The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-06-27
ST. MarY's Academy.

The graduating exercises at 81
Mary's academy last Friday were abov
ordinary, and greatly appreciated. b
the large audience which filed the hal
An attractive and varied program len
Zest to the occasion. The young ladie
dressed in white with the different In
struments of music, especially tire
harps, as they stood on the stage fac
ing the admiring audience, presented
handsome and picturesque picture. TIL
musical graduates, Miss A. Cosgrov
and Miss E. Rogers, gave a splendid
Exhibition of their musical training.
THE Earl King" by Schubert-Liszt
was the piece selected by Miss A. Cos
grove. Her delicate touch merited tn
applause of all. Miss Rogers, In her ex
ecution of Rhapsody Hongroise No. IL
was equally successful Misses A. Cos
grove, L. White and M. Hughes rem
dered welsh Melodies by Thomas. OF
three harps The young ladies were
heartily applauded. Little Miss Pear
Humphrey gave violin solo, I'm Thine
Absence" in a most artistic manner
| The string orchestra rendered two
pieces, THE Knot of Blue" (Victol
HerberD and Melody of Love" Cen.
gelman) to the great delight of all pres
| ent.
| The singing was also very creditable
A chorus, Night of JOY" q. Strauss
Macy was rendered by the general
| singing class, with accomplishments
piano, Misses Mulvey and Rogers;
harps, Misses NJ. Hughes, Cosgrove and
White; violins, Misses H. Hughes, K
White, Humphrey and Jacobson. A
vocal duet, 1.-The Gypsies" DOT
Brahms), was very pleasing number
by the Misses E. Viox and K. Bren-
nan, as was also a soprano solo, Carol
of the Lark &c. H. Bailey, by Miss
Christine Bonner. The vocal students
gave quartette which was greatly
enjoyed by all (a) Sing Me to Sleep"
Night, CT. Parks.) The juniors. all
arrayed in gay colors. performed the
rainbow drill with wonderful skill md
grace. This won many compliments.
At the end of Miss Rogers piano solo,
Father Kiely assembled the stage and
conferred the honors, which were read
out by the Rev. F. Duclox of All Hal
lows college Diplomas in the CONNER
ctal course were awarded to the Misses
Rosamond Patton, Grant, Mont, and
Katie White, Salt Lake Medals and
diplomas were conferred on the Misses
E. Rogers of Green River. Wyo., and A.
Cosgrove, Grand Junction, Colo, who
completed the prescribed course in mu-
sic. Gold medals and diplomas in the
academic course were conferred on Miss
Agnes, Barry of HALEY, Ida; Miss
Christine Bonner of Austin, New: Miss
Clara Castles of Hike, New; Miss Elsie
Mcmillan of Salt Lake City: Miss
Grace Sullivan of Salt Lake City; Miss
Ella j. F. Wood of Lehi. These young
ladies then advanced to their respective
places in ring-shaped group, and all
took part in the valedictory, which was
entitled "a Ring of Sonnets to Alma
Mater" AS each in turn took the
foremost position and recited her SON
net, the rest accompanied her with uni
form gesture and attitude, the result
being most charming ensemble of ex-
preston The respective themes were
as follows:
"Childhood's Guardian Angel" Miss
+" A Moulder of Character"
Miss Sullivan; "a Lamp-Bearer to the
Student" Miss Bonner; "A Guide to
Friend Miss Wood; Mother"
Miss Barry, and the final sonnet,
Vale" was given by ALL
Very Rev. Dean Harris in his address
to the graduates introduced his subject
oy telling of painting which he had
seen in one OF the art galleries in Rome |
It was that of an innocent boy with an
angelic countenance so delicately drawn
Is to elicit the tenderest emotions of |
he heart. In the same gallery was !
hat of a young man, an outcast. with |
forbidding If not villainous counte-
lance. Both, said the speaker. repre-
ented the same individual. The moral
vas the necessity of a good start and
perseverance in the good moral char
lcter taught by word and example in
he school room. He told of the rights
# the child to a Christian training af-
er its soul is flooded with sacramental
race In baptism. Referring to heather
ations and its treatment of children.
lie said:
Before the Incarnation of the Son
f God, the heather world ignored the
lights of the child, and notwfthstand-
ng the Wanted civilization Of ancient
'abylon and mysterious Egypt, the
ulture of Greece and the wealth of
tome, paganism, in its elaborate and
l-embracing code of laws, made no
revision for the protection and edu-
alton of the child. The life of an IN
ant was not protected by law or by (
ublic opinion in any of the nations I
hat were known to Tacitus, the Ro-
ian historian; for he singled ont
mongst the peculiarities of the Jews
whom he thoroughly despised-that I
ley held child-murder to be a crime"
Dean Harris spoke eloquentIy of
hrists love for the poor, the innocent .
tile one and the orphan, and woes pro-
against those who would neg
ct or scandalize these, his favorite
nes. He told how the Catholic church
llfilled the mission bequeathed TO her
Y Christ.
'Henceforth,' he said, "the unaltera-
lie church which he founded to perpet-
ate his sacraments and its teachings {
HI be recognized among men amid all :
atoms and at all times by its care for !
lie parentless child, by its love for tbe
elpless orphan, and its sacrifices for
lie Christian education of the Young {
efore that memorable day when our !
ivine Master appealed for pity for the !
elpless and protection for the life. the 1
'ul and the intellect of the young the :
vilized world possessed not one soli- ..
-ry institution of benevolence. Moth
& in the history of the heather ha-
ons is more undeniable than this
ct" 'i'''
Father Harris is man of profound |
1owledge, wide experience, and his re-
arks, which were practical, made a
,ep impression on all who listened IN
m with great ip+araet ~ 7