The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
st. Mary's Notes

Even as the soft. gray rair-clouds
that hung over US Wednesday and
! Thursday. the usually bright and hap
py home Of the Sisters of the Holy
Cross at the academy was likewise
enshrouded IN the gloom Of an ur-
common sorrow; for one of their
number had been taken from them,
and was laid in her last long sleep
among the other sisters who rest in
Calvary cemetery. The spirit of ST.
lence broOded over the place during
those two days, and with its gentle
sympathy pervaded the students quar-
tiers, saddening their usual light-heart-
ed din to the quiet tone of its sweet
mournfulness. Sister Aurea. although
not Immediately connected with the
pupils in her daily employment, was
nevertheless, through her long resi-
dence at the academy. sincerely and
heartily interested IN their welfare. 1t
was with the tenderest love and graf
itude, therefore, that they assisted at
the masses which were offered for
her In the academy chapel Wednesday
and Thursday mornings, and followed
her remains to the last resting place
Thursday evening
Beautiful and consoling were the
words spoken by the Reverend Father
Kelly after his mass Thursday morn
ing, and by the Ri. Rev. Bishop Scan
Ian at the funeral services that even
ing. The impression left on the pupils
by these soul-stirring eulogies of the
noble life Of sacrifice and faithful de-
Vouon TO duty which they had seen ex-
empl1fied in Sister Aurea is one that
can never be effaced. A large num-
Der OF friends, including some of the
alumnae, Joined with the sisters tn
these sorrowful ceremonies; and the
Knights of Columbus acted as pail
bearers. The ranks of the sisters were
swelled by delegations from Holy
Cross hospital and ST. AIMS orphanage
of Salt Lake, Sacred Heart academy
of Ogden, Eureka and Park City. The
Sisters of Mercy from the Judge home
also came to express their kindly
sympathy.
Perhaps the first actual instance of
a complete class reunion among the
alumnae was that which the visit of
Miss Mary Desmond so happily caused
this week. With the voice of authority
as persiSting from the days of her
presidency Of the class of 1906, she
gathered her co-graduates. the Misses
Florence O'Niel and Katherine Nc
Donough back to the old school day
places, and with teachers and friends
reviewed and renewed the pleasures,
the trials and the triumps Of AUD
Lang Syne."
The month of May and it's beautiful
devOtions to the mother of God as the
children of Mary's Queen of May"
began with the usual initiatory cere-
monies on the eve of May--the conse-
Grafton Of the season as pronounced
by Miss Adelaide Sun. the president
rE .1,N- =
dedicatory hymn, Come, Gather
Round the Altar" The daily devotions
take place every evening al o'clock
and consist Of an act of conservation
and prayers invoking the protection
Of the blessed Virgin, and a hymn.
with benediction of the blessed sacra-
ment twice a week
The speech given by Miss Mena
Reno at the last student reunion was
deemed by many the best that has
been heard so far from the speakers
on these occasions. With the recent
state High school contest for her top
&c, she pointed out its possible advant-
ages TO the participants and urged all
those to whom the chance still lies
open, 20 avail themselves of the op-
portunity and to begin to work for 1t
now and here. The quarrel scene
from Julius Caesar was interpreted
by the Misses Adelaide Sun and
Nelly Smith. who gave respectively
the parts of Brutus and Cassius Miss
sun prefaced the dialogue with brief
resume of the plot connecting the sew
eral scenes which have been presented
at intervals on those Monday pro-
grams by members Of the elocuuon
class.
The April reports of averages in
class work, conduct, ETC., were READ
Monday and after the entertainment
by the graduates there was lust ZINE
enough remaining for a short session
meeting Of the class presidents. The
object of the gathering was to make
some definite arrangement for the be-
ginning OF active operations in the
way OF self-government. The main
point agreed upon was to admit the
secretaries and vice presidents of ali
the classes to the weekly meetings of
the governing body, and thus allow
more general representation of the
students in the administration. The
share which the pupils are to have
IN the disciplinary regime is a right
10 bar the undeserving from the roll
OF honor, which, it is hoped, will con-
centrate more studious attention on
the points included in this standard of
department at the academy, and
moreover induce a conscientious re-
gard for their observance.
The students of the First and Fourth
academies, with their teachers, were
pleasantly entertained at the literary
hour Friday afternoon by the debaters
for the week in the Third academic
class These were the Misses M. Hall
B. Se1denfaden and A Cameron, who
argued that a debating society shouid
be instituted in the academy, and the
Misses K Curley, A. Vanderhoof and
V. shannon, who opposed the measure
the first Friday exercises were con-
GUIDED as usual by benediction of the
blessed sacrament and as ali the
catholic pupils were present. May de-
Votons were held Immediately after
ward. 1t was 7Tith great delight that
the students t1en listened to q, sermon
from the Very Rev. Andrew Norris
sey, the provincial superior Of the
Fathers of the Holy Cross. who
stopped off on his way from Portland.
oregon, to the mother house at Notre
Dame, Indiana. His discourse on tbie
occasion was a most eloquent tribute