The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-20
ANNUAL Commencement EXERCISES
Of ST. MARY'S PAR0CH|AL SCHOOLS
Two Young Men and Four Young Ladies Complete Course
and Given Dplomas-The Exercises are Held in the
Auditorium of St. Marys Church Which was Comfort
ably Filled with Relatives and Friends of the Pupils
and Graduates.

The annual commencement exercises
of the st. Marys parochial schools
we're conducted before an audience of
one thousand people IN the auditorium
of st. Mary's church Wednesday
evening. IL was the occasion upon
which q class of six graduates deliv-
cred orations that were gems, and
which disclosed the marked genius Of
the authors.
A program Of variety, replete In
brilliant selections from piano and
orator. consisting of fancy drills, mag
nifcently executed by the junior
classes was rendered. The orations
were masterpieces of thought and
language. The graduates handled
subjects that would do credit to a
university graduate, and they man
aged them in most creditable man.
ner. The program was carried out
without single hitch. and II was
quite evident that the sisters had used
the motto, Perfection" in their work
of consistent training
The decorations were simple, but
beautiful in their simplicity. The
back wall was decorate in the class
colors-old gold and yale blue. Back
of h magnificent baGk of ptlms
was arranged an emblem of '07, and
inscribed thereon was the class motto
in Latin-"Per Aspera ad Astra" OF
ITO the Stars Through Difficulties -
Cut flowers were used with very
pretty effects.
The class consisted of two boys and
four girls, John Kelly, Thomas Min
oughan and Misses Edith Schuler
Marie Burke, Mary Murphy and
Bertha Major.
The program opened promptly at s
O'Clock with four piano selection,
"Marohe dc Concert" which was
pleasingly rendered by eight young
ladies, Marguerite Hanley. Margaret
Molloy, Bertha Schulcr, Beatrice Ry.
an, Anna Murphy. Gertrude o'Don-
nell Dorothy Curran, Gertrude
Schroeder. II was followed by a
chorus, "Twinklin Stars" rendered
by n company Of thirty-fve. The
niano accompaniment was played by
Elizabeth ATolloy and Julia o'Keefe
and violin obligato by Margaret
Kelly.
The first graduating oration of the
evening was given by Mr.. John Kelly
who delivered a salutatory and essay
on the subject. Law Is the Wisdom
.of Ages" After extending courteous
greeting to fathers, mothers and
friends, Mr.. Kelly unraveled a beau.
tiful chain of thought. In the
course of his remarks he declared
man a dependent being who neither
does or can suffice for himself. "NTar
moves, thinks, develops and feels his
existence through God" declared the
Orator.
MAN is born for society. he must
nave associates, his nature Graves
them, society Is his education. but
society cannot live without law. AS
society is necessary to mans nature
so is law necessary to society" said
Mr. Kelly. Law has something more
10 do than create justice between
man and man said the speaker. II.
office is positive as well as negative
The nature of law is to govern. re,
strain and CONTROL law Is not only
that which rules. but that which ha.
the power 10 govern. 'In the nature
world, the supreme condition of exjst
ence Is law" said MIR. Kelly. ~The
laws OF a country completely reveal
the character of the nation. Sreakino
or the enforcement OF laws, Mr. Kelly
declared. "lt Is vastly better that q
nation have weak laws rlgidly en-.
forced than TO have powerful
laws, poorly enforced. Human laws
cannot stand alone, but must be based
on the moral law. the law of liberty
Moral liberty controlled by a pure
conscience, brings about purity In
the home and brings civilization to 2
nation" " Mr.. Kelly spoke in cleal
audible tone of voice, and his effort
was greatly appreciated
"a number which excited the admi.
ration of the entire audience was a
fan drill, followed by boys drill by
the junior boys and girls Miss Anna
Murphy played march on the piano
while the young misses appeared and
executed a pretty spectacular drill
The boys then CHALLENGED the ladies