The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-04
THE FIRST COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
IN THE NORTHWEST is WELL
EQUIPPED FOR IT'S WoRk-NEW
BUILDINGS, COMPLETE coURs-
Es, LARGE FACULTY.

undesirable to have our young women
go half way across the continent to an
Eastern institution if it is at all posi-
BILE for them to secure like advantages
and culture nearer their respective
homes. A women's college is a need
in any community because, although
young women ever shall demand an
opportunity to secure college training,
co-education for most girls during a
part, at least, of young womanhood is
detrimental. To insure the proper de-
velopment of young women without
overtaxing mental strength or physical
energy it is desirable to have them in
classes by themselves; to safeguard
them in every way, it is desirable, too,
to have them housed comfortably by
themselves in college dormitories
where by college authority they may
be directed in right living. Both of
these conditions can be admirably Sc
cured at women's college; atvco-edu-
cational institutions, it is impossible to
safeguard young women students sat
isfactorily or to supervise their life in
an efficient way.
First College for Women.
It was with the hope of meeting
this need in the Northwest, that the
College of st. Catherine was estab-
lished in St. Paul, by the Sisters of St.
Joseph This College is essentially for
Catholic young women, but non-Catho-
lies are by no means barred from it's
doors. Railway routes from all parts
of the Northwest run into the Twin
Cities, thus placing the college within
easy access of the large surrounding
territory. The libraries, museums, the
aires, and other educational advan-
tages of both cities are at it's very
doors. It's proximity to the Universe
ty and to the other colleges located in
the Twin Cities gives it's students
boundless opportunity to avail them
selves of intellectual treats in all lines
of individual interest.
The Campus.
The happy choice of campus places
the entire student body where each
one can enjoy quiet student life in
beautiful country retirement, and yet
have within reach all the cultural priv
ileges it is possible for large cities to
offer. The location of the school with
respect to health, refinement, and lux
urious surroundings is ideal. The
buildings are equipped throughout
with every modern convenience and
appliance, sanitary and hygienic, cal
culated to contribute to the comfort
and well-being of those who are men,
bers of the school family. It's courses
of study are carefully arranged, and
cover wide field so that the indivld-
ual taste of each student can be salts
fed. It's well qualified instructors, its
spacious, we'll equipped class rooms
and laboratories, it's high standard OF
scholarship insure work of high order,
so that credits earned can be readily
transferred when occasion demands.
Located as st. GATHERINGS is, in the
Midway between the Twin Cities, it Of
fers every opportunity to students
who may desire to live in their own
homes and secure at the same time
the advantages of a Women's College.
Buildings.
Derham Hall contains the admins
trative Offices, class-rooms, library and
residence corridors for the high-school
students.
College Hall is really three build
ings; two large wings extending from
a central hall two hundred feet long.
The beauty, size and furnishings emit
tie it to rank among the best College
buildings. The wings are devoted to
Science and Art, respectively. The
central portion accommodates the
Music Hall, containing teachers stu
dos and practice rooms.
One of the most attractive features
of the College Hall is large living
room which affords a center for the
social life of the residents. The Alum
nae Parlor is just now being beauti'
fully furnished under the auspices of
the Alumnae Association. The con.
tract for the furnishing has been given
to the John S. Bradstreet Company OF
Minneapolis. A bronze tablet will
commemorate the signal service rem
dered to the College by the Alumnae
Association.
The department of Physics occupies
two rooms provided with apparatus fol-
undergraduate work. The lecture
room is furnished with the necessary
equipment for projection and for lee
ture table experiments.
The department of Botany occupies
besides the large lecture room used
also by other departments, four rooms
including storage and dark room
roomy conservatory, separate labora
tories for Plant Physiology and Gen
Feral Botany. The laboratories are
well supplied with aquaria, simple anc
compound microscopes and full line O
accessories necessary for work in the
courses offered. Additions to thu
equipment and collections are beins
constantly made. The head of the de
partment of Botany spent this summel
in the West making a collection o
flora and slides to illustrate Pacific
coast flora.
The Chemistry department has tw'
fine laboratories fitted with all neces
sary facilities. In addition there i
abundant storage room for chemical
and apparatus.
The Geographic and Geological lat
oratory contains collections of repre-