Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-18
St. NARY GRADUATES
Program Of Unusual Merit Is
Rendered by the Outgoing
Class.
Musical Numbers an Excellent
Feature of the Class
Exercises.
The Twenty-first Commencement
Closes Most Successful Year
at St. Mary's.

Before an audience that filled the
Odeon Tuesday night, twelve young
people. representing the '02 graduating
class of st. Marys Institute, in pro-
gram of unsual merit, passed from the
portals of the school to the sterner du-
ties of the world and its affairs. The
stage decorations, while simple, made
sisted of flowers banked on either side
| of the footlights. The tri-color of the
class, gold white and blue was harmon
iously worked out by white and blue
bunting being draped over the gilt OF
the boxes, which were occupied by
| Father Lehman and Sister of Humility.
| The class motto Upright and Loyal,
done in the colors of the class, was Sus-
| pended over the stage. as the second
number. the piano duet, by Miss Anna
| Oppice and Miss Gertrude Fahey, was
nearing its close the class, marching
| from either side of the stage, took its
position before the chairs, which were
| arranged in semi circle, and remained
! standing until the number was brought
/ to a close. The program of this, the
/ twenty-first commencement, was de-
| cided success and reflects great credit
on the members of the class, their
teachers and the school which they
represent. The essays and orations
! AL; 1,s rI ,,lna eli N an
| satisfactory manner The musical num-
bers were especially good, and deserv-
| ing of more than ordinary notice. The
| technique and expression displayed by
| the performers on the piano-forte was
above the average for school graduates.
Songs by the glee club, assisted by the
St Mary's orchestra, served to relieve
the program of tediousness and furn-
jished a pleasing diversions for the audi
ence. The work of the class in music,
of the glee club and orchestra reflects
the greatest credit on their efficient
| teacher Sister M. Cyril, under whose
painstaking instructions it has been
possible for these young people to reach
the proficiency that they displayed. An
extremely pleasing feature of the pro-
gram was the Greek drill by twenty
young lady under graduates and alumni
of the school
This years graduating class consisted
of nine young ladies and three young
men, as follows:
Thomas j. Carmody. Hiram A. Shaw
er, Cecilia Punnell, Gertrude Bondage,
Anna Mcmahon. Josephine Coulton,
Marie Welch, Margaret Mitchell, jose
phine WEIGH, Frances Mooney, Mar
guerite Barr, Michael Roskopf.
The program, as given consisted of
the following numbers:
PART !.
Music-St Mary's orchestra.
Piano Duet-Misses Anna Oppice,
Gertrude Fahey, '03.
Salutatory, Hidden Forces of Life
Miss Gertrude Bondage.
Piano-Master Michael Rohkopf.
Essay, "A Backward Glance"-Miss
Margaret Mitchell.
Vocal Solo-Miss Cecilia Punnell.
Essay, Element of the Beautiful
Miss Josephine Coulton.
Piano-Miss Marguerite Barr.
Quartet--Glee Club.
Essay, THE Message of History
Miss Anna Mcmahon.
Piano Quartet-Miss Marie WEIGH,
Miss Gertrude Bendlage Miss Cecilia
Punnel, Master Hiram A. Shaver.
PART II.
Music-sSt. Mary's orchestra.
Grecian Drill-Pupils ST Mary's in
stitute.
Essay, The Hand maid of Religion"
Miss Marie WEIGH
Piano-Miss Frances Mooney.
Grafton. The Glories, of Our Coun-
try"-Master Hiram Shaver.
Bass and Tenor-Thomas j. Car
mody, Edward Minetor,
Essay, Influence of Noble Woman
hood" Cecilia Punnell.
Quartet-Glee Club.
J&himboVe-e sflcletws, CVllfV
Piano-Miss Josephine Welch.
Vaiedictory, Light Supernal"-Mas-
ter Thomas ]. Carmody.
Quartet. Graduates FAREWELL
Class.
Following the last number Rev.
Father M. c. Lehman, in a few well
chosen sentences, extended his thanks
and appreciation to the class ard
teachers for the successful termination
the class. On the conclusion of his re-
marks he distributed to the members
of the class the graduating medals and
diplomas. The teachers who have had
The instruction of the school in charge
are Mother NJ. Frances directress, Sis
ter NJ. Madalene, Sister NJ. Immaculate
Sister NJ. Dominica, Sister NJ. Cyril and
Sister NJ. Dolores.
Afternoon Exercises.
The undergraduates and members of
the smaller infant classes of st. Mary's
Institute on Monday afternoon at the
Odeon presented a program consisting
of musical numbers and drills that
pleased large audience of relatives
and friends of the little folks. The
numbers were as follows:
Opening Chorus-'W elcome."
Piano Trio-Mary Coyne, Lizzie
Kurtz, Norah Lynch.
Tin Whistle Band-S;mall boys.
Piano Duet-Monicl kunkle and
Mary Burke.
Dolly Drill and March-Minims.
Piano Duet-Viola Steffen and Yer
onica Carinody.
Little Brownies Visit-Minims
Piano Trio-Harry &etchum, James
Abbott Joseph Oswald
Bean Bag Action Chorus-Snall
girls.
Orchestra, "The Harp That Once
Thro' Tara's Hall"r7First violin, Edith
Jack, Ella WEIGH Florence Retz: sec
ond violin Theodore Bendlage, ltavil