Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-11-30
Christian Brothers
College Students
Hold Exercises.
MEMBERSHIP IS NOW ga
And Applicants are Being
Turned Down---New
Buildings Needed.

A Thanksgiving entertainment was
held Wednesday afternoon at St.
Michaels College under the auspices
of St. Michael's Literary Society. The
exercises took place in the seniors
study hall which was filled to its ca
pac.ty by the students. The program
was one we'll suited to the occasion
and pleasingly varied to display the
talents of the individual participants.
Very appropriately the opening num-
ber was the singing by all present of
columbia" and the closing vocal Sc
lection was a chorus rendition of
America two of the favorite nation
al anthems of the United States.
Brother e. Lewis, director of the
college, prefaced the program. In an
interesting address he told of the ori-
gin of the Thanksgiving observance
and of the privations endured prior
to the first celebration of the day by
the resolute little band of pilgrims.
He said that this country owed much
10 the pluck and perseverance Of
these pous and sturdy pioneers who
had helped blaze the path of civili-
zation in the new world. He con-
cluded his remarks by reading aloud
the Thanksgiving proclamation of
Governor Hagerman which was after
wards pinnel on the big American
flag draped on the wall back of the
rostrum. 1t was touching bit of
patriotism and did not pass unnoticed.
The act was greeted by spontaneous
applause and the hand clapping did
not cease until after the speaker had
resumed his seat. The circumstances
leading up to the adoption of Thanks
giving as a national holiday were set
forth in an essay by one of the stud
ents.
Entertainment an Inspiring Sight.
All in all the entertainment was
meritorious and inspiring. Little
time was spent in preparation for the
event but in spite of this fact those
taking part acquitted themselves
crelitably.
It would not be fair to single out
any one for special praise as all
shared alike in the unstinted ap-
plause. The program was interspersed
with selections by the college orches-
ira and songs by the different classes
in addition 10 the grand choruses.
Five original essays were given by
advanced students. Three of the
compositions were biographies OF
presidents, Thomas Jefferson, Abra.
ham Lincoln and Theodore Roose.
velt. The exercises were conducted
entirely in English.
Over two hundred boys were as.
sembled in the hall during the enter
tainment, and they enjoyed 1T fully
as much as the spectators. When they
turned their voices loose in the
grand choruses the volume of melody
yelling up from their lusty throats
seemed almost strong enough to
raise the roof and drowned the efforts
of the musicians,
st. Michael's Literary Society
which had charge ,of the program Is
an organization founded In 1882. 1t
has a membership at present of twen-
tyfive. The students belonging are
parionably proud Of their organiza,
tion, and on occasions of this kind
wear their society badges pinned con.
spicuously on their coats. The stud.
ents have weekly gatherings at which
literary programs are rendered. AT
these meetings some times several of
the members are called upon for ex.