The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-23

With st. PauIs Seml-centenn1al due IN
March next, the city has. achieved a
| growth in matters educational which
| makes it easily the peer of many Ameri-
can cities twice its size and age. The
public school system. already OF I'M I'M
| enlarged, and the private schools, secu-
lar and sectarian, afford unexeelled IA
| cilities for the education OF the city s
| young in a most fitting manner and With
| a completeness not to be surpassed IN the
/ East
1 The Public Schools.
| The public schools naturally comprise
l the most comprehensive and far reach
i ing system of instruction in the city.
/ At the present time there are forty-seven
/ public schools, with an enrolment of
26,337 for the last year. For the last
1 few years the growth in attendance has.
| increased so rapidly that it has been a
/ hard question to find sufficient accommoe
/ dation and each year sees new addl-
| lions built and the erection OF new ounid-
| ings
| At the four high schools in the city
! there were nearly 1000 students in at
| tendance last year. The course of studies.
| in these schools Is nearly the same. and
/ all have the best facilities for teaching
/ the various branches. At the Central high
school there are six courses, and 1t takes
four years to any one
| In the Mechanic Arts high school there
are three courses giVen-for the boys. for
the girls and general The course for the
boys and girls is very similar throughout,
with the exception that heavy manual work
| is not demanded Of the girls While the
boys do joinery and turning work the first
year. the girls are doing modelling work.
The girls end their mechanical drawing
| work after year and half of 1t, while
the boys are required to take it for the
entire course. When the boys are work.
| ing in the machine shop Or at the forge
| the girls are sewing. At the time the
1 present school building OF the Mechanic
Arts school was planned 1t was thought
| that it would be sufficient for many years,
fl1af stl
will probably be taken soon to get larger
| grounds and accommodations. -
The Cleveland and Humboldt high
schools had an attendance OF ls5 and 700
pupils respectively last year. In these two
schools, as in the Central high, all the
preparatory branches are taught, and all
graduates who have taken advantage OF
the studies offered are in q position to
enter any Of the universities or colleges.
All the high schools teach physical cul-
ture and elocution and keen competition
Is manifested between the teams OF the
respective schools In sports.
Graded Schools.
At present there are forty-four graded
schools, without taking into account the
graded schools attached to two OF the
high schools. There were nearly $4,000
pupils in attendance at the graded schools
last year. These schools are scattered
throughout the city. and situated
where they can best accommodate the
school population
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| ular and last year the school board begun
and nearly completed the construction of
three new school buildings containing
| thirty-two additional school rooms. Two
of these buildings are complete and ready
| for use and the third will be available
about Oct. 1. These two new buildings.
| will require thirty-two teachers and two
principals.
No inconsiderabIe part of instruction
furnished in st. Paul Is given at the
parochial and private schools These
schools al with ylJIri1c yU
parents believe in the advantages that
come from private or religious teaching.
There are about fifty parochial and pri-.
vate schools in the city, with an attend.
ance that reaches about 1000.
ParochiaI Schools.
Catholic parishes. and some of them are
situated in the easements Of the churches.
The training given in the parish schools
Is somewhat similar in aim and purpose
to that given in the public schools. with
the exception of the religious element,
which enters in very strongly in the for
mer
The sisters of the orders of Notre
+ Dame, St. Joseph and Franciscan form
the teaching corps of the parochial
schools.
The Lutheran church has nine schools
in the city, and they are well attended.
They also seek to place an emphasis on
| the value Of religious instruction in the
course Of studies they offer. ~
st. Joseph's Academy. r. -. =
The Cretin high school, the zparechia1
school of the Cathedral parish: offers g
ceiVe thorough instruction in the regular
preparatory studies. and are in posi-
ton when they graduate to purz
| were $50 students in attendance. There
| is a graded school in connection with the
| Cnetin school, under the charge of the
Sisters Of st. Joseph: Eight of the Chris
N Jf0 fha Of in
structors at the Cretin high school. This
high school is attended by pupils that
graduate from the parochial schools.
There are number Of admirable pri-
| vate schools In the city The pupils Of
these schools are limited. and that Is an
advantage which the parents Of the pupils
under the eye of the teachers than they
would at larger schools, and their pecu
liarities may be more easily attended to
and the teachers are able to devote more
attention to each pupil.
ST. Joseph,s academy Is O. school for
girls, and is the pioneer of its kind in the
Northwest.
It was founded In 1851, and is conduct
ed by the Sisters of St. Joseph, under the
immediate direction of Archbishop Ire
land. st. Joseph's fits for all the best
Women's colleges and is accredited to the
University of Minnesota Religious IN
Struct1on is given the prominence due to
1t as the only foundation of those virtuous
| habits which give fragrance to earthly
-rAO Situ elIto " heavenly udpplIoSS. 81.
Joseph's does not, however. attempt to
interfere with the convictions OF nom
Catholics and they do not attend the reg
ular religious instructions.
The study course is divided into two
departments, elementary and academic.
the latter being divided into the classical
and English scientific courses; there are
also special literary and business courses.
The academy possesses fine laboratory
ana varied and growing collection Of
specimens for geological and botanical
study; 1t also possesses skilled and eff
nc1ent teachers of art in its various
branches; Its music course is exception
ally efficient, the piano department I'M
der the supervision of W. M Crosse the
vocal department under Prof. D. u Coll
vile and the violin school under PROT.
D. Muhlenbruch.
Speciality Schools
There are only two schools in the city
Inat offer any speciality In the studies
Taught, and those are the st. Paul College
OF Law and School of Agriculture The
former is night school, and holds its
sessions In one of the chambers of the
court house. The instructors are attor-
neys in active practice in the civ and
the school hence claims the title Of "a
lawyers law school," 1t Is a three years
course and consists Of instruction in text
DOCKS and lectures, A diploma from this
school entities the graduate to practice at
the Minnesota bar, without further ex-
animation. The school was established
only two years ago. and yet has grad
uated two classes. It has satisfied a we'll
needed want In the city, is well attended
by students who intend to practice the
profession OF law and those who study