The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-02
ADD TO PRESTIGE
As EDUCATE Al
CENTER OF STATE
Catholic Society Will
Build Academy and
Will Help City
R A | S E D $4,000
Ca,.paign Has Been
R A | S E D $4,000
Ca,.paign Has Been
Carried and the Work
is Nearly Done

Tho educational enterprise which
was started some months ago on The
part OF The Catholic Society of this
city has been growing steadily in
! strength through the efforts OF
Rev. c. T.. O'Flaherty and the men
and women of the church, has as
suned such proportions in the past
few weeks, that it can saow be char
actcrZed as an assured certainty.
! Any doubts that might have arisen as
to the success in the h..ild'ing Of the
academy structure haSf been dis
PEELED by the splendid success which
has come in the solicitation of funds.
Father O'Flaherty. for the past
year, has had the proiiht uppermost
in his mind and has d,&oted much
work to 1T in that time. His efforts
have been accentuated in the past two
weeks in the aggressive campaign
which has been carried on by the f.
nance committee.
Have Raised About sss5 900.
In making their repcst today. the
statement is given out ~ the finance
committee that the total amount of
subscriptions secured reaches the ex-
!traordinary sum of s3l,91O, and
members of the committee declared
that by this evening The total sum
will amount to $35e 900.
Given by Catholics Only.
The finance committee has not
gone outside of the church To any
extent In raising this magnificent
sum Of money, and 1t displays a
wonderful amount of enthusiasm
and generosity on thief. part TO add
to the splendid educational advant-
ages of this city. Ut strong evi-
ldence OF thei willingness to make
lthis enterprise. These subscriptions
include one donation of of $4,000,
and a guarantee of $4,000 from the
Ladies Altar Society. Besides
these there are three subscriptions Of
81 900 each, six With $500, twenty
With $500. twenty-one with $3.50 and
forty with 800.
Object Of the Academy.
The new building is to be erected
next year without any question, for
the financial part is practically as
sured, and only needs Il little assist
ance from the business men of the
city TO bring the sum up to the re-
auirel amount
| Tho building is 10 be erected on
the southwest corner OF the Catholic
church grounds, corner OF Second
Avenue east and Lawler street. and
The accompanying picture gives q
splendid idea OF what the building
will be like when it is completed
next year. The academy is intended
20 take care OF al least $50 pupils
@ho are in the elementary grades. 1t
will also have an academic depart
ment for young laoies. who may take
up regular courses taught in eastern
,rOnvents.
There will be no competition on
the part OF this academy With the
Catholic college at Chamberlain, as
some might possibly suppose. The
institution at Chamberlain is Il col.
lege particularly for young men, who
have graduated from the elementary
grades. The academy to be estab,
lished in this city is more especially
for young girls and boys, who arc
3 DSilCttIll lle aiCC tiNSSpIhut at luS
j iChamberlain institution. The acad-
Icmy, therefore, will have a wide ter
ritory to draw from which will il
no ways conflict with the Chamber
lin college, and the committee feels
that a large enrolment will easil,
be obtainable.
Will Benefit the City.
In the location OF this big institu
iion in Mitchell it will be of grea
benefit. The present school conduct
ed by the Catholic Society is no
large enough to accept any pupil
outside OF the city, and, the applica
tions which have been numerous
have been forced TO be denied ant
the pupils have had to go to som,
other Catholic school in the state
; With the new building the Catholic
. Society can offer inducements for th,
Catholic people Of the state 10 sen(
their children here for their earl.
! education, and this will also be th,
means Of bringing a goodly numbe
{ iof people here to make homes TO
i their children while they are attend
, ing school. The population OF tn
city will naturally be increased, NOR
: residences will he erected, and
greater volume OF business will! b
: transacted; in the business district
} AS an Educational Center.
: Mitchell has already. attaine
:: much prominence as an elucationa
J, center through the presence OF TIL
/: University and the city schools, an
!. it will be greatly emphasized wit
i the addition OF the Catholic academy
: and the city will resolve itself int
: educational headquarters in SOut
: Dakota for Catholics as we'll as Pre-
y testants.
: The Hope IN be Realized.
d Some fourteen years ago plan
We're laid by the Catholic Society &