PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

Denver has many private schools of high standard. We mention

a few:

Wolfe Hall is an Episcopal seminary for girls, and Jarvis Hall an Episcopal school for boys, both of which are large and flourishing institutions, and, having outgrown the demands, have just about completed new buildings for each school-Wolfe Hall on Capitol Hill, Jarvis Hall, at Montclair addition to Denver.

The Baptist Society has begun the erection of a large female seminary in Montrose addition to Denver.

St. Mary's Academy is a most excellent institution, under the care of the Sisters of Loretto of the Catholic Church, and numbers a large growing list of pupils.

The Denver University and Colorado Seminary is one of the largest educational institutions of the state, with a strong and capable faculty, fine buildings and various departments. The new university buildings, now in course of erection at University Park, when completed, will be the most extensive in the West. The university is under the charge of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Jesuit College, just completed at a cost of $500,000-a Catholic institution in North Denver.

There are numerous business colleges, schools of elocution and kindergarten schools. Three medical colleges, etc., etc.

WOLFE HALL,

A boarding and day school for girls. Wolfe Hall was founded in 1867 by the late Bishop Randall. The churchmen of Denver gave the lots for the main building. There were also generous gifts from churchmen in the East, especially from the late John D. Wolfe, of New York City, for whom the hall is named. His daughter, Miss Catharine L. Wolfe, has also been a generous patron.

The school was first located corner Champa and Seventeenth streets, in a fine, large brick building, covering seven lots. The school became so crowded that it was necessary to erect a more commodious structure on a block of lots secured some years ago on Clarkson street. The building is now completed and occupied; it is constructed wholly of Castle Rock lava stone, is four stories in height and imposing in appearance, and can be seen nearly ten miles away.

The ground floor is fitted up in the most convenient way, with a dining room, kitchen, laundry, scullery and study rooms.

On the second floor there are sixty-seven rooms, all models of elegance and convenience, and bedrooms for 123 beds, besides parlors, study rooms, vocal rooms and everything essential to comfort and luxury. A wide hall runs the length of the building, 225 feet. From the hallway in the center of the building there is a double flight of stairs leading up to the third story.

The third floor is divided into study rooms, 57x53 feet dormatories and music rooms. There are 20 of the latter, each one containing a piano. There are two wings to the building, which are used for living purposes. On the third floor there is a theatre, 97x52 feet. At one end of the room a large stage has been erected, while to the side are the dressing rooms for the performers. In the right turret a pair of stairs is constructed leading to the room in the garret above, where a splendid view of the city can be had. There are shafts in which the dust from the floor is to be swept, and through which it will be guided to the cellar, falling in a recepticle. There is also a linen shaft, and when the young ladies desire to send their clothes to the the laundry, all that is necessary on their part is for them to step to the shaft and drop them, in a second or two later they will arrive safely in the laundry. In every room there is a closet, steam heater and ventilator. Proper ventilation is assured from the fact that all the vents are connected with the chimney shaft, which is 65 feet high. Every 50 feet there is a fire hydrant, and 100 feet of hose. In the large hallway there are at intervals of every 75 feet iron fire doors, which are closed in case of fire, to protect the other parts of the building. The floors and walls are all deadened in such a manner as to render it impossible to hear a sound on the floor below. The inside finishing is of Texas pine.

The aim of the school is to furnish to the West the best advantages for intellectual training, combined with social culture and Christian influence. The best educational standard of the celebrated schools of the East prevails in every department. In connection with Wolfe Hall is the Eclectic Club, a voluntary literary organization, whose ranks are open to students, former members of the school and alumnæ. Under its auspices is published the Wolfe Hall Banner, a spicy monthly of unusual merit, published in magazine form. The subject matter has high merit, and speaks volumes for the efficiency of the instruction and intellectual training imparted in the school. The school is a home where pupils find love and sympathy, and "are virtuously brought up to lead a Godly and Christian life." is to guard them from the social evils of the world, and to surround them with the dignified influences of a Christian home. The beautiful order of the Church in the round of the Christian year is observed, and religious instruction in the Bible, prayer book and catechism is faithfully imparted. The officers are: Right Rev. Bishop J. F. Spalding, D. D., president, and Miss F. M. Buchan, principal, with an able faculty.

The aim

The board of trustees includes leading clergy and laymen of the church in Colorado. It is with great pleasure that we refer to Wolfe Hall, which, under its present management, has attained a high degree of usefulness, and is considered one of the best schools in the country. Its pupils, whilst coming chiefly from Colorado and ad

joining territories, are drawn from points as distant as Canada and Texas. The tuition is thorough, and calculated to stir in the scholar a lively interest in the subject taught. The faculty is full, and its members rank high in the profession. A careful matron has charge of the house, and every endeavor is made to place the school on a high grade of efficieney. Miss Buchan, the principal, is the one to whom, with the assistance of Bishop Spalding, is due most largely the excellent standing of the school. She is a lady of extended and successful experience as an instructor and principal, she having, previously to taking charge of Wolfe Hall, been principal of the Diocesan School at Milwaukee. She is a strict disciplinarian, kind and firm, at once winning the respect and love of the young ladies under her charge. Her manners are faultless, and the proofs of her ability lie in the great success of Wolfe Hall, the leading ladies' school in the West.

ST. MARY'S ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LADIES, DENVER, COLO.

This academy was established in 1864, is under the care of the Sisters of Loretto, and is desirably situated. The grounds are ornamental and spacious, affording pupils the means of enjoyment and exercise. The large and elegant edifice, erected in 1880, is lighted by gas, heated by steam, and has hot and cold water distributed through the various departments. There are two features particularly noteworthy in this academy-excellent ventilation, and facilities of egress in case of fire.

In all that pertains to a refined education, in matters relating to health, propriety, and elegance of deportment, the young ladies receive the sedulous, maternal attention of the Religious of the Institute.

To facilitate the improvement of the students, a select library, consisting of historical, scientific, poetical and miscellaneous works, is open on recreation days for such as wish to spend their leisure hours profitably; and every effort is made to refine the mind by a course of judicious reading.

The following branches are taught: English, French, German and Spanish languages, elocution, algebra, geometry, book-keeping, history, geography, rhetoric and composition, mythology, astronomy, botany, grammar, arithmetic, orthography, geology, literature, natural philosophy, chemistry, physiology, general metaphysics, sewing and lace work, embroidery, bead and shell work.

Terms, per session of five months, for board, tuition and washing, $100. Board during the annual vacation, if spent at the academy, $18 per month. For particulars address the Mother Superior.