Saint Ursula Academy - Scroll Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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file Pdsslhg of cm fpocfz . .. HEN the clang and clatter had subsided somewhat, the on- looker beside me said: They're tearing down the old convent. ,lust a sestet of words, but what meaning lay hidden therein the power of words can not fully credit. That simple state- ment carried with it memories of all that had gone before in another genera- tion. We of the second generation stood there pondering-he with his thoughts, l, with mine. Certainly such an occasion made rem- iniscence timely. Memory conjured up my great aunt's many recountals con- cerning the early beginnings of Ursuline education in Toledo. lt was in 1854, on December twelfth, that five Ursu- lines arrived in Toledo at the invitation of Bishop Amadeus Rappe, and took possession of the property at the corner of Cherry and Erie Streets. Situated on this lot were two unpretentious frame houses, the roofs of which leaked and the locks of which were any burglars delight. These comprised the first Ursu- line Convent of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the first Ursuline Academy. The Nuns had come from Cleveland during the time of that dreadful plague known as Maumee fever . Desiring to extend the knowledge of the Christian way of life to young maidens, they fought plague and poverty, and with the aid of cherished benefactors, estab- lished this first academy. Students of all ages and creeds soon flocked in. The Ursulines, believing in getting them young, as the saying goes, established the first kindergarten in Toledo-inci- dentally, one of the first in America. Then and Now This accomplishment marked a great step forward in the progress of Catholic education in Toledo. A carefullv de- fined, adequately provided for cur- riculum was initiated in which all branches of learning were included. Indeed, young ladies of those days -SHANDoNRosE STEUEV. '43 at the convent school knew what it meant to study. Perhaps that is why, to hear our teachers express it, we are considered ladies of leisure compared with those girls who studied so many and such varied courses in that first Ursuline Academy. As we now groan over the scansion of Vergil or the in- tricacies of French verbs, we are re- minded: Hln my day, the curriculum was quite different. CThis from those of our teachers who had undergone the old rigors and now can gloat.l We had intensive study of church history, astronomy, logic, and literature courses in English and the other modern tongues. This sounded to me like present day college work, or at least like post-graduate undertakings. I just could not bring myself to believe it. So, fully confident, l decided to en- sconce myself in a far off corner of the library with several of the old bulletins resurrected from the archives and settle this thing once and for all. That far off corner proved to be a wise choice in concealing my embarrassment, for there it was in the proverbial black and white: Young ladies in high school pursued a course of study in these ad- vanced branches besides the usual readin', writin', and 'rithmeticf' Most assuredly, young ladies of that day learned to be prim, prudent, and par- ticular, and by now l was firmly con- vinced that they were ready for a de- gree, sumnm cum laude, or what have you. Awards Were Numerous As l read on in the bulletin the in- formation found there was a salve for my chagrin, and I did not feel too futile. Those young women with the swollen courses, as l chose to call them, were well rewarded for their efforts. De- serving students were prominent on commencement night, when medals for excellence in every branch, every task, 4 THE SCROLL