Putnam patriot., 1911-06-23

shine and shadow, where they will have to stand alone with no protecting hands to surround them and guard their footsteps aright. Therefore it Is we ask when in the future this most excellent record is read, where will they be? What will they have be- come? What place will they fill in the world? Has the prophecies prog nostications based on the early obser. vations of schooldays been realized, or has the foundation built upon the low ing thoughtfulness of kind ,sympathet- ic teachers, crumbled to dust and been forgotten when the influence of their bodily presence has passed beyond?
 One familiar with the careful, con scientious, untiring work of the teach- CTS of Notre Dame Academy into whose charge come pupils in mere infancy, and there remain until they become young ladies ready to graduate, as the class this Thursday has graduated, will not hesitate to answer that they will continue to be credit to the in- stitution and to it's teachers through out their lives. Though far away from the portals of their alma mater its in fiuence will ever surround them. They have evolved from childhood to young womanhood mid its surroundings and benign influence, and it has grown up- on them and with them, day by day, week by week, month by month, and year by year. as they have developed and matured. 1t is ingrown with their young lives, and as their bright young faces have been looked upon to- day, full of courage, assurance, and modesty, so may he who in future years reads their record expect to find them then.
 But the record of the class of 1911 is incomplete-and one might hunt the archives through and still not find one complete record-for nowhere has it been recorded, where one may read, what painstaking efforts have been put forth, what self sacrifice, what self abrogation, has been imposed, what love and kindness have been ne- cessarily and willingly bestowed by the noble women who have moulded these characters. Their work is only recorded by the results of their toll, but with this they are satisfied. The teachers of Notre Dame Academy may well rest content to be known by the fruits of their labors. As class after class leaves their charge they know they have done their duty; given their all. Parents throughout the land and pupils throughout the land, owe them a debt of gratitude that they never can repay, for the value of such work is inestimable. And as the gradu- ates grow older they realize the excep' tional advantages they enjoyed at Notre Dame Academy, they realize what their teachers did fol them, and with the realization comes resolution to make return, in so far as following the wise precepts of their loving men, tors is a return, and it is thus that the influence of the institution reaches in- to future years and far beyond its walls.
 The academy has had a most suc- cessful year, and doubtless all of the pupils of the under classes will return in the fall, their numbers augmented by new faces, for the value of the training at this academy is becoming more fully and more widely realized, which attracts an increasing number of pupils.
 The 36th annual commencement eX- ercises held in St. Johns hall this Thursday morning at eleven o'clock was fitting elimination of the years work. The hall was crow wded with rel atives and friends of the pupils, friends of the academy, and number of cler- gy. All looked approvingly and proudly on as the young ladies carried out the program that had been arrang- ed by their teachers without thing to mar their interest. The audience was generous with applause of each num- Der, and it was an outburst of genuine enthusiasm.
 The stage was prettily decorated with a profusion of flowers and ferns, inc color scheme being green and white. The class motto, "Faith, Hope, and Charity" in purple and gold, the class colors, was seen above the stage. All made a very pretty setting.
 The orchestral selections were we'll rendered and we'll chosen. The tone and technique were exceptionally good. The academy has cause to feel proud of this band of young lady mu- sicians.
 The salutatory and the yaledietory addresses were choice bits of rhetoric delivered with feeling and expression. The violin duet by Misses Farrell and K sne was we'll rendered, and Miss Mae Loucworth's vocal solo,sung to encore, was exceedingly well done. Miss LongwoFth has voice of rare sweet ness and even tone, and sings without the least apparent exertion. The hon. ors were awarded by the Rev. Fr. Van den Noort, who had pleasant word for each recipient Of the coveted crown CT medal.