The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-30
ROMAN CATHOLIC NEWS
New Building Of the Sacred
Heart Industrial
School.
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RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY IN ST. PETERS

The Hudson county friends and sub
scribers to the Catholic Protectory al
Arlington will be pleased to learn that a
handsome new building is being erected
on the Protectory grounds. In location
of the Sacred Heart Industrial School,
which is the proper name for the Pro
tectory, is one of the finest in the State.
1t is just north Of the Soldiers Home and
stands on high ground between the
river and Belgrave drive. the beautiful
macadam road. which was the outcome OF
a pet scheme of General j. Watts Kearny
several years ago. There are expensive
lawns aud woodlands. aud in front of all
runs the river.
MAGNIFICENT GROUNDS.
The grounds prise about twelve
acres Of land. The chief feature is an old.
but remarkably preserved mansion,
which many years ago was Known
as the Knapp estate aud nome
stead. 1t subsequently passed Into
the hands OF Mr.. Fuller. and
from him was purchased by Bishop Wig
ger about ten years ago 70 be devoted to
Its present uses. At that time the Pro-
tectory WAS located at DenvilIe, in Morris
county. but as soon as the necessary al
terations in the old Knapp mansion could
be made and the building erected it was
removed to this pretty Hudson county
spot, near which many wealthy and
prominent New Workers have since built
fine houses. laid out grounds and made
their homes.
The institution, while OF a retormatory
character, is not one to which the in
mates are committed by magistrates
They are placed there by their parents or
pastors, aud are given manual aud mental
ofnfr nntf1 ffnir rolaFfOod docfro chair
release or they express a desire them
selves to 60 out into the world. There Is
At no time any great restriction put uDon
their movements. aud the runaways re-
corded are few aud far between. AL
though children are not admitted until
they are twelve years old. they rarely
remain after attaining the age or seven
teen or eighteen.
LIFE IN THE INSTITUTION.
There are about slxLy-hYe inmates in
the institution of which Rev. Father
John +. Ryan has for the last four years
been the head. The daily routine of life
Is not hard and begins &C half past eight
o'clock in the morning with all hands in
the ciassrooms. Three quarters of an
hour later the older boys go the work.
room. where the rudiments OF the prinu-
Ing and shoemaking trades are taught.
The smaller and younger boys remain In
the classrooms until half past eleven
O'Clock. the studies being reading. writ
ing. spelling, geography. arithmetic,
grammar u history.
After dinner some time Is allowed for
recreation. and then there is q return 10
Class and workrooms, ana at four P. NJ,
an nour OF play begins. AT five o'clock
all hands go into the classrooms for
1urthsr Instruction. AT six O'clock sup
per Is served and at half past seven
O'Clock study in the classrooms begins
agaio, lasting until q quarter TO nine
O'Clock. after which comes another short
period OF recreation, and then bedtime.
The adult force Of the Institution nuns
bers ten, including Father Ryan, the Sis
tiers OF Charity in charge of the domestic
department and the teachers and work
room foremen, who are laymen. tn
Institution Is we'll kept and managed,
and IL supported entirely by charity.
The old mansion, which is the main
building. las never been properly fitted
or arranged for the purpose for which it
Is being used, and As the sixty-five in
mates take. up every available portion of
space, there became great need for more
and better accommodations. especially as
new applicants for admission now have
10 be refused. Then it was that thu new
building was decided Upon.
THE NEW BUILDING.
It Will front on BelRrave drive and
stand about fifty feet back from the
inciosing fence on the eastern side of the
grounds. Work was begun on 1t several
weeks ago. 1t is of brown stone and
North river brick, with simple terra Gotta
decorations. and has a length of no feet
aud a depth of 50 feet. 1t has a cellar
and three stories with slated roof
The cost Of the structure will be about
$4,000.
The cellar is TO have a hard cement
floor, and will contain a play ground,
washhouse, bathrooms, w%orkrooms.
storerooms and waterclosets.
On the first floor. to the left of the
main entrance. which will be rea ched by
broad brownstoRe steps, will be a gen
eraI assembly room 48x50 feet. A hall
way. nine feet wide, runs from the m in
doors the full depth of the building. On
the right OF this hallway will be three
rooms, each 2lxA feet, az ofice, 1891
feet, and q stairway, 26x1O feet, ut The
extreme northern Q nd of the building.
The second d DOR will consist of a large
dormitory. 50 x4S feet. q clethesroom.
2lx16 feet. q broom closet and toilet room
aud q masters room, 12x21 feet. The
arrangement of the third story is much
the same as that Of the second, with dor-
mitory aud auxiliary rooms. and above
all is d garnet.
SUBSTANTIALLY BUILT.
The building Will be q most substan-
tiall one in every respect. Above the
browustone water table the fhcings are of
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brick, laid in red cement mortar. Cast
iron columns will supper the floor beams
AID iron girders aud steel beams under
the floor beams will be used throughout
the Building. q throughout the other
noors the walls will be in white hard
finish plaster. This interior trimmings
will be OF clear white pine and Georgia
yellow pine, the wainscoting TO be four
feet high in all the classrooms and hall
ways.
The vestibule of the main entrance is
to be flushed through out with Georgia
yellow pine. with a wal nscoting to finish
on a twelve-inch base OF bevelsd. purple
Vermont slate. Ths Partitions will be
partly OF glass, and in each classro ON
there will DO all the modern grange
ments for ~eficleut school YORK. All
doors are to be fttsd with CAST bronze