The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-19
Hundreds of Friends Gather in
Auditorium to Honor
Graduates.
ELABORATE PROGRAMME
IS IMMENSELY ENJOYED
Dean Harris Pays Beautiful
Tribute to Sisters of
Holy Cross.


friends gathered III sthe auditorium OF
ST. Mary s academy Friday night, when
commencement exercises were held for
the graduating class OF 1909. Those
who came prepared for a dainty intel
lectual feast were overwhelmed by the
banquet which greeted them The pro
gramme was extremely elaborate, en-
braciDg the highest and most difficult
forms Of instrumental and vocal music,
elocution aud acting
Miss Pearl Humphrey took the audi
ence off It's feet by her violin solo, rem
dering "Czarda, - op. 70, by Jeno
Hubay, with marvellous sympathy, per
feet expression and astounding tech
nigue
Miss Goldic Morrison gave a piano
solo. William Mason exquisite "Sil-
Yer Spring, op. &. so beautifully that
great regret was felt at the lack of an
encore.
Miss J.. White, one Of the finest
harpists in the history Of the institu.
tion, with Miss *. Cbipman at the
Weber 5 !'Oberonf with wonderful ap.
preciatiou and lovelincss.
feature of the exercises which drew
special note WAS the fine training and
unity shown by the chorus in singing
Mendelssohn S glorious ~ Waited for
the Lord in which the Misses 4.
York and L. Brady were the soloists.
the vocal students making up the
chorus, the accompanies being Miss l..
Rnvane, piano; the Misses NJ. Hughes
and l.. White, harpS: aud the Misses
d. Hughes, 2. Humphrey. A. Weldon
and L. Broylcs, vIoIins.
Trio Is Pleasing.
trio consisting Of the Misses b
Brennan, A. Jacobson and NJ. McDou.
ough, sang Il. Owen s ave Maria -
with great strength and feeling, ac-
companied on the piano by Miss NJ.
Taylor. the violinists being the Misses
II. Hughes, z. Humphrey and L. TOP.
ham
y unique feature was presented by
recitation Of Father Ryan 3 ''Sonr
of the Mystic" while the speaker was
surrounded by number of other girls
who. interpreted the passages IN pan.
tomime.
:. The Orpbean club, composed of vio
lns, harps, piano, castanets and tam
two ManzanilIo' Mexican dance. by
Robyn; followed by the sweet and ten
der harmonies Of Czibulka's g 'ELieb-
straum.'
a fine quartcttc of vocal students
then sang Brewer s Rockabye, Dear
le, - and ~ Dreamt l Dwelt in Marble
Miss Catherine Brennan, in voice
of extraordinary color aud sweetness,
nots. accompanied on the piano by
Miss NJ. Taylor, aud on the violin by
Miss III. Hughes.
Climax of Evening
The climax of the evenings exer-
cises, however. was the quartette
"Bells FigJia," from Rigoletto,' - in
which tho following singers took part
Misses f.. BiXbv, G.. Brennan. 4.
York, A. Jacobson, NJ. Dobbs, +. Suli-
iau, NJ, McDonough, &. Sullivan, NJ.
Hcgney, II. Hicks, G. Montgomery and
a: Guitard. The accompanies were:
Broyles, 7. Topham. p. Humphrey
ad II. Hughes, violins,
After the comforting Of graduation
mdals and diplomas, an appropriate
al original form OF delivering the
ylcdictory was shown when the Misses
G. Brennan, h. Bixby, l.. Burton. T.
GMomllc and NJ. Taylor all took part,
eah one reciting verse from a poem
calcd Gratitude s Loving Quest, -
/
plyto each verse in song.
Tie Grafton was delivered by the
Yer Rev W. r. Harris, ID. D., who
congratulated the graduates on their
successful completion of the long and
ardmus course. Dean Harris clo
quenly portrayed the most attractive
virtws of womanhood and paid a
touching tribute TO the Sisters of the
Holy Cross
Following is list Of the graduates;
Academic course-Catherinc Brennan,
Ethel Bixby. Lorna Burton, Edna Cam
omilc and Maude Taylor; commercial
course--FlereDcc Doran. Angellne Heck
art, Mary Hegney, Lu 1lavs. Bert ha
Michachs, Ann Sullivan, Marguerite
Scott and Bertha Tricc.
A large audience Of friends and pa
irons attended exercises given by the
juveniles of st. Mary's Friday morn
ing, when finelvbound books were
awarded for excellent department, be
sides several beautiful prizes for regu-
lar attendance, donated by the Very
Rev. Dean Harris. d. D., LII. d; Rev.
n. Fuchs of Idaho Falls; Knights of
Columbus, Salt Lake Council. No, 602,
and Mrs. I. Powers Of Park City, Utah.
Removed.