The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
TO give
FREE TUITION
Institution Offers New Schol-
arship to Grade School
Graduates.
NEW COURSE THIS YEAR
Thorough Training in Commercial
Studies viii Be Available
to Students.

A free scholarship has been announced
by the Rev. Father Mcdonnell, president
OF Gonzaga College. open to boy gradu
ates from the eighth grade of the public
and parochial schools of the city. Today
at 10 O'Clock, in Gonzaga College all ap-
plicants for this scholarship will present
themselves.
Gonzaga College was established in
1921, and occupied the site of the old
Masonic Temple, Ninth and Streets.
There are nearly 1000 alumni living in
the District. among them some of the
most prominent names known in the pro-
fessional and commercial life of WASH
ington.
In 1871 Gonzaga College was removed
to Street, near North Capitol, where
more commodious quarters were OBJ
tained. These In turn became inadequate
and antiquated. and through the ener-
getic efforts of the Rev. President 4.
Del. Mcdonnell, S. J.. and the faculty
of the college tassisted by the generous
offerings of Catholics III: .shout the
city,. a magnificent new building, with
every modern equipment, an ornament,
even TO this city OF magnificent buildings,
was erected and dedicated on May T. by
his eminence Cardinal Gibbons.
GOnzaga College is now prepared, there
fore to do her work in a more efficient
manner than ever before. Lighting. heat
ing and sanitary arrangements are the
best that modern improvements can af-
ford. and every facility, in the way OF
libraries, gymnasium, and assembly halls.
has been provided TO develop. in the high
est degree. mentally and physically, the
young men who graduate from this col
lege.
New Course Thi. Year.
In addition to the regular classical high
school course. such as is conducted in
Georgetown and other Jesuit institutions,
there has been added, this year, an en-
tirely new course, viz. a business high
school course, which will include COM
mercial law, commercial arithmetic,
bookkeeping, typewriting. and stenogra.
Dhy. The Young man who finishes the
high school course at GonZaga Will
thus be in n position to go out into the
world Immediately and take up a good
business position. This course will fur
nish him a money asset. which will be
available on leaving us. This business
course is to be taught by a man OF eX-
rerience in practical business methods.
and it is hoped that many will avail
themselves of the opportunity offered by
this training.
This wear, also, is added a preparatory
class in which young boys, who are not
prepared to enter first year high, will be
coached and made eligible for entrance
into high school
The staff Of Gonzaga College. for the
coming year. Is as follows: The Rev. E.
Del. Mcdonnell. $. J.. president: the
Rev. John Geale. s. J.. vice president:
the Rev. Raphael O'COnnell. 5. j., pro-
fessor fourth year high: Ma Martin
Schmitt. S. J.. professor third year high;
Mr.. Frederick Boehm, S. j.. professor
second year high; Mr.. Edward Morning.
s j., professor first year high: Mr.. John
Dixon, S. j.. professor of the prepara-
tory class; Mr.. Edward Mccarthy, S. J.,
professor of mathematics. Several other
professors are yet to be added TO this
staH. Gonzaga College opens its doors
for the scholastic year 1913 on the morn
ing of Wednesday, September 10.