Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-01
SIX GIRL GRADUATES
EXERCISES AT TRINITY COLLEGE
THIS MORNING.

I, Six young ladies went out into the world
| today graduates of Trinity College Most
| Rev Diomede Falconio, apostolic delegate.
presented the diplomas. Senator Thomas
| III. Carter OF Montana delivered the address
| During the strains of the opening anthem
| the graduates and their fellow-students
marched up the aisle to seats provided for
them. Most Rev. Diomede Falconio fol-
| lowed. accompanied by Rev. Edward A.
Pace. Rev. Thomas ]. Shahan and Senator
Carter. and all took their places in an all
cove. which was tastefuliy decorated with
huge palms and cut flowers
Rev. Pace made a few Introductory re-
| marks. describing the success of the institu-
ton, the number of pupils enrolled this year
compared with preceding years. the courses
to be taken I'D in the college. etc He closed
his address by thanking both Mgr FalconIo
| and Senator Carter for their presence He
also made mention of several requests made
recently to the institution, and OF the USE
| fulness of several endowment funds. par
ticularly the one of $4,000 given the college
some time ago by the Ladies' Auxiliary An
| Client Order of Hibernians.
! Rev. Shahan then presented the six grad
yates, who were: Miss Josephine Mary
| Vlymen. Hampstead. N Y, commended for
Greek and Latin; Miss Spalding Young.
| Lexington. KY, Latin and English: Miss
Mary Elizabeth Doherty. Worcester, Mass,
| German and mathematics: Miss Sarah
| Treanor ONen, Somervllle. Mass, French
| and English. and Miss Mary Agnes Ken
nedy, Charlestown. Mass. French and bot
! any. Miss Anna Ivan Collins. North Ad-
ans, Mass, took the degree of bachelor of
| letters.
| One by one the graduates stepped upon
the platform and knit before the apostolic
delegate, who gave them their diplomas
with a word of blessing.
Senator Carter then took the stand He
reviewed the girls splendid work during
the four years through which their coursa
extended. and said that they had had
enough lectures, he would refrain from
giving them one. and instead would venture
to counsel them. He described the emo
lions that would soon master them going
out into the world as they will, where they
will get their share of both 10Y and sadness.
He deprecated the attitude of many peo-
pie who believe that the educated woman
| is useless. He maintained her usefulness
and said she is more useful in being edn-
Gated. She knows what is good and what
| is bad she is able to avoid the one and
make use of the other. He added that the
educated woman. IL she he Fortunate
enough to have a home Of her own. as shs
always is, can do more In this world TO
| better 1t than can all the statesmen, diplo-
| mats and warriors put together Senator
Carter declared that Iawiessness, crime and
fflfnofdfliy cannot De ftuSHt through u
police Of the army like suppressive boa
les. They can only be prevented In ID
home through the noble efforts of q goo4
woman. who in all cases makes the honna
irresp ctive of wealth.
Immediately after singing the anthem of
Thanksgiving by the students Mgr Fair
COMO addressed the girls for a few mo-
ments He praised the lofty sentiments
expressed by Senator Carter. and added
that the educated woman is a necessity,
he said that Rome's decadence followed
immediately after the women there wer3
REGARDED as little more than animals
Mgr. Falconio also warned the girls n
the dangers which education somettma&
brings He warned them OF the dangers q
society. of self-consciousness, and counse1oK
them to follow the example Of the Ho}nl4
who have become famous IN histor1
through their good deeds. The apostolic
prayer. n