The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-05
st. Mary's Notes

A general history contest on the in
terestins period of the Reformation wa
engaged in by the second academic
class on Monday last. The selected SCI
OF questions had been so studiously
read up that neither side failed i'm :
| question. The teams were captained b1
the Misses S. Griffin and L. Ellis. sis.
ter Superior and the third academic
class attended At the end of the con-
test Sister Superior compumented the
young ladies on their excellent work
ana urged them to still greater efforts
III historical research,
At the weekly distribution of points
on Monday last, Miss Angelina Heck
arr gave delightful causerie on the
piVotal question of the school room
AlIehtlon. Drawing comparisons
between students having the same op-
portunlties, Miss Heckart demonstrated
lIlat the success which attends the ca
reer of the attentive students had its
inception in the class room. where the
Iallure of the inattentive began. At
the close of Miss Heckart's address the
private elocution class, composed of the
eIauuates, then appeared in the first
anu second scenes of Julius Caesar"
In the flrst scene, Miss Margaret Nc
Donough assumed the role of Messala
MISS Lydia White that of Flavius, while
the Misses Lilly Broyles and Rhea
WhatIey represented the citizens. In
the second scene, Miss Rhea Whatley
appeared as Cassius and Miss Lydia
Whlte as Brutus. The personal element
IN the modernization of Shakespeare's
heroes lent distinction and gave a new
ness 10 the well known lines of the i'm
mortal bard of Avon.
Ihat the announcement of a musicale
at the academy is sure to draw an ap-
preclatlVe audience from the music
loving population of the city was evil
aeIlced when March, oblivious of his
ieonine proclivities, entered to the
rhythm of special musical fete pro-
Vlded by the students of the music de-
partment. The Misses L. Davis and NJ.
CoIllns opened the program with a
sprlghtly duet, "Ramonce," by Schut,
AFFORDED Miss Lizette Ruvane the OPP
portunlty of displaying her splendid
technique. "Berceuse," by Hasselman,
Played on the harp by Miss Marie
Hughes, and Chopin's "Nocturne."
played by Miss Katie Chapman, were
rendered with taste and precision.
Grossmuttercheu," by LANCER, played
by Miss r. Tophern, first violin, and
Miss r. Jacobson, second violin, ac-
AiipoillCu ny MISS X. WndIley on the
piano, was a gem of delicate tone-col-
orlng. Miss Lydia White, ever a favor
lite with her audience, added fresh lau-
rels to her fame as St. Marys clever
harpist by her exquisite rendition of
DVoraks "On the Holy Mount" and
Godefroid's 'Ballade" In her rendi-
ton of Concert Polonaise," by Hahn.
Miss L.. NJ. Osborne gave evidence of
considerable musical ability. The piece
de resistance, however, was Chopin's
Etude, played by Miss Alice Weldon, |
whose fine technique, artistic interpre-
tatlon and beateous coloring insured
warm appreciation, and her listeners
pleasure found expression in hearty ap-
plause. In her violin solo, "Berceuse, !
from "Joclyn," by GODDARD. Miss Mar
garet McDonough gave evidence of
careful training and an artistic |
Her singing of the
Ave Maria" from "Cavaliera Rus
ticana," was fitting finale to |
The well-chosen program A pleas
ng variety to the musical num- |
oers was given by the reading of Jean
lngelow's Seven Times Two" by Miss
Nellie Smith, and Charles Reade's ''The |
Lark in Exile" by Miss M. Sullivan. |
-hus showing the kinship of the arts |
IF music and poetry. That both are
and carefully fostered at st.
Marys must have been obvious to all
who attended the musicale