Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-21

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sa,d nurpoee of this school, it expresses at
che same time the double motive which
has ac,uated you ia your studies, especially
in those of your graduating year.
ssInscrihed above the portraits OF your
Alma Mater. it means: Sacred to Religion
and the Liberal Arts.' Every Chris
t;sn school must hold 1t as
Srst principle. that an education which
does not promote the cultivation oil virtue
is not worth acquiring. But all solid VII
tue must rest on religion. Every o'ner
foundation must needs crumble under the
uressure of the many potent Influences
which. in our day, assail the individual
and society. The great eternal truths
alone, which religion imparts and eniorees'
can guard men and women against the Sc
auctions of evil, and sustain them IN the
practice of Christian morality. These
truths are here 80 taught and developed as
20 become, not mere factors in the educa-
ton impaired, but the chief principle ana
mainstay of the characters formed witmn
the sacred precincts of this school.
"Your accountability to your Divine
Creator is the daily lesson here inculcated
nv both word and example. You are
Taught to be ever mindful Of the sll-seeing
ave of God, which scans your every act
and reads every most secret thought Oh
vour minds. The chief incentives to &C
ton which are here placed before You, are
those ennobling motives which Christian
faith inspires--a sincere wish 70 win the
approval and love OF your Heavenly
Father, and to secure the eternal recon-
pense with which He promises to crown
life of moral rectitude. And it is with
feelings of deepest gratitude to the good
God that the teachers in charge OF this
Academy may point to the virtuous ana
edifyipg lives Of the young ladies trained
by them during the past forty years, as
illustrating the happy effects OF this their
Christian teaching. :,
'sSscred to Religion and the Liberal
Arts. The liberal arts here taught EN-
brace the full collegiate course; and yeu'
Young ladies, can testify how thorough Is
the instruction in every branch. The I'M
riyally excellence of the musical Depart
ment is matter of more than national no.
toriety; in fact tho reputation which Mont
de Chantal has acquired as a school oil
Music. vocal and instrumental, has some
what overshadowed the equal praise 1t I'M
uuestionably deserves for its excellence ana
thoroughness in all the other branches OF
q polite education.
Zone feature of the system here follow
ed cannot have escaped your keen obserVa-
tion:-that is the prompt adoption Of every
genuine improvement in the method oil
imparting useful information In any de-
psrtment. 1t would be mistake when
the Mont de Chantal pupils wonld be the
| frat to detect and correct, for persons 10
suppose that the conyentual and retired
life led by the Sisters makts them less
auick to appreciate every step OF real pro-
press in the noble art of education. They
are quite willing that their school work
shall be tested by the Gospel standard,
BY their fruits you shall them Given
equal ability or capacity for the acquisi-
ton of knowledge, their pupils 10 every
study will compare most favorably with
those of any first class educational estab-
lishment in the country.
at is this conviction which Justly en-
hances in your estimation, young ladies,
the honors to-day conferred upon you by
YOUR alma Mater. Thorough as Is the
course of studies here prescribed, these
honors are the proofs that you have COM
pleted that course in manner satisfactory
| to YOUR teachers, and Therefore NEST cred
liable to yourselves. They are evidences
alike of conscientious application and OF
honorable success. May they also prove
inspirations to the continued cultivation
of every moral and intellectual quality
that adds grace and worth to the Christian
lady.
"Let the ennobling principle sum
married in the motto of your alma Mater
"A motto you have taken as your own in
the closing year of your school life-con-
tiaue to animate and direct your future
course. Love to develop, 40 far as circum-
stances will permit, the studies which you
have here made-ever storing and enrich
ing Your minds with new treasures of
sound knowledge. Bat above all, keep
indellibly inscribed upon your memo y,
yorr first, your highest, and your hottest
duty-your duty to your God. Let the
wish and the resolve to accomplish the
will OF your Heavenly Father be the main
spring of all your actions-the guiding
altar oC your Journey through this ifs 10
the safety, the peace, and the happiness OF
your true and eternal home above"
This closed the exercises. and the
audience rapidly left their seats, portion
making rush for the space in font Of the
stage, where pupils and parents, relatives
and friends cordially greeted each other,
while the remainder made their way to the
lower rooms, where refreshments aud din
ner had been prepared. These being dis.
cussed, the two o'clock train was boarded,
and the guests of the Academy returned to
the city, we'll satisfied, despite the Intense
heat, with the results of their journey.
The accomp, nj e ats were played by Sis
ter Mary Clare and Sister Angela, on a
Kranich & Bach upright.