The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-11
INIT. De C II. u.
NOT INFERIOR
10. CORN|.lE.L.L
In Its Literary Course, says Dr.. Thos.
o'Hagan, the Eminent Canadian
Literary Lecturer. "a
MUSIC, LITERATUE,, HISTORY
Are the Branches in Which the Sis.
ters of the Visitation Espec-
tally Excel.

tuition for education for young women
Mt. de Chantal Academy, IRE delighted
with the words OF praise of their school
voiced recently by DR.. Thomas
O'Hagan the eminent Canadian liter
AIRY lecturer whose visit to the Acad-
envy and lectures last winter are re-
membered with the greatest pleasure
Says DR.. o'Hagan, in the True Wit
ness and Catholic Chronicle, published
at Montreal, Canada:
Speaking Of courses of literature in
converts, | found the best graded and
most comprehensive one IN Mt. dc
Chantat Academy, Wheeling, W, Va.
The work done there is not inferior to
the postgraduate work in literature
at. Cornell University. The Visitation
Sisters excel in three departments
music, literature and history"
The current issue OF the chruch Cal
endhr, Of Wheeling, says of Mt. de
Chantal: 5
MT. de Chantal.
The Visitation Academy. now SO
widely known as Mt, de Chantal, was
founded in 1888 by. the 5Rt. Rev. r. v.
Whelan, bishop of Wheeling, w. Va,
and Incorporated under the title OF
Wheeling Femule Academy, in charge
OF the Sisters of the Visitation. B. v.
M. In the year 1865 the academy was
removed two miles beyond the city to
Its present commanding site, which for
beauty and healthfulness can scarcely
be surpassed.
The present extensive buildings
crown an eminence from which is had
q view OF the charming valley. n hun
dred and fifty feet below. with its
graceful, winding stream. Wellwooded
hills partially surround the domain.
still, further enhancing the beauty OF
the scenery. "a. 1. j.
OF the one hundred acres OF land
belonging to the academy. thirty are
laid out In pleasure grounds. The
play grounds occupy ten ucres, thlckly
| . : H .
planted with choice evergreens and or
namenta1 shade trees, under whose pro-
tectIng boughs tennis courts and cro-
quet plots have been made. Twenty
FIVE acres are used for golf links, If
fordlng the young ladies every facility
for. open-air exercise, which the pupils
are required to take at all seasons.
The remainder Of the land is taken up
with rich and well-stocked pastures.
fields of grain, vegetable gardens, or
chards and grupery. These enable the
sisters to supply the table with an
abundance OF fresh milk. fruits and
vegetables In season.
Electric roads from Wheeling con-
meet the academy, with the city, and
the Baltimore G. Ohio railroad has Its
station at the school gates.
Tibet school building contains study
hall and class rooms. n very large
music hall, With stage and scenery,
twenty-five practice rooms library,
reading room. studio, play rooms. ex-
tensive dormitor!es QE which each
pupil has q separate alcove), infirmar-
ies' 6a'h rooms WIN not ana coid
water, etc. Access is had 70 The chapel
from the man nan OIL the academy.
A Fine Library.
rh.ro ia n sro ,,hr,rv ~ oyor oyo
thors,nd vo,nnos comnr,s,ng MI mo
standard worts Of English utcro ,,,ro
bas,das sayara, book coses A,,pd With
o,cyc,onod,os hooks NJ reroroncos
.,c az r,ocod 40 n h, occ,ss,h,e ~ ,ho
ynr,ous classes NJ sui,,h,o hours
Morooyor tbaro 10 choice co,,oc,,on
., Ira,o, ,yorts co,stj,r,,r, /, I,,o,r
on,,o a ,,hr,ry Al nxtnn.,yo ,nnor
n,r. bo. ha.n nrov,dod for ,ho rso .,
| c,osses .nr,red IN tho stpdv or CHOW, /.
to-, ~. ,,h,,,,s rho crrro,, 80,
80, ,md n,nars :, ,,,oror, ror,n o.
-. - ~ .a,,a,.. ra.,,,.a -,
which IL omen n, uppropr,a,c hours
every day. g
The academy is lighted by electric
ity and heated by low pressure steam.
supplied with boilers located outside
OF the buildings. Every precautlon
against fire is taken. Each floor is
provided with an ample supply of
water, and In addition 10 three stair
cases within the building n roomy FIRE
escape connects every story with the
ground.
The system OF teaching is designed
to stimulate thought and never allow
the understanding to be impaired by
a too great allowance on memory. 1t
Is I'm every sense thorough Neither