, 1874-07-01
CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS.

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1ncncement exercises took pIaco in the large,
nry exhibition hall Of tho academy which was
tattclnlly decorated for tho OCCASION.
THERE WE'RE PRESENT
tho nl.-Rev. Dishop Foley, and largo number
Of the Roman Catholic clorgy Of tLe city. ErorJ
ono wilo has to nit through tho intorminablo ex-
crcises Of Commencement day knows what m
appalling tax on ono's amiability is the formtda"
bic arlay OF musical performances which, while
toy nlny bo tho very qniutcsBenco Of art, are. In
TIC main, interesting only to amateurs, to the
lupilB, aud their teachers. Tlore was no reaaon
to complain OF this featuro iu tho programme
which, with the ibretto Of tho operotta, Waa pre-
scntod ut tho door.
TIT. MUSICIANS
had evidently moasurcd tho probable forbear.
auco OF tl.eir audience. and wisely choss to be
brief rather than tircsome. Tie overture,
"l;att!a March iu Alfalfa, was sprightly per-
forlnatce Mt two piauos, with harp aecompani-
naut. "Ln Syn,pathlo wns brilliant fam
tasy to which the sweot etrains Of an invisible
A,clodcon lent very effective charm. Tho
"Oyclture to Fra DIavolo md "3eauttes Of
Dol1Bar:o were executed With maaterly excel
lencc OF touch aud expression Tint won gen.
cral ro,lul Of applause.
4 COMPLEMENTARY ADDRESS
to the clergy waa spoken by allsB AMMO Nc
Laaehiin With distinctnoss Of pronunciation,
aud cloAr, Intelligent delivery, which plcas-
,lnkly a.teBtod to the attention given to elocu-
logue, was tho voly imporaonaton Of the gon--
uillo Iautouc chnracter. Three tnvallds. real
or imaginary. led in nv an iniirinarian, are pre-
Hent"u III llirn to n,atter-of-faet, taelturn ply
.icIan. who proacrpoa according to the apparent
n.roAs1;ies of each. Que ct his patients
absolutely refuses evcry remedy !; tho second
.11:.on,iB4s 10 take any that alo palatable; the
third IL pliant au1 doclo, ncccpts evory treat
men. tn which tho experienced client of Escnla-
plus in pleased to eubjcct ler. Tha Doctor
f,uro:tpon aottl0quizos on the inconsistency of
n.audind anG points moral to whose buEgeB-
tim IL would 10 we'll If tho whole world we're
mora faithful.
TIE STUDY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE
must hn specially at tho Suerod HoHrt, other
wiao the perfect eaBe atd luency with which the
young LADIES' played their respective parts iu tho
druIAA 'LoB Roinau.qucs' il not reKdily ac-
u,stesl tur. III lllis entel tanning ecena Of real
lsfo BaE,o Of tho fashionable foibles of thu day
are pretty Boveroly castigato1. The potent ar
g11olt OF contrast uBo to illustia alto thc folly
oi inlugng in extralaBatt dl ess, pedautry, oto.
Tho ynlng ladieB who persouated Marguerite
md Mnte. 9risdore did their parts TO perfec-
tio,,, aid gavo tono und life to the whole drama.
Tho ,n at striking, as vol the most hoa1tfolt,
portion Of the evoAius's exerclses wns
THE opEnETrA,
IA Mot ner'B MalealcLinu." There could DO recog-
n;cl, in the ox4u1xtely-rendored solos and
Thu 81 md m4serero OF "Trovatoro waa adapt
cl to a choruB OF peaBants who, with thor
brilliant torches lighting up tho dark back
ground Of the Exhibition ball. made very
Storm, lud rescue Of their drowning aires, was
celebrated III 4 soul-stlrring outburst Of song
arranged from tho same opera. The parting
scene tctwcen tho mother and daughter vas IN
co!npal able, md drow tears from moro than ono
Of tho audience, both those characters wero
perfectly sustained throughout. "L'Elislro
aAmollr," "TrAyiata,' Dnnuizotti's u Paris
ins." )" aIaAaniello' and Ballul's "La 8onuam-
Ll!a furnished the other leading ar'as, cav
atiuaH, and rectatiycs Of this lovely performance.
THE GRADUATING ExEnc1sEs
we're notable feature OF tho programme: Misa
Fl,,uhgh oaBay, IL ''Ihe Home Of the Popes, ~
Which opoued tlieso. WIS in English Horoio
verse, and. Ind it no other exco1euce than the
Hmootl', clceronlan poeh which marked tho
rhythm throughout, would have meritod warm
enconluas; but, in addition to these cruces OF
atvlc, wcEo loPicnl clearneea Of thonght, d rare
argnncntative ability. and m exhnubsiyenese Of
subject not easily conlpahhed in 10 eomprehen'
siye, ind thoroughly maidenly.
MISS RHEA1DAS's ESSAY,
"Tho Worlds Future" ulho iu blank verse, waE
no piecc Of composition aud eooution. She
took Z bold. but withal corroet, view OF the
% ous atan1iue 1u ''e and doslt n1attv as1 froni, @
In jnyoctiyo: yot. looking On tn
brieh:ur sido oi tho picturo. shs
euau al a moro aatInfactory stnte Of Affairs whcf
the .cIigiuus element gnluod stronger hold Of
tic n:asses. Her atyle was vigorous aud eper
h>0' ~.e THE yALEpIcroH1AN
of tho c!aas, Miss Doyov, pa,d u graceful tribut,
h ira ,n"rits Of tl,o oaelys Of bar nstor crad
nater. M br,tjv summing IN IN rlyn,jpu verso tn tn
hca, lea Tia atn,rad therein. ,Ien lnilnuhod M
Into the yaleJictory rropur. Which vas in Bpon
scrjun gla,,za. Towardn tbo close. there wa
% nor hapny c1auge Of measure. 10 stillfull
intr, duced tliat tic roat captious critio cou
nut fall to anniuud. It was uart,cularly plcesar
not to hear II ths little storn,-iossed unrk wIlc
iran, cnnstnut ma schnnI.Dirls hayo rontIarc
oIn.us. nnf;t for futnro s1ryices NeitSer Va
tl,oi o any attcmpt to work on tho foeiinga. ri
atnnznn adJrcnsc,l tn tia tonoitorn. liz clern,
Th1 bohtoHnl Of
TIE GRADUATING Hosons
next followed. each Of the young iadses pong le