The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-06-20
DULUTH NEWS.

st. Louis river near Fond du Lac.
They report good luck and brought
back large string of pike.
George Ryan, travelling freight agent
in this territory for the Great North
ern, will be transferred to the Brecll
enridgc division of the road. and will
leave tomorrow. MIR. Ryan will travel
out Of the general offices i'm his new
position. He now reports to the local
general agent. Mr.. Ryan was made a
travelling freight agent a wear ago.
having been promoted from chief clerk
in the local general office. His sue
cessor has not been named as vet,
though it is probable that William
Powers, who is next in succession, will
be elevated a step.
Mrs. John II. Crowley has returned
from an extended trip to Milwaukee.
Miss Crowley, who was With her. will
visit in Chicago two or three weeks
longer.
Nj. III. McNlalOn has returned from
business trip to the Pacific coast.
The state convention of Catholic
Forestcrs closed a 1hrec,lays' session
last week at st. Cloud T.. III. Martin,
Of Duluth, won out in thrce-cornercd
fight for chief ranger, succeeding ], II.
Niemeicr. of st. Paul, the retiring
chief, who had 4 plurality of the dele
gates, but met a combination of his
two opponents. Duluth members of
the order are proud of the election of
Bro. Martin. who has always been an
earnest and most faithful worker in
the interest of the G. O. f. The next
convention will be held in June, two
years hence, at New ulm. Resolutions
We're adopted strongly favoring the
perpetuity of Catholic parochial
schools.
The plans for the new st. James
church, West Duluth, were prepared
by Hill & Bray, local architects. The
church will be built of brick and
stone and when completed will cost in
the neighborhood of about $4,000 1t
will be one of the handsomest modern
church structures in the Northwest,
and will have some elegant Orna-
mental designs. The erection of the
new church means the contamination
of the hopes of several years by Rev.
Father Feehely and his parishioners
The structure will face on Fifty.sev-
enth avenue west, and is centrally To-
Gated so far as the st. james communi-
tings of the church will be simple. but
substantial
The feast of st. Anthony de Padua,
patron saint of the German Catholic
parish Of this city, was observed last
Sunday at the church, corner of Third
avenue east and Second street. The
children received their first commun-
ion at the high mass at 10 o'clock and
Rev. Father e. Wendell, of New York,
delivered the sermon. The class num-
bered nineteen, twelve boys and seven
girls. In the evening there was pro-
cession. The first mass was ut $50
o'clock. The feast of Corpus Christi
was also celebrated.
Five girls and two boys, comprising
the class of 1908, Of st. Thomas ca
thedral school. were graduated from
that institution last week, the eXer-
cises being held in Catholic Associa
ton hall. A feature Of the exercises
We're the remarks Of Bishop McGolrick,
in which he reiterated his strong views
on practical education. already ex-
pressed at other commencement exer-
cises. There was a long and excellent
programmed it was well done through
out. The small boys of the third and
fourth grades made big hit in a
chorus entitled "Uncle Sans Little
Drummer Boy" each being dressed in
military attire and accompanying the
song by drums "The Farmer" was
given by chorus of boys from the
fifth and sixth grades in costume, each
wearing straw hat and overalls. Els
says were read by Edward Fisher OH
''The Constitution" and by Elizabeth
Sullivan on civilian Cullen Bryant"
Mary Healy gave the valedictory.
The pupils who We're given diplomas
by Bishop McGolrick were as follows:
Jennie Belleperche, Edward Fisher,
Daniel Donovan, Mary Healy, Eliza
beth Sullivan, Nellie Reau, Agnes Her
ton. "You have been well trained" said
Bishop McGOlrick to the graduates.
"Your faculties Of observation have
been trained so as to help you in the
more advanced work which you will
next take up. We are developing a
good system here, and it is better
every year. zone manner Of
educating children is to grind
them through a mill. Pupils
trained that way can rattle off
the names of the states on the Pacific
and Atlantic oceans without halt, but
if you ask them question in local
geography, such as the direction Of the
post-office from the school, they could
not answer The great need is for
practical education. The three RS
must be learned and learned well, and
then attention should be given to
things which will be useful in later
life. Each child has Dcculiarities