Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1911-06-14
(From Tuesdays Daily

Academy Of the class of
1911 in the name Of your Alma
Mater / bid Farewell"
with these words, DIR. J. w. Finn
concluded his Commencement address
and "igilr had entered the ranks
of the Alumni; the curtain rose again
and the five who had received their
diplomas responded with fitting
song Of gratitude. This ended the
graduating exercises Of ~. Josephs
Academy, held in the Elk's theater
Sunday afternoon.
The theater was filled with rels.
tives and friends of the graduating
class and round after round Of ap.
plause greeted each Of the members
a. they came forward, knelt and ae'
cepted the roll Of parchment, bound
in the class colors Of black and gold,
for which she had worked so faith.
fully. Each graduate was crowned
with a wreath of laurel A. she knelt
before Father Mandin, who conferred
the degrees. Eleven graduates from
the grammar grades were given GER
tificates Of their work in that de.
partment Of the academy. While
these diplomas were being distributed,
the members Of "l9ll' were seated
in semici on the right Of the
stage and bevy of the tiniest pref
test little tots marched onto the
stage, bearing huge punches Of flow
ers for the graduates, in many eases
the floral offerings seeming almost
larger than the bearers. These bou-
auets were laid at the feet Of the
young ladies and formed beautiful
picture. when all the degrees were
conferred. DR.. J. W. Finn delivered
the Commencement address:
Dr.. Films Address.
lie complimented the graduates on
the persistency and work which they
had displayed and which entitled them
to the honor of receiving the diploma
Of their Alma Mater. Success" he
said, Consists in getting what you
want and then being satisfied with
it," The password to success was
not hard to find, il had been used
by many and all who learned IL 3
magic force and followed it's teach
ing were bound to succeed, IL was
WORK.
Work, any sort of honest labor,
would bring the desired reward and
he went farther % tell about the
dignity Of manual labor, work with
the hands, no matter how long the
hours nor how hard the task. He
eomplimentcd Booker Il. Washington
on his efforts to teach the negro the
value Of manual labor. To the
many mothers who labor daily and
uncomplainingly in their homes, he
paid the highest compliment.
The class motto, "Mults seientia
Deum vindicat,r Much Science
Leads to God) expressed noble
sentiment but IL did not In any way
detract rom the fact that no matter
how great the science and the learn.
ing, there was that dignity TO man.
uai labor which would always stand
forth ms noble. For no labor was
so lowly that II was not noble; pro.
vided, at all times. We remember the
keynote that raises every thing to
the highest level, II was the feeling
within ourselves, the feeling Of
FAITH.
Thoss Who Received Houors.
GRADUATES "lslI"-vera Nc.
Nulty, Evelyn Jones, Grace Angevine,
Cecil Rees, Mae Grats, Commercial
Department.
GRAMMAR GRADE cERTIFI,
Gates. -Jusnita Morrison, Jennie
Houlihan, Msrgie Flinn, Louise Hill,
Esther Griffin, Jessie Curtis, Grace
Harlan, Ethel Francis, Herman Nc.
Donald, George Stack, and Cecil Cook.
Father Quetu Medal christian
Doctrine - awarded TO Miss Catherine
Hickey. ne
Alumnse Medsl--Miss Evelyn Jones
Knights Of Columbus Medal--Ex.
celience. awarded to Robert Geimer
Application Medal awarded "a
Miss Norma stewart.
Excellence Medal--merited by Mar.
gle Finn and He's Seaman; drawn
by Hess Seaman.
Christian Doctrine Msdal--merited
by, Juanita Morrison, Margie Finn,
Ethel Mccormick and George Stack
drawn BY George stack.
xAs Lady Of ne Iaks.
Over sixty people took part Ia
Az vv>a~ot attain - W.n~. 60 !,