The record-union., 1891-11-19
CONVENT IMPROVEMENT
Some of the Work That Is Proposed
to be Done Immediately.
Preparations Being Made for Main
tanning a Firsr-Class Academy
for Young Ladies'.

Hon. Chris. Green, Colonel McNasser
and Bishop Manogue, the active commit
tee that has charge of the work of inn
proving the convent grounds and build
ings, will III few days advertise for pro-
posals to put up an addition to the main
building now on the premises and push it
rapidly to completion. When it is FIN
ished all the old rookeries Will be torn
down or removed, and the boarders and
day scholars Will all be comfortably
housed in the main edifice under one
roof. This new addition will be some
3SXll0 feet in Dimensions, and will accom-
modate for some time all the pupils who
are likely to come.
At meeting held at the Bishops resi-
dence Tuesday evening, the proposed inn
provements were discussed in q general
way, so that some idea of the work may
be outlined. The most needed. and that
which will cost the largest sum. is the
new wing above mentioned. IN this
building Will be the music rooms, pri-
mary and kindergarten schools, bOarders'
dorlnltorIeS and additional higher class
rooms now accommodated in the 'tum-
Bie-doWn" outside buildings. 4 heater
Will be placed IN the basement, and the
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ana comfortable, something that is sadly
needed. The arrangement for tho COM
tort OF the sisters and young lady board
,erS viii be OF such q nature that parents
from the surrounding country can send
their daughters 10 the school and know
that they are as well cared for as at home.
lie sisters are making arrangements 10
provide corps OF IIrSt-claSS teachers in
music, drawing, painting ana the Ian
guages, and IN every sense viii maintain
Il young lldies' academy OF the highest
standard. SO that people in Northern Cali
tOrnia who desire their children educated
III such school need not send them past
Sacramento. Such an academy. with the
tirst-class public schools that Sacramento
is blessed with, will be in the line Of ad-
van ing the city as one of the most de-
slrable places on the coast for families
Ii IS probable that after the grounds are
put in order, lawn tennis courts, croQuet
grounds, ETC., viii lie laid out for the reo-
reation OF the pupils.
The next greatest improvement, and
that which VAS needed above everything
else, is the filling in Of The entire block.
This work is now under way, and over
half the block is filled to uniform hight
OF nearly three feet. The ground viii be
above all water. and therefore dry and
healthy for the first time since its occu-
pancy. A handsome cement sidewalk
it is probable that the new fence along &
street, and on Eighth and Ninth, back to
the line of the main building, will be OF
some light open iron, work, so as to show
up handsome lawn in front Of the build
ing. The rest Of the fence viii likely be
Of prettily designed close boards. so as to
secure privacy for the sisters and young
ladies in their walks and recreations. The
plum bing and sanitary condition of the
building and grounds viii be of the best
pattern, and the laundry will be detached
from the main building and close thereto
for convenience. The other Outhouses.
sheds, etc, will be on the north half of
the block.
Messrs. Green and McNasser will
closely watch all this work, a guarantee
that it Will be well done, and to the salts
faction of those whose home it is to be-
The prime mover in this entire business
is Charley" McClatchy, as his friends
call him, aided by his good wife, and they
joke him on taking this method Of getting
TO heaven instead OF the stereotyped way
The good people Of Sacramento have been
very liberal in their donations toward the
improvements contemplated, as they al
ways are to every worthy object, and
what they have given and will give.
when added 10 the munifcent gift of Sen
ator and Mrs. Stanford, insures the sue
cess of this undertaking. Very many of
the people have not yet been seen by the
committees on subscriptions, but viii be
in q few days.
The fair to help along the cause. and
managed by the ladies, will be held at
Turner Hall commencing next Monday
evening, and will run for four nights as
announced in the advertising columns.
There will be music, dancing, ETC., and
all who attend may be certain of having
a most ENJOYABLE time