The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-07-11
The Academy Of the Assumption.

The Academy Of the Assumption.
This school under the management
and control OF the Sisters Of Charity
is becoming noted for its thorough
work and its corps Of thoroughly
trained and highly educated instruct
ors. Its course Of study covers a
wide field in science and literature,
with a thoroughly practical course
lin bookkeeping and business thus
sending ont its pupils well equipped
to meet the exigencies and require
nlents of an active life.
IT'S LOCATION.
The school buildings are pleasantly
located upon large and BEAUTIFUL
plat Of ground one block away from
the post Office and three from the de-
pot OF the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul road. The grounds are am
ply shaded by u heavy growth Of ma
tive forest trees. The village where
located is Cresco the county seat Of
Howard county and contains pop
ulation Of twenty five hundred en-
terprising, liberal minded people EN-
bracing the various nationalitieS Of
the country the Americans prepond-
Grating. The countryis an elevated
range of high rolling prairie with an
abundance of pure fresh air and the
purest quality of drinking water, two
natural elements conducive to health
and longevity.
IT'S BUILDINGS.
At present two large buildings
standing about one hundred feet
apart. constitute the school rooms
the larger one being devoted to the
use OF the girls department, the other
to the boys department. Both are
seated, lighted and ventilated in the
most approved manner. The pupils
are graded and classified in their
studies according to their advance
ment and qualifications. Instruction
is given in music, vocal and instru-
mental, its fine parlors for this pnr-
pose, being provided with per-
fectly tuned organs and pianos, and
the school provided with thoroughly
drilled and competent instructors for
both.
IT'S TERMS OF TUITION.
Places the school within the reach
Of all who are DESTROYS Of securing
it's advantages. Its term connen-
ces in September and closes in June
with few days vacation III January
of each year.
THE COMMENCEMENT
Exercises recently held We're very
largely attended and the very thor
ough examination of the classes pre-
paratory to grading for next term
was completed and ELECTED the hearty
plaudits of parents, patrons and spec
tators. The programme as published
in the PLAIN DEALER two weeks
prior to the exercises were gone
through with to the credit of pupils
and teachers alike. The music vocal
and instrumental, was of high or
der, and was grandly executed, show
ing admirably, the thorough training
in this elevating and refining depart
ment
At the close of the exa nlination
the graduating exercises for the first
graduate of the school, Miss Lau-
raine Mead was held during which
the Rev. Father Nc Garthy delivered
an address which for terseness, every
word Il gem, would have done credit
to the ablest professors in that class
Of literature on the continent.
The promotions for the ensuing
term were kindly furnished lis by the
Sister Superior and we take pleasure
in their publication as follows:
Highest honors awarded to Miss
I.auraine Mead graduate Of the
Academic Course.
To SIXTEENTH CLASS,
Nettie Sii,lali, Grace Hughes. Gcna o Mallcy
Clara Isaac. Lizzie Brccn. Hattie Roche. and
Nellie ORciliy.
FOURTEENTH CLASS.
Mary Lyons, Inez Hughes, and Josephine
Strothcr,
ELEVENTH CLASS
Tesse Jones, Johanna Glass. Maggie GLASS.
Dcrnariinc Flood, Mary McNaly, Marcela
AhcrT. and Johanna o. Reilly.
TENTH CLASS.
Maggie Roome. Mary Roche, Mary OMalicy.
! Nellie Roche, Katie Ferric, Sarah Fcrric, Min
ME Manning, Louise Martin, kittic McCul-
low, and Maggie Rink.
EIGHTH CLASS.
Maggie O'Reiily, Maggie Siddall. Dora MAN.
ming. Maggie Isaac, Mary coylc. Alice 0augli-
ery. Grace Owens, and Mary Foley.
SIXTH CLASS.
Julia Foley. Mary Fclric. Stasia Daugherty
Third CLASS,
Maggie Roche. Geneyicvc Dssmore. and
Agnes Glass.
BOYS-sIXrEENTH CLASS.
Charles OMalley. William Roche, aud John
McIInyh.
FOURTEENTH CLASS.
James Murray. Raymond OMalley, Orvinc
| Mcllngh and Ollie Jones.
TWELFTH Class.
john Ahcrn. Frank hughes, RALPH Quinn.
Charles Isaac. james Connolly William Glass.
/ Charles Roche and Albert Sitldall.
| NINTH CLASS.
| Joseph Baker, John Raab. James Roche.
William Sidtiall. Martin NauGhton. Raymond
Glass, William Mead. Daniel Roche and Thorn
as Murray.
i SEVENTH CLASS.
Raymond Hughes, Linus OMaltcy. Matthew
Flood, Herbert Barnes and John Foley.
! FIFTH CLASS.
Willie Isaac. John Lyons, Louis Barnes and
Emmett Mcuugh.