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Show Diocese of- Denver 1 v : ....... . X Happenings in Church and Catholic Social Circles'oi X X the Colorado Capital. X -f BY ELIZABETH JLLY. " ' GEAND OPENING OF ALL THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OF DENVER. (Written for The Intermountain Catholic.) ! Denver, Fept. 32. The attendance at the opening of our schools, the early j part of last week, lias never leen equaled equal-ed in the history of Denver. The parents par-ents seem to have taken to heart the words of the Catholic clrgy on th subject, sub-ject, and not one of our schools can accommodate the large number of applications ap-plications for admission. The Annunciation School at Thirty-seventh Thirty-seventh and Humbolt takes the lead with an attendance of 440. The school is one of the best equipped in the city, and is in "charge of the Sisters of Charity Char-ity of Leavenworth. Next in rank comes the School of the Sacred Heart, taught by the Sisters of Charity of Mt. St. Joseph. It opened last Tuesday with an enrollment of 375. and has admitted about tifteen pupils since, making- a total of St. Pal rick's School in North Denver has admitted Cd.l. and been found for lack of room to turn away about twenty-five. The school in charge of the Sisters of St. Joseph makes a specialty spe-cialty of music and drawing, in addition addi-tion to the common school branches. St. Elizabeth's School, under the direction di-rection of the Franciscan Nuns, with Rev. Father Francis. O. F. M., as principal, prin-cipal, is intended for German speaking children. Already it has enrolled 250. Then comes the beautiful school of the Immaculate Conception, belonging to the Cathedral parish. Its able staff of teachers is unexcelled in the west. I It is in charge of the same order of Sisters as are employed at the Sacred Heart School. Rev. John Duffy is director. di-rector. A salient feature of this institution insti-tution is the kindergarten, where children chil-dren are received between the ages of 2 and 6. St. Dominic's School, in North Denver, Den-ver, taught by the Dominican Sisters, have enrolled 1S5 pupils. Music is a special feature of this worthy institution. institu-tion. Then we have St. Joseph's School, on Sixth avenue and South Water, which opened its H'iiO-01 term on Sept. 4. with s0 pupils. The Sisters of Mercy are in charge. The beautiful convent of Loretto Heights, about seven miles outside of Denver, opened on "Wednesday, Sept. 5. with forty-live scholars. This is very good for an opening, as most of the pupils do not arrive until October. The College of the Sacred Heart opened Wednesday, the 5th., As its enrollment en-rollment seemed to be increasing every day, a fair estimate cannot be given, for perhaps by the time this article goes to press about ten more may have been added to the list. Last, but not least, we come to St. Mary's Academy, at Fourteenth and California streets. They have at present pres-ent eighty-two scholars, forty-five of whom study music, and fifteen are students in art. Apropos of the art department, one of St. Mary's grad- I uates. Miss Anna V. Connor, has re- I rently received from His Excellency, j Governor Thomas, the art scholarship j in the Columbia School of Art. I St. Mary's Academy has been for almost al-most half a century one of the most competently conducted and best patronized pa-tronized of Denver's select educational educa-tional institutions. For many years it was a boarding and day school combined, but the constantly con-stantly increasing number of students necessitated widi-r accommodations until un-til the Sisters were obliged to erect other and more spacious quarters in the now famous Loretto Heights. To the new institution, the boarding department was removed in St. Mary's being reserved exclusively as Loretto's select day school of Denver. The same thorough course of studies, with all the accomplishments that contribute con-tribute to the refined education, now forms the curriculum of both institutions institu-tions alike. Some of the advantages that render St. Mary's peculiarly desirable as a select se-lect day school are. its central location, loca-tion, accessible by all the leading tramway tram-way lines of the city; its commodious, well-ventilated class rooms, music and assembly halls, studios, etc., and. above all, its charming grounds, consisting of a block in lenerth of beautifully shaded and perfectly kept lawns. Every surrounding of St. Mary's breathes of elegance and refinement. |