The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-29
Fathers SCORED.
The Rev. ]. ]. Boylan Roasts
Them for Staying Away
From Commencement.
SHOULD TAKE MORE INTEREST
Interesting Exercises at st.
Lucy's Enlivened by
Priests Address.

The commencement exercises of st.
Lucy's Parochial School, took place in st.
Lucy's Hall, last night and We're pre-
ceded by an unusually interesting enter
tainment The graduates, Mary B.
Newell Bernard ]. Kennedy, Elizabeth
M. Coyne, Edward J. Cottier, Katharine
v. Byrne and Nora T. Byrne all dis
tinguished themselves.
1t was probably the intense heat of
yesterday and the shower that came up
just before the time for the opening of
the exercises that prevented the hall
from being crowded. But Father Boylan
was especially vexed at the fact that
there was not single father of the pupils
present. The hall was we'll filled with
women, children and young men. The
Father had been anxious to show what
the school was doing for the children of
the parish, especially in the line OF
equipping them for positions in the busi-
ness world. The graduates of the COM
mercial course had passed with high
honors. The course embraces steno-
graphy, typewriting, bookkeeping. bank
ing, ETC., etc.
Father Boylan from the stage expressed
fathers He said it was discouraging and
showed what priest in st. Lucy's Parish
had to do. He was obliged to keep his
sleeves rolled up, said the Father. and be
continually at work. Not one father of
the children for which the school had
done so much had come forward to pat
him on the back and say the school was
doing a noble work for the children. He
limited strongly that they were probably
out on the street corners or standing
about in saloons. 1t was discouraging, he
said, but the school work would go on in
a more earnest manner than ever.
The Father showed what the Sisters in
charge had accomplished by the work of
the pupils, submitting one of them, Miss
Newell, the valedietorian, to astonishing
tests in stengraphy and typewriting.
Bernard j. Kennedy delivered the salu-
tatory address and won much applause.
The class sang Victory" Miss Anna
Kenny read in a graceful manner 1.-The
Last Hymn. The boys of the school
gave very interesting club drill. A
recitation. The Last Rose of Summer"
was given by the girls, and the boys sang
THE Dashing u. S. Marines' in cherus.
A very pretty Spanish dance was given by
the graduates and seniors. Miss Anna
Fulham and Miss Rose Digan sang very
sweetly. Jacksons "Rayon Du Soleil"
Part l. of the programme closed with the
famous interview of Mary, Queen of
Scots, with Elizabeth, Queen of England,
in the Castle of Fotheringay. Miss Mary
Newell impersonated Mary Queen of
Scots, and Miss Katharine v. Byrne i'm
personated Elizabeth, Queen of England.
Both showed possession of considerable
dramatic instinct and the value of good
training.
Part II. opened with the singing by the
class of "Over the Fields of Glover"
'Liberty's Search for Happiness was the
title of very interesting sketch that adj
mitted of picturesque posing. grouping and
dancing. Colored calcium lights helped
to make the scenes more effective.
Liberty was impersonated by Margaret
Lyons; Independence" by Katharine v.
Byrne; wealth." by Katharine Mahoney;
Sorrow" by Mary B. Newell; Courage,
by Anna Fulham; Beauty by Rose
Digan; Fame by Anna Kenny; 'Pleas-
ure," by Elizabeth Coyne; Music" by
Nora Byrne, and Religion by Julia
Murphy.
class predictions Her remarks were
clever and ELECTED frequent rounds of ap
plause.
The subject of Miss Mary B. Newell's
valedictory thesis was the class motto,
"Vestigia Nulla Retrossum." 1t was de-
livered without notes and was an exceed
ingly clever piece of composition and full
of good advice
The Rev. Father Boylan conferred the
honors. Miss Newell won the valedictory
gold medal donated by the Rev. Father
Carew, of Stanhope, N. ]. She also won
the scholarship for three months term
in any first-class business college. This
was donated by the Rev. Father Boylan.
Bernard J. Kennedy won the gold medal
for his work in stenography; Elizabeth
M. Coyne one for composition, Edward
j. Cotter one for typewriting, Katharine
". Byrne one for proficiency, and Nora
T. Byrne one for proficiency.
The class was addressed by Mr.. J. J.
Sullivan of the class of '96.