St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-21
ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY.
An Old and Eonored Institution
of Learning for Young
Ladies
That Has Exercised a Wonderful
Influence for the Good OF
Society.

Every sound-minded person will con-
cede that from time inmemorial the ad-
vancement. progress and civilization of
the world is due to woman. OF course,
in all progressive and worthy move
ments the sterner sex have played i'm
portant parts and have been leading
figures, but the achievements of all
great men should be credited lin fact,
almost entirely to their early training
and to the ideas for good instilled into
them in their childhood by their mother,
who invariably has more influence over
the child than has the father. For the
benefit OF mankind of the future,
more attention should be given
to the enlightenment of the
fair sex; so that in later years they may
be able to direct their children into
ways that will be most beneficial to
future generations. Appropriately men-
tionlng, as home for young ladies,
there is perhaps no other institution
that is more favorably known through
out the Northwest than St. Joseph'S
Academy in this city.
The hundreds of ladies that have re-
ceived thorough and satisfactory train
ing in st. Joseph's in past years are
today to be found in the best families of
the land-and are scattered throughout
foreign countries, as we'll as in America,
The roster for the academic session of
1892 numbered some one hundred
young women, mostly from Wisconsin,
Iowa, Montana, the two Dakotas and
Minnesota. A pioneer in education. it
has kept pace with the rapid require
mentS of this progressive section of the
country, and is modern in the fullest
sense Of the word. The first session of
tho nf this hp-
gins on the first Monday in September
and extends for five months. The sec
ond session commences on the first
Monday of February and continues tor
like period.
The course ofseducation is very thor
| Ough. Rightly enough in the domain of
| languages English, French and German
! claim the most attention. Latin, the
parent of all the languages of western
Europe, is taught here. Whilst the
aesthetic taste is highly cultivated, music
and the fine arts receiving all the atten-
ton they deserve; yet the more useful
things of life. such as domestic econ
omy. are by no means neglected. 1t is
hardly necessary 10 add the ethical
culture reaches full perfection here. 1t
is generally supposed that physical
training does not command so much at
tention in conventional academies as in
other educational institutions. This is
mistake, at least as far as st. JoSeph'S
Academy is concerned. The teachers
there believe in a sound body as well as
a sound mind, and treat their students
accordingly. Thus physical culture, as
well as all the faculties of the mind,
ethical, esthetical and intellectual, re-
ceive their full development in this
home of learning and holiness. 1t
is provided with complete and
modern library, museum of
natural history, and every other con-
venience for the health and develop
ment of the minds Of students, coupled
with a moderate scale of prices for
tuition and other incidental expenses.
Pupils of all religious denominations
are received, The conscientious con-
VictionS of non-Catholics are never in
terfered with: but, for the sake of good
order, they are required to conform to
the external discipline of the house.
The venerable and majestic building of
brown stone, surrounded by beautiful
lawn, on the corner of Nelson and
Western avenues, is so conveniently
situated that children can easily reach
it by electric and cable cars from even the
most remote part of the city. Its situa-
ton is SO healthful and its opportunities
for recreation so great, that sickness is
almost unknown among the students.
Any one desiring further information rel
ative to this academic institution should
address the directreSS of st. Joseph
academy for catalogue which is very
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