Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-12-30
MANY CON-
CALCULATIONS
Exercises Held Saturday
Evening in Honor Of Bro
ther Botulph.
ADDRESSES WERE. MADE
Good Wishes of the Students
Extended, in Verse by Grow
er G. Abbott.
ADDRESSES WERE. MADE

The entertainment on las. Saturda
evening at Loretto Hall was fitting
closing for the jubilee day Of Brother
Botulph. At 1880 all the chairs in thu
large hall we're filled by the friends o.
the Brother who had come-many from
distance-to offer their congratula
tions and wish him many years more
to continue his good work In the field oi
education.
In the audience we're noticed the
Most Rev. P. Bourgade, Rt. Rev. j. B.
Pitaval, all the clergy of the city aid
many prominent citizens. The pro-
gram, consisting of vocal and instrl-
mental music and addresses. was very
interesting. The Misses f. Hampsl and
j. Digneo rendered "The Palms." a
piano duet, in a very creditable man.
ner. George Balm and A. L. Morrison,
Jr., entertained the audience with two
numbers of the program, violin and
piano duets, and were twice recalled for
encores. Grover G. Abbott In behalf of
the students of the college delivered an
address of congratulation and spoke
feelngly of the life and labors of the
Christian Brother. George w. Armijo,
one Of the former students, and his
mother. delighted the audience with a
choice Spanish vocal selection; for an
encore, violin and piano duet was
given. The recitation entitled "a
Christmas Anthem" was rendered in .
very pleasing manner by Miss Myrtle
Hampel. Jose D. Sena, in his address in
college, spoke Of the deep affection en-
tertained for Brother Botulph by all
the old students, who were to be found
occupying prominent positions through
out the Territory. In connection with
his career, he mentioned that his
brother bad been elected school super
intendent some years ago, first by the
Democrats and then by tho Republi-
cans, and that he had taken promi.
nent part In all the educational move
ments Of the Territory since 1870. A
piano solo by Miss A. Schormeyer was
deeply appreciated by the audience.
Masters A. Garcia and ]. Lucero, stu
dents Of the college, rendered a guitar
and mandolin duet. At the request of
many in the audience Brother Elzear OF
the college sang "Asleep in the Deep"
and for encore, "The Holy City," The
"Old Oaken Bucket" vocal duet, was
sung by G.. w. Armiio and j. D. Sena.
Rev. Brother Matthew spoke for the
faculty of the college and related many
incidents in connection with the early
life of Brother Botulph as Christian
Brother. Brother Matthew, who Is
we'll on in years and whose locks have
been whitened by the touch Of time,
was, in the early SOS, student OF
Brother Botulph In Kingston, Canada.
Miss Mamie Morrison sang with very
pleasing effect "Life's Lullaby" At
the conclusion of the exercises Broth
er Botulph stepped upon the stage and
spoke very feelingly Of the great honor
thanked all present for their many good
wishes and concluded by relating many
incidents in connection with his life in
the Territory.
The address of Grover G. Abbott was
as follows:
Reverend and dear Brother Director:
As representative of the students of
the college, come to express to you
our heartiest congratulations on your
golden jubilee. 1t is our special privil.
edge to be under your guiding care this
eventful year and we deeply appreciate
When we recall the many thousa nds
Of young men, who have been formed by
you to lives Of usefulness during the
past half century; the many whom you
have helped along on the way to doing
good; and especially those In our west
ern country, to whom you have devoted
the past thirty-four years of your life,
we feel that no words Of ours, no mat
ter how fiattering they might be, would
tell the thousandth part of the deep es-
teem in which you are held by all the
pupils Of St. Michael's college, both of
the present and of the past.
You are in deed as well as in name
1.-THE Christian Brother, ever ready to
help the little ones, the chosen part OF
Gods flock. And who is the Christian
Brother?
He wears no plumed helmet like the
chevalier Of old,
Displays no gorgeous trapping or brill
liant, Furnished gold,
But he III bear Redemption's EN- mblem and
in humbleness assume
The sable habit of La Sale, If not the
soldiers plume.
His bearing is not pompous
Tho above the common horde
He wields no royal scepter
Nor basket-hilted sword,
But still he stands hero
With furles for his foes,
Confronting PASSIONS angry flood
Where e'er its current flows.
He buckled on no sabre
And never poised q lance,
But the meekness of his Master
Is mirrored in his glance,
And still no swarthy warrior
Midst the battles terrors shall,
For aye achieve such conquests
As the son of De La Sale.
rhe deeds OF Alexander were trumpeted
abroad.
At the exploits Of Napoleon we mortals
were o'erawed