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GROWTH IS ORDER
Great Institution Keeps Face with the
Development of Omaha in
Importance.
FIVE
SEPARATE
COLLEGES
Departments of Work Associated in
Comprehensive Course.
STORY OF THE GREAT SCHOOL
Idea of Edward Creighton and Its
Expansion.
STANDS HIGH AMONG PEERS
With a. Small Mart the tnlveralty
llaa Moved I pnard Intll It
o Has a National
Itepntatlon.
An Institution to which Omaha points
Kith great and Just pride Is the Creighton
university, an Institution whose definite
value in the educational field Is fully sub
stantiated, by the constant growth neces
sary to keep pace with the demand for the
advantages it holds out to the youth of
this section of the country.
Founded In 1878, Creighton university owes
Its origin and development to Edward and
John A. Creighton and their wives, whose
combined benefactions amount to several
million dollars. This first building, the
trunk, as It were, of the present flourishing
institution, with Its five Important and dis
tinct branches, or departments, stands now
on the hill at University Place, Twenty
fourth and Cullfornia streets, the admin
istration or central building of the College
of Arts. It is the stem on which have since
grpwn the other larger leaves, or wings,
needed to accommodate -the classes of the
ever growing university. These wings ex
tend to the south, west, and north of It.
Quite distinct are other , new buildings
erected to- meet other demands of the
school. For Instance north of the main en
trance to the college is the astronomical
observatory. . South of the main buildings
la the dormitory, west Is St. John's church.
Creighton college, a free school of arts
and science, constitutes but one of the five
departments of Creighton university; the
Colleges of Arts. Medicine, Law, Dentistry
and Pharmacy. The departments are each
splendidly equipped for work and each has
its own buildings save the LaW and Dental
colleges, which share the building at III)
South Eighteenth street. , .
The College of Arts and Science comprises
three distinct departments, the graduate
and undergraduate school, the school of
pedagogy and natural science. The educa
tional system of the college Is substantially
that of all the colleges of the Society of
Jesus throughout the world.
Students of any denomination are admit
ted to Crelghton's classes. St. John's hall
Is the dormitory for out-of-town students.
The college organizations Include those
for religious culture, the Sodality of the
Immaculate Conception, the Apostleshlp of
Prayer and the St. John Berchman's Sanc
tuary society; societies of oratorical cul
ture, Creighton Oratorical association,
Creighton Literary society, Creighton Dra
matic circle; societies for musical culture,
Creighton university band and the Univer
sity Glee club. i
The Creighton Alumni association was or
ganised In 1908 and Is an important adjunct.
The Creighton University Athletic associa
tion Is active In fostering Interest In col
lege athletics.
Where Father R large It a lea.
During the recent comet excitement one
department of the college was much In
the limelight, because, of. Interest In the
observations of Its director. Father Rlgge,
that Is the astronomical observatory. This
observatory was first noticed in the report
of the Smithsonian Institute in, 1885, and
was placed upon Its official list of world s
observatories in 1902. This and all .depart
ments of thercolldge are -well equipped for
work. ...)'.
The College of Medicine, which' Is located
on the corner of Fourteenth and Davenport
streets, dates from 1892. It was then that
John A. Creighton decided to carry out
his long cherished plan of organizing a
medical college and erecting a building
equipped for such a department., The col
lege opened Its doors to students October 1,
The college building is centrally located
and has direct street car connection with
St. Joseph hospital which Is one of, the
Institutions which supplies material for
clinical instruction. The college dispensary,
St. llornurd's hospital.-, - Mercy hospital
Douglas County hospital and the Omaha
General hospital also offer opportunities for
clinical work. - The hospital amplrheatre
Is located In a building erected especially
for that purpose, the building, which . Is
really an annex' to the St. Josephs' hospi
tal, was erected in 189S at a cost of $10,000
This year a new laboratory building is
being erected directly north of the college.
It Is expieted that this' will be ready for
use at the opening of the fall term,
t'otleare of l.nw.
The college of law, which was opened in
October, 1904, Is also enlarging Its quarters
this summer. The lia.ll on the third floor
of Its building, 210 South Eighteenth street,
which formerly was used by the Knights
of Columbus, is being cut up into class
rooms to accommodate the ever increasing
classes. The teaching staff of this college
Is recruited entirely from the ranks of law
yers who are actively engaged In practice.
The Creighton College of Pharmacy be
came a department of the university In
September, 1!Hi3. It had its beginning In
the Omaha College of Pharmucy which
was organized in the spring of 1901. The
building occupied by the college adjoins
the medical college. It Is a well equipped
department. The course of tstudy requires
two terms for completion and leads to the
degree of graduate in pharmacy. The first
or Junior course Is eight months; the senior
course, six month.
Tiie College of Dentistry shares with the
Colloge of I.aw the building st 210 South
Eighteenth street, called tin; Edard
Creighton Institute In memory of the
founder of Creighton college. The dental
equipment Is in all vespicts modern and
complete. The Infirmary '. located on the
foul t!i floor rind Is well equipped with the
essentials for successful dental work. The
proftssirs of the College of Medicine In
struct in the medical and sclent flc branches
Included In the dental course of study.
Ilev. Eugene A. Magevney, 8. J., is presi
dent of the university.
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The Creighton' University, founded In
187S and since maintained through the
generosity of Ed. and John A. Creighton,
had an enrollment this year of eight hun
dred (all but eleven being men) distributed
among its High School, College, Law,
Medlcl, Dental and Pharmacy- Depart
ments. Each of the professional - depart
ments belongs to Its respective national
association. The ' Medical the oldest of
the professional schools has about five
hundred alumni and is the largest medical
department In this-part of the country.
A $74,000 laboratory, for Its exclusive use.
Creighton University
Is just being completed and will be ready
for occupancy in September. To accom
modate the increasing numbers In the Law
department two new class rooms are being
provided,' In addition to a locker room.
The Dental Clinic Is admittedly the best
between Chicago and the Pacific Coast,
and the equipment of the department Is
unsurpassed, In Pharmacy, Crelgtiton
takes high rank, having been among the
first to demand a rigid course, and devotes
a separate four-story, thoroughly equipped
building to this branch of work. -
Thanks to the rounlftoence of Its found
ere, the university offers free Instruction
In the High School and College depart
ments, and charges very moderate fees in
Its professional schools.
The teaching staff numbers about one
hundred and fifty men, about thirty of
whom devote their entire time to Instruc
tion. The others,' particularly in the) pro.
fesstonal departments, are engaged in the
practice of. their profession, and having
been trained in the leading universities
of this and other countries, are In a po
sition to supplement the student's theo
retical Instruction with the ripe fmlts of
practical experience.
COUNCIL BLIMi 'idiOjLS
Our Lady of Victory Academy and Mt.
Loretta Seminary for Boys.
COMFORT AS WELL AS STUDY
Modern Inatltntlwna ' Are Pontine; to
the Fore I niler Sareeaafal Lead
ershipAre Moat Heantl
fallr Located.
Our Lady of Victory academy for girls
and the Mount Loretta seminary for boys,
both located at Mount Loretta. near the
hills T.i Council Bluffs, are two of the
prettiest places of learning In this part
of the country. They are situated In the
eastern portion of Council Bluffs, sur
rounded by a beautiful park. Ihey have
all the conveniences and comforts of the
best schools In the country.
The girls' academy has been designed
along lines looking to comfort and relax
ation as well as those of Instruction and
study.
Not only Is the mental development of the
growing women cared for, but every" con
sideration Is given to making life com
fortable and furnishing a healthful place
for the o-lrls to live. The whole building
Is thoroughly up-to-date and perfectly ven
tilated.
On the first floor are the playroom, din
ing room, pantry, kitchen, laundry, etc.
The main floor' has the reception room,
library and class rooms. On the second
floor Is the chapel, the guests' rooms, the
mother superior's office and the chambers
for the young women. The third floor em
braces another chapel and more chambers.
All the rooms are beautifully furnlBhed
In hard wood, and there are lavatories on
each floor.
One of the most pleasing examples of
architecture Is represented In the build
ing located in the midst of a delightful
campus, studded with trees and carpeted
with grass, and the whole provides a de
lightful place for'the training of the facul
ties and the awakening for the love of the
beautiful In the minds of the pupils.
Oral and written examinations, monthly
rennrts and Diixes are among the means
employed to incite the pupils to- a love of
study and habits of diligence, thougn it
Is earnestly hoped that the Intention of
laying a foundation of future usefulness
may be a' greater Incentive than even the
commendanble desire of gaining prises and
distinction. .
The boys' acadamyhas all - the-regula-
t'oiis espmlally applicable to pupils of the
tender ages of those who attend the school.
Self-reliance Is the quality held foremost
In the minds of the instructors for their
pupils, despite the fact that the school has
been In existence for but a single year. To
those who have made a study of the ex
cellent educational system of the Sisters
of Mercy and to those who had occasion to
observe the manner In which those devoted
sisters have cared for the development of
the young the nation over, there is no need
to search for the reason for this early
promise, of the young Institution.
Here small boys have companions of
their own age and get the best Influence.
The boys are taken Into the school and
kept throughout ' the ten months of the
school year, except for a two weeks' va
cation at Chlstmastlde. Pupils will, how
ever, be admitted at any time during the
session.
All the comforts of home nnd care of
the same kind that parents would give
are found In this school.
The sisters in charge of the school have
the aim to treat the boys under their care
In the same kindly manner that their par
ents would If the boys were under the care
of their own mothers at home, The lads,
however, are taught to know discipline and
are not allowed to come to the city, where
some of the younger ones might get lost
except in the company of parent or guard
Ian. The school Is designed, In short, to fill
the want of a training school for small
boys. They are cared for at the school and
trained In all that Is useful and necessary
to make them stalwart, manly youths,
ready to go out Into the world or to attend
some higher Institution of learning. They
are kept to the Idea of discipline, which,
however, Is not made so strict or severe
in Its nature as to work any hardship upon
them.
Making; Veranda Indoors.
, People with no verandas needn't look on
veranda furnishings with sad renunciation.
It Is posslbleyto turn a walled room Into
a veranda. A Manhattan woman, whose
husband couldn't get away from business
this summer and who Is valiantly standing
by the guns to support him, made her sit
ting room Into an al fresco place, which Is
ft favorite haunt with their friends when
any of the latter chance to be In town.
Storing her winter rugs and furniture, she
put down a grass rug in soft green, stung
a hammock in a corner and another before
a window, arranged a bamboo tea table
and big bamboo lounging chairs in the na
tural color in the spots where they made
for the most comfort, and finally, disposed
pots of Boston . ferns every where In tl
windows, in the corners, in the huge fire
place. Ivy droops from the mantel and
from the window boxes. The only flowering
plants permitted are those with . white
blossoms, and the effect Is fresh and oool
and restful. New York . Tribune.
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THIS IS THH PiaCE FOR YOUR GIRLS.
This beautiful academy, located as It la, clofce
to the hills in Council Bluffs, has an ideal site for
a girls' school. Although within a block ot the
main street car lines, it is so situated as to give
perfect safety to the children combined with con
venience for parents and visitors.
Not only Is the mental development of tha
growing women cared for, but every consideration
is given to making life comfortable and furnishing
a healthful place for the girls to live. The'.whole
building is thoroughly up-to-date and perfectly
ventilated.
The first floor is given over to the playroom,
dining room, pantry, kitchen, laundry, etc., The
' ' 1 main floor has the reception room, library and class
rooms. On the second floor is the chapel, the
guests' rooms, the mother superior's office and
chambers for tre young ladies. The third floor
embraces another chapel and more chambers. AH
the rooms are beautifully furnUhed la hard wood,
and there are lavatories on each floor.
The building Is a beautiful one of pleasing
architectural rlonls'n lncnrerf In tha mldat nf a An-
lightful campus, studded with1 trees and carpeted with ras8, and tbe whole provides a delightful place for the training of the
faculties and the awakening of the love of the beautiful in the minds of the pupils.
i Oral and written examinations, monthly reports and prizes , are among the means employed to incite pupils to a love of study
and habits of diligence, though it Is earnestly hoped that the intention of laying a foundation of future usefulness may be a
greater Incentive than even the commendable desire of gaining prUes and distinction.
Recitals are held on the first Friday of every month, that pupils may acquire ease and confidence, and show their progress
in Music, Composition and Elocution. The standing of the pupils in their respective studies Is then announced, and a copy
of the report is forwarded to parents or guardians.
; Although the Institution is strictly Catholic, members of any religious denomination are received
discipline, however, all are required to be present at the religious exercises of the pupils.
Patrons and those Interested In the Academy are, at all times, cordially welcome.
Pupils write to parents or guardians once a week. No other corresnnndpncA ia normlr.
ted unless sanctioned by parents. All letters to pupils are subject to the inspection of the
directress. Books, magazines, etc., brought to the pupils or received by them must also be
submitted to her for examination and approval.
, During the school year the pupils are allowed two vacations; two weeks at Christmas
and one week at Easter. The attention of parents Is called to the fact that allowing their
daughters to exceed the length of their vacations will seriously retard their advancement.
Parents or guardians requiring their daughters or wards at home at such times should
communicate with the Superior. Pupils are not allowed to leave the Academy In response
to telegrams or telephone comtnunir ations.
No pupil Is admitted to the Institution for less than one session and no deduction is
made when a pupil withdrawn before the expiration of tb term, except In case of protracted
Illness or dismissal.
For the preservation of
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Delightfully situated in the eastern por
tion of Council bluffs, and surrounded by a
beautiful park of seventeen acres, adjacent
to East Broadway, one of tie principal thor
oughfares of tbe city today and one of the
historical roads of the country, over which
the gold huutera of '49 journeyed in their
flight to the golden west, these two acad
emies the Academy of Our Lady of Vicecoy
for the girls and Mount Loretto academy for
the boys offer exceptional facilities for the
education and training of the youths of both
sexes.
Mother Magdalen, for many years assist
ant to Mother Vincent, and who has been so
energetic In her management of other
eleemosynary Institutions in Council Bluffs
and Iowa, watches with her kind motherly
eye for the welfare of the girls and boys en
trusted to her tare. Mother Magdalen tas
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The atmosphere of self-reliance, which Is found
at this seminary for younger boys, despite the fact
that (he school has been in existence for but a sin
gle year, Is one of the features which mark the be
ginning of the greatness of tba boys' school. To
those who have made a study of the excellent edu
cational system of tbe Sisters of Mercy and to those
who have had occasion to observe the manner in
which those devoted sisters have cared for the de
velopment of the young the nation over, there Is
no need to tearch for the reason for this early
promise of the young institution.
The school Is designed for small boys, the age
limit set by tt sisters being five years for the
youngest nnd twelve years for the oldest of the
pupils. The boys are taken Into the school and
kept throughout the ten months of the school year,
except for a two weeks' vacation at Chrlstmastide.
Pupils will, however, be admitted at any time dur
ing the session. ,
It Is designed to provide for the boys a place
where they enjoy all the comforts of home and care . THIS IS THE TMC8 FOR YOUR BOYS,
of parents, together with the benefits of salutary discipline and careful teaching in the usual English branches.
Students are not permitted to go home at Easter, nor will they be allowed to go any time during the session, except In case
of absolute necessity. A disregard of this rule will be followed by forfeitures of honors.
'It is the aim of the sisters in charge of the school to treat the boys under their care in the same kindly manner that their
parents would if the boys were under the care of their own mothers at home. Tfce lads, however, are taught to know discipline and
are not allowed to come to the city, where some of the younger ones might get lost, except In tbe company of parent or guardian.
The school is designed, in short, to fill the want for a training school for small boys. They are cared for at the school and
trained In all that Is useful and necessary to make them stalwart, manly youths, ready to go out into the world or to attend some
higher institution of learning. They are kept to the idea of discipline, whldl, however, is not made so strict or severe in its nature
as to work any hardship upon them. ...,.
The training given at the school is three-sided In character. The physical well being of
the boys Is carefully looked after, the same as at home; , the education of the mental facul
ties is one of the prime objects of the academy, but. In the care of these sides of the boys'
natures sigH is not lost of the need of directing the moral and spiritual faculties.
The course or Instruction embraces the usual English branches, such as are pursued In
tbe better grade of schools for boys attending Mt. Loretta. Other branches are also taught
when desired by parents or guardians.
Students are required to keep their parents or guardians advised of conditions at the
school by weekly letters. All letters received are subject to the inspection of the directress,
as are ail boohs and magazines designed for the boys. Everything of the "Diamond Dick" va
riety Is strictly barred.
Visitors are admitted on Sunday and Thursday of every week, except the first Sunday of
each month. Friends or the Institution are requested to have a special regard for this rule, not
to call (unless In case of urgent necessity) at any other time but the regular visiting days.
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OUR LADY OF VICTORY ACADEMY.
been actively connected with the management
of tbe Mercy hospital, St. Barnard's hospital,
St. Mary's home for young ladles and Mount
Loretta home for the aged In Council Bluffs,
or St. Catherine's home at Des Moines, and ot
St. Patrick's academy at lmogene since their
foundation. Her success has been so remark
able that no question can arise as to the guid
ance of the two schools now added to her care
and oversight.
Especial arrangements have been made
whereby brothers and sisters, attending the
two academies, are permitted to spend a por
tion of each day together, Instead of each
being compelled to remain at their own school.
This arrangement makes it particularly pleas
ant for children of the same family to be sent
to tbe two academies. Both the academies
are under the orrge or, and rurther Informa
tion may be secured by application to
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