Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-05-20
THE TRIUMPH.
Closing Exercises Of the
Sacred Heart.
A Night of Song and En-
joyment.
A Program of Unusual but
Interesting Length.
The Performances Credltabie Alike
to the Pupils and to Their
Faithful Instructors.

The commencement exercises OF the
Academy of the Sacred Heart at Gardi-
ner's hall on Friday night was what
the most sanguine friends and patrons
Of the academy had expected it would
be.
The great hall was elaborately deco
rated by palms, evergreens, flags and
bunting, presenting lively scene, in
tensifed by the snow white robes Of the
young lady pupils and the cadet uni
form of the boys.
The audience was large and appre-
cIative and was held with unhagging
interest to the end of an extraordi-
nsrily long but carefully prepared pro-
gram, which was not concluded until
after midnight.
The performance of the pupils re
fected credit alike on their training
industry and intelligence, as we'll as
upon the methods pursued at the Acad-
emy of the Sacred Heart.
The exercises were introduced by
L
ate address:
and happy audience OF little people about TO
| finish year OF work and Improvement l
| know you have all earnestly employed your
selves and will go forth for few months OF
| rest and play with glad hearts and better and
| stronger minds. When you come back to take
up the books and lessons you now quit for q
short time the work will seem lighter and the
| words will spell easier and the problems will
| not be half so hard.
| 1 hope you will take advantage of the sun
shine, of the bright DAYS, the flowers and of all
that kind and good Providence has given to
make us stronger, better. and happier You
must not forget that the boys and girls of today
| will very soOn be men and women and viii
| have to bear the burdens and cares which are
| so wisely bestowed upon us all, and that you
may bear these burdens and Cares iu a I,snly
| and Womanly way, and not be discouraged
| when they come to you is part OF the great
work which your teachers are now doing for
| you. Don't think that because you are only
| boys and girls that you have not a work to do
nor mission to accomplish. The way you i'm
prove opportunities which are yours today will
| have great bearing upon the life you will lead
| in the future To be useful to be happy, and
| to make others happy should be the object and
| the aim of all good people, and in oruer that
| you may attain that condition of mind which
makes il perfectly natural ana easy to lead
| such a life you must begin now by being
| obedient to your teachers, true to yourselves
| and kind to each other.
| While you are yet young you should try to so
| think and act as to never feel other than proud
of yourselves for if this habit is begun at
| youth it will very likely last through life. In
order that we may hold the respect of other
action, noble thought, kind word never
| fails TO confer comfort and sense of honest
pride, while mean act, a false word, a low
| thought is equally sure to bring sense of pain
and shame.
| There are none more deserving of honor than
| those who labor i'll the interest of the young
| l once heard a very learned Rabbi say, one
| exalted among his congregation, that he would
rather be known as a useful teacher than as
| a great statesman or philosopher. l cannot ex-
| press my high admiration for the nobility of
| character, the undaunted sincerity of those en-
gagged in the development and moulding of the
mental and religious natuIes of those of whom
Christ said: "Of such is the kingdom of
Heaven" No one can see, nor the wisest
prophecy the good which they do and the evil
| they avert 'Tis not alone the intellect should
| be developed. for without the balance wheels
| of religion and morality the world would be a
bedlam, and man but little better than the un-
! tutored savage 1t requires not logic, neither
does it need the evidence of the great, TO show
how futile and unworthy would be the efforts
of men were 1t not for the calmir and restrain
ing influences which ALWAYS follow in the wake
of the kindly and benevolent march OF Chris
tianity. OF Its glorious deeds eighteen cen
turies stand forth to bear witness and so will
| the centuries continue as monuments of the
work begun, when the luster of the star of
| Bethlehem cast its light upon a trou ubed world
l have no patience with those who seek to
pluck 2 single IN h gem from IRON the dade9 Of relig
throughout the world who are laboring to de-
velop the youthful mind, to inculcate the
principles of science and spread religion, 1 say
God speed.
Midway in the program Judge J. B
Early was called upon. Said he:
The Sisters of Mercy. pupils of the Sacred
Heart academy, ladies and gentlemen:
1t Is cOnSlQeraDl pleasure | assure YOU t(
be invited to deliver an address on this occa
sion:, An occasion of deep interest to the
| pupils OF this school, to their parents an(
friends, and to the Sisters of Mercy the teachers
who have earnestly labored the past year fol
! the advancement OF the young under their care
al d for the upbuilding OF a school that vii
send forth the youth and young ladies of this cit,
carefully equipped and instructed as to thei
duties as to good citizenship and make then
worthy and creditable members of society
, Great responsibility therefore rests upon tn,
instruction given in the school room, th
moral as well as the intellectual, and we feel
great degree of pride in the moral and intel
lectual training given by the worthy sister
who are devoting their lives, their talents ant
their energies TO the education OF the youn
minds of Phoenix, and it is with pleasure an
pride that we witness the steady advancement
and upbuilding of this school in our midst.
The Sacred Heart academy building was com
pleted in 1882. The Sisters of Mercy came +
this city and took charge of the school in Sep
tember OF the same year and two weeks after
This number has steadily increased until tn
present time and for the past year the daily al
tendance has been $50 which is very fatterin
indeed for school in its second year
The attendance has not been confined
children and young ladies of Phoenix but th
representation of the academy has by its we
earned merit, reached every part of our terri
tory, and even to our sister territory, Nev
Mexico.
Here Judge Early eloquently des
cribed the conditions which tended t
make the school one of prominence i
the southwest. It's seat being th
center of valley which itself wa
without rival tor natural attractions
He dwelt upon the character of the al
tendance and pointed out the duty {
/. the pupils, first to their teachers, mex
to their parents, then to themselves an
latterly to their country. His eulogiuI