Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-20
GRADUATION NIGHT
Exercises By inc Pupils of Si
 Thomas School.

Notwithstanding the exceedingly
 warm night, the basement of St Thomas's church was crowded with friends and relatives of the graduat- ing class of 1908 of the parochial school and the exercises were as pleasing and entertaining as any yet given by the pupils of this school Every number showed the excellent work the sisters of the school had accomplished during the year and many were the marks of tribute paid to them by the graduating class, as we'll as to the pastor, Father Crowley. One touching tribute was the refer ence by pupils to their pastors strenuous work in the building up of the school and the hope that he would be spared to them many day. This mark of affection constrained Father Crowley to re- mark, in his awarding of the diplo- mas that he hoped he would be spar ed until June Is of next year, when he would celebrate his twenty-fifth year as priest.
 Professor Edward Keegan presided at the piano and the marches for the pupils, as the various classes took their positions on the stage, were ex- eellently rendered and were most ap- propriate. The opening chorus The Two Flags in which the flag of old Erin and the stars and stripes were intertwined was bright and fitting prelude to the splendid numbers that were to follow. The salutatory by Miss Anna Mulvaney and the vadedic- tory by Miss Katherine Delaney were gems of literary merit and at times brought tears to the eyes of parents and friends as reference was made to their farewell to the old school which had sheltered them for six years. To Miss Delaney also fell the first honors of her class, which en- titled her to the Father Crowley gold medal and Miss Mulvaney received the second honors giving her also gold medal from the same source. The piano selections, the choruses and the various elocution classes were choice portions of the programme. The elo- cution classes in particular shone brightly in their various selections. Two of the numbers were the source of much amusement to those present, for they were performed by the little tots. The Accident" was so cleyerly done by the little ones that it brought forth all the enthusiasm of those pres ent. Father Crowley's Little Flow CT Girls" by the youngest tots of all made the whole audience laugh and applaud as they realized how naively the little girls did their parts. Father Crowley concluded the pro- gramme with some excellent advice to the graduating class, in a humorous strain to the physical build of some of the pupils, the boys in particular, whom he chased as the long and the short of it. The following are the names of the graduates.
 Miss Katherine Delaney, Miss An na Mulvaney, Miss Loretta Keaveney, Miss Margaret Cunningham, Miss Bertha Steamer, Master William Far Master James Bahan, Miss Helen Butler, Master Valentine | Blacker, Master John Shea, Miss | Mary Gallagher, Master Raymond | Tanning, Miss Florence Buckley.
 The program follows: Chorus, "The Two Flags" salutatory, Miss Anna | chorus, Away to the Fields" (White); selection, "The Jolly Blacksmith" (PauD; Helen | Martha Garfield. Loretta iuilfoile, Ruth Moore; recital, Mary | Stuart" senior elocution class: cho- rus, Home Where Roses Crew." (Millard), junior pupils: "The Acei- lent" younger classes; chorus, Soft y the Night Breeze is Signing" tWhite); recital, Keeping His Word" junior elocution class; selec- ion, Careless Elegance" (Schlei- 'arth), Misses NJ. Garfield. l.. Guil- 'oile, R. Moore, H. McDonald; recital, 'Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight" elocution class; Silver Bells." (Byrne), senior classes: Farewell" graduates; conferring of lonors; valedictory, Hope Miss Katherine Delaney: address to the