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St. Xavier Commercial School

1904 establishments in Ohio1960 disestablishments in OhioDefunct girls' schools in the United StatesDefunct schools in OhioEducational institutions established in 1904
Girls' schools in OhioPrivate schools in CincinnatiRoman Catholic Archdiocese of CincinnatiSisters of Notre Dame de Namur schoolsSt. Xavier High School (Cincinnati)

St. Xavier Parish Commercial School, officially The Convent School, was a private secondary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1904 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, it remained open until 1960. It was associated with St. Francis Xavier Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Fr. Francis J. Finn, S.J., served as its first director.The school was located on Sixth Street downtown, between Sycamore and Main Streets—most likely at 520 Sycamore St. It offered "a two-year course of study—primarily for women—in the business arts", including "stenography, book-keeping, and typesetting". Boys from St. Xavier High School also took typing classes there; once the Commercial School closed, the high school moved to Finneytown and the parish remained at the downtown location.Tuition was $50 a year during the 1950s.

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St. Xavier Commercial School
Leslie Alley, Cincinnati Central Business District

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