The record-union., 1892-08-05
SCHOOL FACILITIES.
Preparations to be Made for the
Coming Term.
Buildings to be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ments Made at the Christian
Brothers College.

Many of the school buildings in the
city are now undergoing repairs, and by
October next all will be placed in good
condition. Brother Cianan, Principal of
the Christian Brothers College for boys,
yesterday showed a reporter through
that institution, which has just been
thoroughly renovated preparatory to the
commencement of the new term, on
! Monday next. The entire building. both
the exterior and interior, shows the re-
| suit of the work of skilled painters. plas-
| terers, carpenters and decorators, and is
as fresh and inviting as the day it was
dedicated to educational purposes sixteen
| years ago.
| The front or ground floor is devoted to
the primary and preparatory classes,
MUSHROOM, dining room, kitchen, pam
try, etc. The classrooms are all large
airy and comfortable, and supplied with
the best modern school furniture and ap-
| planes, while the kitchen is model of
neatness. The dining-room accommo-
dates twenty pupils beside the instructors
and employees of the institution, and this
is about the number that can be accom-
modated as boarding pupils.
| The second or main floor is devoted eX-
| cluSively to the commercial and collie
! giate departments. One of the class
rooms is especially fitted up for the
proper and complete training Of youths
| in the details of commercial business,
! banking, etc., and many young men
| now holding responsible and well-paid
| positions owe their success to the excel
| lent business training received at. this
college.
| On the upper floor are the dormitories,
fx4rn i'm
ventilated and comfortably furnished.
These are located on the Twelfth-street
! side, while on the K-street side are the
classrooms of the first, second, third and
| fourth grammar grades.
Bishop Manogue has, by his generosity
and zeal for the welfare of the college and
| those who receive their instruction there,
been largely instrumental in its success.
He has, without solicitation, given freely
| of his private means whenever the school
| building was in need of repairs, and has
always manifested a fatherly interest in
its affairs. Brother Cianan spoke warmly
of the Bishops liberality, and stated that
| most of the expense Of the recent removal
ton of the building was borne by him,
and the work done at his own request.
The faculty of the college comprises
Brother Cianan, the principal, and nine
assistants. The former has had thirty
nine years experience as an instructor
| anu Is tuOTOuSH SCnOlar ana Il man OF
| marked executive ability. He was the
first principal of the college, was absent
for few years, but returned not long
ago and resumed charge of the school.
The vice-principal is Brother Bertram,
who has had forty years experience in
college instruction. He is also a scholar
OF unusual ability and is at home in the
classics, mathematics, languages and all
the higher branches. He and Principal
Cianan first met as instructors in a Mon
treal college thirty-nine years ago. Then
they drifted apart, and here again met to
| resume the labor to which their lives
were devoted, and under the same roof.
Brother Virgil, the first teacher, has
been an instructor in various colleges
| covering period of twenty years.
Next in rank among the faculty is Bro
Their Lamand. who came here sixteen
years ago with Principal Cianan, but
who was absent seven years. The other
teachers are younger men, but all selected
for their thorough training and ability to
instruct the young.