Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-16
GRADUATION DAY
At SAINT MARY'S
Interesting and Impressive ESer-
cises in Catholic School
For Girls.
A FINE PROGRAM RENDERED.
Parents, Patrons and Friends Pres.
ent in Large NumberS--Ihe 0cca'
sion a Most AuspiciOus One.

The large assembly han Of ST. Marys
academy was well filed this morning
by the many friends and patrons of the
Institution In attendance on the gradu-
alton exercises. The program was wen
prepared and brought out IN salts
factory way, the varied abilities OF the
participants. The Introductory num-
Der was a march, sung as well as
played, and called AFTER the Review"
It was given by the orphean club OF
the academy and included 20 students,
two with harps two with cellos, four
guitars, two pianos. three drums, GYM
balls and triangles; the remainder Of the
girls being singers. The number was
well rendered
A GIRL BARITONE.
A feature In the music Of the day was
the performance OF Miss y, Mahan of
this city, This talented young woman
has a voice ranging from the second
below the treble stan 10 @ aboye-or
one note above two and a half octayos.
In fact she sings a regular baritone. In
addition TO that Miss Mahan Is a good
cello player and as If this were not
enough her name WAS given to a
News reporter this morning as Of
special excellence In pastel charcoal,
china painting and typography. All the
instrumental work OF the participants
I'm the program evidenced care and stu
dy, and deserved the applause accord
ed them.
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT
Miss l.. Hafsteads essay on Cum
Grano Sails was a witty and bright
effort. the idea being to be careful IN
accepting statements, TO Investigate the
truthfulness OF assertions before be-
lievlng them.
TO BE VS.. NOT TO RE,
In her essay, "A Plea for Optimism"
Miss McHugh urged that TO BE Is
infinitely better than NOT TO BE, She
advocated developing the flower Of
hope. and said that optimism and
health mutually beget each other; pre-
diet sunshine for the morrow.
"A LIQUID POEM.
Miss M Halsteads poem, "a Lake
Lyric" was very prettlly composed
tribute to Utah's great inland sea, and
showed good powers OF verslfcatlon.
Az NlAh w HlAiA-
Miss ID, DAILY, IN her essay on "a Fine
Art" described that as the art OF con-
versaton. TO achievement In this, some
are born, some achieve II and some
have It thrust upon them, The speaker
referred to the courtesy OF good lis-
tening and held that the success Of
social functions depended on the good
sense In conversation Of the host as
well as the guests, Moreover CONVEX
saton should be suited to the environ
ment and the hour.
ROSES AND VALEDICTORY.
Miss T.. Fnsbee Of Colorado Springs
recited well written poem en-
titled I'm Rose Time" and In her
yaledlctory address, Miss H. Sautschi
Of this city spoke In a philosophical
way Of the merging Of the school life
into the post graduate experience; and
gave the customary academic farewels
I'm poetic sentiment as well as with
good advice for the future.
DIPLOMAS CONFERRED.
Diplomas were conferred on the fol-
| lowing graduates Misses r.. Frisbee
| OF Colorado Springs NJ. and J.. Hal
stead. y, DAILY. NJ McHugh and II.
Spntschi OF this city. Gold medals
accompanied the diplomas.
BISHOP sCANLAN's ADDRESS.
Bishop Seaman made an excellent ad o.
| dress 10 the graduating class In the
| course of his remarks he called their
attention To the fact that they were
| about TO enter on a new life, whereas
| the life I'm the immediate past had been
| a. IL uuNA ,.alIf
| find yourselves on roads you are not
| accustomed TO- But you can make your
| lives "A success although not meeting
| with the success expected, Success ia
| not 70 be measured by great or bril-
| liant achievements II Is measured
rather by an aggregation OF little
| things. Aim towards perfection; labor
| for high and noble ideals. strive 10
be faithful IN duty strive TO make
| mankind happier DO not say, ! can't
You have only 10 will IT, your future
will be just as you viii II, Man can
do what he VIII. when he Wills that he
can, Make your efforts effective IN the
| improvement Of civilization, and FUR
| thering the happiness OF the race The
speaker cautioned his hearers against
| the reaction that might follow the re-
lease from the rules and regulations
these rules were ever for the dlreC.
ton and growth Of habits and character
in the right direction.
STUDENTS HANDIWORK.
In the exhibition rooms down stairs
was exhibited a large and varied ar
ray OF the handiwork of the students
Of the academy Among these We're
many works by pen, pencil and brush
highly creditable 70 the students
Specially noticeable among the col
lection were pen sketches and pastel
by Miss Evans, water color paintings
by Miss santschl, the valodictorIan
who captured a special premium Miss
| Ashton has some very fine efforts IN
| pencil The china painting and the
| fancy toilet articles were eNcellentaud
the drawings showed, too, q prohcl-
! ency that spoke well for the instruction
| given. Little Miss Neuhauson had very
| crcdltable drawings The sister show
! ing the exhibits said that well begun