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Show LEADVILLE ,COLO. (Special Correspondence.) Leadville, Colo., Oct. 2. If asked to name a model school, where everything is conducted upon the most modern and approved methods, who would think of Leadville, on top of the Rocky mountains? Yet there it is, a parochial school, which for completeness, system and" general efficiency, may well serve as a model for a school anywhere on earth. In a fine two-story brick building, build-ing, with every room"' well lighted, heated heat-ed and ventilated, there are upwards of 600 boys and girls being daily trained for the duties of life, not only intellectually intel-lectually but morally as well. The feature, that one strikes the vis-j vis-j itor to the Leadville school, is system. Everything is systematized, down to the smallest detail. The school is divided di-vided into different grades, the highest corresponding to the high school. Tlie monthly report card system is used, and it is the duty of the teachers to mark the standing of each pupil in each study at the end of every month. These reports are carefully inspected by Father Fa-ther Gibbons, the pastor, in the school room, in the presence of both teacher and pupils. This has the effect of stimulating stim-ulating the teachers as well as the pupils pu-pils to greater exertions. The cards are then given to the pupils to take home ""for inspection by the parents. It was report day when your correspondent corre-spondent visited the school, and thus an opportunity was afforded to see the system in operation. Six hundred bright faces greeted the pastor, and as each pupil received his or her card and eagerly scanned it to see the standing in the different branches, it was evident evi-dent to the observer that it was no idle ceremony. It was plain that fine discrimination dis-crimination was used in making out the reports, and that both teacher and pupil were striving hard for the commendation com-mendation of the pastor by achieving results of diligent work and application. applica-tion. The work of the pupils exhibited showed training of a high character, and spoke as much for the ability of the good sisters in charge as for the ability of the pupils themselves. The chief credit, however, belongs to Father Fa-ther Gibbons, whose splendid administrative adminis-trative ability and untiring efforts have made this work a success. He has no systematized matters that, notwithstanding notwith-standing his other multifarious duties, he keeps as close track of the work of the school as if he were personally-present personally-present every minute of the day. The expression of love on the faces' of the boys and girls, coupled with an eager desire to please him by becoming proficient pro-ficient in their studies, showed plainly what a strong personal influence he exerts. It is no wonder that the Leadville Lead-ville school is well filled, and that no '' ; --,-,-- - r;:crrJ) pressure is needed to induce the Cath-olice Cath-olice to send their children' there. Your-correspondent. at the invitation of the. pastor, visited the hospital.. Here an agreeable surprise was ;.in store. Above the timber-line town is a hospital, hos-pital, modern and . up-to-date, that . would grace the capital of the state of Colorado. Recently a new wing was added to the building. This, as explained, ex-plained, was necessary in order to accommodate ac-commodate -the many-applica-nts. The patients, though suffering,-seemed to be all happy and cheerful. No grander or nobler work could be performed than to provide for the wants of those brave men who enter the bowels of the earth I risking their lives daily to enrich the world. Father Brown feels justly proud of his beautiful church, which, with its high steeple crowned with the emblem of man's salvation, may be seen from any part of that mining district. The impressions made on your correspondent corre-spondent by the progressive and systematic sys-tematic parochial school, and the am-I am-I bition of the pupils to show their advancement ad-vancement morally and intellectually; also the tender care shown to patients in the hospital, was so favorable that It will never be forgotten. To the progressive pro-gressive and busy pastor who steers Peter's bark all credit is due. Thanks, Father Gibbons, for your many acts of kindness and courtesies to the writer. Mrs. Mary Rapp and Robert Trezise were married at the Church of the Annunciation. An-nunciation. The ceremony was performed per-formed by Rev. Father T. J. Wolohan. Miss Mary Calahan was maid of honor, and Edward Edwards was best man. After the wedding the bridal party repaired re-paired to the bride's home, 114 West Fourth street, where refreshments were served. The couple left on the evening even-ing train to spend a brief honeymoon in Denver. Mr. Trezise is a mining man, being interested in Breece hill properties with Lee L. ' Callen. Mr. and Mis. Henry O'Keefe have returned re-turned to the city and will make their home here. Mrs. J. L. Sullivan of 417 East Twelfth street has gone to Glenwood Springs to visit her son, J. R. Folev. r Mrs. R. Kelley has returned after spending a week in Denver. |