Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22
ST. MlCHAEL'S COLLEGE
Exercises Marking the Close Of
the Scholastic Year.
entatiOn Of Diplomas and Awards
of Prizes for Proficiency in
Subjects Studied.

! closing OF the scholastic year at st. Mich
ael's College began Monday morning
when the Rev. Father Trigory said mass.
! Mt which oil the students received holy
communion. At nine o'clock the Very
Rev. Father Salmon celebrated solemn
/ high mass, assisted by Father Cochet and
/ Father Herronett as deacon and sub
deacon. respectively. Father Salmon
gave a short instruction, in which ne i'm
parted some timely advice as to the man.
ner of spending the summer vacation. At
/ 1915 the students again assembled in the
chapel, where the results of the final ex.
cminations were announced This was
followed by solemn benediction, given by
| Father Salmon. The students then adj
| journed to the dining hall, where ample
| Justice was done to n sumptuous repast.
to which the day scholars were also in
| vited
The closing exercises took place at 2:3O
o'clock in the recreation hail, which was
beautifully decorated for the occasion.
! The Very Rev. J. f. ellis presided, in the
unavoidable absence of the bishop Among
the clergy present beside the faculty of
the college, were the Rev Fathers Drou-
hin. Marccau. Coffey, Aubin. Plamondon.
Rand. Billion. Total. The following pro-
sram was very successfully carried out
March from Bocaccio $50. ...........Band
| Salutatory ....... .,........ .....Ch. Dodge
| Song of Welcome ........... ....... Chorus
Essay, King and Coronation"
j. Mcnamara
Selection from Carmen. Observation-Disclosures. Band
French essay. "Doard des Ormeaux,"
L. Lariviere
7
Essay, 1.-THE Path to Rome" .....J Doyle
Selection from Les Cloches de Corne-
vile ......... .....,... ..............B Band
| Naledlctory .......'.. ......... ...G. Hagan
| Farewell Song.......... ....... ...... Chorus
Presentation of diplomas and awards.
! Address to the students.
Finale from william Tell Band
At the conclusion of the program Fa-
Their ellis presented diplomas to the fol-
lowing graduates. whose class motto was
'Pietate ct Doctrina:
Collegiate department. sophomore class
George Hagan Thomas Mcmahon.
Diplomas, academic course--William NJ.
Callaghan, Leo l.. Loiselle. Alfred Man
soau, Charles A Dodge John W. McMul-
! len, John +. Scott, Adrien Smays bust
less course. Leo Hebert, Edward Keat-
!rg, Arthur Looney.
Observation-Disclosures department. a prize
| for Christian doctrine. presented by the
! Rt. Rev ], j. Rice. D. D.. was awarded
Ia A. Noln, Swanton. Vt; honorable men
ton. A. Charbonneau.
The gold medal for elocution. presented
Icy the Rev. p. ]. Barrett. was awarded to
Charles Fitzpatrick. Winooski. Vt; hon
able mention. A. Simays, E. Houle.
A prize for general history. presented
ty the Rev. J. p. Rand, was awarded to
y. Charbonneau, Keeseville. N. Y; hon
orable mention. G. Hagnn A. Nolin.
A prize for physics presented by the
Rev. ]. d. Shannon. was awarded to A.
Charbonneau. Keesevlle. N. Y; honor
able mention w. Callaghan.
Academic departmental prize for
Christian doctrine presented by the Rt
Rev. Mgr. J. NJ. Cloarec, V. G.. was
ewarded TO B. Carmody, Fair Haven. VT. ;
honorable mention, G. Hornidge; l..
| Loiselle.
a prize for elocution, presented by the
Rev. w. p. Crosby. was awarded to
Charles Dodge. Montgomery. Vt; honor
able mention, ], Scott: r. Carlos.
a prize for plane geometry presented
by the Rev. Superior of the Fathers of St
! Edmund, Swanton, was awarded to b.
! Carmody. Fair Haven, VT; honorable
mention, L. Flynn,
A prize for algebra presented by the
college faculty. was awarded to w. God
son. Fort Ethan Allen. Vt; honorable
mention. G. Fleming; e. O'Brien.
| y prize for modern history presented
| by the Rev. P ]. Long. was awarded to
! Charles Dodge. Montgomery VT honor
.', \.
prize for ancient history, presented y
an anonymous friend, was awarded to
c. Fleming, Fort Ethan Allen Vt
| honorable mention, J. Barry; D. Ryan.
French courses-Two prizes for French
elocutlon. presented by the Rev. J. F.
Audet, We're awarded to ]. Doyle. Mont
cpler, VT. and l.. Lariviere. FAN Piver,
Mass.
A prize for proficiency in French gram
mar presented by the Rev, ]. Iavigne,
was awarded to A. Manseau. Winooski.
Vt. honorable mention. Duval; X.
Moreau.
A prize for proficiency in French among
by the Rev. e. farizeau, was awarded
to j. Mcnamara. Fair Haven, Vt; honor
able mention, G. Hagan.
Preparatory courso-A prize for uniform
application to study and general deport-
ment. presented by the faculty, was
awarded to r. Commette St. Alexandra,
F. O.; honorable mention. r. Narcotic
A prize for uniform application and
general department in the elementary
course, presented by the Rev r. Dewey
was awarded to L. Barnard, Burlington,
VT.
After the distribution of diplomas and
prizes Father ellis gave short and
practical address, expressing the pleasure
his visit had given him and complmentng
the professors and students on the ex-
celence of the work done during the year.
He eXhorted the graduates to be true to
the principles they had learned during
their college course and concluded by
wishing them every success in their future
careers,