▁the ▁gallery ▁when ▁the ▁torn ado ▁struck ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁destroyed . ▁It ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁organ ▁built ▁by ▁John ▁G . ▁Pf ef fer ▁of ▁St ▁Louis ▁for ▁$ 4 , 5 0 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁dam aged ▁in ▁a ▁wind st orm ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁when ▁br icks ▁and ▁de br is ▁from ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁sp ire ▁crash ed ▁through ▁the ▁church ▁roof . ▁ ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁completely ▁over h au led ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁It ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁it ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁Pf ef fer ▁pipe ▁organ ▁in ▁existence ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Historical ▁Organ ▁Society . ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁school ▁had ▁elementary ▁gr ades ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁and ▁it ▁graduated ▁its ▁first ▁high ▁school ▁class ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁The ▁Sister ' s ▁taught ▁the ▁lower ▁gr ades ▁and ▁the ▁older ▁girls , ▁while ▁the ▁older ▁boys ▁were ▁taught ▁by ▁lay ▁teachers . ▁The ▁first ▁convent ▁was ▁a ▁r ented ▁house ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁until ▁a ▁new ▁convent ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁A ▁larger ▁school ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Dub u que ▁architect ▁Martin ▁He er ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁$ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁It ▁ceased ▁being ▁a ▁school ▁building ▁in