Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-04

The entertainment given on Friday eve
ming at the College OF our Lady Of the Sa-
cred Heart by the members OF The St. Pat.
rick's Literary Society was highly in
teresting Long before the appointed hour
for the curtain to rise the hall was filled by
large and highly respectable audien &c,
among whom we noticed many Of our most
pr ointment citizens.
Mr.. w. Shea opened the exercises by pre-
senting an address in behalf of the College
students to their much esteemed President,
Very Rev. Father Corby, in which they
took occasion also to give expression to
their high appreciation of Rev. Father Cole
wins sterling qualities and of their attach
ment to him. The Rev. Father Corby,
they thanked for the facilities he afforded
them to acquire thorough education in
the new but hourishing institution of science
which he caused to rise up amongst them ;
they looked forward with confidence 10 the
day when their young Alma Mater would
become the chief nursery of science in the
to whom Indiana is indebted for the pos
session of one of the grandest seats of learn
ing in the West. They concluded their ad-
dress by thanking him for the paternal and
untirins zeal which he displayed for their
welfare since his, arrival amongst them,
aud hoping that the bond OF affection which
now bound them to him would ever re-
main indissouble. The next thing in Or
der the rendering of declamations by
Masters Cody, Brooks, Cuiaghan and Shea,
which reflected much credit on the res
pective speakers. The second part of the
programme "The Public Meeting was well
enacted by Masters Callaghan, Cody, NAL
10y, McCabe, Holland and A. McCabe Jr.,
each of whom gave evidence of possessing
more than ordinary ability. The third and
principal part Of the programme was a
comedy in three acts entitled "The Roguer-
les of Scapin." The Dramais Personae
were Signor Argaute, (the father Of Octa-
vius) NJ. Aimes; Signor Geronte, (the faith.
er of Leander) T. J. Renshaw ; Octavius,
NJ. McGown Leander, Joseph Dorcy Sea-
pin (the valet of Leander) Michael Condor;
Sylvester Qhe valet of Octavius) ~ Nc.
Govern; Arnolph (the valet of Geronte)
J. Moran Carl (friend of Scapin) M.
Lauth.
The acting in this pare ocular part coul d
scarcely be surpassed by that of first class
professionals each one Of the young gen
tlsmen had his part well learned and a full
conception Of the character which he rep
resented. The repeated applause which they
ELECTED manifested the high and merited
appreciation of the audience whom they
eadeavored to please.
At the close Of the entertainment the
Very Rev. Father Corby in response to tre
quent calls addressed the audience in his
usual eloquent and forcible manner. He
thanked the students for the confidence
which they reposed 10 him and compliment
ted them on the success of their perform
ance; he showed them the impor lance of
education, its advantages, its pleas ures and
the necessity of having it based on religion;
he exhor.ec them whilst yet their minds
were young to drink deep of the cup of
science which WAS then raised to their lips.
He concluded by hoping to see the College
of our Lady of,he Sacred Heart soon the
educational Queen Of the Northwest. The
St. Bernard's Cornet band under the able
leadership of Mr.. JAS. Murphy exc cuted
some very fine music, and contributed large
ly to the general enjoyment. .g. 81.