Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-22
PUTNAM
Thirty fifth Annual Commencement at Notre Dame Academy-Project for Safe and Sane Fourth-Speakers at Judge WheeIer's Banquet.

One more class of graduates was sent out from Notre Dame academy Tuesday, when the thirty fifth annual commencement exercises were held in St. Johns hall on Providence street Gathered there at eleven o'clock were the graduates. students at the academy their relatives and friends including number of clergymen from various cities and states. The hall was prettily decorated
 As is customary at the commence ment exercises of the academy an in depreciation of some classic drama or part thereof was included This year the scenes so effectively enacted were from The Christians Under Trajan, the young women participating acquit- ting themselves in an able manner. The staging of the scenes was excel lent and the costumes beautiful. Of the cast only three-Miss Jennie M. brennan, Miss Marion H. Madden, Miss Isabelle T. Howley-were of the graduating class, the remainder of the characters being represented by under graduates.
 The school orchestra. which is al- ways heard with pleasure added much to the success with which the exercises were carried out. To them was ac- corded the honor of playing the open ing number. the Marche Triomphale, Sister NJ. LeOntine directing The pres entation of diplomas and medals awared to graduates was by Rev. J. Van den Noort, who is deeply inter- ested in the welfare of the ably con ducted institution
 The honor of giving the salutatory was Marion T. Madden's. and the ap- plause she received was most gener- ous.
 The Awards.
 The full programme of the exercises with mention of the class motto. list of graduates and the awards follows:
 Part L-Orchestra. Marche Triom- phale; comforting of honors: saluta- tory; orchestra, Caprice; chorus. Ech- oes Sweet; violin selection, Miss A. Vandepitte. Miss M. Farrell; drama The Christians Under Trajan.
 Part II--Gypsy ReveI. Delsarte ex- ercise. drama, part IT.; musical selec- tion. Rev. J. c. Mcdonald. New York; drama, part TIL; cornet and violin selection Miss NJ. Lindley, Miss A. Sullivan, Miss A. Vandepitte, Miss M Farrell; graduates farewell.
 Per Aspera ad Astra-' Distribution of honors and prizes. Diplomas and medals awarded to graduates, Aca- demfc course. Miss Aline M. vande- pitte Belgium: Miss Jennie NJ Dren- nan, Middletown: commercial course, Miss Marion H. Madden. New Haven; Miss Marion. T. Lindley, New Haven; Miss Isabelle T. Howley, New York; Miss Ruth S. GilIispie, New York: Miss Alice K. Sullivan. Putnam. Gold medal for Christian doctrine (gift of Rev. J. Van den Noort), Miss Marion H. Madden, New Haven; gold medal for good conduct, Miss Gertrude Glea- son. East Haddam gold medal for or chestra (gift of Rev. P. J OIeary), Miss Marion T. Lindley New Haven; crowns. of honor, Miss Louise Jordan, Providence; Miss Ella Donahue, New York; Miss Aline NJ. Vandepitte, Bel gium: Miss Isabelle Howley, New York; silver medal for sewing. Miss Marguerite Farrell, New York
 An Effective VaIedictory.
 The graduates farewell was a pret- ty picture, closing the exercises, each member of the class making a brief address relative to the years spent at the academy referring to the unceas- ing efforts of the Sisters in her be- half. their many kndnesses and final ly of the hopes and ambitions of each for the future.
 dinner at the academy marked the ending of another year of successful work by the school.
 large number of the students left for their homes in various cities and towns in the western part of the state on the 3.27 D. m. express. the students from New York also going by this train. on which a special car was pro- vided for their use.