The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-24
ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY.
LARGE AUDIENCE SEE GRAD
YATES GET DIPLOMAS.
Bishop NOrthrOp Makes Address on
Modern College EducatiOn-Many
Prizes Bestowed upon Pupils.

mencement exercises of the st. Jo-
seph Academy were held Wednesday
night in the Academy of Music The
exercises passed off very pleasantly
and were we'll rendered. The feature
of the occasion was an address by
the Right Reverend II. p. Northrop
of Charleston.
The exercises commenced at 7
o'clock and continued until 10. They
were witnessed by a large audience
who frequently applauded the young
ladies of the academy as they rend-
cred their parts. The quadrilles and
pantomimes were exceedingly beau
tful and the recitations and songs
We're very appropriate and pleasing
to the audience. The students all
showed thorough training in every
part executed and reflected much
credit upon their school and teach
ers.
Bishop Northrop's' address was the
last feature on the programme, but 1t
was by no means the least. He talk
ed for about twenty minutes on the
college education of the present day
and what it lacked He stated at
the beginning Of his lecture that he
had been asked TO speak on educa-
tion and that he would take for his
subject Physical Culture at College,"
In beginning his address Bishop
Northrop asked whether it was
! the man behind the bat or the
man behind the book that we
heard most about these days?"
He went on to say that no
college considered itself college now
until it had its baseball nine and it's
football team. He had grown to
manhood without ever having learned
the rules Of either game. but that he
had lived to be nearly seventy years
old and he was proud of his present
youthful gray hair. He went on to
say that he thought that if more
time was applied to books and less
to athletics, rs was the case in his
day, that colleges would be better for
1T. He spoke along this line for some
time and then spoke of the thing that
was lacking in college education of
today. He said in effect that there
was one thirG lacking from present
da> college education Thrro was
not enough religion .o IL. There was
plenty o. study and physical culture
and all that, but there was not suff-
cient religion in the education to keep
the college graduate from applying
his knowledge to immoral uses. For
instance it was the college graduate
who was the big CRATER and bank
robber of today. He applied his
knowledge of bookkeeping to doctor
ing" the books so that he could get
away from the bank with fifty or
sixty thousand dollars. he applied his
knowledge Of mechanics in breaking
into somebody's house and getting
rich quick"
He concluded with a few remarks
Of advice to the pupils of the school.
His address was we'll received and
he was heartily applauded when he
took his seat.
The full programme of exercises
was as follows:
Chorus-"The Angelus."- Chamin-
ade-By the vocal class.
Words Of Welcome-Miss Ada
Bradley and seven little attendants.
Roll of Honor.
a gold medal, donated in memory
Of Anthony Wood, drawn for by
Misses Josepha Pinckney, Lizzie Wom-
BILE. Ada Bradley. Gertrude Dwyer,
Irene Horne, Louise Thames, Fannie
Atkins and Vivian Dwyer. was won
by Miss Ada Bradley.
Department.
Bishop Northrop's gold medal,
drawn for by the young ladies, was
won by Miss Fannie T.. Atkins.
Academic Department.
The following are the AVERAGES at
tanned by the young ladies in the
graduating classes:
Full Course
Miss Josepha Pinckney. 94.G
Commercial Course
Miss Lizzie WOmbe. 95.5
Miss Ada Bradley. 94.S
diplomas, crosses and badges
awarded graduates
Misses Josepha Pinckney, Lizzie
Nomble and Ada Bradley.
Examination Premiums awarded:
Misses Josepha Pinckney and Lizzie