The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-11-18
SACRED HEART ACADEMY.

It has been scientifically stated that
there are no shadows where there is
no sun. and the living application of
this truth was forced upon Miss Esther
Iverson. class of 1906, when in the
midst of school duties to which she
enthusiastically devotes herself. word
was received of the sudden death of her
brother. which occurred at Rawlins,
Wyo. In her bereavement Miss Iverson
has the tender sympathy of faculty,
students, and particularly of the MEM
bers of the graduating class of which
she IS an active, earnest, energetic
member.
As a consolation in her affiiction, yet
perhaps serving TO intensity her grief,
is the recollection of this brothers.
practical devotion to her and to the
lovely mother who mourns the loss of
dutiful, affectionate son-proofs of
whose filial love came to the bereaved
family when the lips of the sender were
sttlled in death. Cut down IN the hey
day of youth, the death of Julius Iver-
son is but another verification of Mrs,
Heman's telling lines:
We know when moons shall wane
When summer birds from far shall
cross the sea.
When autumn's hue shall touch the
golden grain.
But who shall teach us when 10 look
for thee?
Is it when springs first breath
Comes forth to whisper where the
yiolets be?
Is it when roses in our paths grow
They have one season-all are ours TO
die"
Many friends are inquiring how we
spent Halloween, so to testify our APP
probation Of their inter, st. we will let
them into a secret. A full account of
our doings was prepared for The Inter
mountain. our old friend. who always
keeps us in touch with our neighbors
but one of the "spooks'' must have
kept the valuable manuscript in a spfr-
1t pocket. Fortunately it was discov-
cred by an honest shade, VINO handed
in the following record:
For more than a week runlors of a
mysterious nature reached the ears of
the seniors and kept them trifle on
the alert. for the mysterious always
exercises a fascinating charm. Closed
doors, stage whispers and significant
glances betokened theatrical per
Torrance of no mean pretensions, and
Monday night. Oct. 30, the result of Sc
cret past meetings was evident
The juniors recreation hall. tasteful
" decorated in bright colors, served as
auditorium, and the actors were equal
to the occasion. Several dialogues in
troduced the stars and costuned
dance, in which two little pickanninnies
inquired most prominently. terminated q
Very original programme. proving most
conclus1Vely that in youth. at least, "ail
the worlds a stage
With Hamlet, many ut Sacred Heart
academy, exclaimed Halloween. AN
gels and ministers of grace defend u.s.
for the celebration. thanks to the enel-
gy of few dauntless seniors was a
very realistic success and so quietly
We're all preparations made that one
might easily believe it to have been the
work of invisible spirits Misses NJ.
j. Tartar. NJ. Coltman. q
Downey and Z. Klopenstein. the NOV
ing spirits of the evening. crooned the
fate of those who were yet to know the
awful doom awaiting the living, while
the other members of the senior de-
partment We're costumed for the ''phan-
tom party, which was held on all three
floors of the academy building.
The initial step ia the mystic pro-
gramme was a march of the spirits.
" me dt every SJep, awful SOUNDS us
turbed the rhythmic movements of the
band. The haunted cell was the main
point OF interest, for here amid ghost
y surroundings, the young ladies heard
their fortunes and strange indeed were
the future days as told by spirit voices
or revealed by dim lights, and in the
same room where the Gloss of 'O6 are
accustomed daily to give prosy demon
STATIONS of geometrical problems.
Strange to say. S. II. AS ghosts are
ievCtees of Terpischore, and under the
stern vigilance of pumpkin men they
danced ga.ly until luncheon was served.
FOR stranger still TO say, the 1906 spirits
have extraordinary appetites. Having
first partaken of a vinegar decoction.
they proceeded to ambrosig and nectar
in the form of cookies and lemonade.
and not until the hour drew nigh when
al respectable ghosts should retire to
the graveyard. did they bid adieu to
Sacred Heart academy. Their leaves
taking was indeed unlike that usually
bestowed upon earthly visitors. for all