Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-20
Interesting Graduating Program
Held Yesterday in As.
sembly Room.
FATHER KELLY PRESIDED.
ValedlctOry by Miss Mary Desmond on
THE Mirror Of Chsracter"-Med.
nls and Diplomas Presented.

The graduating exercises OF 81.
Mary's academy we're held yesterday
az the academy on First West street,
where the attendance filled the entire
assembly room. The walls were pref
NY decorated in white and green. the
school cOors and potted plants. snllaN
and roses ahounded Bishop Seaman
Is absent from the city. 20 Vicar Cen
eral Kiely presided, accompanied by
Reys. Ryan. Cushnahan. Thompson,
Deneaf Euchster, Guinan, Roeser and
Gueymard. The graduates were Miss
Mary Desmond, Miss Katherine Me.
Donougn, Miss Florence OMEN In the
Academic course, Miss Margaret
Shields IN the Commercial course, and
Miss Martha Plumhoff In the depart.
ment OF music. The program opened
with a chorus Of 30 girls, Joyful We
Greet" accompanied by plano, haFps
and yiollns. An elgbt-hsnd piano num-
Der followed from Misses BIxby, Muir
ply Stewart and Whately. Miss
O'Nelll read a paper on Word Val
ues.' The vocal department OF the
academy gave two songs, followed by
an orchestral selection. THE Merry
Fddlers" from Misses Plumhof. Baw-
den, McDonough, Shields, Brogles Cap
linger, and White on violins. and Miss
Nellie Mahan on the cello and Misses
Mulvey and Consrove on harps Miss
Fabian sang My Beloved Queen" 10
harp accompaniment from Miss Null
vey; Miss Humphrey gave as mando-
lin solo. "A Polish Dance" and Miss
O'Neill followed with vocal solo,
"serenade" with violin obligato from
Miss McDonough. Miss Katherine
McDonough read an original poem,
THE Spell Of the Mountains" a se-
lection from which reads as follows
Il gaEe on you, wondering
II, haply, some soul
Lifts its voice IN your laundering,
Nolumlnous roll,
And the following apostrophe gives
good idea OF the whole;
AM here" he said, tits surely good
to be;
feel a presence that cannot see.
This earth's most fitting temple TO
Gods praise,
BY His own hand upreared in primal
days
And on the lovIy footstool Of his
throne.
The mountaluser rejolced with Goi
alone"
The vocal students. Misses A. Carter
l.. McKenna. I. O'Neill. K Brennan.
c. Bonner, ~ Barry A. Goddard, D.
Seran, V. Bawdon. Y. Guthrie. y Ma
han, A. Cosgrove F. Caplinger, !.
West. +. Hamilton, +. Mcmillan and
l.. O'Donnell, sang Waves OF the Da-
nuhe' and were followed by Miss ".
Plumhof in q piano solo from Llszt's
"Lncia"
The valediotory was by Miss Mary
Desmond on The Mirror OF Charac-
ter" Vicar. Kelly presented
the medals and diplomas 10 the grad
yates when Rev. Ryan made an ad.
dress on Religious Education In
which he said:
We are here, also. 10 bear witness
10 the unselash labors NJ these good
women who conduct this school, for
their untiriBg Efforts TO build up true
womanly character IN the young wom-
en- committed 10 their care. Thes.
good sisters he"e put the world and
all its alluremcnts behind them ana
have devoted their lives and services 20
doing good for others. Such conse-
Grafton such holy altrulsm. passes the
comprehension Of the worldly. but Il
Is known and honored by God. May his
richest blessings be on them IN all they
do"
The occasion was entirely success,
the participants IN the program per-
formed their parts very well. ana tho
occasion was much enjoyed