The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-24

supervises the meals. All the tableware
| used by the sisters Is marked, burned
| in black letters, I. H. S. None of the
cooking and baking, and when it Is re-
is done by any of the inmates, but all
| by the sisters, who themselves do the
cooking and baking and when it is re-
| called that some $50 loaves are baked
three times week, the heavinesss Of
the work is better understood.
Here is the way an average day Is
spent by the sisters and their charges:
The sisters rise at 5 a. m, and medi-
| tatton lasts until $50, then there is
| mass at and breakfast at Z; work
begins at 8, followed by dinner for the
sisters at IL, and collation. for all at
about 8, then tea at 6, and bed at 10.
For the inmates the hours are nearly
the same, except that they do not rise
until $50, they then attend mass,
breakfast at Z, and the laundry girls,
who are doing hard work, are given a
collation. at IL, and dinner for the in
mates instead of being at IL like that
Of the sisters, is at -, all have a col
Iat1on consisting of tea or coffee, little
cakes and fruit at 8, supper at $50,
and all in bed st 10, the reformatory
girls and the children retiring, how
ever at s:30.
Seventy five Per Cent Reform.
The sisters reckon that about rs per
cent of those committed to the re-
formatory really reform and live bet
ter lives, though sometimes a girl of
good intentions but weak will, returns
to her former mode of life, and later
also returns to that home where she
Defore'found a haven of refuge. Some
OF the girls in the reformatory are
here, however, for comparatively tri-
nIng crimes, petty ~thieVing and incor-
r1g1b1lity, for it is sad but incontro-
Vertlble fact that parents are not al
ways the best trainers Of children
The regularity and peace of institu-
ton life is frequently, apparently, all
that some children require to convert
them from unmanageable to quiet and
docile children.
Sister Olive pronounced Oleev in
the French manner, for originally
they were a French order), has charge
of the little ones; to her they are "a
her children, and to them she in many
cases is the best and most loving
mother they have ever known. The
school room is a large room with a
polished floor, lighted from both sides
Dy rows of windows. Part of the time
the little ones spend in pursuance of
the regular school course, and part of it
IN learning to make their own clothes
and to sew.
Ii she has not been removed before
by parents or guardians at sixteen or
seventeen years of age, the sisters OBJ
tain a position of sort most suitable
TO the attachments Of that particular
girl In question, give her nice out
Mt of clothing and a sum of money suf-
1c1ent to at least pay for two weeks
board. If she gets into any kind Of
trouble, or is out Of a position or sit
uat1on, she frequently returns here
until she can get something else to
do just as she would If it were her
own home. which, indeed it is, and
as much so as any parents home.
Many Help the Work.
Here these children are taught.
clothed and fed. This is, of course a
heavy undertaking, but sometimes the
charitably disposed send the cast off
clothing of their own children and it
can be made over for these children.
and sometimes the merchants send
samples and remnants of material
from which waists and skirts can he
cut. For all Of this the sisters are very
grateful, as everything of the sort
helps them to clothe decentIy and re-
specially these little ones.
1t Is pretty to see with what delight
the little ones welcome the presence of
the dear mother superior, Mother
Aloysius, or that other dear mother.
the mother provincial, Mother of the
Holy Cross, who lives a hard and
uuSy A1c supervising all the tnStitu-
tons Of the order lying between ST.
Paul and the Pacific coast. With
what eagerness they go through some
pretty little drill and dance for them.
And it is interesting to know that the
young girl who plays the piano has
known no other home than this, hav-
ing been brought here when She was
only a year old, and today she is a
young woman Of seventeen; the pretty
girl who leads the dances and the drill
has also been educated here, and she
Is as sweet, modest and graceful a
looking young woman as may be found
anywhere.
Lack of Room For Children.
At the present time the sisters are
lamenting their lack Of room for the
children, and they are hoping with all
the faith and confidence that these