Evening journal., 1908-06-24
BISHOP GIVES
THE DIPLOMAS
Program at Com
menCementOf ST. PauI'S
ParOChiaI School

The annual commencement Of the
commercial department Of ST. Pauls
parochial school, Fourth and Van
Buren, streets. was held last night The
exercises. which were ncld in the base
ment OF St Paurs Church. were at
tended by n throng of friends and rel',-
tives Of the graduates. Fifteen gradu..
ates. all girls except one. received
diplomas. The execution was Joseph
Aloysius Mccullough. and his every
appearance excited the generous ap.
plause due him for ventnring 10 gradu'
ate as the sole representative Of his
sex.
The program comprised piano selec'
tions, singing. drills and recitations.
The feature was the Minerva drill.'
in which the young women Of tho class
OF 'OS appeared in caps and gowns and
drilled to music. Frances Johnson
was the salutatorian and Miss A. E.
Mooney. the valedictorinn.
Bishop Monaghan. after conferring
the diplomas. congratulated the gradu-
ates and alluded to high pleasure in
hestowing the diplomas. not only as n
reward for their labor hut as a testi-
monial Of their success. a certificate or
effort that he hoped might have some
influence on them and their associates
when they went into the world. They
had. he believed. been long enough AT
ST. Paurs School TO hnve realized tho
advantage which was theirs. St
Paul's school was a part Of the system
Of Catholic education which the church
urged and even imposed as a necessary
part OF religion.
For" he said. "wGkat the mind
cultivated. whilst YOU grow IN the
knowledge OF that branch for which
/ you have been prepared for your dis
charge OF the duties Of life az tn,
same time It is rot merely the intellect
but il is the heart and the will that
need TO be developed. So the idea o
Catholic education is FOR the welfar,
Of the whole person. not only In thii
life. but in the next. 10 be able 10 lool
to the end. 20 know His love in ordei
to be happy with Him in the Here
after. And this IS the training that q
obtained in the Catholic schools unde
the direction and guidance Of Catholi
teachers. We have nothing 10 81,
against the other forms Of education
but no form IS good enough Tor Catholi
children unless the education is re
ceived IN Catholic schools"
The program was as fellows:
Overture Rossini. Misses A. RILEY
NJ. Kennedy. M. Mulrconey; choru:
Welcome; salutatorv. Frances Johnson
Lustspiel. Keller Bella. Miss A. Riley
pantomime. "I<iiiarney." trio. Rossin
Misses B. Doherty. A. Riley. NJ. Mul
rooney: recitation. Ladv Hildegrad,
Sadie Murray: Minerva drill. class 'oS
piano solo. Miss NJ Kennedy: voca
duet. Sweet Chime" Misses Katl
Brogan. Helen BroSan; recitation
Something Great" Mary Mailoy
plano solo. Bessie D5hertv: chorus
FAREWELL" valedictory Miss A. 7
Mooney; conferring dioicmas. Rt. Rev
John J. Monaghan, d ID.
The graduates were' Kathry
Rosula Brogan. Elizabeth Agne
Dougherty, Margaret Cecilia Gal
, lagher, Alice Sgarie German. Mar
! Elizabeth Haney. Marv Magdalen Hes
sion. Frances Catalda Johnson. Hele
Cecilia Kelly. Kathryn Ceceiia Meale,
Mary Kathryn Malloy. Anna Elizntet
Mooney, Anna Kathryn Morgan, Ser
Loretta Murray. Sara Cecilia O'Brie
and Joseph Aloysius Mccullough.