] Remembered Places ]

A Tour of Remembered Places of Shared Memories

St. Mary's Academy 1900-1965

 

Entrance to St.Mary's Convent, crowned by the chapel windows and the statue of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, patroness of the school. Inside the polished doors were formal reception parlors and the chapel stairway.

 

 

The stately oaken chapel stairway leading to the cloister and second floor.

 

 

The chapel, a holy place, where the sisters and many generations of students prayed.

 

 

"The Golden Stairs" of the West entry. They were rarely used but made a lasting impression on all students. They were highly polished and disappeared into a landing bedecked with greenery.

 

 

Classrooms- The scene of many
lifelong lessons learned.

 

 

 

Practice Rooms- Glass enclosed and humming with music.

 

 

Assembly Room- The scene of plays,
voice and instrumental music recitals,
a lecture hall and an assembly for the
entire student body.

 

 

The Student Entrance- The familiar
of all the comings and goings.

 

The Gym- Scene of sports, band practice, indoor recess, - and transformed into
a garden for proms and banquets.

 

Art studio- Where Sister Maxine taught generations of students to
sketch and paint.

 

The Library- A quiet sanctuary of study.

 

The Dormitory- The curtained alcoves where each boarder, whether from
Chicago or Bassett, had her private place. 

 

The Dining Room- Where three meals a day were served to
over a hundred boarders.