New-York tribune., 1914-07-05
GREAT SUCCESS OF
ST. GENEVIEVE
Sisters of Christian Education
Have Ideal School in
the South.

the South.
The westward trend Of culture. old
as civilization. to-day is enrlchlng
America with the treasures of Europe
as never b fore. A detail of this move
ment is the transfer to England and
America Of Catholic teaching sister
hoods as a result OF recent political
Developments in France. For a hun
dred years wealthy Americans have
been sending their daughters to France
for education, and many not otherwise
interested in Catholic affairs have
hailed the suppression o. religious
schools by the French government as
a promise OF bringing the advantages
of the best foreign training nearer
home. This promise Is being fulfilled
in the new College Of ST. Genevieve.
This institution is the premier
American foundation of the Sisters OF
Christian education. an order orginat-
ing in Normandy in 1917, and which
has for almost a century formed the
minds and manners OF the daughters
; of the best families of France. Argen-
tan. Lille, Falaise and more than
score of other houses flourished. many
OF them reinvesting the hard earned
emoluments of higher education IN
Tree SCHOOLS LOT lut pVOi. INV
house of the order is now in Belgium.
But twenty-five years ago. member
Of the order. whose marvellous eX-
ecutive ability would win for her dis
t;nction in any enterprise foreseeing
the course Of affairs in France. estao-
lished near Aldershot. in England, the
school OF Marlborough, which has
rivalled in its comparatively oriet
career the best achievements of the
French houses. Marlborough has al
ways numbered among its pupils mem
bers of the titled nobility OF England.
The Empress Eugene has been its spe-
! cial patron, presiding at its commence
ment exercises and awarding three
prizes for excellence each year. Here
the order has recruited splendld
force of English born members, thus
combining IN its faculty the best tradl-
tions Of the two nations.
The Reverend Mothers ambitions for
ner order included an American colony
as we'll Accordingly. she came TO
America and made a thorough study
of the field. She made minor founda-
tions in Massachusetts,. but she was
not satisfied that she had discovered
the ideal location for a school OF the
high order she planned, until a Prov
Dental succession OF accldehts
brought her TO Ashevile; with charac-
teristic prudence and energy she test
cd the situation with a minor school
favoraby and widely known as hill
side Convent
When the Sisters became familiar
with Asheville they hesitated no
longer. Here is the metropolis OF
Americas all-the-year-round play
ground an empire of mountains tor-
es;s and streams. even now beng iAeu
bv the government as the Appalachian
Forest Reserve for the perpetual con-
servation Of natures most beautltul
and health bringing gifts to man
From Ashevlle railroads radIate 10
constantly growing number OF sylvan
colonies. each exploiting some ne"
charm Of the mountain region. ms
tArritory is the summer home OF A.
lynta. New Orleans and all the South,
and is equally the winter home Of Ne"
York. New England and the west.
In 1910 the order purchased the we
toria Inn. surmountlng the hlghest
crest between Ashevillc and Biltmore
and commanding an unrivalled pane
rama Of the Asheville basin. hemmed
in BY it's countless peaks. ne gfea'
Vanderbilt estate OF Blltmore and the
d IIS0an group SNIclcH "N"g ''N'' ~
foot of the hill on which the school
stards Generous sums were expended
in remodelling the inn for school pur
noses. but nothing was done to dlmln-
ish the hospitable homelike qualities OF
the inns spacious foyers, ballroom and
broad verandas. The inn has eight
nrivate apartments, many with private
baths attached.
A full staff Of teachers came over
from Farnborough and the Continent
Twenty-Five teachers insure the lndl-
vidual attention in the classroom and
intimate comradeship at all times.
These teachers hold one or more de-
crccs in European and American uni
vcrsities some from Bryn Mawr as
we'll as from Oxford. England, and tn"
Continent. German and French ar,
taught BY thoroughly qualified natives,
and the same might he very signlu-
cantlv said of the English language as
vol From music and mathematics to
household economies and sewing the
,round is we'll covered. The English
custom of five meals day and liberal
interspcrsion Of picnic5 and entertain
mcots within the school give the life
,rothcr Old World flavor that endears
II 10 the pupils.
Tho College of St. Gcncyievc is al
ready a success and gives promise o.
q brilliant and distinguished future.
It's aim is 10 offer young women unsur-
passed opportunities and facilities for
broad ard deep culture. careful and
exact training through liberal educa-
tion under Christian influences. Also
daily exercise in the open AIR, regular
hours and due regard TO hyglenic laws
in general are insisted upon. Frequent
opportunities are given for outdoor
diversions. such as tennis. basketball,
horseback riding. drives into the coun-
try and expeditions into the mountains.
A swimming pool under the direction
Of master is at the disposition Of the