The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-08
ST. LUCY'S NEW SCHOOL.
Blessed by Bishop Wigger Yester-
day---Some Features Of the
Structure.

In the presence of about one thousand
people Bishop Wigger blessed the new
parochial school of st. Lucy's Roman
Catholic Church, Grove and Sixteenth
streets, yesterday afternoon. The cere-
monies were brief but impressive, and
the Bishop made short address.
At about half-past three o'clock the
children of the school to the NUMBER Of
800, the Holy Name Society, the Temper
ance Society and the Hibernia Rifles
formed in line on Fifteenth street and
marched in body to the new school
house. The large doors had been opened
to receive the procession and the paraderS
marched into the main hall. AS soon as
the last of the procession had entered the
school, the Bishop wearing his vestmentS
and escorted on both sides by clergymen,
left the parsonage and entered the school
house. then the congregation following.
THE BLESSING.
The Bishop visited each of the class
rooms on the ground floor and sprinkled
holy water, pronouncing the blessing.
He then visited the upper floor and went
through the same ceremony. The pro-
cession then moved to the splendid hall
on the top floor of the school house, and
the Bishop after blessing the hall was es-
corted to the stage, the children of the
school and the visiting clergymen form
ing a semi-circle about him. The Bishop
then made brief address. He said that
he was invariably pleased to be called
upon to bless q new parochial school, and
he hoped that the spirit of the pastor of
ST. Lucy's would be emulated by other
clergymen. After the Bishops address,
a collection was taken up and goodly
sum realized.
The clergymen who were present
were:-The Rev. p. Corrigan, Church Of
Loh~ Nah 1o.
Murphy, Of Weehawken; Father Farrell.
ST. Mary's Church Father Anthony, of
ST. Joseph's Church, Hoboken, and
Father Mazetti, Church of the Holy Ros-
ary.
THE NEW SCHOOL.
The new building is a handsome struc-
ture, and is lasting monument to The
zeal of Father Gillin, the beloved pastor
of the church. The building is Of brick.
substantially built and cost $36, 600. The
corner stone was laid September l, 1859,
by the Rev. Mgr. De Concilo. On the
ground floor are located tour class
rooms. each 25x35 feet. Each of these is
provided with q CLOAK room twenty by
six feet. The flooring is of yellow pine
and the ceiling Is also of the same ma
terial. A hall runs through the centre of
the building on each of the two foors on
which the class rooms are located. The
second floor also contains four class
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the third floor an innovation has been IN
troduced. A splendid hall has been built,
which can seat at least 700, and in which
church entertainments and fairs. ETC., are
to be held. At the rear of the hall a
music gallery has been constructed, and
in the front handsome stage has been
built. The idea of building a hall is q
good one, and this no doubt will be the
scene of many pleasant reunions. The
Sisters OF St. Lucy, who are at
present installed in a pretty little
ediflce on Grove street will have charge
of the younger cholars. The elder boys
will be. taught al the higher branches Of
assistant, the Rev. Father Kelly. The
school will be opened week from to-
day and five hundred scholars are ex-
pected.