The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-21
VISIT TO lNCARNATE
WORD ACADEMY
Herald Representative Is Shown Through
This Well Known School
for Girls.


envy of the Incarnate Word of
this city was enjoyed Tuesday
afternoon by a HERALD represent
alive, one of the Sisters kindly
and Hospitality showing the visitor
through the buildings. It may be
said truly that this institution is
fitted most admirably for its two
fold purpose of convent and board
ing school for girls.
The class rooms are situatedeon
the lower floors. These are all
large and commodious, well light
ed and unusually we'll ventilated.
These is room here for many
children, and all grades from the
primary up to the graduating
class are equally well accommoda-
ted. The English and Spanish
departments are conducted separ-
ately. Each room opens upon the
beautiful grounds surrounding the
buildings, where amply space is
afforded the pupils for daily ex-
ercise in the open air. The cool
quietude which pervades the place
makes it an ideal spot for study.
One of the larger rooms on this
floor is the winter study room.
while in summer the girls are per-
mitted to spend the study hour in
large covered structure at one
side of the grounds, which has one
side entirely open.
The music department is also on
this floor. 1t occupies a large hall,
which is equipped with half a doz-
en- fine pianos, on which those pu-
pills who take music lessons prac-
tice daily
The chapel is also on this floor,
and the refecrories occupy another
of the larger first floor halls.
The second floor is given up to
the dormitories dressing rooms,
etc. Separate dormitories are
provided for the large and the
small girls and in each apartment
one of the Sisters sleeps. having
guardianship over the children
during their sleeping hours. Here
as on tie lower floor, one is struck
by the excellent ventilation and
spacious size of the apartment. By
convenient arrangement, the
dressing room is provided with
water from a large elevated tank
which is piped through the long
room with faucets for every wash
stand, places being provided for
large number to perform their tot
lets simultaneously.
On the third floor are the art and
sewing departments. Some fine
specimens of painting, drawing
and embroidery on walls and tables
bespoke the training of those sis
tiers whose artistic talent has put
them over this department of the
school. The use of the needle fol-
plain sewing is also impaired by
careful instructresses in the long,
airy sewing room. A balcony on
on the east side of this room is
provided with seats, where the
children are permitted to sit with
their sewing in warm weather. A
fine view of Brownsville and of
Matamoros, in the distance, is OBJ.
tanned here.
Tie grounds were next visited,
presenting on attractive and invit-
| ing appearance, with cool, shady
walks and vine-eovered arbors.
On every side is evidence of the
| intelligent care, direction and in.
dustry of the Sisters of the linear
nate Word, who spare no afforts tt
make the academy an ideal home
! for school girls, and to help then
pupils to achieve the highest pos
sibie accomplishments. Several o
the Sisters who form the corps o
instructresses have just lately re
turned from San Antonio, wher'
they attended the summer norma
institute conducted at the Conven
Academy of Our Lady of the Lake
it being the desire of the Sisters t.
keep their school work in toucl
with the most modern improved
methods.
The free school that is conduc
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