The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-06-25
ACADEMY, HOLLYsPRINGS.
MISS


Of Nazareth, established mere In 1905. Iney
have here q fine property and are self-sustain-
ing.
annual Commencement. Wednesday, June IA, 1876.
Music.
Forest Home Maroh-In trum Misses c. Ken.
NEEDY and n Armistead.
Como SnV s. aoHiiis,er and Il. soathWorss - -''"'
RoIs sndsr and I
Tott,e Chasing BUTTERFLIES. Chorus
Picnic Peiks-IDstru@entai,.. Misses G; Kennedy X.
Whippoorwin's CALI Era. Vocal Class
Banjo Polka. Double Duoi-iaitiamentai-M Misses n
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Address By Judge S. stith.
The exhibition was attended by As large
crowd as could be packed into the Audience
Hall. Among distinguished visitors, seated
beside Rev. P. Oberti, the priest of tbi, parish
and chaplain of the Academy, were seen Father
Monelle, of Water Valley, Father Cogan, of
Canton, and Father Mouton, of Corinth.
1t would be scarcely justice to the Sisters to
say that everything was done with their usual
decorum and elegance. There was promptness
without haste or confusion, copiousness and
variety without tediousness, and nsatness and
style in the decorations and costumes without
extravaganza and undue display. Having
witnessed many commencement days at Beth
lehem, the writer may be allowed to say, that
this one, although less ambitious perhaps in
the preparations and appointments, was in the
tout ensemble one of the most pleasant and suc-
cessful.
can eye that hath kept watch DER man's
mortality" gro ws sober perhaps, but to such a
one the extravagance, the ad captandum, the
mereticious garniture which has orept in
American schools for girls, is anything but
ssemly, and from Catholic schools shoald be
excluded, as the pestilence. Having waited
and watched l 800 years. we can afford
still to labor and to wait. The spirit of
the world and the spirit of the Church are
always opposed. The Church, laboring for the
true elevation and refinement of society, can
never yield to the glittering humbuggery of the
day. Whenever any of her votaries have been
tempted to step aside from the simplicity of
her course onward and upward, for the pros
poet of immediate success by the use OF the
sounding but hollow measures of show, they
have always to repent it. The world is always
ready to lend it's wisdom, but always demands
compensation.
1t ought to be the more gratifying to the
good Sisters and their true friends that on this
occasion they gained applause without resort
to gaudy splendor.
After reasonable variety of music, instru
mental and vocal, the undergraduates exhibited
their skill by the performance of q charming
| operetta, of their own composition, "The Guar
dian Genii of Science and Virt.se." In these days
when the halls of learning and literature re
sound with the conflict of science and religion
it is instructive to see that these girls, by I
happy instinct, have hit upon their true rela
| ton, and placed them in harmony, yet will
| unceasing emulation. We would like to Civ
| you O synopsis of their little opera, but conlt
| not without having it before us. The idea
however, was this:
The guardian Genius Of Bethlehem, on o fes
tive occasion of the schools, calls together tn
Renii of science and virtue-guardians Of tn
academic course, and these call mp the assist
ing spirits of history, mythology, astronomy
music art, nature, fora, and others too nu
merous to remember. In SO glorious collec
ton, of course, it is reasonable to expect som
emissa1ies of evil will come also among tn
children of light Accordingly, We find idle
ness and rebellion prominent characters
These are finally quelled and brought to Re
pentauce by the genius of virtue, and tn
crown in closing is awarded with unanimou
, appreciation to the godlike spirit of wisdom.
3 After the distribution of honors, an excellen
3 address as delivered by the Hon. R. s. Still
/ an eminent lawyer of this place, on the subjec
Q of the Educstion of Women. 1t was more we
come to the Catholic portion of the audienc
s because, although coming from Profession
d it was entirely in harmony with the demand
y of our authorities.
T 1t would be we'll to publish the whole of
s and we would be glad if there was space
Q give you some extracts of its more remarkab
b expressions. A conclusion to be derived fro
his premises is that there can be no place mo
suitable for training of girls than the wise ca
ia of our Sisters, for he says: eft becomes ii
"a portant to inquire whether she (wOmsn)
= endowed with the Same powers, capabiliti
e and tastes as man. This may best be answer
"a by glanoing at some of the functions al
~ duties which plainly devolve upon the o