The Coconino sun., 1903-06-20
CLOSING EXERCISES
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 the closing exercises of the School of the Nativity, conducted by the Sisters of Loretto and under direction of Rev. Fr. c. Vabre. The audience had gath cred with the expectation of enjoying the rendition of an entertaining pro gram, and had resolved to be lenient in their judgments and sparing in hy- percriticism, for the entertainers were ''only children, you know"
 But they might have spared them selves the trouble of making before hand these charitable resolutions, for though but children, they had been trained in a school whose only discip- line is love, and where disobedience is an unknown and unheard-of quantity, and though the hearts of the little ones must have failed them at times, the thought of how badly "desr Sisters" would feel should they falter or break, renewed their courage and enabled them to face the ordeal in a manner which must of necessity have been as gratifying to the Sisters as highly pleasing to the audience.
 The impersonative power of the children was extraordinary, and their phenomenal ability in memorizing denoted a surprising intelligence and training that was loving and careful and patient, and the Catholic parents of Flagstaff may we'll be proud of their children and grateful for the ed- ucational effort and ability brought to bear in their training by the Sisters and by Father Vabre.
 Wednesday evening people began to gather at Emerson School hall early, for the known interest of the exercises necessitated an early arrival in order to obtain comfort able seats desirably situated.
 At S:l5 the curtain was drawn back, and the evenings exercises began with the Hymn to the Sacred Heart, rendered by the school, with Master Bert Bab- bitt presiding at the piano. The chill dren sang nicely, and ss their sweet, fresh young voices filled the hall in delightful harmony, the old stsgers in the audience settled back comfort ably to enjoy an evenings delicious entertainment that was Q blessed re- lief from the tawdry bedizenment of the professional stage.
 The second number on the program, Happy Gondolier," an instrumental rendition, was received with apprecia- tive interest by the audience, and re- ceived merited applause. This num- Der was rendered by pianos and or chestra, the former under the pleas- ing manipulation of Miss Mary Bart, Monica Gallery, Master Dave Rabbit, Misses Minnie Rickel, Julia Manning and Esther Gregg, while the orchestra was composed of Masters Edwin Bab- bitt and Thomas Manning, violins; Masters Joe Rabbit and Paul Keller, mandolins; Misses Althia Manning, Mary Kidd, guitars, and Leo Quay, banjo. The young gentlemen and la- dies of the pianos and orchestra did excellently we'll throughout the even ing, and the Sister who was their mu- sical preceptress must have besought pardon from on high for the sin of pride before she retired to rest.
 
 with Miss Grace Treat as "Emms," Miss Roselyu Bart as ''Mary," Miss Nellie Gallery e Bridget" and Master Bert Rabbit ss ''Peser," with Miss May Devine at the piano, was interesting and we'll received, the "Umbrella Song" at the close being very pretty