The Irish standard., 1896-01-04
IN And ABOUT SINSINAWA
Dsscr!ptscn Of ST. ,clara's Academy
In Southern Wis
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\ DELIGHqPuL ElTURAL LOCATION
An Edupationai Paradise and Names of
4Same Of It's Grad
81, uates.
Rising nearly 600 feet above the level
y OF the surrounding prairie stands, Ike
huge landmark, in the extreme south
western portion of Wisconsin, the Sinsln-
ava mound Tradition, with It's strong
tendency toward the mythical, says that
H a Dakota tribe Of Indians has perpetual
ed the memory of one of their great chiefs
who died many years ago, and whose re-
I mains are buried beneath the mound, by
e the erection Of this grand monument. Inc
geological student, however, Will ascrib2
its existence to less romantic causes, Gut
the adoption of either view will not I'M
pair the grandeur OF natures 1nimltaDie
scenery. 80 abounding in this beautiful
state. Iowa and Illinois join their boun-
daries near Sins:nawa, and it might be
advisable for Wisconsin to claim Sinsin-
ava more emphatically as her own, not
only because Of It's natural beauty, but al
SO ON account of the educational insrltu-
4 ton located there, the ST. Clara academy.
The pretty city of Dubuque, Ia, is only
!, six niles distant from the "Muond," as
fowans are went to call it, and because or
the close proximity Dubuque claims the
Mound as it's own by sheer force OF habit,
with ITO intention to bring about .nter-
state complications. But the people OF
DUBUQUE are somewhat reluctant to I'M
part the information to a stranger that
e S:nsnarwa is located in Wisconsin. AS
for Illinois, one need not be surprised to
hear that Chicagoans claim SinsinaWa as
. suburb, q health resort for many OIL
their far daughters, who with the Won
ss derfully pure atmosphere OF the mound
! breathe the spirit of refined education
prevailing in the institution says tine
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The word .sS.nsinawa." sounding very
nusocal if you accentuate the third syl-
liable is a. Dakota word, conveying with
u practical bravty the meaning Of Home
y of the Young Eagle The SnsinaWa,
estate, CONFUSING about 900 acres, came
: into possess. on Of Gen. G. w. Jones, y. S.
"A. by virtue Of a government grant, IN
recognition Of his services in the Black
!. Hawk war In 1914 Gen. Jones sold the
estate to Rev. S. G.. MaZzuche!li, young
gentleman of Milanese nobility, who De
longed to the order of SAINT Dominic, and
in spite of his youth was vested with tull
!, missionary apostolic powers from Rome.
He had become Ultimately acquainted
with Gen. Jones, who found him man OF
4 rare culture and noble purposes. They
exchanged frequent visits and on one oc-
, cas:on when they rode together through
the then sparsely settled regions OF the
Mississippi valley near Dubuque, they
passed the Mound. which loomel up III
all is grandeur in the clear light OF a
beautiful summer evening. The Rev.
4 Father Maz2uchelli set his heart on &C
curing so IDEAL spot for the cause
g which he served, and Gen jones willingly
? parted possession with the beautiful es-
Xate Gen. Jones is still living at Dubn-
que, Iowa, happy to see in his old age the
grand result of half a century's progress
ht the Mound. ann telling with justifiahle
. pride of his friend, Father Mazzucheii,
Il who has preceded him to the regions
{ where no miss: onary la'bors are required.
8 Having obtained possession OF the es-
/ tate. Father Mazzuchalii built a college
\. there and was its first president. The
! college was discontinued in 1849, when
4 the Dominican sisters became established
: at SinsiIla Wa and founded an academy FOR
young women, the educational plan hav-
/ ing been outlined by Father Mazzucheill.
i After his death in 1864 the Dominican
3 sisters purchased the S.nsina"a estate,
improved the academy ana have devel-
oped it into an educational institution
which does credit to the state.
The Dominican order Was established
In the beginning OF the thirteenth centu-
ry by the Cast:lian nobleman Dominic de
GuSman, and its main purpose was TO 90
organized work in educational fields. 1t
became distinguished characteristic OF
the order thet women were admitted into
IT'S fold, for the special purpose of further
ing the Intellectual advancement OF wo-
men The standard OF admission for 4
woman into this order was very high, and
such {, concentration of intellectual forces
j brought most beneficial results to the
\ cause of women's e,iucation.
/ The man building OF the academy,
erected in lS49, was supplemented IA 1883
by a fine structure in Byzantine style, and
this proving Insufficient another build
ing was added II 1892 great care having
been taken to preserve the architectural
harmony cf the whole as much a5 possi-
BILE The numerous buildings, such as
engine houses, barns, stables, storage
houses, ETC., are located in the rear of CT
as sufficient distances from the. main
I, building, so as not to impair the as5hetic
appear ralce Of the cedemy proper. From
+ the n.acadam:zed country road through
the broad gate of the .well-kept college
grounds winding carriage drive leads
up to the main entrance Of the academy
X. which entrance is reached by wide flight
Of steps. The grounds are beautiful, III
deed: IN front of the acadeny--s the pin
. cry" containing such magnificent specl-
mems of Norway spruce as are seldom TO
be found in the Northwest. The careful
ly cultivated flower beds and the we'll
/ shaded walks of the ample recreation
grounds increase the appreciation CT the
beautiful view which Sinsinawa affords
upon the Mississippi valley. The stranger
who has ventured to ride from Dubuque
to Snsinawa is more than rewarded when
. he reaches tbs end of his journey, for the
scenery is most picturesque and is natur-
al beauty is enhanced by the culture
which surroundes an institution Of this
kind. A lnc:': cordial welcome is extend
ed to the visitor. and the hospitality Of
feced is limited by inposs.bilites only.
The interior OF the academy IS perfect in
sSs ann,;o+rpo,tr Tho h,,iIdv1S are nrO-