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DRILL AND DRAMA
GIVEN BY CADETS
OF BENEDICTINE COLLEGE
AT SECOND ANNUAL COMMENCE
MENT EXERCISES IN THEATER.

Drama ''The Recognition" Was Wen
Rendered-Military Work "A Fea-
ture of the PrOgramme-Guara
Mount Given for the First Time
ON Any StRSe-Cadets Compliments
ed by First Regiment Officers.
Many stood Throughout Perform
ance.
With drama. drill and presentation
of medals by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Leo
Had, the Benedictine College closed
the work of its year last night. The
commencement exercises were held in
the theater before an audience, many
of which stood.
One of the boxes was occupied by
Rt. Rev. Leo Haid, d. D., Bishop of
Belmont and president of the college:
Rev. Father Jerome, a teacher at the
college; Rev. Father O'Hare of the
Cathedral clergy, and Col Jordan F.
Brooks, commandant of the Cadets.
The box directly opposite was occupied
by the field and staff officers of the
First Regiment, attired in full dress
uniform.
The drama, 1.-THE Recognition" was
the first number on the programme, a
synopsis of which was given in the
Morning News yesterday. The actors
acquitted themselves with credit,
both to their own ability and to that
of the instructors at the college. The
work of Frank Brooks as the Duke of
Spoleto; Michael Mccarthy. as the
Count Bartolo; James McAuliffe, as
Antonio nh Ct1llttrn l.
berto, was particularly clever
The story of the drama is, in brief,
as follows: Through the enticements
of the Duke of Spoleto Antonio is led
to his castle and held there under the
belief that il is the wish of his father
The forces of his father and Of Prince
| Macerata attack the castle. but are
| defeated. In revenge, the Duke at
lacks the stronghold of Macerata, is
defeated, and Antonio, believed to be
his son, falls into the hands of Bar
tolo.
Bartolo offers to restore the Duke
his son, provided Antonio shall be re-
stored to him and the siege of the city
abandoned This offer the Duke spurns
Bartolo then orders the prisoners
brought before him for execution and
at once recognizes his son. At this mo-
ment the Duke enters with his men,
having forced a gate of the city. but
before any harm can be done he is
slain by Alberto.
The Military Feature.
The drill work was one of the fea-
lures of the programme and several
times the audience broke into applause,
| generally led by the First Regiment
officers. The manual of arms was car
ried out almost perfectly and the
| marching on the small space allowed
| by the stage was faultlessly DONE
] The bayonet exercise and the physi-
cal drill with music were splendid
numbers. During the physical drill
there were no commands given, each
cadet doing his own counting mentally.
| Yet every movement was simulta-
neously executed
The feature of the evening, however,
| was the guard mount, for the first time
| presented on a stage. Under the
! guidance of their commanding officer
| the cadets went through the work, ev-
| cry detail being perfectly worked out
| This number was loudly applauded.
! The work of the company bugler was
very good. The work of the company
| was up to the highest standard and
| officers and men were congratulated
after the programme by the officers of
the First Regiment.
Address by Bishop Haid.
The commencement address was
| made by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Haid.
| After thanking the audience for its
| presence and encouragement and the
| Cadets for the drill and drama, Bishop
Had called especial attention to the
benefits of the military work at the col
| lege. By this means, he said, the mind
| is not developed alone, but the body
with it,
The benefits that can be derived from
the college were then dwelt upon. ut
| is here that foundation for life is laid
! in a broad, liberal, classical education,
he said. "In the two years it has peen
in existence, the high character of the
work done, the excellence of the in
struction, and the thoroughness of
everything in connection with the
courses, has won for the college a well
| deserved place among Savannah edu-
cational institutions"
The bishop then thanked the parents
| of Savannah for sending their boys TO
the college, and said as rapidly as the
growth of the college warrants it, adj
ditionaI teachers will be sent here. In
closing, he congratulated Rev. Father
Bernard, rector of the college, upon the
success of his work.
The following medals were then pre-
scented by Bishop Haid:
Medals Given for Excellence.
Gold, medal for best average first
cOlleglaLe CLASS, Mlcnael -. mccarthy,
1851 per cent; next in merit, James
j. McAuliffe, 1918 per cent; donor,
Rt Rev. Leo Haid, D. D., o. S. B.
Gold medal for best average acad-
emic class, L. Read Lyons; average,
94.24; next in merit, Andrew A. AM
brose, average 94.03; donor, faculty of
st. Marys College, Belmont, N. G.
Gold medal for military drill, James
]. McAuliffe 799 points out of 800; next
in merit Iohn 7 Caliua. 795 points:
donor, Benedictine College.
Michael Mccarthy, 1893 points, could
not compete, class medalist; Francis
NJ. Brooks, 1893 points. could not COM
pete, medalist 1908. ....
Gold medal for manual of arms,
prize contest held May II, won by Ed
ward A. Cannon.
Most of the Cadets received pre-
miums and honors. Notably among
these were John J. Galina, who re-
ceived five honors, one premium and
Ave distinctions; Holbrook Il. Bolan,
four honors, three premiums and eight
distinctions; William A. Rowland,
four honors three premiums and fen