Application having been made by the congregation of St. Patrick's Catholic Church of London for its establishment of Parochial Schools to the authorities of Ursuline Convent in Brown County, Ohio, on the fourth of September, 1874, an association of teachers, through Father Conway, then in charge of St. Patrick's Church, purchased the High street residence of J. K. Smith. Esq., the property comprising five full lots, two fronting on Walnut and two on High Street, for which they paid $7,000. A substantial two-story brick schoolhouse containing four rooms was at once erected under the supervision of the church here, and on the 14th of November following, the building was completed and dedicated with the usual rights of the church on such occasions. The ceremonies were more than usually impressive, and the attendance from London and abroad unusually large. The Catholic Benevolent and Total Abstinence Societies participated in the procession. There were present three bands of music and six societies, with the following clergymen: Rev. Father Conway, Rev. Father Cusac, of Cincinnati, Father Miller, of Jefferson, and Father Grennon, of South Charleston—Father Cusac, officiating. The school was at once opened under the direct control and management of the Cloister Sisters from St. Martin's Ursuline Convent. The names of the four Sisters who opened the schools were: Sister Pauline, director, assisted by Sisters Gabriel and Alphonse, the household department being in charge of Sister Anthony. The parochial schools, as they are termed, have continued under the management of Sisters from the Ursuline Convent since their organization. The usual common branches, including history, are taught. All who apply for tuition are admitted, boys being restricted to the age of twelve years. The enrollment on the opening of the school was about one hundred and thirty, and at present there are in attendance nearly two hundred scholars. Four teachers are employed.