Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-24
SCHOOLS CONSOLIDATED.
Move Made Which Creates st. Patrlck's
Academy.

The consolidation of two OF the oldest
schools in the District st. Josephs ochooi
for BOYS and ST. Vincents ACADEMY Ior
Girls. will follow the completion OF the ne"
parochial school building of ST. Patrck
Church, which, 1t is said, Will be WITHIN the
next thirty days The date hxeo LOT the
change is September II, after which the
combined schools will be known as 81. fat-
rick's Academy, and will occupy ,he PIC
turesque school building now heaiiS GULL
pleted o
One of the purposes in merging the two
schools is to centralize the teaching IolIe,
which has been under the direction OF the
sisters of the HOLY cross Another object
is to reduce expenses. 1t IS ln.enoeu ~
make the new school model eoucatlohai
institution. There will be an eieiheht ;
school, a grammar school, hlsn school:
classical course, a commercial course, in
Guiding stenography, typewritlng ana DOCK,
keeping; and musical ana sPeciai
with the Catholic University and the girls
with Trinity College.
St. Vincents Academy for Girls was es-
tablished about eighty seven years ago,
while ST. Joseph's School for Boys came
into existence fifty-four years ago KEY:
Father Stafford rector of the parish, Will
make further improvements to the school
from time to time. He expects there Will
be fully 400 pupils this year -,
The eastern section of the building Will
be devoted to the boys and the western TO
the girls, with separate gymnasiums ana
bowling alleys in the basement. Besides
the teachers from among the sisters OF the
Holy Cross, a number of lay teachers Will
be employed, making corps OF about four-
teen This will be increased from time 10
time, and shortly it is intended to raise the
school to the standard whereby Its BOY
graduates will be admitted without further
preparation into the Cathonc University
and the girls into Trinity College.
The opening day for the combined schools
will be September II, and the dedication
ceremonies will take place November 70.
That week will be the time OF the meeting
of the hierarchy of the church and or the
board of trustees Of the Catholic Univer-
large class of children and adults In the
morning. and at II o'clock pontihcal high
mass will be celebrated by the cardinal.
Archbishop Kean Of Dubuque, for many
preach. At o'clock will occur the formal
dedication. Members of the mems Society
will act as guard of honor: addresses
will be made by Dr. Stafford, Cardinal Glib,
pontihcal vespers will be celebrated by
Archbishop Kean and Archbishop Ireland
Of st. Paul will preach.
The formal opening Of the institution VIII
occur on Monday evening, Wnen Blshop
Spalding OF Peoria will deliver lecture on
Education" On Tuesday the senior choir
will render Mendelssohn's Hymn OF
Praise" and a burnt cork variety show
will be given by the boys of the parish on
Wednesday.
The girls will present an operetta Thurs.
day, and on Friday historic. lecture will
os even, Illustrated with views OF me
church property, during the ITO years OF the
rick's from 1894 to 1904 is being prepared
by M Milton E. Smith, former editor OF
the GhurG eI News. The week or the 9edi.
Saton VIII also mark the complexion OF tne
G streets. i,-.