The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-27
CATHOLIC SCHOOL WORK.
Excellent Columbian Ex-
hibit by Boys Taught By
Christian Brothers.
WILL BE SENT TOCHICAGO
Finely Executed Drawings, Com
mercial Course, and Relief Maps
at ST. Mary's Institute.

| Mary's Church, and many from other
| parishes. who came to view the exhibit
ion of the work of the boys of the school
in their various studies. before the several
specimens are sent to the Chicago Fair.
The exhibit Of ST. Mary's School will
be independent of any other parochial
school exhibit that may be sent from this
city. II will be part of the educ alton nj
exhibit of all the Catholic boys taught by
the Christian Brothers, space having
been set apart by the Committee On Cath
Ollie exhibits. Of which Bishop SDalding is
President, for the Christian Brothers of
the United States.
ST. MARY's INSTITUTE.
In ST. Mary's school the boys between
The ages of five aud eight years are
taught by the Sisters of Charity. After
that. they enter the classes taught ex-
clusively by the Christian Brothers.
From eight to fourteen and. in some
cases, fifteen years. the boys are taught
by these Brothers, the curriculum of
studies embracing arithmetic, spelling,
reading, penmanship. history, algebra,
geography, composition. etc. The boys
also take advantage of the commercial
course, which IS most thorough, and en-
braces commercial law, bookkeeping.
business forms of all kinds. mercantile
letters, sealed instruments, typeWriting
and photography. Pitman's system.
The girls in the Institute and in St.
Mary's Academy are taught by the Sisters
of Charity.
The specimens were hung around the
room yesterday in such a manner that
everyone could see everything without
any trouble.
SPECIMENS OF DRAWING
The drawing exhibit was very good.
1t embraced one hundre specimens of
linear drawing, showing the principles
of drawing polygons, curVi-llnear
figures. traclngs of ~mouldings, and
in architecture aud mechanics. There
were a large umb of ornamentaldraw
ings, embracing rectilinear figures, orna-
ments, landscapes, and figure drawing,
the drawing Of classic features being
especially good. John Maddene exhibited
"a very GOOD architectural design. Joseph
E. Miller's father Is pilot of the tug boat
stTaconic,' so Joseph exhibited a very
good drawing of the boat. A framed
picture of the Catholic Institute building
by George McGoWan was much admired,
as was also Que by j. 7. Madden. John j.
Clerken's picture OF st. Mary's Church, and
Thomas Carroll's picture of the Catholic
Club on Jersey avenue, both framed, at
uracted much attention. Other admired
drawings were Roberts Alpha Clock by
j. J. Cierkin; a section of a canal by Will
liam Vincent Reilly, antique chariot in
projections by William M. Power, a park
gate Sv j. j. Bateman, u a stone bridge
by Thomas J. Dunn.
A large number OF artistically executed
maps, framed, and a fair collection in
rich designs were exhibited. Some OF
these maps Were:-Grea5 Britain,
Joseph E. Shea; the earth, in colors.
Joseph G.. Miller; Ireland. with all the
counties, Henry 9. Cronin; New Jersey
w. V. o. Reilly; Central America. J.. j.
- :ki- T.i.- n
California and Nevada, J. E. O'Brien;
Palestine. j. G. Miller; Western States,
Joseph A. Kennedy; Palestine, j. j..
Kennedy. and California and Nevada. Il.
j. Mc1nerney.
RELIEF MAPS
There were twenty-five specimens of
relief maps, modelled IN putty, Inc fin
ished in silver bronze and enamel blue.
Some of those were:-New jersey. Charles
Kip: United States, William O'Donnell;
Alaska, Henry Smith, also one by Edward
Jennings; France, Henry Kelly; Mexico,
John McCabe; Italy, Martin Cusick;
West Indies, James Clerkiu; Palestine.
Thomas Bergen; Oceanica, Joseph O'Dea;
and the earth. George Somers.
The exhibit of mathematics was very
complete. and embraced mensuration.
algebra, exercises and problems to quad
1atic equations, and arithmetic specimen
sheets, containing solutions of problems
from the primary and advanced grades.
The language exhibit consisted of gram
mar, select exercises in analysis. and
parsing of compound aud complex SEN
fences; and in ort%hography there were
test words, dlctations, homophonuS
words with definitions, applications OF
words, compositions, etc. Ia history
there were papers bearing upon the most
important historical events OF the United
States, and Photographed papers on the
United States Consultation. There was
also a fine exhibit of papers on physical
and descriptive geography and map ques-
TONS.
PENMANSHIP.
The penmausaip exnibit is especially
mentiopable. The exhibit OF the primary
grades showed exercises in straight, round
and looped letters, while that of the ad-
vanced grades showed exercises In text
hand, medium size, capitals, fine detached
phrases. and free detached phrases. The
proficiency attained by the pupils was the
subject OF much comment.
The exhibit which occasioned the most
comment was that OF the commercial
course. This exhibits much credit on the
Christian Brothers. 1t consisted of speci-
mems of commercial law, bookkeeping,
each boy having a day book, Journal and
ledger; business forms OF all kinds. Der-
camille letters, sealed Instruments, com-
mercial correspondence aud typewriung
and photography. These several speci-
mems were contributed by w.
V. O'Reilly. j.. Bateman. D. Allen,
ID. Reardon. j. McEntee. t. Carroll, G.
MCGOWAN, j. Kennelley, e. Murphy, W.
Kennelley. J. Madden. J. Clerkin, !.
Dunn, Y. Powers. G, Sweeney, 4.
G. McCabe. L. McInerney. J. Keuney,
4. Hannah. g. Luken, ". Kenyon. J.
Cassidy, p. MCGOWAN, G. Kelly, A. Gill
gan, G.F. McCabe, ]. Purcell. j. Corco-
ran, A. Golan. p. Cleary, J. V. kennelley,
and j. O'Brien.
TESTIMONIAL OF MERIT.
Testimonials of merit for the first
quarter of this year, nicely framed, and
all signed by Brother George. the prin-
I cipal, were hung in the rear part of the
hall and the boys who were in
securing them were indeed happy yester-
day. They wers:-Micnael Dorgan,
jeremiah Dorgan, Felix Muigrew, Francis
Wandle, Francis Monahau, joseph
Boland, Joseph Splaiue, William
Glaceum, Patrick CusicK, Charles Nc
Cabe, Joseph Dowd, Joseph McCarren,
James Clerkin. EligiruS Blair, William
Fitzgerald, James Shurry. Robert
P. Bayley. John O'Neill, James
Cofey. Thomas McGosern, William
O'Donnell, Joseph Hoban. Thomas Ber-
gen, Horace Stoneham Thomas Drake,
Thomas Walsh, Jeremiah Crowley.
Matthew Casey, Sohn McCabe.
Patrick ConneIley, William Foley, Luke
MALTA, Thomas Armstrong, Frank
REYNOLDS, James Tyrreil, Michael Burke,
Patrick McEntee and Albert Cosselnon.
A finely executed relief map of New