The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-23
GRADUATION
AT LA SALE
ACADEMY
Interesting Exercises Were At
tended By Large Audience
Bishop HarklnS Presided.

The class OF 1908 OF la Sale Academy
held It's commencement exercises in the
academy hall at 1890 this morning. The
graduating class was seated upon the
platform and the undergraduates were
seated in a body on the right OF the hall.
Bishop Harkins presided
The platform was banked In front with
palms and a large colored map occupied
the central portion of the rear wall and
was frequently made use OF by the speak
ers IN delivering their addresses upon
Expansion" The map was draped with
the national colors and the different ter
ritorial acquisitions were indicated In
colors.
The exercises were OF n distinctively
patriotic nature and the five addresses OF
the honor students upon the territorial
expansion Of this country were excellent
ly conceived and evoked unstinted ap-
plause from admiring friends and rela-
tives In the audience
The thesis OF Thomas Leo Heffernan
upon the philippine Islands" was espe-
cially praiseworthy and was delivered
with an ease and grace which held the
clus est attention. Mr.. Heffernan has dis
tingushed himself as n brilliant student
In the classical department OF the school
and Is the winner OF the college scholar
ship which admits him TO any Catholic
University.
The program IN full Is as follows:
Song OF welcome to the Rt. Rev. Bish-
op. academy choir. A. Gull; overture-Se-
lection prince OF Pilsen." La Sale or
chestra. q. Luders One Hundred Years
OF Expansion, Louisiana Purchase, John
J. Doherty; Accession OF Florida and
Texas. Matthew #. Clarke; America. s.
7. Smith: Purchase OF Alaska, Eugene +.
Carroll; Philippine Islands, Thomas L.
Heffernan; The Star-Spangled Banner.
Francis Scott Key; Hawaii and Porto
Rico. Edward J. Brennan: song and re-
frain--My own United States, John J.
Campbell and choir. Strange: awarding
OF prizes. finale-March yale Banner"
Theo Bendix. La Sale orchestra,
Charles F. Kelley. leader.
The graduates who received diplomas
from the classical department were
Thomas Leo Henernan Of St Patrick's
parish and Matthew Freeman Clarke and
Edward Joseph Brennan OF st. Joseph's
parish. ,
The commercial students who received
diplomas were Leo Vincent Boyle, Paw
tucket; Eugene Francis Carroll. parish
OF the Assumption; Charles Michael /.
Corcoran Of st. Theresa's parish: John
James Doherty Bristol David William
Canning. st. Theresas parish; and Law
renee Robert Murray OF st. Mary's par
ish
In making the awards at the conclusion
OF the exercises. Rt. Rev. Bishop Harkins
made a brief address upon expansion and
the great need OF well grounded educa-
tion for the youth OF this country In
order to successfully cope with the great
problems before them.
Thomas l.. Heffernan was the first to
receive an award. Rt. Rev. Bishop Har-
kins presenting him with the college
scholarship. Matthew f. Clark received
the first prize. handsome set OF five
for excellence In Christian doc
trine. Charles NJ. Corcoran was awarded
the second prize. two volumes.
The alumni medal for excellence In
the commercial department was awarded
to Leo " Boyle, Eugene II. Carroll being
next I'm merit.
The Sullivan purses. Mrs. James f.
Sullivan. donor. were awarded as follows:
For excelency In Greek. s25. won by
L. Heffernan: for excellency in
Latin. $25. won by Thomas l.. Heffer-
nan: for excellence In mathematics. s25
won by Edward j. Brennan; for excel
lence I'm Roman history. s25. John j.
for excellence in general his
tory. SIS. Louis D. s. Haliwell
Leo V. Boyle received the gold medal
for excellence In stenography and type
writing. Eugene +. Carroll and Charles
NJ. Corcoran following him In merit. Mr..
David +. Whytock is the donor of the
gold medal.
The musical numbers given by the
school orchestra under the direction of
Charles F. Kelley were enthusiastically
applauded and formed n most delightful
feature OF the program