The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
WINONA SEMINARY.
Closing Exercises With Bright and
Varied Program.

VaiISO TIoStduIs
The school year just ended was one
OF marked success at the Winona
Seminary. The series of eleven in
strllctive and entertaining programs
given June 9th to 18th was evidence
OF the thorough work done in each
department during the year. The
Seminary chorus opened the closing
exercises with a bright and varied
program Of ballads, folk songs, and
selections from operas. The harmon
ious blending of full sweet voices was
particularly pleasing.
Miss Rose Alice Flynn in her matt
nee piano recital Saturday, June 10th,
delighted her audience by the perfect
ease and musicianly Interpretation
with which she rendered selections
from the masters.
Saturday evening Miss Eleanor
Leone Dunn, a student of dramatic
art, displayed to excellent advantage
her talent in characterization.
On Sunday Right Rev. Joseph B.
Cotter, D. D., spoke eloquently to the
students Of the duties upon which
they were about to enter and of the
trials and temptations to be overcome
by every Christian who does his life's
work earnestly. and we'll.
| Miss Margaret Louise lenders
piano recital Monday afternoon con
sisted of exquisite selections which
she interpreted in an intelligent and
graceful manner.
Opta's Dream, symposium of dra
matte scenes, by the students of dra
matte art, given at the Winona opera
house was attended by large ant
appreciative audience. The costum
ing and arrangement of the scenes rep
resenting ancient, mediaeval and mod
ern history were excellent.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Zende
again appeared in a matinee song re
cital Every note of her rich contraltt
voice was heard with intense pleasure
The annual benefit concert for tn,
Winona General hospital given in th'
auditorium of the seminary the follow
ing evening was charming entertain
ment consisting of vocal, instrumental
and dramatic selections.
| Wednesday afternoon Miss Edn'
Cosgrove who is gifted with superio
dramatic talent as we'll as a swee
voice and graceful manner, gave de
lightful program of dramatic read
ings; and in the evening second con
cert by students of the conservator,
was presented.
At the class day exercises he'll
Thursday morning, June 18th, Mis-
Bertha Liguori Daeley graduating II
the classical course of the academi
department, gave an interesting mis-
cellaneous program of instrumental
music, dramatic readings in Englisl
and French, and very ably writer
paper on "Art in Minnesota" Tn
exercises closed with kind an
fatherly talk by Bishop Cotter and tn
distribution of prizes.
At the commencement exercise
Thursday evening Right Rev. Bisho
Cotter presided and Rev. J. F. Nugen
of Des Moines, delivered the address
The diploma of the school was cor
ferred on Miss Bertha Liguori Daeley
The auditorium was not the onl
place of interest during the closin
days at the school. The campus ran
with the cheers Of the victorious Il
athletic games; and on the veranda
transformed for the time into drawin
rooms, the juniors to be, as hostesses
dispensed genuine hospitality; an
thus ended in charming sociabilit
one of the most pleasant years at tn
Winona Seminary.