The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-04-26

press and types enough for two prin
ing Offices. The printers here neet
> never be s'short," out Of 'sorts" no
> need to "plate out" We called at tn
Tribune Office but it was closed To-
dinner,
SMALL IN COMPARISON OF COURSE.
We called at the Post Office ane
were kindly received and taken int
the sacred circle behind the doors an(
Delivery. One person is all that il
, required to attend to the work. Tht
room is not half as large as the lobby O
ours, and not space enough to hold one
delivery of books from Senator Brice
nor one shipment Of garden seeds from
. Congressman Grosvenor, as are sent US
THE ACADEMY OF ST ALoYs1Us.
We had heard Judge Huffman say
so much in praise of St Aloysius, that
We were anxious to see for ourselves if
it really was as pretty place as repre-
ssnted.
| The Academy is mile west from
town, situated on a high hill and can be
seen for miles around in all directions.
The building is three stories high, fac
ing the east with wing at the north end.
The grounds have lately been terraced,
laid out in walks and drives and plant
ed in trees. A Sister received us at the
door and usherd us into sitting 70 ON
until permission was obtained from the
Mother Superior, for us to look thorugh
the building. The floor was bare, ex-
cept a mat under dining table in the
center of the room. Several chairs we're
disposed at one end of the room. The
walls were adorned with religious pic
lures. Stands in the corners support.
ed vases of artificial fowers,-we know
the flowers were artificial for after
papa had smelled them, he was ex-
travagant in his praise of their per-
fume, and insisted so much for US to
come and enjoy their fragrance too.
On the first floor are study rooms,
large and light and airy, with seats
and desks, maps, blackboards, just
like our school. The music rooms are
not so large. Each room has piano
chair and stand. In the music rooms we
visited, we found neighbor girls, one
from Lancaster, from Gallipolis, Mt
Pleasant and Pomeroy. We thought
the Academy, from this showing,
should be in the Hooking Valley pro-,
per and at Logan, instead Of New
Lexington. The graduating class,
room is furnished with long tables,
maps, papers, books pens etc. The
other music rooms are supplied with
various instruments, guitars, harps
and l don't know what all. In one of
the rooms through which we passed
were several type writer's. The Sister
went on to explain the way they were
"played." She didn't know then why |
Louie had such broad grin on her
face all the time, but may guess now
and may smile now too, when she reads
this and learns, that Louie and [ each |
have type writer, Louie doing all !
the correspondence for the postmaster
and l doing most of .ne writing for the
Sentinel.
The Chapel is very beautiful, more
roomy than our Logan church, furnish
ed and finished in the most elegant
style. The Amusement Hall is as
large as our Opera House Hall and is
equipped with all the necessary fix
lures for entertainments.
On the second floor are the parlors
for painting and drawing and fine
needlework. The mending room is the
cosiest place we saw; the sister said it
was made the most desirable because
the learning to be had here was the
most useful.
The dormitory is roomy and tidy.
The beds all have white curtains round
hem, and the clothes are white, every
hing is so neat and clean we were shy
% 60 in for fear of mussing something.
The library is pretty room, the
cases contain many books and the
ables, and chairs and stands look as if t
ome studious girls, got there heads SO
ull of what they read that they forgot f
o put the books back on the shelves.
There is room on this floor called
he Hospital but the sister said it was
lever used. Papa said that kind of d
hospital and that kind of a fire engine v
7ere great inventions. The halls in i,
academy are very wide, and the cell
,g twice as high as in any room ever :
'as in before. Every thing is go neat !
nd so clean that we couldn't help but d
utice it all the time. There are fifty r.
aree pupils here now, Miss Ella Myers o
,e accomplished daughter Of Mr.. q
rank Myers Of our town is one of the l
rad uating class.
The Sister who conducted us through p
as very kind and we thank her for Il
Or attention. 81
A GRorTo. p
Down near the base of the hill is
,otto in which is placed q beautiful p
atute. The grotto is built up of dl
int rock and sand stone, not very neat Vi
1t I suppose like grotto ought to be. tn
don't have the trees around it nor q,
e mountain wall behind it like grot-
es ! have read about It stands in o*
/ island, and is reached from the PEN "
sula, by plank bridge spanning the TO
let. When We stepped on the bridge m,
e plank ratified. This noise awaken r,