The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-06-29

bloom every month I'm the year The
large stone house. five stories high, punt
in I7fi was formerly nunnery. W hen the
Italians took possession of Rome IN is'o'
this place. like many others, was con-
fscated by the government. our lawyer
says that Mrs. r.. the English woman
who bought the property afterwards, had
"A hard time getting the nuns, ana espe"
cally the old ones out OF the house. They
belonged TO "A very strict order ana had
taken vows TO live right here and never
60 look nj a man. what was their d.smay
and anger when they found an attorney
com ny 20 invite them 20 leave.
Sicnor c. said at sight Of hinr they
screamed and fled into their rooms ana II
was only after several months that they
succeeded in getting rid Of the most obstin-
ate ones.
I'm this house now there arc two school
rooms. library. laundry room. large din
ing hag and kitchen. with the upper floor
Tor dofmitories. There are at present
forty-tw1 pupils enrolled. ranging from
i've 10 seventeen years Of age.
THE children are for the most part
orphans. or have only one parent, and
come from different parts of Italy, Venice.
8ordehora. Milan. Florence. Naples and
Sicily being represented.
Fortunately. all did not come at once
or there would have been a regular tower
OF Babel with so many different dialects
ID Is curious that "A Roman cannot under
stand "A Neapolitan and vice versa. when
each speaks IN his respective dialect. We
had a pupil from Naples who. when she
came. spoke the vcrnacular of her village,
hut after short time in the school soon
picked zap the pure Italian. on her re-
turn home the neighbors. not understand
iUg her. declared that she spoke French
spleud.dly.
..rhe girls are supported almost entirely
fsfFr .ttsF
o. have some local patron. This year,
however. there have been many applca-
TONS from parents willing 10 pay part or
an expenses because They say their chill
dren learn absolutely nothing ia the con
vents
There are six classes IN tho school be
ginning with the first elementary ana eN-
tending TO the second normal preparatory.
There are also courses in Bible. history,
English French. sewing and choral music.
An struction Is gwen in Italian with the
exception ~ the English and French
classes.
.Is.siaes their studies the girls do an
the house work. cooking. sweeping. clean
ing. etc.. TINES they are kept busy, with
little t.fue for mischief. Nine Of the large
piris. having finished the grades. attend
normal school near hy. and IN a Few
gears win have their licenses go teach. Al
tlou-h "a long distance from the church.
tae Eirls attend two services every sun
uay. walking SIX miles. They have sood
voices ami are ia themselves a splendid
chow
"Iae opening Of the new church has been
2 great event Tor MethodIsm and it is
hoped ami believed that many souls viii
la sawed lu the new temple. In addition
60 the or!hancge the Woman's Foreign
Mission Society has decided 10 open. in
October. hieh grade school for those VINO
nave finished the elementary classes and
- sh 90 continue their studies under Prot
.-tart Influences. h IS their purpose 10
receive young girls from the United
States who may come abroad Tor study
ana WHO NAV desire American shelter dur
iuE their suioura. OF course. ia Rome at
this gav. freedom of thought is allowed.
and Professionals are un0lsturbed, but
lCuaH.~m rams rank on every side. At
s.. Peters There does not seem 10 DE
as many d,seIees as siuhtseers but ID the
other e4thslrais crowds mag De- seen
kuee' ne before the images of the Madon-
ua aud or the different saints.
'-rae hope OF Italy is in the education
81 The young. which ~ she same time
strikes "a death blow 90 istmanism. whose
stronghold BE- 10 the ignorance and super
srfton OF the people. tGe work with chill
urel IS very sAusfaciory their young
minds are ready 10 receive first impress
siols while the older ones with their habits
20 thiukus formed are harder to change.
--in examining past records nj the or
,.Ihauag- cont .uueI progress In the
spiritual lie of tha children aud in the
general order ~ the household is noticed.
which IS very cuetEragiuE 10 tle generous
women in America who labor $50 faithfully
Joe q noble cause and who. being so far
away. rarely sac thc effects Of their la