The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-18
The st. Johns Academy.

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st. Johns Academy, that gran
and noble institution, which ha
for over thirty years diffused ray
of light in all directions through
out the parish of st. Mary, ha
once more thrown open its door
to receive within its vast embrace
the flock that is yearly entrusted
to its care. A little over a quartz
of a century ago this convent wal
in its infancy, struggling to gair
a foothold with the winds of ad-
versity blowing around it with 8
terrible blast; but, notwithstand.
ing all these hardships, it still
continued to pursue an upward
path, rising from the plains of OBJ
security, to the level of distinction,
receiving the plaudits of man
kind, through opposition and by
surmounting many impediments.
To the public, however, much OF
the praise is due. Without their
assistance and kind patronage the
school would never have been
crowned with such unqualified
success. The citizens of Franklin
have ever been ready to render
such assistance as was in their
power, in the way of help, in pro-
noting the interests of the aca-
deny.
1t is useless to eulogize the
"dark-robed saints" who have the
institution in charge, as the &C.
complishment of their task is eu-
logy enough. The work of in
struction under the direction of an
able and experienced faculty, is
usually thorough and successful.
There is no firing at random.
Every child is urged to point to a
definite goal and work hard for
success. The aim of the teachers
being to so direct the effort of the
child, that all his latent and power
may be developed.
Still, we occasionally hear mo.
theirs remark, 81 would send my
children to the convent, only there
is so much religion taught and
they have no time for it." All!
do you realize what you
are saying? Do you forget that
one day you will have to give &C.
count of those children? When
you stand before the tribunal of a
Just and offended God, to render
that account, will you say,I taught
NY children to be great painters,
great sculptors, great musicians,
historians, novelists, statesmen,
teachers, and warriors?
Well, what did you teach them
about God? All, pause, will you
ell God face to face, that they
lad no time to attend to Him. |
Mothers, think of this, we are but
piece of flotsam on the sea of
life, and sooner or later we shall |
lrift to the Great and Omnipotent
)ne that created us. Does it in
ure a child, does it deterioate
rom his educational capacities, to
lear occasionally, no matter what
lis creed, or aim in life may be,
hat God created him, that he
must learn to love that God, and
!evote little of the short span of
tie to His service. Christianity
nd literature should go hand in
and. If parents realized this, we
hould hear no more such remarks
s the above. We hope that the
eople will continue to patronize
ne Academy and many thanks
re rendered them. The enroll
lent this year is much greater
ian that of the preceding years;
lere being at present about $50
hildren in attendance. "All else
Jay pass away but the wisdom
{ well.digested knowledge and
lethodical thought remains
trough sunshine and storm, max.
lg the sunshine more beautiful
nd the storm less severe" ~