Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-12
NEW SCHOOL [ YEAR
Au.plclou. Beginning Of School
Term at ST. Johns Academy.
The New Building.

The St. Johns Academy began it's
school year Monday, Sept, 2 with
an increased number Of pupils in at
tendance in tie various departments
of the. Academy. Outside pupils have
been arriving during the last four
days and numerous other non-resi-
dent students reach the city at the
close of the week. The elegant new
Academy building constructed last
year, the first use of which was OBJ
tanned last winter,sis now complete
in it's details. and makes an impOs-
ing addition to the group Of build
lngs used by the Academy for school
and other purposes.
Strangers from outside of the city
are greatly impressed with the ex-
tent Of the educational plant that
has been built up by the Sisters of
St. Joseph in Jamestown and the
people of jamestown know we'll the
rapid growth of the institution from
a small beginning and limited ac-
commodations of comparatively a
few years ago.
A visit TO the Academy shows
busy classes of girls and boys and a
most scrupuously clean and whole
some condition of the.buildings. The
large new Academy building, which
mas been heretofore cursorily de-
scribed in the Alert, consists of
what is practically i've stories and is
used for various school purposes.
The ground floor is devoted to
large dining hall, kitchen equipped
with every convenience of "a modern
hotel, pantry, linen closets, private
breakfast room, etc. The long tables
are arranged in the dining rooms. at
the front of the building, the table
linen and table ware Immaculate.
The next 6oor, reached by fight
Of stone, steps, contains the office and
reception parlor Of the Mother Super
ior, who also has a small private
Office. A large general reception
room is on the northwest corner. and
on the east side of the building is
the chapel. This is a very handsome
room lighted bv large elegant art
glass windows. One Of the windows
was gift of Mrs. Martin Mutz, of
Jamestown and all contain beauti-
fully colored loaded glass throwing a
softened light in the room. In the
Chapel is the new Vocation organ
presented to the Academy by num-
ber of the old pupils of the institu-
tion and by. others attending the
school. There are several statues in
the chapel all imported, and among
them is a large sized statue OF the
Savior, the gift of the late Mrs. Belle
Klaus and Mrs. Andrew Blewett of
Jamestown.
There is one recitation room on
the second floor. The furniture is
substantial and suitable to the rooms
in which it is placed.
On the third floor above there are
music rooms, studio, and Sisters sit
ting room. There are several pri-
vate bedrooms in which pupils
who desire to bear the addition
al expense may add furniture or
other articles in addition to the
necessaries provided by the institu-
tion. Several of these private rooms
are already occupied. There are also
three large sleeping rooms or dormi-
tories with large. clothes closets.
The fourth.aoor is as yet ,unfurnish.
ed,:but it has been finished off In
the same manner as the floors below
and will shortly be occupied as ad-
ditional sleeping rooms for pupils Of
the institution. There are toilet
rooms on all floors as we'll as bath
rooms. The interior finish Of the
Building is substantial and elegant,
being Quartered sawed oak through
out with polished hard wood floors,
The hardware is all the very best de-
ecription, FURNISHED brass fixtures
being used throughout.
The new building is connected by
fight Of steps with the original
school building Of the institution and
bhis building is now used for various
special purposes and contains the
Z vocal room, the library. q room con-
tanning the scientific cabinet, and q.
\ parlor, etc.
\ On the opposite side Of the sire ct
/. the building which was first used as|
4 q sisters residence, IS now devoted
I to It's original purpose sof an infirm--S3
n airy, where any pupil d ilo5 may feel
n temporarily Ind ispo dSmay 90 and
D have absolute quiet and resti from