Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
PARISH SCHOOLS
READY FOR WORK
81. Mary's and St. Joseph's, Roth An
nouncing Complete Teaching Stafs,
Open Tomorrow.
ALL ENGLISH AT THE FORMER
Only Where Specified by Parents VIII
German BE Taught-Pupils TO Pic
mic at Long View.

Catholic parochial schools Of this
city. ST Joseph's, Second avenue and
Fourteenth street. and St. Mary's, Fifth
avenue and Twenty-second street, re-
sumo activities tomorrow. st. Mary's
{ is commencing its third year as a re-
organized school under Rev. Peter
Kluck, pastor of st. Mary's Catholic
church. and has made notable progress
in point OF equipment and attendance.
INQUIRIES the past week have been
numerous and the school year prom
Uses to start with a considerable in
crease in numbers. All of the grades
finishing with the eighth are included IN
the curriculum and it is planned TO IN
stall a practical kindergarten for very
tiny Youngsters Following the trend
of times and proceeding under the wise
theory that an exact knowledge Of
English is necessary in this field of en-
deavor. the classes all are conducted in
English as a tongue except where spe-
cifiCally requested the German Ian
guage is taught. The teaching staff is
s fully complete and capable in each,
but the school management is OF the
belief that 1t carries too much strain
: for the younger pupils to be eXacted TO
learn their studies in both languages,
hence the preference in this regard
their children.
The school is in direct charge of Sis
ter NJ Pacifca of Joliet of the St
: Francis OF the Immaculate Conception
order, who is a highly specialized
woman in her profession, and who has
assembled a capable teaching staff.
Sister NJ Faustina, last year principal
s of the Academy at Joliet and who SUI
peryised the commencement of the
= work in ST MaTy's school, returned TO
her home last Friday, having spent a
month in rest and recuperatiOn from
r serious illness Occasioned by her I'M
RENTING attention TO school duties.
Her interest in the revival Of school
in Father Kluck's parish has been sus-
tanned and much is due her efforts in
this direction.
Father KIuck announces that nom
Catholic parents who may wish TO
take advantage of the convenience of
St Mary's to their locality will find
such pupils given every attention and
no religious instruction urged upon
them. Superiority of theueaching sys-
tenn of the Catholic parOchial schools
is generally recognized but not few
persons, it is claimed, have been preju-
diced TO its advantages to their chill
dren by Misrepresentation with re-
gard TO inculcation of religious princi-
pies. The schools do not entail this up
on any but Catholic pupils and those
of other faiths are shown every cour-
tesy in this distinction SO superior is
thought the earnestness and fxity of
Catholic Instructors that statistical
count shows numerous sisters serving
On teaching STATS of public schools and
acting in advisory positions.
The morning hours Tuesday at st.
AIary's will be given over to enroll
ment and assignment to classes. In
the afternoon Father Kluck has plan
ned one of his personally conducted
tours, a picnic to be held at Long
View park in which ice cream and
cake will be the piece de resistance
and games and general good time the
trimmings. A happy and suspicious
start thus will be given the school
year.
Large Enrolment At ST. JOseph's.
AT st. JOseph's the school reopens
tomorrow with a fiattering influx of
eighth grade graduates returned to en-
ter the high school course. This was
a point urged by Dean J. J. Quinn at
the graduation exercises last June and /
that advice has been needed TO the eX-
tent that most of the students receiv- |
ing eighth grade certificates will COM /
plete the high school work. st. JOS |
eph's school has made wonderful pro-
gress and is on a substantial basis that |
guarantees it an undiminishing factor |
in the school life of Rock Island. The |
new school building is the most thor /
oughly equipped and hygienic possible /
to construct and antedates the latest /
requirements in school buildings. The /
school rooms all contain windows fac /
ing in one direction, a manner found TO /
be less injurious TO eyesight of the pu- i
pills and a perfect system OF ventilation /
is maintained. The vacation period /
has been used by Father Quinn in fur
thering improvements about the build I
ing and the corridors and rooms have /
been newly painted in soft tones in I
oils and everything is in spic and span
order for the resumption of work. The /
school is in charge of Sister Nary
William of the Sisters Of Charity,
Blessed Virgin Mary. and full staff of 1
teachers assist. The convent house
has been closed during the summer,
the resident sisters taking the extern
sion course conducted by the Catholic
university of Washington, d. c., at Du-
buque, Iowa. Other of the sisters /
have spent the summer in special /
work at Chicago and are returned with /
tie latest best methods OF instruc-
ton.
The business college is a feature OF
St Joseph's, but is separately con-
Quoted Its commercial courses are
recognized factor in the business life
OF the tri-cities. IL being Father Quinn's
successful endeayor TO place its grad
yates in responsible positions. All
branches Of it's work are complete and e,
a very high degree OF excellence is re- .
CURED OF each student
With an attendance probably going
beyond 500 the teachers and scholars
of ST. Josephs have a busy season !
ahead. Splendid instruction IN music
is part OF the school facilities and these
branches also show an increased en- 2