The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-07-06
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erty.FIrst :'y' g. .:''.' Annual Commence
. nilent Exercises at This
II =.s Noted School.
Diplomas Presented and dold
rledaIs Conferred on Happy
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u Students. u
Brilliant Address by Father cIeary.
~ Which He pefers toEtl1e i5s5

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The forty-first annual commencement
exercises Of Saint Clara academy, at Sin
sinawa Mound, were held yesterday,
says the Duluth Times Of fhe 21st ult.,
and as with all commencement exercises
at that grand institution, it is an event in
its history, and the event in the lives Of,
the young ladies who for quartette Of
years have been labor1ng for those
womanly accomplishments which fts'
them for the brightest and best circles OIL
more worldly associations With nainds|
attuned to the intellectual demands OF
the age, and fingers taught In arts where.
in the ornamental and useful are prac<
tically blended, these wards, as It were
Of the good and pious Dominican Sisters, I.
say au revoir, but not goodbye, and pass
out into the world to make it better and
purer cor their coming. es,
The graduating class of this year con-
sists of four bright young ladies, Miss !,
Bertha Cook, Of Denison, Iowa; Miss
Francis Ennis, OF Mapleton, Wis: Miss
Anna schelkopf, Of Bloomfield, Illinois,
and Miss Lilly Tighe, Of Plattsnl louth,
Nebraska. Their diplomas were pre-
sented to them and they were received
with gracefully returned thanks. Y b
I,s.arels were bestowed upon Miss
Agnes Cleary, Miss Anna McGranahan,
Miss Mary Durkin, Miss Hedwig Reu-
ter and Miss Mary Dolan for proficiency
in studies
The gold medals were awarded to the
four graduates for honors Of graduation,
to Miss Bertha Cook for excellence i'll
vocal music; to Miss Mary Durkin, Wau-
kegan Ill, for excellence in department,
senior departrn to MISS Florence
Bradley, Chicago, Junior department;
and to Miss Annie OLesry mtnfm de-
partmeut
The honQrs We're gracefully conferred
by the Rev.'J. M. Cleary, Of Minneapolis.
The eloquent and prominent churchman
in many ways a remar kable effort. His
treatment Of the new Woman question
was orr ginal and forceful and highly en-
tertainfng. Father Cleary said:
/ Respected sisters, pupils Of St. Clara
Academy, ladies and gentlemen: 1t is
am honor which I highly prize to be
granted the privilege of voicing the SEN
timents of the enlightened friends OF
true Christian culture on this happy oc-
casion. The friends-and their name is
legion--of this venerable and vigorous
Institution for the higher culture Of our
Christian girls, experience to-day a sense
OF renewed enthusiasm. and generous ad-
miration for the noble work that is being
SO iatelligently and so practically done
zeaIous and unselfish women, In the
preparation Of the new woman, awho shall
rise to greet the dawn Of the twentieth
century. .ts$,, lt II
St. Clara's Academy takes an honored
place among the Oldest and most widely
known esta blishments Of its kind In I
this country. But its venerable age and
we'll tried efficiency have only fitted It
the better to perform successfully the
difficult and embarrassing task Of tr ain
ing the new woman for the work OF the
twentieth century. It's experience has
broadened it's vision. Its years have but
strengthened it's energies, and It stands
today equipped for the noblestWo
divine providence has given woman to
do, the proper prepaT alton OF woman for
Woman's place and work In the world.
This progressive school has newer failed
to- keep in intimate touch with the best
thought OF the working world every
where It's industrious teachers have
lculled knowledge and wisdom from every
budding flower. They have iant hcked
themselves up from the world; and rs-
fused to learn any, lessons from tho
greater school OF human experience, for
which they propose to prepare their