St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-24
ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY.
Pleasant Celebration In Honor of tho Father
of His Country.

of His Country.
Those who attended the memorial services
at the Academy of the Sisters of St. JOSEPH
yesterday were well paid for being present
1t was the intention to have the state legisla
ture present, but owing to an afternoon ses
sion at the state house they could not all BE-
present. However, Gov. Hubbard, Secre
| tary of State Won Baumbach and several OF
the city officials were there, as also Bishop
Irelaud,a number of the clergy and goodly
number of the friends of the school, The
new east wing was opened and used as re-
ception room until the time arrived for the
commencement of the program in the enter
tainment room. The room and stage were
tastefully draped with the national colols.
AT the center and rear OF the stage hung a
steel engraving of Washington encircled by
the stars and stripes. When the curtain rose
1t disclosed a stage crowded with the scholars
OF the school, land Miss Nellie Brown delivered
the following welcoming address:
NEAT SPEECH.
Your Excellency, Right Rev. Bishop and Gen.
The pupils of st. Joseph's academy are in a
high degree honored by your presence in their
school hall. They beg to offer you the tribute
OF their deep gratitude, and to express the hope
That they may be able, in return for your kind
ness, TO interest you by some musical and liter
airy exercises, and prevent, on your part, all re-
greet for devoting to u few hours of your valu-
able time. We will do our utmost to please you
IN the rendering of our parts. But we entreat
you to bear in mind how small our utmost
| must5e.
We are children, and whatever the possibilities
OF the future 1--WE have great confidence in our
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our tongues to speak. And then our hearts fail
as when we look toward our distinguished
hearers. His excellency, the governor OF Min
nesota, the chief magistrate of the city of St.
Paul, senators and representatives, statesmen
and orators, the wise men of the Northwest. 1t
is to our credit, is it not, that even dare to
appear before you.
We demand your patience and your most
lenient criticism
We are gathered to celebrate Washington
birthday. You will applaud. at least,
our purpose. We are daughters
OF fair Columbia. Young as we
are, We understand sufficiently well the glory and
the liberty of the repub.ic to be the proudest OF
the proud, that we are Americans To love most
warmly the traditions aud the festivities of our
country.
We wish to honor her heroes, and chief among
them during ages will be he whom the American
people fifty entitle the father of their country,
George Washington. While he lived he deemed
no sacrifice too onerous when patriotism bade
1t be made. He served his fellow-countrymen
with invincible bravery the battle field and
with rarest wisdom in her halls of peace. To
day, amid the shades of Mount Vernon, he still
speaks and inspires all Americans to heed his
lessons and initiate his virtues. May his ami
versary, fragrant with sweetest and most ennobl-
ing memories. never fall into oblivion on this
Western continent
We fear you put slight value girls patriot
| ism. We will grow to be taller, and older, and
wiser, but all in vain; you will neither let vote
nor make laws, nor sit in the executive chair.
Voting for school directors, yes you will let us
do that much--a patry Offering, surely, to wo-
man s political aspirations.
Well, never mind, we will be patriotic still.
and we will serve our country. We will, what
ever the statutes Of the state say be Legislators,
and governors and presidents at home, and
through the influence of home we will rule voters
and officials, and he the real mona-chs and sayors
Of the country. Do not attempt to deprive
mothers and daughters of the royalty Of home,
we will not allow you
In our convent school we are preparing for
our work TO come. We hear it said that the
country prospers through intelligence and virtue.
81. Joseph's academy aims at guiding our foot
steps into the pathways of both. How far it
succeeds In the noble mission 1t is not for its
own pupils 10 say.
lOu are luTlCe welcome 10 our convent SCHOOL,
we again most cordially thank you for the honor
of your visit.
Pleasant exercises of singing aud declama-
ton followed, after which Gov. Hubbard
spoke few words in praise of the school
and entertainment. He said it was not the
first time he had been nvited TO visit the
school, but it was the first time he had
availed himself Of the opportunity and was
glad he had come. Heretofore lie could only
speak from hearsay of the school, but now he
could add his personal knowledge of its eff
cheney and of the good it was accom- plishng.
He thought the school had glorious future
before it and that it would be successful he
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