The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-22
PUPILS OF ST. MARY'S
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Excellent Entertainment Az.
forded at Commencement
Held In Metropolitan

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Little girls and big girls, boys and
larger boys, presented with. Charming
aptitude last night before a great au-
dience at the Metropolitan opera house
a varied entertainment during the
commencement exercises of st. Mary's
high school, The usual features of
commencement daywere mingled with
songs, choruses, drills, dances, and
We're followed by play in five acts
Flowers as blooming as her own
name and herself rewarded Miss Flor
ence Curran, the salutatorian of the
graduating class. She acknowledged
| tactfully the palpable skill of her in
structors, and limited at the affection
felt by all the pupils of the school for
Rev. I. j. Gibbons pastor of st. Mary's
church. A figurative- blossom, 1.-The
Flower of Liberty was periodically
rendered in the chorus, sung next by
multitude of boys and girls, pupils of
the junior classes. Boys only, real
little soldiers" then marched and
sang.
The most hearty applause of the
evening, perhaps, welcomed Father
Gibbons and the pupils upon whom he
conferred the diplomas, medals and
prizes. The high school graduates re-
ceiving diplomas were James w. Rog-
ers, Verah c. Godfrey, Florence r.
Curran, Clara l. MacCarthy, Joseph B.
Weber and Laura E. Kaiser. They
took with them also the fine Christian
motto, ''Ubi mems ibi ct COR The
eighth grade graduates were: Irene
M. Williamson, Alice M. MaeCarthy,
Frances e. Moran, Margaret M. Rog-
ers, Walter ]. Runyan, Anna G. Thomp-
son, Blanche H. Quinn, Agnes E. \
Leafy, Adelaide L. He'll, John j. Fa-
hey and Mary E. Gavin.
Prizes for. Punctuaiity
Five prizes presented by Miss Clara
Hill for punctuality were awarded as
follows:
In the High School Department-To
James w. Rogers, a gold watch; to
Vera c. Godfrey, a gold watch. In
the Grades-To Katherine Thera, a
gold locket and chain; to Jessie Nor
gan, a gold cross. and chain; to James
McManmon, silver watch.
The SO presented by Rev. E. J. Will
bee for scholarship was awarded to
Mary keenan,.
= The gold medal presented by c. H. F.
Smith for department was awarded to
Mary Rose Galligan.
The minuet that followed proved an
artistic old-time scene lin little" 1t
was danced by twenty eight "minims,'
tiny DANES and cavaliers in all the
lace and powder of the eighteenth CEN
fury.
Making "a Plea for Good Reading"
Miss Laura Kaiser said that only
through books could everyone duly
instructed meet the greatest minds, the
greatest characters, the greatest men
and women of the centuries. Whatever
the unkindness of fortune, she could
seldom deprive Of this princely pleas
ure the man who had early learned to
cultivate good literature.
1t was story of ''VioletS' that little
maids in white, with baby-blue caps,
told melodiOusly and timidly, through
an action song, replete with dainty
movement.
Greater dignity, of course, marked
the next chorus. wherein big and wise
girls pictured the sweet imagery of
"Grandma's Dream" To the surprise
of her friends who admired equally her
gray curls and her singing, the grand
ma was Miss Abbie Miner
Additional bouquets ended the first
part, after Miss Vera Godfrey, vale
dictOrian, had said that standing on
the threshold Of new life, she and her
classmates were beckoned forward by
enticing hope. The class, she knew,
would not be disappointed if their ma
ture years should continue the happi-
ness of their schooldays.
Presented Queen Esther"
Queen Esther" the play that closed
the programme, is more elaborate than
the dramatic undertakings Of most
school players. Upwards of thirty
characters were seen in the five acts
The acting, dignified and intelligent,
gained much from the nice adaptation
of the parts to- the personality of the
cast The variegated costumes formed
pictures from old Rollin.
Among the leading roles, Assuerus,
king of Persia, was James Rogers;
Esther, the queen, was Miss Clara Mac
Carthy; Haman, a princely faVorite,
Joseph Weber; Mardochai, uncle of
Esther George Fitzgerald; Zares, wife
of Haman, Laura KAISER Zethar, the
court jester, Jesse Klien.
In addition to choruses of Jews and
Persians, there. were maids of honor,
Vera Godfrey, Florence Curran, Gather
Conley and Thilda Barsness; Persian
princes, Arthur Daily and Thomas
Quinlan; courtiers, William Ryan,
William Mahoney and Joseph Lee; a
servant to the queen, Roger Foley;
conspirators, Carl Rusche and Walter
Runyan; scribes, James Nightingale
and John Fahey; mobiles, George Ma
honey, Thomas Barrett, Francis Moran.
William Birmingham and Verne
Rooney.
A group of local clergymen occupied
one of the boxes. Occupants of other
boxes included Mrs. James J. Hill and
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis ].
He'll, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. F. Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Foley and Gen.