Academy of the Visitation - Crescent Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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ST ATUE OE THE SACRED HEART

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G 19.29 Qrcsctni to spare a few Srsters for an establlshment 1n the almost unknown West Accordmgly a band of elght nobly resolved to spread therr glorrous m1ss1on of devotlon to the Sacred Heart 1n the far western country set out for Kaskaskra In thrs town once the Parrs of the West but now a poverty strncken ham let the Srsters had a hard struggle agamst poverty but Wlth the ard of a few mfluen t1al frrends they managed to establnsh therr school and were even begrnnmg to catch gllmpses of a brlght future ln the month of June 1844 therr hopes were forever dashed The M1SS1SS1pp1 Rrver rose and de stroyed the whole marnland of Illrnoxs mak 5435 fl My dear FTW? ,Q fn M3 mmm LE. ww. .4 fre ..-we TSM ,f if mf mg a t1ny 1sland of the d1str1ct of Kaskaskra The Srsters were obllged to be taken from therr Convent rn boats and proceeded to rejom a small foundatron sent from thexr Convent to St LOUIS but a short trme prevr ously ST LOUIS 1844 The first band of Srsters from Kaskaskra had taken a small house on Srxth Street Thrs was too small to accommodate the second band so they accepted from a frrend a house on Frfth Street Here they establrshed a school In 1846 the two bands reunrted and after on Nrnth Street they bu11t for themselves a Convent and Academy on Cass Avenue whrch they thought would be a permanent home Here were spent those thrxllmg years of the C1v1l War perrod After the War changes came The C1ty flourrshed and grew raprdly westward Therr patrons followed and called for the Sxsters The Srsters answered first by establrshmg a day school on Washrngton Avenue August 17 1887 Later the whole communlty removed to a handsome Convent and Academy whlch was burlt on the corner of Cabanne and Belt Avenues Here they have smce carrled on therr sprrrtual and Academlc work Paqe Eleven twelve years rn a dwelllng house K , . - Y L ' Q I I 1 . , ' v if 1 e ,, . . N, 'E ' - - , f A, 3 '- , I i . rm? .. 3 h , gm., , N l A- . 4, . --- Wa.. fs , 4 'W 'T 1 '21 'ut ' . . . 'MJ' Q- '11-V -41141 rt? ' W ' ra SJ 4-1 V 3 V - ' ' ' ' - 'f' i , .A ,,...: , A AQ ,kiwi , . f fp A -Mr , .-.L in . . . - w,, fx,-ff . - f r :V QW, I G . , we L k was . ' - 4 . ,f.-E551 1 V . 1 qw, i .qflq -1 . . . . . 1 1 - ,.,gg1,q.5:f ' y - . , 'ii , ' he 1 ' 5 p .5 ., U V N' y ' - .. 'i 3, J ' .- ' Pffffl.Ei 4- , Q - , - .4 355- -1 L, w f-Bald A ' , , as ' 3 'j3,:,t - 417. 2:- ww 1' 121 W- Q ....,..- A' 4' Q'-'M -We ' M,-. M. ,, , 1 1' Rf. v . nswgf - y . fm. A ,-51.11 1 'E Q se 1' im. - - ,s f -.H-,.,.,.w-K ' - 14.-. ' fo -'C e f a'::5if'v?wff-a ' - 3,4 .,-,1 -.1 -1 , ,, Li: ,z -55-,ir - 4- -'zo fx. 'iii - 2-ze-'14 aff.:,i:5::f W: ,.ffgfg,!.,kNa.ff .. - -- - ' ' ST-ftfxf -. . .1..'.J-... .. ,R'..-- ,V 3353 - . -Q we ' .Q 4-- 445 5 , V ' I :ff -W . , , , . ,

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THE CHAPEL