The San Francisco call., 1896-06-06
MEDALS OF NOTRE DAME
The Commencement Exercises
Are Very Largely At
tended.
Archb shop Riordan Confers the
Honors to the Graduating
Students.

The study hall of the College of Notre
Dame was crowded Thursday afternoon
with friends gathered to attend the COM
mencement exercises.
The platform was artistically arranged.
A cascade formed canvas and surrounded
with palms and pine boughs made back
ground, IN front of which were the stu
dents, clergymen and invited guests.
Miss Mary McInerney read au essay on
'The Three Masters of the Universe" She
! dwelt particularly on the value OF time
and argued that where sloth prevails all
things fade and decay.
! Miss Kate Lawler, niece of ]. T. Sulli-
van, in her paper on christian Art,
spoke of the vast interest the church took
in the development of the faculties of man
on the principle that wherever the intel
lect is clear and free the advance of the
moral forces is unhindered.
Westward" was the subject of Miss
! JuIia Bannerman's paper. She spoke of
| Fremont, who unfurled the stars and
| stripes over California, and of Columbus,
who gave a new world. to mankind. Sac
spoke, also, OF the self-sacrifcing soldiers
| of the cross.
Miss Veronica Kennedy read an essay
entitled "a Thing of Beauty Is Joy For
ever" "Cum Deo," by Miss Anna Null
cahy, and "In Limine," by Miss Eva
Cleary, embodying the valedictory, were
original poems.
OF the musical selections, the concerted
pieces for "Gems of Verdi arranged for
two harps by the Sisters of Notre Dame
were particularly beautiful and we'll exc
| cuted.
The following were the graduates: Miss
Julia Bannerman, Miss Eva CIeary, Miss
Sadie Keenan,, Miss Veronica Kennedy,
Miss Katie Lawler, Miss Katie Lynch,
Miss Mary McInerney, Miss Anna Mul-
cahy.
Gold and silver medals and books were
awarded the successful pupils by Arch
bishop Riordan. at the conclusion he
made brief address, in the course of
| which he said:
"The proper education of girls is great
blessing; for the work of woman in life
is greater and reaches farther in building
up community than that of a man. The
building up of character and conduct re sts
with the mother"
He paid a special tribute to the success
that had crowned the efforts of the Sisters
OF Notre Dame in the education of their
pupils.
The clergymen present were Archbishop
Rlordan, Rev. Father Mulligan, secretary
OF the Archbishop; Rev. Father Gleason,
! pastor of Mission Dolores; Rev. Father J.
| II 3
Rev. Father James Mcdonald, Rev. Father
Quill, Rev. Father Stokes, Rev. Father
! McGinty, Rev. Father Cummings, Rev.
| Father M. Ryan, Rev. Father Lynch, Rev.
Father Crowley, Youths Directory.
The programme in full was as follows:
LA Regatta Veneziena," six pianos (volbach),
! Misses NJ Carrick; c. Arauz E. Sresovieh, g.
| Fay, G. Kelly, NJ. Heffernan, F. Hernandez, d.
Hernandez, ID. Merle, N. O'Tolle, S. Sala, C.
| Suarezi choral salutatory L. Bordese; 1.-THE
| Three Masters of the Universe" ESSAY, Miss
! Mary MeInerney; "Traum der SimerfIl - op
45 (Labitzy), first violin Miss F. Hernandez.
! second violin Miss F. Van Reynegom piano
| Miss {. Chapman; christian Ar, :" essay, Miss
| Kate Lawler; Gun Jour de Jole" solo and chorus
| q. Hemelsoet, sooists Misses A. Mulcahy and
| S. O'Connell; Westward" :" essay Miss Julia
| Bannerman; "Gems of Verdi" IC Oberthurl.
| arranged for two harps by Sisters OF Notre Dame
| first harp Miss C. Arauz. second harp Miss
| r. Hernandez; graduation honors; award OF
! medals; Cum Deo," original poem, Miss
Annie Mulcahy: class motto; fantasia, opus
| Is (LisZp, three pianos, Misses c. Chapman.
! S. keenan,, X. Lynch; award of premiums, col
! lege classes; "Flow Gently, Diva" IT Parry,
| chorus "a Thing of Beauty Is JOY Forever, !"
| essay, Miss Veronica Kennedy; award of pre-
miums, grammar class; sacred chorus Hau-
conierl; "In Limine,'' original poem, Miss Eva
| Cleary; selections from the opera 'tIiElisire
| d'Amour tRossini), six pianos Misses s. Kee-
nan, A. Conway, G. Chapman, E. Sresoyich, K
| Lynch, n. Lynch NJ. Lynch, NJ. Troy, L. Kelly,
| A. Van Reynegom, R. Hernandez, NJ. Ryan