Mount Carmel Academy - Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY A7 The building is heated with hot Water and lighted by elec- tricity. Perfect ventilation is secured by a system installed in the construction of the edifice. Every room is so located as to admit an abundance of air and sunshine. A Sister who has had long experience in nursing gives careful atten- tion to the health of the students. A 'Eaxirah ,mth Telephnne Gfnnnertinns .Arrangements have been made with the city taxicab lines to convey students to the institution for fifty cents. Call' one of the following telephone numbers: Market 19113 Market 745 Market 836. Baggage will be brought to the .academy for fifty cents. Each pupil, on reaching the acad- emy, should give her check to one of the Sisters. , , For local and long distance telephone connection with Mount Carmel, callMarket 329. ' - A The Glermpms r . The tract of ground lying east of the academy and covering an area of twenty-five or 'thirty acres, was pure chased by the institution some years ago and converted into a pleasure-ground for the students, which proves one of the most attractive features of Mount Carmel. A small lagoon has been constructed on the campus to give the girls a safe place to enjoy the benefits of Water sports. The lagoon is provided with a skiff, affording the pupils opportunity for rowing. , The System nf jlnstwrtinn' The purpose and aim of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary being the instruction of youth,'they spare no pains to impart a thorough and refined education, at the same time drawing- the hearts- of the pupils to a love of those virtues that form the crown of true womanhood. Everything that tends to increase the young girl's influence at home and in the social and business world is pointed out with zealous solicitude, and every effort is made to give her the refinement of manners and graceful presence which are the charm of the cultured woman.

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3 MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY Tiseipline Mildness and firmness characterize the government of the institution. With maternal care, the Sisters endeavor to cultivate in their pupils those habits of self-control, order, and industry, which constitute the basis of happiness in after life, and render them ornaments to society. Courteous and polite deportment is insisted upon at all times. Strict attention is paid to the use of correct language. Weekly lessons are given in politeness, and receptions are held from time to time with a view to the cultivation of self- possession and grace of manner. The Faculty reserves the right to dismiss any pupil whose influence is considered harmful, even without any grievous act of insubordiation. The Sriemze Eepartmeut The science laboratory is provided with extensive apparatus for thorough work in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. It has been recently remodeled and important additions have been made to the equipment. The Ziihwrg A An extensive library of standard works is open to the use of the students. .The various departments of literature arerepresented, including reference books, encyclopedias, HCUOH, h1Sf0I'Y, essays, poetry, criticism, and religion. The library is renewed each year by the addition of late books, carefully selected. The Tnnaertmtnrg nf Art Ortgttldio lessons in drawing, water colors, landscape and E CO 311011 painting aregiven to those who desire to pursue IDD ete course in this delightful art. Instruction in the Efaiifiiolignciples of drawing is given semi-Weekly in the