Evening star., 1908-01-19

cationally? That is my private STOCK
phrase. and / may make mistake IN
giving 1t away, but washington eAeihpn-
fies it more than any other city In the
first place 1T is the capital OF tne nd.lo.'
and is kept beautiful by the government.
1t is clean and healthful. 1t has become
the social and intellectual center or the
western hemisphere, and Is pecoinilis
more and more a center OF sciehce anu
art People of means from various other
cites are acquiring homes here in larger
numbers every year. The pursuits OF the
oeople of Washington are intellectual ana
not commercial This levels sectional
feeling and puts at a minimum the mere
getting of money. Great cohsel..onI .at;onai a,.u
gatherings of scientific men, international
as we'll as national, meet here, ana thus
the city for a time. is often the center oi
attention for all the world II IS the
scene of history in the making. Surely,
then. the social life here and the oppor-
tI,nities to see and know public men and
their families are of vast Importance. and
must tend to broaden a girl interest
and sympathies and give her larger
outlook upon life. A part or the cur
riculum of our school consists IN sss;.
matte study of the government IN It's
various departments and In It's sclentinc
work. as we'll as in the use or ltS IL
braries, museums and art coliecuons.
1.-THE social events in which our girls
are allowed to share act as q stimuiant
sor better work. for no diversion is al
lowed to conflict with school duties. Chder
a careful system of chaperonage the de-
yelopment of the social graces ana ease
of manner is of supreme Dehent 10 Shi'
and in no city or town can THIS occur SO
we'll as in Washington. and in no city OF
town can schoolgirl life be more attract
i've than at the National capltai.
What is the comparative expense OIL
girls schools in washington anu NC"
York;" ,o,
..Washineton is about one-thrd cheaper
for the same quality of service ana &C
commodation. Schools when ask from
5000 to 800 for board and tuition IN WASH,
ineton would be compelled to charge Sl.oO
To ST 200 a year in New York for approx
,nately the same location. Boston schools
are dearer in price than those OF Wasnlng-
ton, but their charges are not SO hish
as those of New York
Mrs. Winston's Opinion.
Mrs. George F. Winston, principal of
Madison Hall Seminary in Georgetown,
saws: "There is everything here condu-
Give to education and general culture that
one could desire Washington has all the
advantages and none of the disadvan-
tapes of other cities. l verify believe that
washington is to be the greatest educa-
tional center in the world ana am sur
prised that school men did not recognize
this fact until about fifteen years ago
since then many schools for young ladies
have been started here. and the ract 1flat
nearly all of them have been succesStui
is a great argument in favor OF TINS cltS
as an educational center we believe IL
wrong to allow young students to neglect
their work for sightseeing and social HE,
Of which Washington offers so much We
make these adjuncts of the school Work
rather than the prime OBJECT.
The Visitation Convent.
AS Mrs. Somers suggested. the Visitation
Convent of Georgetown is the oldest
school for young women In Washington.
and was founded in 1899. before the CAPT
tai was located here. The alumnae cele-
brated the centennial anniversary of the
institution at commencement in 1899. The
present buildings were erected in 1873.
Although the school is under the care of
a Catholic sistcrhood. the patronage comes
from all denominations. Differences of re-
ligion the catalogue says. are no obstacle
to the reception of pupils. provided they
conform to. the rules of discipline. which
are very strict. Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons from . to o'clock the
only times when the young ladies can re-
ceive company. They are not allowed to
wear any jewelry except a watch: they
are not allowed to dress in fashionable
apparel, but they wear a uniform of SOM
ber hue They are allowed only two black
dresses Of woolen material. six white