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Show THROUGH ST. MARl'S ACADEMY. Some of the Features of One of the Finest Educational Institutes of I tah. This afternoon a Democrat reporter paid a short visit to St Mary's Academy, with the purpose in view . of inspecting in-specting the steam beating works that that are being put in by Mr. J. J. Farrell, of tliis city. Mr. Farrell was found in the basement of the building working on some plumbing connections. He showed the reporter the works he had just put in, and for that purpose led the way to the boiler room, in which were seen two large boilers, only one of which is used at a time, the other being as a reserve. The one boiler, with four and a half pounds pressure, is sufficient to heat the entire spacious building of the Academy. The rooms are heated by radiators,.and an arrangement called' "coils." These coils are made entirely by the Farrell firm, and consist of horizontal rows of pipes. The radiators and the coils are worked by automatic fixtures that are simple and of easy adjustment, so that any desired temperature can be had. All of this steam heating apparatus ap-paratus is constructed on the most improved sanitary plans and is without doubt the finest and best constructed con-structed in this or any of the surrounding Territories. Mr. J. J. Farrell, under whose personal supervision the work has been done, is entitled to great credit for the excellence of the work and the perfection per-fection of all arrangements connected with it. Alter inspection or tne neanng apparatus, appa-ratus, the scribe was introduced to the Mother Superior, who in turn presented him to one of the Sisters,, asking her to escort him through the bnilding. In company com-pany with this Sister and Mr. F., a visit j to the various departments of the Academy Acad-emy was then made. The large and well-furnished well-furnished study rooms and dormitories on the upper floor were inspected. All are well-aired, lighted and heated, and are clean and comfortable. In one room, called the "baby room" which is on the first floor several dolls were lying on the little cot-like beds, apparently taking noonday naps. From this it was quite evident what aged pupils occupied these apartments. The most interesting department visited was the art room. Here a most pleasurable pleasur-able sight was seen. It is a large room on the second floor of the south wing. Through six or eight large windows it is excellently lighted, so that the many pictures can be easily, viewed from any part of the room. Upon easels, shelves, tables, etc., were scores of very creditable pieces of art in various stages of 'completion. Considering Consider-ing that the work has been done mostly by pupils who, of course, are ever under the watchful eye of the Sister teacher it is very creditable, and not only tells of competent instruction, but also of considerable consid-erable innate talent possessed by the young ladies. One of the pretties pieces was a cross, around which, in a very natural manner, is entwined a wreath of fuchias. It is done in water colors, and a more delicate and well-wrought piece of work is rarely seen. A large and handsome picture in the room is. a pastelle, representing a cluster of fruit. Mrs. T. JCenney did the work. She is certainly entitled to praise for its treatment, which, if not perfection itself, exhibits rare skill and a delicate conception of colors, taste and arrangement. arrange-ment. Time and space preclude making further fur-ther special mention, more than to say that there were other very pretty and well-worked pieces linings, flowers on velvet and china, landscapes in oil, crayons, cray-ons, etc. The half hour spent in this room was all too short to satisfy the reporter. re-porter. The music conservatory was next entered. en-tered. Here the simultaneous touch of a dozen pianos seemed a trifle confusing on entering the room, but when ushered into a separate apartment, and the attention atten-tion attracted by a fine instrumental selection se-lection a piano duet played by two of the accomplished young lady pupils, the effect was very different, and far more entertaining. Whatever objection Protestant people may have to the Catholic creed, it must be conceded that so far as this Territory is concerned the Academy of the Sacred Heart is the finest educational institution in Utah. In the matter of buildings and grounds there is not another such ah institution in the Rocky Mountains, and unprejudiced people should feel proud that there is Buch an excellent institution in-stitution here, affording, as it does, a degree of culture unknown in any of the common schools, and for the attainment of. which it would, but for the Academy, be necessary to serTU elsewhere. In closing this article it is but just that a word of praise should be given to the Sisters who supervise the work of the Academy; they are fully entitled to it, and are working zealously and faithfully for the advancement of the youth as well as the cause of the church. |