Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-12-14
MAGNIFICENTLY EQUIPPED
 INSTITUTION OF LEARNING
St. Joseph's Academy Thrown Open for Pub lie Inspection of Excellence and
 Credit to the Community.

Prescott which attracts the eye of the visitor to this city and elicits his favorable comment.
 Beautiful as the structure is eXter- nally, from an architectural stand point, to fully realize its beauty, one must visit it and witness the arrange
 ment of its interior. This opportunity
 was afforded all who desired to do so yesterday and there were large num-
 Der cf Prescott citizens who availed themselves of the privilege.
 The building is not only a monu- ment to the enterprise and energy of the Sisters who have by their persever- ing efforts succeeded in erecting it, but is monument as we'll to their ability and skill in planning it, as nothing seems to have been overlooked that would contribute to the comfort of its occupants or to its convenience for the purposes for which it is in- tended.
 While the honor of the designs belong largely to the sisters in the general plans, the greatest credit is also due to W. $. Elliott, the arch itect who successfully worked out their designs into such a harmonious i blending of details.
 A representative of the Journal Miner availed himself of the privilege and honor of going through the build ing from the ground floor to its dome, yesterday, being very courteously es- ccorted by one of the good sisters on the tour, and after completing it came away impressed with its completeness | in every repect and the young ladies
 who have the privilege of attending the academy should feel highly honor ed that such is their lot.
 The building is located on beauti-
 full eminence in west Prescott and
 while beautiful views are obtainab bIe | from every floor, it is not until one reaches the dome of the building that
 he is permitted to witness the grand panaroma which is presented from every point of the compass. The en- tire city of Prescott is presented to view from there, while to the north
 Whipple Barrkacks can be plainly seen and the mountains surrounding the town, are seen in all their wealth of beauty.
 The view from the dome of this building is certainly one of the most inspiring that can be seen n,the en- tire vicinity of Prescott. It is in tended not only as place where one can feast his eyes on the beauties of nature surrounding him, but was also designed for the use of the student of the heavenly bodies and where in struction can be given in astronomy, it being the intention of the Sisters, at a more convenient time to equip it with instruments for this purpose.
 The building is l65 feet long by 90 feet wide, is three stories in height and cost S45, GOO. On the ground floor is large auditorium S0x34 feet with a stage 34x51 feet. The auditorium is fitted with folding doors so that it can be also utilized as class room. Other rooms on this floor are two sewing rooms, a class room, girls dining room, Sisters dining room and guests dining room, each of which have con- modious serving rooms attached, kit chen with a large and commodious pantry auxiliary to it, a students ward robe room containing fifty lock !! CTS for the girls clothing, trunk l room, six bath rooms, also lavatory l and toilet rooms, each of the various rooms of the floor being furnished ] and equipped with all the conveniences for the various purposes for which l they are intended.
 Ascending to the second floor on which is located the main entrance | from the east there are found three | class rooms, a recitation room, parlor, i two reception rooms, library, com i politely furnished physical and chemi- i cal laboratory, stenography and book keeping class room, music room, Sis ters' living room and a beautiful | chapel 32x60 feet. This chapel is a perfect model of beauty in its appoint i ments and serves as an illustration of the generosity of some of the friends of the school.
 The windows are of colored glass, three of them being memorial win dows, one of which was donated to the school by P. l.. Kastner, in mem- ory of his daughter, Jennie Kastner, a former student of the school, the other two memorial windows being donated by friends of the Sisters.