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Show D 1 " " ' ' ' : To the older residents of Salt Lake I City, as well as to the people of Mic I iutcriuoitntain region generally. St. I Mary's Academy needs no introduc- I tion. Established in 1875, it rank's as the oldest Catholic school in Utah, I and the first foundation made in the I West by the Sisters of the Holy Cross jl JE from St. Mary's, Notre Dame, India- II B na. As the "stranger within our y ft, gates" whose name, especially during fll the touring season, is legion, wends hII his way eastward from cither of the Ik railwsy stations is usually drawn to Hi tMC larc building n First West bc- WR tween First and S'econd South a SP building whose capacity as a dwelling Hi and a school can not be seen from rf- the exterior, and yet it is fonud in- jjf adequate to the demands in both rc- I f spects. During the past summer a I jj new steam house has been put up. I !. and the crowded condition of the I '. boarding school at the end of the first ' week after the opening in September, necessitated a speedy proposition to Hf build an additional dormitary. An SrJrf inviting feature of the place is the Ifflfl beautiful green lawn that extends Hjl from the entrance to the extreme lillv end of the pupils' campus, where may llij also be noted ample provision'; for I 111 the students in the way of open-air III sports, such as tennis, basket ball, IMS etc. IH The education offered to a student M of this institution is remarkably eom- U prclunsive, embracing a thorough HL English course together with careful- Btr ly 'Tiadcd studies in the sciences, the H classes and the Modern languages. HI all ranging through twelve coiuocu- BjU tivc j cars from the 1st Primary to the Hlv Graduating class of the Academic de- HVll partment. For those who wish to fit E themselves for business positions, a BB Coinmcroial course is available, spec- Hjf ial classes in Shorthand, Typewtit- Hf g ing, Book-keeping, etc., being airang- Hjl cd for their benefit. There is aho a Hf special corps of teachers for Musical f students, this department being a distinct dis-tinct feature of the institution. Ex- Wfli l celkr.c facilities are afforded in the nil 111 Vocal classes, as well as in instru- Kjk mental studies, Piano Harp, Violin Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin or Zither Drawing, painting and artistic needle work also receive special attention. Wlrlc this brief summary of the general gen-eral curriculum indicates some of the lines along which the members of the facullj at St. Mary's exert their effort! ef-fort! in preparing the pupils entrusted entrust-ed to their care to fill the places for which they may be destined with honor to themselves and bencfir to their fellow creatures; yet it muse be added that the distinctive aim of the Sisters of the Holy Cross is to supplement sup-plement such intellectual and artistic training as might be elsewhere acquired ac-quired by assiduous attention to the physical development and well-being of their pupils; and above and beyond all, by unremitting and unmeasured efforts to inculcate the sound moral principles that must form the basis of a Christian character. Knowing too that the charm of gentle and refined re-fined manners is the result of habits acquired in youth, the Sisters use every ev-ery means of endeavor to form their pupils to the highest standard of politeness and etiquette. Th: entire student body is divided into three departments; little ones under un-der twelve years forming the Minim department; girls from twelve to fifteen fif-teen the Junior department; those over fifteen the Senior department. Each of these departments has its own prefects, playgronuds and dormitories. dor-mitories. The disciplinary government of the school in mild, yet conducted with a firmness and vigilance that is requisite requis-ite to secure the necessary order and regularity of a school. The students arc trained to keep within the line ot duty by a sense of honor, justice, and propriety, rather than through fear of punishment; and though the younger children may sometimes feel the irk-someness irk-someness of lawful restraint, those of maturer minds, who have at heart their own welfare and progress in virtue vir-tue and science, readily acknowledge the wisdom and beneficience of each and evey regulation laid down for their guidance. |