Ticrial
4. NJ. teacher oi the academy: Mr.. y
O'Connor. \. T.. teacher Of the third cI9s>
Mis- Ella Kelley. teacher Of incrmcdiat
cl,Ss: and Miss Kate King, teacher of pr
mary class.