St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-29
CLOSE Of CRETIN.
Lads Who Acquitted Themselves
Bravely and Won Records.

The closing exercises at tne Cretln
school were completed yesterday after
noon in the presence of a large and
very enthusiastic audience. 1t was the
boys day, and the little fellows, as well
as the older ones, did bravely, and won
well-earned plaudits from an admlring
throng. The programme opened with
a hymn, "Strike the Harp" sung by
Ira Donnelly, William Scanlon and
chorus, with accompaniment by w. J.
Conway. In the drama, ''The Test. of
TRUTH! the entire cast deserve credit
for hard study and conscientious work.
the characters being in almost every
case handled with skill almost equal
to that of professionals. John McMa-
hon won glory and fame as
Mir. Truthful, country gentle
man. W. }. Conway, as Lionel
Morton, won loud applause, as also
w. J. Ryan and Ed Farley. the former
as Maj. Greenhart, retired officer, and
the latter as Cognovit Chizzle, attorney.
Frank Peir as Algernon Morton,
Joseph Bower as Edward, Fred Wag-
ner as Spiff, the valet. and James
Wheeler and Louis Cremer as Jones
and Jenkins, servants, were all well up
in their parts. The entire performance
was wonderfully perfect in expression
and gesture.
A recitation by little Jimmie Ryan.
"The Baldhead Man," was funny
enough for anything. and threw the
house into commissions OF laughter.
The wand drill by the junior class was
a vivid exemplification of what may be
fellows maHeuvered for upwards of
half an hour, marching and counter
marching, each evolution being different
from the last. Joseph Wheeler re-
cited we'll. THE Man Who Rode
to Conemaugh Town." In the
tragic selection, "Catarach and Hengo,"
the parts of Catarach, general OF the
Britons, Hengo, his nephew, Meacer,
a Roman officer, and Judas, cowardly
Roman corporal, were taken very sue
cessfully by Messrs. Ryan, Kelly,
Wheeler. and sDoherty,.. respectively.
William Casey and Louis Cren1er were
successful as Roman soldiers. William
Conway gave highly creGitable Tecita-
ton. Love Your Enemies" followed
by the chorus in song, ''Unfurl the
Glorious Banner"
PRIZES AND MEDALS
Medals were awarded as follows: A gold
medal for Christian doctrine, doner Rev. j.
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gold medal for scholarship, first commercial
class, doner P. V. DWyer, awarded to Joseph
W. Bowler; a gold medal for penmanship,
doner, Thomas Berrisford awarded to Louis
Cremer; a gold medal for mathematics, don
ers Michaud Bros, awarded to Frank Miller;
gold medal for scholarship, second COM
mercial class. awarded to Henry Soucheray;
a gold medal for scholarship, first interme-
diate class, awarded to Harry O'Brien.
Prizes were awarded as follows: To ". j.
Ryan, for bookkeeping; John E. Mcmahon
and Charles Leary, for composition: Edward
Doherty, tor grammar; Fred Wagner, for
typewriting; Matt Kerwin and George Bolin,
P. Schafhausen, Joseph Herr. Murtagh Law
Ter, and Richard Mccarthy, for arithmetic; /;
Ira Donnelly and Daniel Kelly, for reading;
James Keough and Patrick Sweeney, for pen
manship.
THE CLOSING ADDRESS
was made by Father Stanley, who spoke
in terms of the greatest satisfaction at
the progress made in the school during
the year, and especially for the past
few months. He congratulated the par
Elephants in yesterdays performances,
On the excellence of their work. and
gave them great encouragement for the
future. An invitation was extended to
the audience to visit the department in
the school devoted to business training,
many taking advantage of the offer.
The lads have sort of stock exchange
in the school. They make the markets,
buy and sell, and, in so doing, gain a
good practical insight. This depart
ment is the only one Of its kind in the
city. and is of great advantage as an
adjunct to the usual school course.
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