Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-14
THOUSANDS SEEK k NOWLEDCE
Attendance at the Pu bio Schools at the
Close of the First Week.
HUNDREDS WAITING FOR NOVEMBER.
Increase and Decrease as Shown in
Fac n Sc hooi with the Prospects
of Creigh ton College and
Brownell Hall.

The first week of the school year Of 1899
has closed. While the registration falls be-
lowthe figures, as shownb by the school CEN
sus, it has been salts factory as showing a
healthy increase over that of the cores pond
ing week Of last year.
The returns, showing both the in crease and
decrease in the various schools for last week,
is as follows:
High school, 53S, an in crease Of 63; Am bier,
36. increase ofS' Bancroft, 2l0, increase of
10; Cass, 300, decrease of 96; CASTELAR,, 464
increase of 81; Center, 2j1, increase of II !;
Central, 293, decrease of 10; Central Park,
16S, increase Of 1870; Davenport, ia, de-
crease of n; Dod ge pa decrease Of 3; Du-
pont, 2:59, increase Of 9; Eckerman, Is. de-
crease of l. Farnam, 402, decrease of % !:
Fort Omaha, 81, decrease of Franklin,
LAG decrease Of b; Gibs BIB, decrease of Is (:
Hartman 4S4, increase offs; Hickory lSS, in
crease OF 81; kar,i 5!3, decrease of ST.; j ack-
son -, decrease OF 8; Lake 16, increase of
64?, decrease of 40; Lathlop 2ll increase Of
a Mason Ala, decrease of 10; Omaha View
334, increase Of 53 Pacific 459, decrease of2l /:
Park AZ, increase Of 32; Paul l25, decrease
OF 3; Pleasfn 63, decrease Of rs; Saratoga
PIG, increase of ~ Sherman 29, decrease
of?l; Vmton IS, the same as last year; Wal
nut Hill, 311, increase OH Webster 49, in
crease of SO; West Omaha, l39 increase of
IS; West Side school, 20 increase of44.
The total regis tration for last week was
lO,l5O, giving net gain Of 3ol over the cor
reSpon ding week OF last year.
All the public school children, however,
have not yet made application and will not
until about November !, when the number
VIII be Swelled to between 1900 and l4,OJO.
CREIGHToN COL L I3GE
At this institution, the in tention had been
TO resume classes on Septem mber l. Owing
howovert to the fact that that was Labor day,
also that the following was chldrens day at
the fair, the opening of the college year was
deferred until w ednes day theSd.
The week which closed yesterday showed
an enrolment of Isl siSagainSt li3 for the
cores pOnding week of last year.
Of the studen.s who are in attendanc ce all
but twelve are residents of this
state and Iowa and while the college
Is under the charge of Catholic educators,
1t contains twenty-five students who are not
members of the Catholic church.
Yesterday at 8 o'clock, a solemn motive
mass OF the Holy Ghost was sung in St.
Johns church, To invoke the divine blessing
upon the faculty and students of the college
CURING the coming year,
This was attended by tho patrons and
friends OF the institution. Aftermass, the
resident, Rev. Thomas S. Fitzgerald, 81.
read therulesof the college and Rev. Will
Lam l. Mnsella, 81 E, preached a sermon ap-
prOpriate to the OCCASION
The following well known gen tlemen com.
pose the faculty ofthe colleges
Rev. Thomas =. fitzgerald, s. J., president
and preiect Of studies; Rev. JohnL. Math-
cry, :. j., treasurer, German; Rev. Peter
Boyce, S. J., cha plain, French; Rev. Will
lam T. Kinsella, S, j., philosophy, evidences
ofreli gicn; Rev. Joseph +, Rigge, s. j.,
chemistry, astronomy, Mathematics; Rev.
debate Robert A. Hennemann, S. j., human,
tiles, German; Fran els X. Mara, s. j.,
physics, first academic; Rev. John b De
Schryyer, >. j., second academic; Rev. Mar
Tin NJ. Bronsgeest 5, j., third academic;
ment; Prof. DAILY, bookkeeping, penmanship,
etc
BRowNELL HALL
At Brownell hall the school year will open