The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-09-05
DIOCESE Of DENVER.
CITY OF DENVER.
Autumn Opening of Denver's Catholic
Schools.
fsnecial Correspondence.l

Autumn opening OF OeuVeI SdIAOA1G
Schools.
Especial Correspondence
The boys and girls of Denver have
become subdued after three months OF
uninterrupted play and freedom and are
prepared TO settle down at arduous
school duties on neXI Tuesday. In tact
many Of the young ladies have already
entered upon the restraint Of the school
room. on Tuesday of this week 81.
AIary's academy on California street, IN
charge Of the Sisters of Loretto, opened
its doors for the fall term with an en-
roIlment exceeding that of last year
by half a hundred. The academy mas
been thoroughly cleaned during the
vacation months and now presents a
most attractive appearance. SeVeral
additions have been made TO the chem-
ical and physical laboratory and they
are considered equal tC those of any
school in the city These added facilities
win naturally increase the interest in
these departments. The faculty of st.
Mary's remains practically the same as
last year. with Sister Dolorine, the. ef-
ficient superioress, still in charge.
out al LorettO Heights the fall term
opened on Wednesday. when the enroll
mept for the year was made. The first
Two QdNS We're utNNAcN eAAiilO-L CiiAAL ~
to enrolling and grading the pupils.
They were assigned to their various
classes. but the real work Of the Schoo!
will hardly be taken up until Monday,
September Z. 1t is always hard 10
settle down at boarding school, where
new scholars are constantly arriving
and it is generally month before the
entire list can be made. However, i
is certain that opening under such aus
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Heights on Wednesday, the school year
there can scarcely be anything but
successful. The same schedule Of
studies for the various grades win be
followed and the faculty will remain
the same as last year. AS usual the art
and needlework departments will re-
ceive especial attention while the ace
demic work viii be pushed with energy.
Sister Paucratia viii be i'm charge.
Father Richard Brady is still chaplain
Of the academy. The graduating class
from present indications, will be re-
markedly large.
Parochial Schools
Now for the parochial schools! They |
OF course will come up to their usual !
high standard Of excellence. For the /
parochial schools of Denver are the |
pride of the Catholic church all over |
the state and rank with the finest secu- |
lar institutions in Colorado. Although |
many of the schools are young in years, |
they have attained more than local |
reputation for the thoroughness of their |
training and are pointed to with juSti- /
fable pride by the clergy throughout !
the diocese. The course of instruction
i'm the Catholic schools is practically
the same as that given in the public
schools with the exception of the reli
o-iO1fc side Of Tba cpboOl life EVpT1 the I
same text books are in many instances
used. OF course catechism and bible
history occupy conspicuous place in the
curriculum of the paTochial school, but
for this no less time is given the other
branches. Year by year the excellence
Of the schools is becoming more gen
orally recognized and the attendance
Is increasing by the hundreds. There
is no finer school in the city than that
supported by the Cathedral Parish and
known as the Immaculate Conception
school. The Sisters Of Charity of Gin
cinnau acknowledged to be one of the
finest teaching orders are in charge and
have been for the past eight years.
Previous to that time the Sisters of
LOretto had charge for a few months.
The graduates of the Immaculate Con-
ception school are all occupying good
positions and advancing rapidly in the
tuSlIltSS AOIll. Inc SCIlOOl COMPRISES
a course of twelve years and takes in
thorough high school branch. Music
is feature of the institution and the
musical faculty is second TO none in
the city. All Of the parochial schools
viii open on Tuesday. September s. and
row the final touches are being put
Ia the school rooms and the prospective
schools are resting up preparatory to ]
opening one Of the most splendid terms
in the history of school life in Den
yer.
Last Sunday at the 800 and II o'clock !
Masses Father William J. O'Malley :
gave an interesting sermon on the OBJ t
legation Of parents to send their chill
1ren to the Catholic schools. He said .
that while they contributed financially :
coward the support Of these institutions /
hey should also lend support and en- !
,oUrag ement by sending their children. q
he said that the obligation is one which
cannot afford to be overlooked and he {
pesOught the parents to enroll the I
Games early. Indications are that the (
attendance at the cathedral parish /
school viii be increased twenty five /
Der cent. :