The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-09-15
BY ELIZABETH
GRAND OPENING OF ALL THE
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OF
DENVER.

CNritten for The mtermountain CathonC)
Denver, Sept. 12.-The attendance at
the opening of our schools, the early
part Of last week, has never been equal
ed in the history of Denver. The par
ents seem to have taken to heart the
words Of the Catholic clrgy on tn sub
ject, and not one of our schools can
accommodate the large number Of ap-
plicatiOns for admission.
The AnnunCiatiOn School at Thirty
seventh and Humbolt takes the lead
with an attendance of 440. The school
is one of the best equipped in the city,
and is in charge of the Sisters of Char
ity of LeaVenworth.
Next in rank comes the School of the
Sacred Heart. taught by the Sisters of
Charity of Mt. st. Joseph. 1t opened
last Tuesday with an enrolment of 375.
and has admitted about fifteen pupils
since, making a total of 800
st. Patrick's School in North Denver
has admitted 305 and been found for
lack Of room to turn away about
twenty-five. The school in charge of
the Sisters of st. Joseph makes a spe-
cialty of music and drawing, in addi-
tion to the common school branches.
St Elizabeth's School, under the di-
rectiOn of the Franciscan Nuns, with
Rev. Father Francis O. F. NJ. as prin-
cipal, is intended for German speaking
children. Already il has enrolled $50
Then comes the beautiful school of
the Immaculate Conception, belonging
to the Cathedral parish Its able staff
Of teachers is uneXcelled in the west.
1t is in charge of the same order of
Sisters as are employed at the Sacred
Heart School. Rev John Duffy is d-
rector. A salient feature of this insti-
tuition is the kindergarten, where chill
dren are received between the ages of
5 and 6.
St. Dominic's School, in North Den
yer, taught by the Dominican Sisters.
have enrolled 1S5 pupils. Music is a
special feature of this worthy institu-
tion.
Then we have St Joseph's School. on
Sixth avenue and South Water, which
opened it's 10000 term on Sept. a. with
$50 pupils The Sisters of Mercy are
in charge.
The beautiful convent of Loretto
Heights, about seven miles outside of
Denver, opened on Wednesday. Sept. > /
with forty-five scholars This is very
good for an opening, as most Of the
pupils do not arrive until October.
The College of the Sacred Heart /
opened Wednesday, the 5th.. AS its en- !
rollment seemed to be increasing every |
day, fair estimate cannot be given. /
for perhaps by the time this article |
been added to the list.
Last but not least, we come to st. I
Mary's Academy, at Fourteenth and |
California streets. They have at pres
ent eighty-two scholars. forty-five OF {
whom study music and fifteen are
students in arr AproDos of the art T
department one of St Mary's grad |
yates, Miss Anna V. ConnOr. has re-
Gently received from His EXcellency,
Governor Thomas, the art scholarship
in the Columbia School Of Art
St Marys Academy has been for al /
most half a century one of the most /
competently conducted and best pa
tronized of Denver's select educa-
tiOnal Institutions.
For many years it was a boarding
and day school combined, but the con-
stantly increasing number of students
necessitated wider accommodations IN
til the Sisters were obliged to erect /
other and more spacious quarters in
the now famous LOretto Heights.
To the new institution, the boarding
department was removed in 1891. St
Mary's being reserved exclusively as
Loretto's select day school of Denver.
The same thorough course of studies
with all the accomplishments that con-
tribute TO the refined education, now
forms the curriculum of both institu-
tiOns alike.
Some Of the advantages that render
St. Marys peculiarly desirable as a Sc
lect day school are, its central loca-
ton, accessible by all the leading tram
way lines Of the city; its commodious,
well-ventilated class rooms, music and
assembly halls, studios, etc, and. above
all, it's charming grounds, consisting
Of a block in length of beautifully
shaded and perfectly kept lawns.
Every surrounding of st. Mary's
breathes Of elegance and refinement.