Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-06-15
THE SACRED HEART
Closing Exercises Pass
Off Successfully.
REGULATIONS, MUSIC, ETC.
A Very Pretty Ending to Q Year Of
Faithful Labor.

The nth annual commencement OF the
pupils OF the Sacred Heart school, Pleasant
View, was held last evening In Loshrop's
Opera House, and was a fitting and very
pleasant conclusion OF the current school
year. Great care and attention had been
given by the earnest corps Of teachers to
preparing those under their charge and
direction for the duties before them, and
the latter acquittedlt themselves In a man
ner rejecting the highest credit upon
themselves as well as upon their in
struc.ors.
A well balanced programme had been
arranged In such a way as to give oppor-
tunity for showing the proficiency OF the
school In different departments of the
routine work, at tho same time allowing
individual excellences to be displayed to
the best advantage. The opening num-
ber was q chorus, "The Mermaids' Song,"
and "Little Housekeepsrs," prettily exc.
cuted by the school, followed by duet by
Misses Giblin and Reilly, called welcome
to Papa" Sixteen little misses dressed In
tasteful uniforms OF green and white then
recited "The Catholic Psalm," with musi-
cal accompaniment from behind the scene
and closing with an appropriate picture
of the dead singer. Thirty odd Little
Flower Girls, each with basket of fra
grant blossoms, offered their attractive
wares In winning way, and sixteen girls
from the junior class, In white with green
and yellow sashes and brightly shining
sickles, gave the Sickle Drill, q combina-
tion Of marching, limitations Of sowing,
'reaping and gathering In the grain, the
effect heightened by harvest song and Q
graceful litrle dance, all OF which was dne.
ly done. Master T. Black then sang, In .
sweet and beautifully cler voice that de-
lighted his hearers, solo "He 10 Coming
Home Tonight" which ended the nrst
part.
The second part opened with q bright
little drama, "Who's to Inheritf" capt
tally played BY nine young ladies inslud-
ing "Margary O'Hars;" Miss AcNAlly
told what was ''The Cost of Papa's Con-
version" and four young missss sang
''The Beautiful Ssa" very well indeed.
Sixteen little tots In green, white and
pink, then sang Mother Goose songs to
appropriate. music and the curtain
dropped for moment, rose again and 70.
vealed q monster shoe full OF children,
with several other characters from the
favorits story book, including Mother
Hubbard, Boy Blue, Miss Mufet, Bo
Peep, Simple Simon and quaint old
Mother Goose herself, all of whom "cor-
rected" certain mistakes In regard to
these well known and we'll beloved char.
acters, In highly satisfactory manner.
A symbolical conception called "Visions
Of Freedom introduced fifteen young
ladies in representative costumes which
| made a very noticeable stage picture.
Master Reilly recited "The Wine Cup" In
fine style, and the juniors. told the thrill
| ing story Of "The Benediction" which
| ended with q beautiful tableau that de-
| lighted everybody who saw 1t.
Bright lights, calcium effects, good In
strumental music and frequent offerings
of beautiful flowers to different partici-
pants In the programme made up charm
ing and very successful evenings enter.
tainment. The Sisters OF st. Joseph,
teachers:ln the Sacred Heart school, whose
faithful and painstaking work during the
year has produced abundant fruit, are
Justly entitled to q great deal OF credit,
and the pupils themselves can look back
hereafter upon the evening Of their fifth
annual graduation exercises as one Of the
pleasantest and most gratifying occasions
of their lives.