Moving on Up
What was Saint Vincent Academy's ORIGINAL name?
Saint Vincent's Industrial School
In what year did the Academic Program at SVA start?
1900.
During which decade did our Commercial school close?
1930-1939
What was the name of the mansion the Sisters of Charity bought on this property to start the school?
The Wallace Mansion
What was the first subject taught in our Academic Program?
Latin.
In which decade were Students in Community and the Freshman Program developed?
1970-1979
What was the original purpose of Saint Vincent Academy?
To prepare young women for jobs in the city.
In 1903, the Industrial School was replaced with these two programs.
A one year stenographic course and a two year business program.
True or False: There is a picture of an SVA, senior shaking hands with JFK during his 1960 visit to Newark?
True.
True or False: A grammar school for boys and girls first began in order to take care of the children of the lay workers in the school.
True.
Which of the following classes was NOT part of the courses offered in our Commercial School?
- Stenography, typewriting, bookkeeping, commercial arithmetic, commercial law, commercial geography, home economics, spelling, and business letter writing.
Home economics
In whose classroom are there stairs leading to what would have been a wooden fire escape?
Jo-Ann's.
In what year did we graduate our first class?
1903.
What year did the Alumnae award the first scholarship to the school?
1929
In which decade did SVA open the Development Office?
1980-1989.