The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-06-19
ST. PETERS, MONT.
Gala Days at St. Peter, Mont.

This week has been one of festivity
for the Ursulines of ST. Peter. Mont
on account of the visit of an honored
guest-the Right Rev Bishop Lenihar
of Great Falls. This was his lordship'
annual episcopal visitation. and a large
number of children were confirmed
Then was the Grand Congo in season
and the girls made the most of it. the
bishop cheering on their merriment
with cordial paternal interest.
On Monday afternoon his lordship as
sisted at the entertainments prepared
by the children in his honor. In re-
sponse to the salutations of the chill
! dren, the bishop said. in part:
Il thank you for all your beautiful,
words of salutation, and hardly know
which to praise more. the words them
selves or the artistic delivery of them:
at all events ] must say that they were.
very complimentary, and that | hope
! to be deserving of all the fine things
you have said. This entertainments has
| been feast of sweets, following upon
| the school year of solids. Now. in life
1t Is thus, too, we must have both
sweets and solids in order to live. and
right here in school, children, is the
place to get accustomed to solids. Mu-
sic and art, poetry and prose. yes. and
] ll,
Fh6Ee things have all their way OF
making up life life as well, and all are
good; but arithmetic, perhaps, is best"
Arithmetic is the queen of the studiesi
1t is in arithmetic that we work out
difficult and troublesome problems and
get at the principles that underie them.
There is training in arithmetic that is
also training for ones after life We
all of us, shall have problems to work
out, and well will it be for us if our
heads are clear enough to work out
these problems correctly. and our wills
are strong enough to follow right prin-
ciples through life. This institution
out here in this quiet and secluded spot.
is just the place for us to acquire right
principles to take with us through life
Now, one of the first principles that al
must learn is that of respecting the
rights of others At boarding school
this principle must be learned early. OF
the path will be rough A pupil who
wishes her rights to be respected must
OF necessity forget herself little, while
she looks about her to see what are the
Just demands made unon her by others |
Inc girl who most respects III -.
OF her associates is indeed the girls vino |
- apt 10 get along the best at school. |
And in the home the same holds qood
De tenderly cared for, and the voIInol
glrl should see to it that ease and com
iorl DC provided for the weak and aged
put she, in the full vigor of her eirr
lood should scorn to be pampered ana
caudled- Dear children. helm otbars
when you can and should: but do not
depend on others to help YOU. Tearn
oeIore you leave this school. the oraat
lesson of a successful lire. This Iesson
: that OF being able to take the initia-
I'VE: I'VE TO Go things that should be dom,
Nlthout waiting to be told. If in the
siillre year you should have learned no
.el'. .omei .lllIls Out this, l would say that
'our year had been well snent
Then the bishop told the children
Hlth familiar grace. the little story of
sampson message to Garcia in the
1uoan war, and drew for them a vivid
'lclure OF the heroic messenger who's.
IdIle mas gone down into history. not ;
y reason of pomp or show or noise hut
ecauSe of that gift of the initiative
.hich marched him silently. quickly ]
hrough the enemy's ranks, into Car
Ia tent, and back to Sampson-secur- {
lg with few words, no noise and the {
maliest possible delay. the success of
well-laid plan of war.
Then the bishop drew another vivid
lcture-that of the school girl who
acks the gift of the initiative. little
ave of ripping laughter rose through
ut the hall. Was it the contrast or
as 1t the likeness that amused the c
iris? AT all events, they laughed: and
ley are probably now tracing out some
ew and interesting pictures ito be ex.
lDlted at the great worlds fair of their ;,
wn after lives.
In the evening the ninth grade girl
ave a colonial reception. The invita- |
ons were all hand-painted. with an :
ropriate colonial scenes; the refresh
rents. delicate and delicious: and the r
resence of Catholic bishop and priest :
such gathering was not the least y
ovel and interesting feature. 1t Ger n
'lniy delighted the hearts of the colo
al danes: Mrs. an TasseLs (Phoebe. .Du A