The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-07
The Georgian Court College
RIM nv the sisters Of Mercy It Makes Useful Hundreds

More chan thirty years ago late George Gould began
building mp his magnificent estate at Lakewood New Jersey
great park of several hundred he completely
rounded BY an iron twelve feet high At one end the
raIaI residences in which he lived with his children
quarter of mile away is 1.-THE Court building which
great athletic and residential palace
conains an enormous indoor for horseback riding
with winter tennis courts the center. There squash
courts racouet courts great marble swimming pool oungng
for men and women and bedrooms for guests
The estate includes polo fields golf links enormous green
houses The grounds most magnficienty laid out with
rose gardens sunen gardens artificial lake supplied by
water from Lake Carasa magnificent fountains and statues
IN short Mr. Gould started out build in the pine forests
of Lakewood most ealhul region within easy reach Of New
York city the most comfortable and magnificent home that
money could provide his wife and his seven children
HE SUCCEEDED.
Undoubtedly many as they saw all this luxury and magni
cence looking through the high gold tipped iron fence that
cost enough to build half dozen comfortable homes said to
themselves WHAT TERRIFIC ExTRAVAGANCE," and
some perhaps added Tats enough 70 make man into
Socialist"
anything but q SENSIBLE NAN
There was time when the first automobiles costing ten
thousand dollars each first the roads driven
by dlerich young Foolish people said What criminal
and scattered nails and glass 70 punct
tires But the building Of those expensive automobiles was the
work that led up to the cheap that carry millions Of
men and women and from their daily work more chsapE
than they could travel by railroad and that give pleasure and
health to tens Of millions.
So with Georgian Court and with the Gould millions
spent on what was called "A terribly exayagant spending Of
money certain to spoil the children for whom the money was
SPENT"
George Gould e dead and gone the members Of his family
are scattered in France IN England some IN Amer
IS now transformed into an admirable wemanaged college
young girls called the Georgian Court College OF Lakewood
srve horses have been torn out and replaced BY com
plete chemical laboratory The magnificent
built by Mr. Gould for his family and his guests oc
cupsd by the teachers and the students Of Georgian Court
College.
studying Of health conditions in the center Of
& sssy raaob 81 New York y with it, concerts opera
and other educational possibilities.
Thus Won see the Transformation in rich APPARENT
extravaganza which might better be called demonstration
wears pass and what extravaganza for few becomes
perfectly appropriate complete admirable and weed home
for than hundred young women students and the faculty
teaching them.
Nothing REALLY WELL DONE in this world is wasted
Time and history prove It,
site their palaces on the little island what the famous
Palace Of the Louvre It gets the Louvre from old
French word meaning place where the king went to hunt
That part Of Paris now covered Streets shops hotels
and the Grand Opera House and boulevards was wild
Other kings changed simple lodge for wolf hunting
into magnificent palace that stands today possession OF
art treasures including Venus of Milo and Leonardo da
Vinci's wonderful "Joconda."
extravaganza Of French kings has become
the education and inspiration and possession Of all the French
people.
And what has happened the Louvre in Paris has happened
TO various palaces Of the former German Kaiser in his country
While the Georgian Court College managed by the Sisters
of Mercy is regards the religion Of the
dents Girls Of all religions welcome and well cared for
under the supervision Of the sisters with Mother Cecilia at the
head with complete and admirable faculty Of teachers
Those that want any information may write to MOTHER
CECILIA, the head sister, to MOTHER MARY JOHN the
dean Of Georgian Court College at Lakewood New Jersey
Don't Pray, Says He
Herriot French Socialist Prime Minister has been
having desperate fight with the Catholic party because
of his cutting off diplomatic relations with the Pope and
insisting religious schools in Asace