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ments for the bishops use when he
visits the orphanage, are also fitted
up on the second floor. On the third
floor, the boys and babies dormitor-
les are located.
The rear wing has the dining rooms
and kitchen on the first floor, sisters
quarters on the second floor and the
chapel on the third floor.
The detached building is a thorough
ly fireproof building. The boiler room
| is on the ground floor and the second
floor is fitted up for laundry and for
engineers quarters. On the third
floor the hospital is located. There is
no communication between the sec
ond floor and the hospital floor, the
only entrance to the hospital being
stairway from the ground, running
up the outside of the building.
Industrial School.
The basement of the main building
is fitted up as an industrial school,
with quarters and equipment for a
complete manual training and domes.
tic science school, Besides the regu-
| lar academic branches, the children
will be given thorough practical
When the boys are old enough to go
out into the world they will be me-
chanics, with ability to make them
selves useful and to support them
selves The girls will be trained in
cooking, sewing and homework, so
that they will have practical training
that will enable them to cope with
the world
In the basement, also, there is a
gymnasium, while every playground
arrangement is cared for out of doors
in order that the physical training of
the children may be conducted under
the best possible conditions.
The new orphanage replaces as the
diocesan orphans home, st. James
orphanage at Twentieth avenue west
and third street. There were over a
hundred children In the old orphanage
and the quarters were badly crowded
The completion of the new building
is welcomed by the sisters and others
interested in the orphanage work of
the diocese, for it enables the diocese
to take much better care of it's or
phaned children. The new orphanage
is in charge Of the same community
Of sisters, which has charge of the
old orphanage, the Order of St. Bene-
dict.
Although Bishop McGolrick works
untiringly for every diocesan project,
he has labored especially hard for the
orphanage and it's cI1petion is a
source of great qualification to him
He contributed the land on which the
orphanage is built and also made a
personal contribution of $4,000. In
addition he turned over to the build.
ing fund, a purse containing about
$1,000, which was presented to him
on the occasion Of the observance OF
the twentieth anniversary of his ele
walton to the bishops seat in Decem
Der.
The new parochial high school fol
Duluth, in course Of erection, will cost
in the neighborhood of 100000 wher
finished. 1t is located at the corner
Of Second avenue west and Fourth
street.
The present cathedral high schoo
was opened by Right Rev. James Nc
Golrick, d. D., on Sept. 3, 1907, ant
placed in charge of the Christian
Brothers, who have adapted their ex
{ perience over two centuries in tn,
3 European schools to the special want
s of the American youth The aim o
3 the Christian Brothers system is t.
s give to the students thorough Chris
8 tian and liberal training, which vii
3 fit. them for the practical duties O
8 life. The course of studies, compris
ing four years Of high school worl
8 consists Of Christian doctrine, civics
3 bookkeeping, business practice, con
8 nercial correspondence, politica
3 economy, typewrting, photograph,
s English literature, Latin and eloc,
= ton, besides the specialties ordinaril
- taught in high school.
!, In the spirit of generous devotio
! to the cause of Christian education
Z the Christian Brothers have alread
Z achieved great success in Duluth
> While the students are led anon
: the pleasant ways of high school wor
6 the bread and butter subjects ar
4 kept before their minds. They ar
8 not permitted to forget how to adj
3 spell and improve their pepmanshil
2 Following no other avocation, tn
$ Christian Brothers devote their live
s to making success Of their profe.