The Irish standard., 1908-06-20
ST. THOMAS COLLEGE
Growth and Development OF
This Institution.
Almost $50 Students the Record
For the Past Year.

EVE Gu0 EdSI Gar.
The closing exercises Of st. Thomas
College. Merriam Park, were held Juro
10 and II. On Wednesday the military
exercises began on the campus with a
regimental review by Archbishop lee
land. Battalion parade and the fancy
drills Of the senior and minim crack
squads followed. Captain Rice, the
new commanding Of the college, was
also present and admired the pro-
ficiency of the military training shown
by the students. The college band, led
by Chief Musician G. D. Morgan, Ola
some especially fine work.
The alumni banquet was held June
IL at $3.50 p. m. in the Senior dining
hall. At the close Of the banquet JoA
seph o'Neil, '0s. on behalf Of the STU
dent body, welcomed the alumni. The
president Of the alumni association,
John A. Gleason Of Minneapolis, re-
sponded to this address and then called
the business meeting to order. Hon.
Alfred H. Anse. of st. Paul, was elect
ed president for the coming year.
Rev. Thomas Printon was chosen vice.
president; Rev. E. Crowley, secretary,
and Very Rev. H. Moynihan, treas.
urer.
At the close Of the business mee.-
ing DR.. Moynihan, rector OF the college,
gave pleasant surprise to the alumni
by announcing that the members were
to be the guests Of the college that
evening at the Grand opera house in
st. Paul, where, the commencement:
exercises were to be held at eigh;
o'clock.
At 1880 o'clock, professors. students
and alumni boarded the cars chartered
for the occasion and arrived at the the
alter a few minutes before the hour.
AS the curtain rose it revealed a CON-
pany of young men clad In the military
cap and uniform Of the college, stand
ing all attention and arranged in q
seni-circle two deep around the stage.
These were the graduates:
John F. Doherty. Blakeley, MINI;
John A. Fearon, st. Cloud, MINI; Mar
tin P. Kennedy, st. Paul. Mimi; Will
liam E. Donahue, Sioux Falls, S. D.:
Philip B. Gordon, Superior, Wis; Jo-
seph L. oNeill, Ishpeming, Mich; war
ter B. Lally, 1shpeming, Mich; Francis
w. Hanna. Mitchell, s. D.; Ambrose Z.
Sullivan, Houston, Mimi; Joseph j.
Freisleben,. Clara City. Mimi; Joseph
j. Bouska, Lonsdale, Mimi; Anthony
Logar, ST. Paul, Mimi: Louis D. Pepin,
Minneapolis, Mimi; William p oReil
ley, st. Paul, Mimi; Charles D. Nor
gan. Olivia, Mimi; Daniel Foley, Bar
ry, Mimi; Michael F. McQuaid. OAR
lington, wis.
William o'Reilley, of st. Paul, step
ped forward from among them an
opened the program by reading the
class poem. This was followed by the
soldiers chorus, sung with spirit by
the forty voices Of the College glee
club. Archbishop Ireland then dis
tributed the diplomas ana medals aud
delivered short address which Was
followed by the class play, 1.-THE College
POSTMASTER" comedy in three sets
This was a racy bit Of fun and frolic
typical Of the lighter side Of college
life in America today. The alterations
to meet local conditions brought many
an appreciative burst Of applause from
the audience. William o'Reilley, as Bill
Morgan, the reckless, debt-ridden low
er. delighted the house and from tile
ease and naturalness with which he
filled the part one would lima CINE tina;
he enjoyed the play as much as the
most enthusiastic of the audience
Philip Jordon made perfect toast
master, and no one could have made q
better Professor Reed than Joha
Dougherty. Even his absentmindao
winking tickled the audience with de-
light. c. Plattner, too, as Buzzer
showed Young America in his m -,
provoking. most impudent and mos,
laughable form.
The music Of the evening was ren
dered by the college orchestra unde:
the direction of Professor La violette
, Archbishop 1reland's address was IN
part as follows:
Education is absolutely necessary
for higher advancement in the worl
today. A community satif1ed with or.
binary intellectual culture in its meis1=
bers will never rise to do great things
This has always been true; it is es.
pecially true today when the genera
advance is so rapid. Our common
schools are doing excellent work; bu,
besides these there should be other IN.
situations where the choice minds oil
the community may enjoy all the ad