The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-27
Successful Exercises
at Sacred Heart
School.
MANY PRIESTS IN ATTENDANCE.
Children Acquit Themselves
With Credit at Grad
uation.

friends ringing in their ears and cont
ent in the knowledge Of work well done,
the members of the senior class of the
Sacred Heart high school received their
diplomas from Rt. Rev. Thomas D.
heaven at the town hall here tonight
having successfully completed their
course with credit to themselves, their
teachers and their school.
Every available inch of space was
taken at the hall, so eager were the
townspeople to pass on the merits of
the exercises and the essays of the pu-
pills. Many. too, were present out of
friendship for the pupils, together with
the schools we'll wishers. The gradu
atess without exception, acquitted
themselves in manner well worthy Of
praise. The reputation which the
school has had in this line was not only
sustained, but even improved.
Bishop Beaver was the guest of the
evening, and expressed himself as
highly pleased with the exercises as
being coincident with a high standard
of school work. The graduates were
honored with the distinction of receiv-
ing their diplomas from him, and in
neat speech he congratulated them up
on the exhibition they had given and
the weight and depth of their essays,
also giving them good, sound advice as
to how they should make use of their
knowledge in graphing with the
mighty problems of the world
The hall about the stage and the
stage itself were profusely decorated
and presented a handsome appearance.
The background to the stage was COW
cred inches deep with mountain laurel,
and upon this was placed the class
motto, Life is what we make it, in
letters inlaid with daisies. At the right
of the stage was hung a fine picture
of Bishop Beaver, and on the left was
one of FIR. Tuite The stage was
adorned in ferns, giving it fresh green
appearance, and from the ceiling were
suspended streamers of white lavender
and yellow bunting.
Boyle's orchestra furnished music for
the evening, and after it had rendered
a well-reeeived selection, the exercises
opened with the "Veni Creator" rem
dered by the school, the soloist being
Miss Dorothea H. De Lude.
The salutatory address was given by
Miss Mary A. Lawlor and served only
to whet the appetite of the audience
for the good things yet to come. A
chorus from the school sang water
lilies,' after which Miss Annie MeCar-
thy read the class history, which
abounded in wit and hunor, while at
the same time it contained sufficient
solidity to make it the right thing in
the right place.
Next was Miss Martha Grady, who
delivered a clearly written essay which
developed some clever and original
ideas on "A scholars hopes" Misses
Winnie D. Lawlor and Dorothea H. De
Lude appeared to advantage in a
duet, "Holy mother, guide our foot
steps, Elizabeth v. Conroy read a
pleasing essay entitled, do all things
well, and she was followed by Fran
els B. Mahoney the only male member
of the class, who shone to advantage
in reading the class poem, when star
light gilds the stream" was sung by a
quartet consisting of William A. MUIR
ply and Misses Margaret V. Burke,
Winnie .. Lawlor and Martha A Grady.
The class motto, Life is what we
make il" was the title of Miss Annie
Collins essay, which was full of thought
and logic. A chorus sang, Away to
the woods, and the second part of the
program opened with an essay by Miss
Jennie N. Doyle, entitled American
statesmen, The class united for the
class song, and Miss Winnie Lawlor de-
liveTed a eoneisely written and clever
ly arranged essay on Study" A cho-
rus sang, with the tide" and Miss
faction and reaction receiving hearty
applause for her efforts. THE last will
and testament of the class of &c.," was
read by Miss Ellen Kelliher and con-
tanned bequests most curious.
After the presentation of the diplo-
mas by Bishop Beaver, the yaledictory
was given by Miss Dorothea DeLude
and the goodnight" song was sung.
The graduates were Francis B. Ma
haney, Misses Winnie d. Lawlor Dor
othea H DeLude, Mary A. Lawlor
Martha A. Grady, Elizabeth V. Com
roy, Annie j. Collins, Jennie NJ Dovle
and Margaret v. Burke.
The graduation was the seventh Of
the schools history, and in all things
was unquestionably the finest The
class Of nine was by far the largest
that has received diplomas from he
school, and its work is considered
equal to that of any other class of
previous years.
In the afternoon the hall was packed
to its capacity by people anxious to
see the commencement exercises OF The
pupils in the lower grades. The little
ones did themselves proud and FIR.
Tuite and the teachers, as well as the
children themselves We're showered
with congratulations. Every event on
the program received hearty AMI UNI
gtinted applause, and Bishop Beaver
anu tie B4INSlH- BtEnEAl AldilAtEoNFA
great interest in the proceedings.
The exercises began shortly after 3
o'clock, as soon as Bishop Beaver, the
guest of the day, had arrived. A song
of greeting was sung by a chorus, in
which all the children Joined, and Miss
Nellie Barry followed by an address of
welcome. A troop of juveniles enter
tained as a school of jolly boys" and
some of the senior girls gave pretty
rose drill. s'ViIlage Minstrelsy" was
shown by the Zebo club and Miss Mar
garet Mccarthy told the secrets of
Miss Lollipop's housekeeping. Come
buy my flowers" was sung by the in
termediate girls and George Washing
toms drill" was executed by the young
continentals. A class Of little girls
sang Il am this dolly's mama, and
Richard Barry delighted the audience
with his version of "A boys belief"
Sixteen little misses went through the
intracaoies of a ribbon drill and little
Joseph Kane told Of the time when
Papa was a boy" James Grady and
Edward Lodge entertained with an ac-
count Of Mrs. Brown and her luggage"
aud Sylvia Howard recited 1.-THE lost
child A sword drill and snog by the
senior boys was one Of the features of
the afternoon Miss Eta Lawlor acted
as aceompanist. Bishop Beaver ad-
dressed the audience and told in q few
words the reasons why both church and
state take so great an interest in the
progress Of the little ones.
The following well-known clergymen
were present. Frs. Smith of SPRING
field, Toher of South Hadley Falls,
Fitzgerald Of .Haydenville, Murphy of
Craffnu Rnrla Of Ware I.aouar6 NJ