The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-21
WORTHY MISSION
SOMETHING ABOUT ST. JOsEPH's
HOME INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
What 1t Does in the Way of Pre-
pairing Girls for the
Battle of Life-Its Growth.

Tomorrow evening the ladies of st. Pat
rick's parish will give a lawn fete for the
benefit OF the St. Joseph's Home Industrial
School u3on the grounds OF the school at
the northeast corner of McCarty and Ala
bama streets, in the old Schmidt residences,
Refreshments Of all kinds will be served
and the usual diversions Of the lawn fete
will be supplied. The festival is under the
supervision of Fathers O'Donaghue and
Quigley, of st. Patrick's Church, and a
large number Of tickets nave been sold.
st. Joseph's Home Industrial School was
organized about four years ago for the pur-
pose OF providing a home for orphans after
they reached the age at which they must
be discharged from St AIMS Orphanage at
Terre Haute and incidentally to provide a
home for any child or young lady who was
without one. For a time Ii occupied the
old hospital building on Vermont street,
S Sob S99me reaihsgnc over ird twS years ago the he
handsome brick house newly erected, and
the large. frame at the corner named were
purchased from the brewery syndicate and
converted to the uses of the school, which
had SO increased that it's quarters on Yer
mont street were entirely Inadequate. The
Drlck building, which was Incomplete at the
time or the purchase, was completed and
both arranged for the purposes Of the
In May, 1892, and now occupies a home that
is a model of perfection and a credit IN the
highest sense 70 the noble, self-sacrificing
votion to charity is due the success which
the school has already attained.
The school Is Intended to prepare young
Catholic girls to make their way in the
world, and it gives them such practical edu-
cation as will do this. 1t is a school for
girls only, and while 1t is designed espe-
cially to aid Catholic girls, the whole world
Is included in the charity, and Protestant
girls will be and are admitted on an equali-
ty with the Catholic children. The school
is under the charge of Sister Superior
Gregoria, with six assistants, one OF them
it being found necessary to increase the
force on account of the rapidly increasing
number Of pupils. The children are taught
keeping. including work in the kitchen.
laundry and chamber, d~ressmaking, plain
ana F neaafeMork. se typs%r,t eimer0 sseryyba and
bookkeeping and music. Aside from this,
some time each day is devoted to the teach
ing OF the ordinary branches, reading, writ
ing and arithmetic, and the catechism, with
elementary and sacred history is also
taught to the Catholic children. The dress
making department is conducted in the
frame building upon the corner, and in this
work the school employs a thoroughly COM
the pupils. She has FIVE assistants. ali of
whom reside at the school, this being one
of the requirements Of the school,, that all
the school must reside there. The school
does sewing. for any one who brings IN
Considering the t dniee that ia Il has Pai been in,
operation. This department. however. at
the present time just about pays the ex-
pense of conducting it.
In addition to the children received from
st. AIMS Hospital the school also receives
children from the Board of Children's
Guardians. 1t also furnishes a home for
young ladies who are employed in the city
and nave none. providing them with a quiet
home at a nominal price. If a girl is unable
TO pay even this. she is charged what she
can afford to give. The lowest amount paid
for the privilege at this time Is S.75 per
week. The charity of the school seems to
know no limit. and its purpose is to do good
in it's line wherever good is to be done.
During last winter 1t provided homes for a
large number of young ladies who were out
Of employment. Some of them were able
and others were able to pay nothing at all,
but all were received alike.
In teaching, the sisters try to regulate
the occupation to the natural bent of the
child. The teaching Of all the branches is
by the sisters. who are thoroughly pre-
pared for their special work before coming
TO the school,. which is conducted by the
Sisters of Providence. In the instruction
the children do the homework under the
supervision of the sister in charge of the
department In which they are working, and
their employment Is alternated. For in
stance, those instructed In housekeeping are
given one week in the kitchen and the next
in some other branch. In all ranches the
school receives outside pupils at a nominal
tiers who are conducting the school have
been proceeding quietly and modestly with
out seeking the least notoriety or credit
for their efforts and have already advanced
a long distance in their work. The school
is supported by contributions.