The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-15

ST. JOSEPH COMMENCEMENT
OF GREAT BRILLIANCY

Academy took place in Centennial nal
Tuesday night, The exercises were at
tended by more than the usually large
crowd and was highly representative.
An excellent program was rendered
in an efficient and pleasing manner, the
participants displaying exceptional abil
ity and their work testifying to the
grand education, physical, moral and
religions training given them by Sister
Aloysius and the Sisters assisting her
in the conduct of tnat excellent insti-
tuition,
The hall was decorated artistically
and with great taste with the colors OF
the class-blaelS and. blue-and pottcd
plants, such as ferns and palms, and
the appointments werc perfect.
The entrance march with Miss wilkin.
son at the piano playing in her usual
skilIful manner was a very pleasing
opening Of the exercises and the thirty
young ladies who took part in it, showed
they had been thoroughly drilled and
they presented an inspiring appearance,
being uniformly dfessed and perfect in
movement.
Following this was the chorus by the
same number Of young ladies with Miss
Eva Keenan, as soloist This was an es-
pecially pleasing number, the voices of
the singers blending and harlnonizing
without slightest clash or fault. The
applause was most hearty.
Miss Mary Gaughan followed with an
essay, which was especially striking be-
cause of the sweet, well modulated
voice used in reading it. 1t was, an
exhaustive and clear review of art and
especially the work of the subject that
,aptioncd the production. From il were
drawn inspiring lessons that will be
beneficial to all who heard her, being
replete with the results of research as
well as full of profitable suggestions.
The piano quarefte following this,
namely, Misses Nellie Gould, Mary Cou-
field, Alice chopening and Mary Quinn,
the instruments with an
agility and a finesse that exhibited com
plete familiarity with the piece in hand
md their execution was OF such ac-
@onplished nature as to elicit much ap.
probation as attested by the very hearty
applause given them.
Miss Agnes Hogan's essay was rem
Tered with exceedingly fine voice and
the words were very beautiful as well
Is the thought, which was appropriate
10 the snbiect in every respect, and from
the life OF Joan of Arc she drew lessons
worthy of requirement by every Young
nan and woman. who world live for
others rrther than self Sae told how
the young WOMAN who led the French
to victory and to the throwing of of
the English yoke had been abused In
iitcratrrs but expressed delight that the
world today nad, awakened to the real
worth of Joan of Ares The essay was
not only couchcd in fine English but
abonnded in logis and profound thought.
Spring Greeting" a piano solo, was
then played ia a manner that showed
superior ability and by which much aps
plause was provoked. Miss Angela
Gavin was the player and, of course, tht
recipient Of the applause
Miss Isabel Quinn's essay on sJoy anS
Sosrow," was logical in every respect.
sae took the position that one was not
somplete without tie other and that
neither could endure without the other.
andstrikingIs compared tbemF to the
sunshine and shadow in tic canopy OF
nature, beth being essential to com
ple'e happiness. Her Zone was impres.
-ive. her thought clear and her manner
possessed. She Was the recipient Of
liberal applause and the essay was pro-
nounced very fine by all present.
Misses Bessie Byrd and Isabel Quinn
with mandoiins, and Miss Joanna VIII
liars with piano, rendered the next
number very pIeasingly and ecquitted
themselves in a highly creditable man
ner,, receiving the usual amount Of mp
plaase, and other tokens Of apprecia-
lion.
"The Ideal Woman was discussed by
Miss Angela Gavin in an essay that
showed great intcilectuality and su
preme training in the manner of deliv-
cry. She reviewer woman in all ages
and elaborated on what were ideals Of
those days. but none Of other age than
the Christian age produced the woman
most worthy and most influential II
leading the world to higher and better
things. She advanced the idea that til,
ideal woman was one from the mora
standpoint rather than educational, al
though as the world advances educa
tion should accompany morality &
niaee woman in the ranks Of the ideal
She said, @The Christian religion give
the ideal woman, and when she apprs
ciates It and shapes her life by II, ID