The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-12-28

Music and drawing are special studies.
During the past year the new school
house was finished; and it is situated
just east of st. Lawrence church. It
is large, we'll ventilated and heated
building with all the modern appliances
and accommodations. Before it was
built the children were taught in a
small building in Main street in Walk
+ erville.
The new school in Sacred Heart par
ish was started only a few months ago
| in room in East Park street. Now
the school is in the first floor room of
the new Sacred Heart church. Here
the facilities are ample and first class
In every particular, this being the room
planned especially for school work
There are 211 pupils attending, and
they are taught the primary studies,
the fourth grade being the most ad-
1 vanced at the present time. 1t is in
tended to teach the high grades later
| The enrolment at the several public
/ schools, together with that of the pa
rochial schools, shows a total of chill
dren attending school in this city, di-
vided as follows:
Public schools. Observation-Disclosures. 66S6
st. Patrick's parochial.. 7O0
st. Joseph's parochial. ........ 800
Sacred Heart parochial ......... 211
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The new organ at ST Patrick's
church was heard Sunday evening by
the public for the first time, and its
sweet notes were blended in beautiful
harmony and voluminous melody. There
was large audience; indeed, the
church was nearly filled with as en-
thusiastic a crowd of music lovers as
ever congregated. There were eight
numbers on the programme, and every
one was highly classical and greatly
appreciated. The organ was in perfect
tune, and when the pipes spoke to in
troduce the initial number, Costas
"Triumphal March," the audience sat
as one spellbound. Mrs. Rooney, the
choir organist, rendered the first selec-
ton in mastery way.
Next was a solo by Mrs. Ignatius
Donnelly, with chorus by the full choir.
She sang in excellent voice Gounod's
"Gallia." E. Vernon Matlack, the or
ganist of st. Johns, sat at the organ
to play the grand offertorio de St zee
ella, and the audience was greatly i'm
pressed by his admirable manipulati ton
Of the keyboard and pedals. The Christ
Child" with obligato by Otto Obern,
was charmingly sung by Mrs. Ida Belle
Winchell.
The deep rich bass of Fred Sully was
heard to excellent advantage in his rem
dition of Rossini's PRO Peccatis," and
Mrs. Fitz Butler sang selection which
added more laurels to her wreath
woven by praises from a Butte audi
ence
Again was the sweet voice of Mrs.
Jack Thomas heard in "Inflammatus,"
by Rossini, in which the choir joined
in chorus. The closing number was
a selection, "Slumber Song" and vari-
atoms on an American air by Gull
mante and Flagler.
The members of the choir are: So
pranOs, Mrs. Ignatius Donnelly, Mrs.
Philip Tevelin, Mrs. Charles Pope, Miss
Mary Keppler: altos, Miss Veroniau,
Miss Anna Keppler, Miss Sophia Nor
gan; tenors, E. Mcpherson, Will Hook
ing; bass, Fred Sully, David Rogers;
organist and directress, Mrs. Belle
Bryant Rooney.
The new organ was ordered several
months ago, and for the past three
weeks workmen have been busy in set
ting it in position. 1t is one of the
largest organs in the state. double
manual, with all the latest improve
ments 1t is a valuable addition to the
splendid interior of the church.
.
The subscriptions for the Daily me-
mortal fund have reached the total
of $21, 1880. This splendid total will
be increased before the
time is reached when, as originally
planned by the committee, the sub
scriptions will close. 1t is now GER
tain that with the funds that will
make up this tribute to the
memory of Mr.. DAILY, a memorial can
be built that will be worthy of him
and eminently creditable to all the
donors.