The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-07

tunate. Shady walks and groves, pic
turesque bowers, and extensive play
grounds afford every opportunity for
healthful amusement out of DOORS while
the sheltered recreation grounds for
stormy or cold weather are fitted up in
equipped gymnasium, where. daily exer-
else is taken by all the py14tiE is to be
found in every convent ~
Obedience to the rules is enforced in
the most tactful manner by teachers who
know and understand girl nature thor
oughly, and it is the pupils own fault
if her convent days are not as pleasant
and happy as she could desire. Super
vision that is constant but never irk-
some is maintained throughout school
and recreation hours, and at night the
girls sleep In dormitories, limited num-
Der Of pupils and sister in each apart
ment. Each pupil has her private dress
ing alcove. Uniformity of dress is en-
forced at every convent, and the costume,
black in color, must be made in the sim
plest manner. With the exception of a
watch and neck-pin, all jewefry is for
hidden. Ladylike department is expected
from every pupil, and the most esteemed
girls in the school are those whose gra-
ciousness of manner and amiabiHty enti-
tie them to the high honors awarded for
excellence in department. The tactful,
pleasant hammered woman with kindly
heart and charitable spirit is ever held
I'D as the model, and the girls are taught
that it is the duty Of the Christian
woman to be gracious and pleasing to
her equals and interiors and respectful
| TO her Superiors, no matter what her
position In life or her degree Of mental
! culture.
THE CONVENT GRADUATE.
Although the convent graduate is found
| today in the front rank of business and
! professional life, a majority Of the former
| pupils OF the boarding and day schools
are to be found among the home-wo1ner
OF the land, exercising their talents in the
| interest of the domestic circle and the
| social life centered around it and for the
| furthering Of the welfare of the philan.
thropic and charitable institutions and
| enterprises that in every city of the
Union have been established and main.
tanned through the energetic efforts and
| perseverance of Catholic women. Con.
nected with the management of every
such Institution are to be found forme,
| pupils Of the converts, holding positions
OF responsibility which call for executive
| ability equal to that demanded from tbs
worker in the business or professional
| world.
The course of study in the converts IN.
cludes Christian doctrine bible history
photography, reading, writing, grammar
civil government, rhetoric, logic, compo.
sltion, history, natural philosophy. mod
ern and ancient geography, astronomy
botany, chemistry, physiology, arithr1e.
tic, bookkeeping, algebra, geometry, ETY.
mology, ethics, mental philosophy. myth
ofogy, permanship, hygiene, domesti,
economy, French, German. Latin, Span
ish, Greek, vocal and instrumental mn
Sic, painting, In oils and on china. ant
drawing. The institution is in possession
of valuable apparatus, both PHILOSOPHERS
and chemical, for the practical study O
the sciences, and large library aiss
forms part Of the equipment
| In possession of well earned diploma,
the convent graduates each year ma
terfalfy help to swell the ranks Of tn,
school emancipated young women of tn,
land and the records of later days, ex
cept in rare instances, are such as retiec
credit upon themselves and their aim;
mater.