and in 1878 graduated their first class of 17 boarders and some local girls. The school prospered. A 1902 photo shows 50 girls gathered around an artificial lake on the grounds. A beautiful St. Joseph’s Chapel was built in 1907. Most likely, the statue ...
 “The inward development which the second degree symbolizes is typified by the lowering of the triangular flap of the apron upon the rectangular portion below. This is equivalent to the rite of Confirmation in the Christian [Roman Catholic] Churches.” [Brackets mine, boldface mine.] ...