Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-08-25
new CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Twenty Thousand Dollars Being
Spent i'm Webster.
WILL Be OPENED THIS FALL
New Building, New Fixtures,
New Fittings. One of the Best
Catholic Educational Insti.
tutions i'm South Dakota.

III
For great many years the Catholics
of this city and the surrounding country
maintained a preparatory primary
school near the Catholic church in this
city. The building at last was out
grown and in poor condition and not
adaptable TO the needs of a growing
and important Catholic community.
Last year the school was closed for the
year and then those most interested in
the Catholic school work became very
much engaged to secure the necessary
funds with which to build a proper
building to accommodate thd needs of the
children of the Catholics in Day county.
Last spring a sufficient amount of
money had been raised so that the
promoters were assured of about
twenty thousand dollars to build the
building and secure the furnishings and
fixtures for school purposes. The work
was at once commenced and there is
now located on the former school site,
just north of the city power house, one
of the most handsome brick school
buildings to be seen in the state. 1t is
built according TO the most modern
plans for light and the accommodation of
school children. There has been moth
ing which would add to its convenience
or comfort which has been omitted.
The workmen are now busy putting on
the finishing touches and as soon as
they are out Of there the building will
be thrown open for the accommodation
of the Catholic children and they will
have one of the most handsome and
comfortable places of learning in the
Northwest.
That the instructors in The new insti-
tuition will be second TO none is assured
from the fact that those who have
already been secured are among the
most prominent Catholic educators in
this country. Rev. Father Birkle and
Frank Mohs, of this city, acting as a
committee for the school management,
went down to Lake City, Mimi, the
first of the week, and from there out
to the Villa Marie Convent, which is
the headquarters for the Ursaline Sis
tiers, at small town known as Fonte-
nae. While there they perfected
arrangements with the Mother Super
ior to take up the school matter and
arranged for four of her most expert
enced and accomplished instructors,
and they will be in Webster to take
charge just as soon as the building is
In the new school all branches will be
taught from the primary department
up to and including the eighth grade,
and the work will be in the hands of
the most experienced teachers as this
is recognized as one of the most impor-
tant Catholic communities in the state.
In addition TO regular school work, the
sisters who will come here will also
teach vocal and instrumental music,
plain and fancy needlework, and art in
all It's departments, ana they are known
to be well up in their profession in all
of those branches which are considered
the higher education for young ladies
especially.
Not only the Catholic people, but
Webster and the whole county is to be
upon securing such a
splendid institution of learning. We
are informed that the school already
has promised almost sufficient num-
per of scholars TO exhaust its accomo-
lations. We hope the new school will
always receive the patronage which it
deserves and stand always ready to do
our best job of boosting for its suc-
cess.