The Donaldsonville chief., 1908-06-27
Commencement Exercises.

In the presence of an enthusiastic
audience which packed the G0ndran
theatre from pit to dome, the ST. Jo-
seph Commercial Institute brought a
most successful session to an equally
successful close last Sunday night,
when diplomas were prese1ted to six
talented young men. The following
attractive program was carried out IN
a manner th at reflected the utmost de-
gree of credit upon all who took part:
Under the Double Eagle '------------ Orchestra
Sounds from the Orient '------------ OfchestFa
Salutatory -----PauI j. Landry
Dreaming --------OfcleS Et
The Merry Widow ------------Orchestra
THE WILL.
BROTHER S,yiDes Ed. Lambert
SQUIRE Drawl wl-----W Waguespack
Frank Millington- fulgence Crochet
THE Minute Man" an"------------------o orchestra
Presentation of S. J. C. I. A. a. gold medal
Aramis Melancon
Awarding of gold medals for excellence
Penmanship diplomas and certificates.
Overland Limited" descriptive gallon
Awarding of school diplomas.
Address to graduates s--Rev L. G. Baudin
School Days" orchestra
Ysledictory- Clarence j. h ernanaez
The young gentlemen who received
diplomas from the institution as an at
test that they had successfully COM
pleted the course of studies prescribed
in the curriculum were Clarence j..
Fernandez, Paul J. Landry, 0'Neil
Daigle, Wilson Waguespack, Full
gence Crochet and Edward Lambert.
The gold medal offered by the ST.
Joseph Commercial Institute Alumni
Association to the graduate scoring
the highest percentage in his various
studies was awarded by the president
of the association, Aramis j. Melan-
con. to Clarence Fernandez.
Other medals were presented as fol-
lows:
For Christian doctrine, donated by Rev.
Father Niassardier. to Oscar Cire, first diyi-
sion, and Michael Wild, second division.
Gold medal for excellence, superior course,
donated by Hon. Sidonius Goette to Frank
Maurin.
Gold medal for excellence, grammar course,
donated by Ed G. Wathen, to Michael Wild.
Gold medal for excellence, primary course,
donated by Meter & Co., to Louis Delatte.
Gold medal for excellence preparatory course
(second year,, donated by B. Lemann & Bro. to
Robert Delatte.
Gold medal for excellence preparatory course
first year., donated by Colonel A. D. Vega, to
George Blum.
Gold medals for penmanship, donated by
Mayor Chas. Maurin and j. a. DaIferes, TO Ivan
Dehon and Maurice Pons.
Penmanship diplomas were awarded to Frank
Beatrous, Ward Guillot, Charles Melancon, Ray
Dehon, Theophlle Duhon and Emile Holllon.
Improvement certificates in penmanship were
awarded to Leo Gaudin, Oscar Cire and Sam.
Richard,
One of the most enjoyable features
Of the program was the exquisite mu-
sic rendered by the orchestra, com
posed of George Pons, director, and
Chas. Rice, first violins: Leon Fortier
and Miss Elma Dehon, second violins;
Albert Pons, flute; Maurice Pons,
cornet; Miss Odile Cook, piano; D.
Ohlmeyer, bass viol; Felix Fortier,
drums and cymbals.
The past session of the Institute has
been a most successful and fruitful
one in every respect, and the exer-
cises Sunday night marked fitting
close to the work of the year, besides
affording ample evidence of the
thoroughness and excellence of the
training accorded the pupils by their
Jealous preceptors, the Brothers OF
the Sacred Heart.