Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
ST. AL0yS|US TASK
UNDER WAY TODAY
Girls School Project to Be
Presented to Members
at All Masses.

Pictures of the new 1925. 900 pare
chial school for girls of st. AloySius
parish, with a description of the build
ing and the program for the ten-day
drive to raise 100000 with which To
complete payments on this handsome
school property before the corner stone
is laid on December IA by Cardinal
Gibbons, are being distributed at all
masses in ST. Aloysius Church today.
Rev Paul r. Commit, :. J.. the pastor.
is to make an earnest appeal to all
parishioners to do their share in max
ing the drive as successful as was
similar one less than three years ago
The rty-five-foot bulletin board on
which will be the roll of honor of
the most generous contributors is not
finished, as the rain interfered with
the painting. but it attracted a large
crowd last evening.
Cards Hear Members Names.
Today will be a busy one for the
campaign organization. because in
|Gonzaga Hall this afternoon the cards.
each bearing the name Of some mem
Der of the parish. will be distributed
among the $50 workers on sixteen
teams which are competing for the
silver loving cups and silk banners.
The drive win be formally started
with a dinner on Tuesday night.
Representatives Ambrose Kennedy
of Rhode Island and James O'Connor
of Louisiana. are to be speakers at
the rally of the campaign workers
Tuesday evening. Charles w. Darr
also will make an address. DR.. James
J. Kilroy will preside at the supper.
will speak for the Jesuit priests in
charge of the parish and schools, and
Joseph Z. Cotton will speak for the
campaign organization and the par
ishioners.
At an enthusiastic gathering iI Con-
Hall FRIDAY night tho ION IA riSb
leaders who will be active workers.
during the campaign were warned by
Father Commit that they must not be
overconfident.
Father Commit, in order to stimu-
late the zeal of the workers. told many
anecdotes of the early days of the
parish schools, showing the example
Of tireless zeal. Such stories are told
him daily by the older members of the
parish. who are eager to see the pres
ent drive success. He recalled that
on many occasions the President of
the United States has honored the
parish and school exercises with his
presence. The civil war Secretary of
State extolled the then president of
the college, Father Wiget, for his
valuable assistance to the govern
ment. He reminded them that the
Rev. James Clark, 8. j.. another presi-
dent, was educated at West Point and
was classmate of Gen. Robert +.
Lee.
Details of Structure.
The new girls high school will be
conducted by the Sisters of Notre Dame
de Namur, under the supervision of
the Jesuit fathers of the parish. 1t is
| with white limestone trimmings and
concrete foundation, conforming to the
general architecture Of Conzaga College
on | street and the boys high school
north of st. Aloysius Church on North
Capitol street. The girls school faces
K street and occupies the site on which
the parishioners built a three building
military hospital for the government in
eight days in 1861. There will be A
wide corridor connecting the college
| and school buildings.
The main entrance at North CAPITOL
and X streets is to be of especially ar
tistic white sandstone trimming The
entire building will be of flreproof con-
struction and will have the latest light
ing and ventilation systems.
1t will contain fourteen large class
| rooms Of the most approved model,
! each with capacity for forty-two
pupils. In addition to the. general
classrooms special care has been given
to fourteen private music rooms, be-
! cause the musical course at this school
for many years has been given marked
attention.
Library to Be Feature.
| There is to be large and well
| fitted-up library, in which will be
special files for the music belonging
to the school. SO that it can always
| be properly protected. The fitting
up of this library will be one of the
features of the structure.
| Within the main entrance will be a
circular corridor. about which will be
the offices of the sister superior in
charge Of the school and the parlors
| and reception rooms.
In the basement will be a gymna-
| SUM and shower baths. The roof
garden will be arranged for recrea-
| ton purposes for the pupils and for
calisthenic classes.
Rev. Paul r. Commit, S. j., the pas
tor, Is much pleased with the progress
| of the work. 1t has been seriously
| delayed, first by inability to get good
| mechanics and then by the rain. 1t
| is his ambition to have the work well
| advanced before Cardinal Gibbons
! comes on December II to lay the COR