ST. LOUIS

a city of Mi ouri, on important railroads, and on the Mi i ippi river. It is the largest city the State and the sixth in the United in population. It is the com metropolis for the Mi i ippi The city is built on high ground comprising three terraces, the highest which is about 200 feet above the level the river. The total area is about 61 miles. ‘The location of the city the heart of the Mi i ippi valley it one of the most important commercial cities in the United States. has an immense trade in grain, provilumber, hides, agricultural products and shoes, tobacco, cigars, dry woodenware, etc. The automoindustry is also of great importance. every form of industry is included its manufacturing establishments. city has direct communication more than 6,000 miles of river The Mi i ippi is here spanned several bridges, the most important which is St. Louis Bridge, completed 1874 at a cost of over $10,000,000. Merchants’ Bridge was completed 1890 at a cost of $3,000,000. A municfoot bridge costing $6,250,000 also the river. The public schools system of St. Louis is recognized as oné of the most complete in the United States. It has over 125 public, grade and high schools. A system of parochial grade and high schools is also maintained for Catholic children. Among the institutions for higher education is the St. Louis University, Washington University, with its school for girls, Mary Institute. The medical department of Washington University, which is operated in connection with Barnes Hospital, forms one of the most extensive medical institutions in the United States. There are many: other hospitals with modern equipment. There are many private and semi-private schools. The churches of the city are especially notable. It is the seat of a Roman Catholic cathedral which was_ erected a* a cost of $3,250,000. The old cathedral occupies the site of the first church built in St. Louis, in 1764. Other notable buildings are the Y.M.C.A., the Y.W.C.A., the post-office, customhouse, city hall, Chamber of Commerce, Mercantile Club building, public library and many imposing busine buildings. A park system includes over 70 parks and playgrounds, 100 municipal baseball and football fields, and 26 public playgrounds. There is a municipal open air theater seating nearly 10,000 persons, at which free band concerts are held during the summer, St. Louis was founded by Auguste Chouteau, a French trader, who established a post here in 1764. The territory had been ceded by France to Spain in 1762. It was returned by Spain in 1800 and in 1803 was sold as a part of the Louisiana Purchase to the United States. In 1904 the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (See Exrosrtions) was held in St. Louis. Pop. 1920, 772,897. y, On Senegal, capital, French Senegal, W. Africa; active commerce; contains cathedral and governor's palace. Pop. 23,700. ty’, of Mi i ippi., Though administered | under the auspices of the Catholics, the teaching of Catholic doctrines is 2 commercial department, a norma l school, and departments of Milit ary a medical school and a school of divinity, In 1922-23 its faculty numbered 235 and its student body ~2,637.