The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-08

the mother-superor, an office now
filled with singular ability by Mother
Cyril. Here, also, will be the home of
the postulants and novces during the
period of probation and study which
precedes their admission to the sister,
hood.
To meet the needs of the institution
there are two wings each 175X40 feet,
joined by a central building 200 feet long
and so feet deep. The building is of stone
and brick, four stories high and fronts
Adams avenue in the northern part Of
the city, being surrounded by thirty
acres of land. The building has a most
slightly location on the brow of hill
overlooking the valley and from the
tower which surmounts the structure
a panorama of wonderful impressive
ness and beauty spreads itself before
the eye. A landscape gardener is lay
ing out the grounds about the building
in way that suggests great future at
tractiveness.
The building is of the modern Re-
naissance style of architecture. solid
and impressive in appearance. 1t was
erected by Conrad Schroeder from the
plans of John A. Duckworth. Within
the building everything has been
planned to make the place roomy,
home-like and thoroughly safe.
The main entrance has dignity in
keeping with the building, being ap-
preached by stone steps and porticO
which consists of four graceful Roman
arches. From the tiled vestibule, re-
ception rooms open on either side, and
passing through the vestibule the Wis
itor is in great~reception hall done
in oak and with maple floor. From this
hall rise two graceful staircases lead
ing to the upper floors, and the doors
leading to the chapel also open from
this apartment. The chapel is sep
arate brick building erected between
the two wings and will seat four hun
dred The dedication of the chapel will
not take place until December, when
the beautiful marble altar and all of
the stained glass windows will be in
place. Only one of the windows is now
in position. 1t is above the altar and
was the gift of Martin Maloney, of
Philadelphia. The window is one of the
best efforts of the Munich artists and
represents Christ appearing to Blessed
Margaret Mary. The face of Blessed
Margaret Mary is representation of
that of Mother Mary, mother superior
of the order, who died some time ago,
The other stained glass windows for
the chapel, eight in number, have also
been donated.
COMMUNITY WING.
The right wing of the building is for
the community, and on the first floor
are the reception rooms, suite of apart
ments for the bishop when he visits
there on the occasion OF receptions,
professions and commandments; the
refractory, pantries and kitchen. The
second floor has the mother superior's
office, library for the professed Sisters,
their living rooms and their sleeping
apartments, each Sister having small
room furnished with great simplicity,
There is also an infirmary for the Sis
ters, novices and postulants on this
floor, quarters for nurse, layatories,
etc.
The third floor OF this wing has the
library, study rooms, living room and
sleeping apartments for the novices
and postulants, The fourth floor will
be used for the accommodation of Sis
ters during the retreats held each sum-
mer. when all of the Sisters of the
community, numbering about $50, will
be at Mt. ST. Mary.
The first floor of the seminary side
OF the building contains the reception
rooms, library, recreation hall, refrac-
tory, pantries and kitchen. On the
second floor are the class and study
rooms, laboratories and fourteen music
rooms each supplied with new
piano. On the third floor front are the
commercial and art departments and
In the wing are the sleeping apart
ments. the pupils having the choice of
the dormitory or individual rooms. This
floor also has an orotorio and infirmary
and is we'll supplied with lockers. lava
tories, etc. The fourth floor has addi-
tional sleeping accommodations. a big
clothes room and the seminary
museum. Seven staireases run from
the bottom to the top of the building,
furnishing access from one floor to the