Putnam patriot., 1910-06-24
Comm encement at Notre Dame
 Academy.

Tie exercises of the Thirty fifth Ar nnal Commencement Of Notre Dame Academy were held on Tuesday morn ing at St. John hall, beginning at eleven o clock. The program was of the same high order and given with the same smoothness and accuracy that IS characteristic of the graduating classes of this institution, and is the result of the untiring and conscien- tious labors of the efficient corps of instructors connected with the Acade- nv. and which has made 1t notewor- thy so that pupils are attracted to it's portals from places near and points remote
 The hall was filled with an appre- ciatiVe audience of clergy, sisters, parents and friends who expressed their admiration in frequent and hearty applause
 i'he opening number was selec- ton by the Academy orchestra Of thirty members, who with violins. mandolins, comets, drums and pianos gave an inspiring rendition of the "Mafche Tuomphale.
 Following this the diplomas and medals were presented the graduates bv Rev. Fr. Van den Noort as follows: Orchestra. Marche Triomphale
 Conferring of Honors
 Salutatorv. Miss Marion Madden Orchestra. Caprice Chorus. '.Echoes Sweet Miss A. Vandepitte Nloiih oeieeuon' Miss NJ Farrell Drama, The Christians Under Trajan Gypsy Revel. Delsarte Exefcise Drama Part II Violin Solo, Rev James Macdonald Drama, Part III Comet and Violin Selection,
 Miss NJ. Lindley. Miss A. Sullivan Miss A. Vandepitte, Miss NJ. Farrell
 GRADUATES FAREWELL.
 ACADEMIC COURSE
 Miss Aline NJ Nandepitte, Belgium Miss Jennie NJ. brennan. Middletown
 Commeyeiai Course
 Miss Katherine Mcclure, Bridgeport Miss Marion H Madden, New Haven Miss Marion T. Lindley. New Haven Miss Isabelle T. Howley. New York Miss Ruth S Gillispie, New Nork Miss Alice K. Sullivan. Putnam Gola .Netzal foy Chyistian Doefyzne
 xGaft of Rev. J. Van den Noort)
 Miss Marion H. Madden. New Haven
 Gold Medal foy Good Condncf Miss Gertrude Gleason, East Haddam
 Gold .Nedal 10, Oyrhest,a
 Gift of Rev P. j. 0Learyl Miss Marion T. Lindley. New Haven
 Go.sns of Honor
 Miss Louise Jordan, Providence Miss Ella Douahue, New fork Miss Aline vandepitte, Belgium Miss Isabelle Howley, New iofk
 .Silsey Medal foy .S<aOing Miss Marguerite Farrell. New fork The salutatory was given by Mss Marion H Madden of New Haven, and was truly worthy effort The dicticn and clear enunciatiou making it extremely gratifying to her hearers. The salutatory was followed by Caprice by the orchestra. and then a chorus. Echoes Sweet. was fineiy and accurately sung by the school Misses Aline yande Pitte and Margue- rite Farrell gave violin selection that was charmingly played
 A drama, The Christians under Trajan. was a prominent feature of the program and was most admirably produced, the costumes and stage ef- fects being extremely fine and the work of the pupils in the different characters almost bevoud criticism. The play was founded upon incidents in the reign of Trajan. the emperor q Rom<. and reaating to the pefsecuooa of the Christians of that period. Es- pecially noteworthy was Miss Marion Madden. as Domitilla. the Christian maiden. who would not renounce her faifh evcn 0 hold tbe friendship of the oneen- oe hae lover. Lncluo, the