St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-27
BAND OF BROTHERS.
An Educational System
Which, for Results, Can
not Be Equaled.
Commercial Departments Es-
tablished and Placed in
Charge of Students.
They Issue Their Own Money
and Buy Their Own Mer-
ehandise.
South Saint Pauls Distillery
May Possibly Be Closed
Forthwith.


ter of the instruction which the young
students receive at the Cretin high
school, and the progress which they
have made under the system of prac-
teal business training which is given at
the institution. A visit to the school is
well worth the while of those who are
in any way interested in educational
matters. The school is in charge
of the Christian brothers. one of those
bands of noble men and women who
devote their lives to charitable works.
The brotherhood was founded in 1851.
For forty years it has existed in Amer
lea, and it now numbers 1,200 in this
country. In st. Paul and Minneapolis
there are ten OF the order. and its
branches extend throughout the princi-
pal cities. A review of the order and
its work will be taken up, however,
later on.
In the commercial class rooms of the
school there is now on exhibition the
work Of the students, ana the exhibit
will be open to visitors every afternoon
from to o'clock until July IL. The
DllllCllJUl VI GAO OSiOOi OAOSihSe
Emery, and his assistants are Brothers
Ambrose and Henry. The scholars i'll
the commercial department are taught
the theory of commercial law, from
which they are advanced to practical
business. For the purpose of impart-
ing this practical knowledge a bank
has been established, commission
house, wholesale grocery and gen
eral agency. Printed cards, representing
merchandise, such as corn, tea, pota-
toes, etc., are used. Tie school has
its own issue Of money for the transac-
ton of business, ranging in amounts
from five cents to $1,000, and all its own
notes, drafts, statements and forms
used in actual commerce. Bust
ness is carried on with
similar school in Chicago. The in
genuity which the young students dis
play in the transaction of their affairs Is
remarkable, and the neatneSS and ac-
curacy which is shown i'll the keeping
of the accounts would be creditable to
older and experienced heads. Each
bow takes his turn at keeping the books,
passing from the simplest form of ac-
count keeping to the complicated sys-
TEN used in the banking depart
ment. And all is done by
boys ranging i'll years from
fifteen to eighteen! OF course all is
carried OH under system OF rules laid
down by the brothers. To fully appre-
ciate the work going on at the school, a
visit of inspection should be paid to the
building, corner of Fort and Sixth
streets.
Twenty-four of the boys of the school
have formed the De La Sale choir, and
will assist in the closing exercises of the
CONNER cial classes, which will take
place at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The
school will reopen on Sept. l. Follow
ing is the programme:
PART FIRST.
Under the direction of Prof Francis W. H.
PREM.
Ns De La Sale Select Choir.
". Joseph Bowles.
''Fantaisie de Concert'-Clarionet solo
Leon Wittge
Joseph P. Bourgeault.
D'O" OH De j La a sale Sale Select Choir. ' -''0
'0nn 'os' Fred h4tn W. Wagner. ,'.0oppe0
Come Where the Lilies Bloom" :. Thompson
De La sane select Cnoif.
ga Paradox".. ....-... - ............--
William j. Conway.
PART SECOND.
'The Midnight Ere Alarm. Thompson
De La Sale Select Choir.
''The Convict's Soliloquy'. 80. E, j. Traffton
W. Joseph Ryan.
''William -Fantaisie-Violins.. .Sigelei
Alfred S. and Henry C. Soucheray.
"Serenade-Good Night. White
De La Sale Choir.
Awarding of Medals and Granting of Diplo-
mas.
Address to the Graduates
Hon. John W. Willis
Flnale. .........s.... .,.......-OICHestTd
Six gold medals will he awarded to
the scholars. Five of these have been
donated by the following persons:
Right Rev. Bishop Stanley, Messrs.
Thomas Grace. Thomas Berrisford, P.
V. Dwyer and Miehaud Bros. Sixty
dollars in prizes, the gift of Rev. DIR.
| Heffron, pastor of the cathedral, and
other valuable prizes will be distributed
| to the students. The following are the
names of the graduates: William j.
| Conway, W. Joseph Ryan. w. Joseph
| Bowler. Fred w. Wagner. Francis Z.
| Miller and Thomas j. Greene.