The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-04-21
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
SCHOOL.

! (Nritten for the Intermountain Catholic }
One Of the youngest educational in
situations in the city-yet one which
has already reflected much credit upon
our parochial school system-is the
immaculate Conception school.
| 1t is situated on Logan avenue, be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth av-
enues, and for this reason is frequently
spoken of as the Logan Avenue
! School"
Within half block of the car line
! it is accessible from all parts of the
city, although it is chiefly attended by
the children of the Cathedral Parish.
The school is large, we'll lighted and
ventilated, and is really one of the fin
est in the west. It was the gift of
Right Rev. Bishop Machbens, first
Bishop of Denver, and certainly no
man could desire a more fitting monu-
ment.
In January. 1891, it was first opened
under the management of the Sisters
of Loretto. The following September
it was taken charge of by the Sisters
Of Charity of Mt ST. Joseph, Hamilton
county, Ohio, who have conducted it
ever since.
At first but five sisters were engaged
and only four rooms used. In these
four rooms were taught the eight
grades which constitute the grammar
school. For the next two years it grew
80 rapidly that in 1898 the high school
department was added and in 1897 the
Sisters formed a kindergarten for chill
dren from three to six years of age.
Now there are ten sisters teaching
and every room in the building is oc-
cupied.
1t has been brought to it's present
degree of perfection through the untir-
ing zeal of Bishop Matz and the clergy
of the Cathedral. Nothing but the fear
Of wounding the humility, prompts US
to withhold from the sisters the credit
we feel is due them. Nevertheless their
worth is appreciated by the children
who have been fortunate enough to
receive at their hands a Catholic edu-
cation.
Now let us glance over the curricu-
lum. The grammar school comprises all
the branches usually studied in the
public schools, with the addition of
Christian doctrine. These studies are:
Reading, spelling, drawing, compost
ton, arithmetic, grammar, history, geo.
graphy, physiology, penmanship and
vocal music.
Then we come to the high school,
which is considered by critics equal to |
any in Denver.
The course may usually be completed |
in four years, but for INDECENT scholars
or those of irregular attendance, the |
time is necessarily heightened.
In this department are taught all the |
branches Of a thorough English edu-
cation, that is, Christian doctrine, civil !
government, physical geography, al |
zebra, rhetoric, composition, botany,
zoology, ancient and modern history, |
natural philosophy, astronomy, chem
istry, geology, English and American
Latin, geometry, trigonom-
etry and bookkeeping.
Pupils not wishing to takeAthe high
school course may, instead, take the
commercial, which comprises bookkeep-
ing, commercial law, arithmetic, Cad
vanced course) and business forms and
letters.
Apropos of the commercial course,
we might say few words with regard
to the method of teaching bookkeeping.
1t is done by actual business.
An extra room is used as bank and
business exchange. Checks are cashed,
drafts drawn, notes given, interest col
ected, mortgages given, etc. When
cash business is transacted, currency
s used-in short, every means is en-
ployed to make of the students good