This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... index Academies for girls, New Orleans, 68 seq.; George-town, 202 seq.; Emmitts-burg, 213, 216, 379; Loretto, Ky., 227 seq., 381; Naza-reth, Ky., 239; Dominican Sisters, Ky., 244; Somerset, O., 24s, 33i; New York, 277; Boston, 281; Charles-ton, S. C, 293, 294; Mis-souri and Louisiana, 306, 307, 308, 309, 316; Cahokia, 311; Cincinnati, 329; New York, 376. Acadians in Philadelphia, pe-tition for school-teacher, 134-Alabama, Catholic schools, 296. Albany, N. Y., 222, 223, 278. Alexandria, Va., 222, 257. Allegheny City, Pa., 329. American Government, atti-tude toward Ursuline schools, New Orleans, 82. American Revolution, educa-tional influence, 166 seq. Apple Creek, Perry Co., Mo., 234, 308. Arbre-Croche, Mich. (Harbor Springs), 341, 342 seq. Arizona, see Franciscan Mis-sion Schools; work of Sisters of Loretto in, 231. Arkansas, Catholic schools, 231, 234, 319-Association for the Propaga-tion of the Faith, assistance to schools, 251; Bishop Dubourg and the, 298. Athenaeum, the, in Cincin-nati, 328. Atmosphere, religious, im-portance of, 26. Augustinians, the, schools in Philadelphia, 143, 259. Badin, Rev. Stephen T., ar-rival in Kentucky and educational plans, 175; scholarly tastes, 176 (note); aids in founding Sisters of Loretto, 224 seq.; educa-tional work and influence, 325, 337, 341, 355-Baltimore, first Catholic school, 113; Mother Seton's first school, 211; schools of Sisters of Charity, 221, 222, 223; schools in archdiocese 1808-1838, 251 seq.; first common school, 251. Baraga, Rt. Rev. Frederic, 335, 343 seq. Barber, Rev. Virgil H., S.J., 284. Bardstown, Ky., 175, 235, 237, 239, 242, 260, 301; schools in diocese 1808-1838, 321 seq.; educational statistics in 1825, 326. Barrens, The, Perry Co., Mo., school of Sisters of Loretto, 230, ..

Father Burns' The Catholic school system in the United States and The growth and development of the Catholic school system in the United States have been freely used in the present work. cf. p. v.

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