Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-27
ST. MARY's ACADEMY.
Private School for Girls
to Open September End

Vacation IS rapidly nearing lis
close. and earnest parents, alive to
the ever increasing need CT tine educa-
! ton that trains the heart and forms
the character while it develops the
intellect, are looking about for the
best :sc',o. in which to educate rightly
thsir daughters. TO such st. Mary's
Academy with lis artistic environ
mcn:, modern building, Splen-id cur
'ricu!m and experienced faculty must
appeal; 1t is conducted by the Sis.ers
of the Holy Cross, from st. Mary's
! College, Notre Dame, Indiana, a
! teaching order whose watchword is
progress and whose advancement has
been rapid and continuous, since in
i1S42 five Sisters, under the direction
of the celebarted educator and found
er of the world renowned University
of Notre Dame, the Very Rev. Ed
ward Sul.in. {. 5. C. established the
first humble log cabin ST Maly's
Academy ii the IDS Of Indiana.
Today there are one thousand Sisters
of the holy Cross with sixty schools
scattered over the length and breadth
of these United States. all under the
general superN iSiol Of the Mother
House and following he splendid e3u-
cational methods that give this teach
ing order a reputation second to none
on the continent.
in 1869, five Sisters opened the
present Academy in our city; their
pupils did not far outnumber the
teachers; but like all humble begin
nings which God blcsses, st. Mary'st
has grown with the years, and this
growth has not only been in educa-
5ional facilities, but in popularity,
an2 marvellous success. Last year
two hundred and fifty students were
in regular attendance: this year the
enrolment promises to reach the
three hundred mark: for no fact is!
more palpablr lcat" to the thinking
public than that knowledge wit!lou.
religions and its h;indn.aid morality is
not edh.ation; hence the phenominal
success Of the schools in which God
and His ho!u Inv rorrr tn: basis OF
all instruction, the key note OF all
training. Such school is ST. Mary'si
Academy. a Catholic institution.
where pupils Of all denominations are
receive ard where no influence what
ever is brought to bear upon their
religious convictions save the uncon-
scious and uplifting influence Of the
refined and virtuOus atmosphere
that pcrvadcs the convent school.
taught by women who have consccra-
ed their lives to the noble work of
education hy the g nplctc develop
mert of the child into the perfect wo-
man.
The acucation ri at st. Mary's
is of so practical and comprehensive
a nature as to fit its students in point
Of usefulness for any walk in life.
It's aim is 10 produce result that Is
threcfold-culturc of the mind by the
Academic, Commercial, Music am
Art courses. Development Of grace
and symmetry by Physical culture,
Efocut;on and kindred aesthetic arts,
and finally and above all the training
of heart and soul by those moral and
refining influences that ever charac-
terize the Christian home.
The Academic or English Course
covers twelve rr;.iies and requires as
many wears for its completion, when
th highest honors of the school, the
gold medal and diploma of graiu-
ate, are coferred; it is divided into
three separate d"nr',r;ents-prima y,
preparatory, and high school, each
under the direction of teachers espec-
rally trained for their work and with
an experience that ever produces good
results.
A very special and distinguishing
feature Of the schools efficiency is Is
Commercial Department where stu
dents who have successfully finished
the eiglltn grade i, any school may IN
very shoEa time fit themselves for
Fclerical or office work In the COM
iplete course of two years Stenogra-
ply, typewriting, bookkeeping, COM
mercia arithmetic, spelling, CONNER
; cial law, end punctuation, and pen
manShip are taught. A shorter course
of one year gives the STUDENT work
ing knowledge Of tpyewrltlng and
.stenography or bookkeeping; after
the completion Of either course posi-
;tions are easily secured.
Music has ever formed a very dis
itinct a,.+ Of St Marv's course OF stud