Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-08
A MODERN ACADEMY.
A GRAND INSTITUTION IN PINE
BLUFF FOR THE EDUCA-
TON OF BOYS AND
GIRLS.
Annunciation academy Under the
Direction Of the Sisters of
Charity of Nazareth, Ky.
Noble Women Who spend Their Lives In
Moulding the Minds and Charac-
rers of the Young Into Pure
and High Channels.

That noble band OF women, the
Sisters OF Charity. of Nazareth, KY,
who have conSecTated their lives to
God, have private educational in
stitution in Pine Bluff of which the
city should be proud. 1t is the An
nunciation Academy, on West Sixth
street. From the city and through
out this entire section, young girls
and BOYS are sent to the gentle Sis
ters to care for, to train, to teach
and to guide in order that they may
have cultivated the habits Of self
control, of order, OF industry, and
that they may have such accomplish
ments of mind as will make them or
naments to society and a pride to
their parents or relatives. Difference
of religion is no ban to the Academy
All grades OF learning are within the
province of the pupils, from the Kin
dergarten, where the minds of the
little tots are first turned toward
the A. B. C's, up to the academic,
sub-graduate and graduate depart
ments, WI here all the higher branches
are taught. The system is built
upon broad foundations in every de
partment. The solid, essential
branches OF a thorough English ed
ucAti0n is taught. Music and art
are special features, as well as
needle-work. etc. There are thirteen
Sisters in this community. Among
them are some remarkably able
teachers. With that patience and
kindness for which the order is
famous, they train the hearts and
minds of their charges to the noblest
and highest aims. The scholastic
year is divided into two sessions.
The first commencing the first Mon
day in September and the second on
the first Monday of February.
Pupils are received at all times in the
year and charged from the date Of
entrance. Merit notes are daily reg
istered in each branch of study, and
from them monthly reports OF de-
pertinent and PROGRESSES are trans
mitted to parents and guardians,
Special care is devoted to the man.
ners and department ofyoung ladies.
Boys are received up to the age OF
sixteen. The terms are extremely
low. The extra courses open to
pupils embrace piano and violin
lessons, guitar banjo and mandolin,
vocal, photography and type writ
ing. artistic drawing and fancy
needie-work, oil painting, pastel and
crayon. china painting and Water
c0lors, Latin and modern languages,
plain sewing, crochetneedle-w work and
free-hand drawing are taught free.
The number of pupils for the past
year was $50. They receive every
advantage any educational institu-
tion could provide. The Sisters OF
Charity of Nazareth, KY, have be-
tween fifty and sixty schools
throughout the United States, three
of which are in Arkansas, and one OF
the three situated here. In the year
1880 five Sisters of Charity, upon the
invitation OF Father Lucey, came to
Pine Bluff to found a school. Sew
eral months later several more came
and of these. only Sister Mary Mag
dalene survives. 4 small school
building of two rooms was erected,
and from such a beginning the
academy had its origin.
Located in the midst of spacious
grounds, laid out in walks and sur
rounded by beautiful flowers, whose
incense waits perfume which in deli |
cacy favoPably compares with the
delightful odOur OF ganetity permeat-
ing the premises OF this beautiful
home school, is the Annunoiatio
Academy. Nine rooms in all fur
nished with every facility for school
work form the basis for operation.
AT the Worlds Fair work etc, per- |
formed by the scholars OF this in
received medals and dip
Tomas, In competition with that of
many other schools throughout the
country. For the past nine years. |
Sister Cecilia, an accomplished and |
liberal minded lady, has had charge
OF this worthy institution and much |
of its great success is due to her gen.
tie and untiring patience and perse-
verence. An inspection of the build |
ing and glance through this justly
noted Institution should surely
prove to the Arkansian parent that
no better Institution exist in which
to educate the youth of this section.