The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-19
LARGE CLASS RECEIVES
DIPLOMAS At ST. MARY S
Commencement Exercises Reach
elimination With Program
in Auditorium

MONROE, Mich, June 1s.-The
sixtysixth commencement of st.
Mary's college reached its culmina-
ton in the college exercises proper in
the auditorium here this afternoon.
The exercises proper began on the
l4th inst, with class day exercises.
Saturday was Brier Rose day. follow
ed by banquet at y. IN. The bac-
calaureate services took place OH
Sunday with high mass OF thanks
giving with Bishop Foley presiding
and a professional by the students.
Monday was alumnae day with class
reunions OF '06, 07 and 10 at 10 a.
m, the annual meeting at D. m,
luncheon at s and serena at z p. m.
The exercises proper began at $3.50
this afternoon. The auditorium OF
the college was packed with friends
ana relatives OF the graduates. The
class which was the largest in the his
tory OF the institution numbered AZ;
3S in the regular course, two In music
and three in elocution.
orchestra, GLORIOUS is Thy Name"
from Mozart, the salutatory was CIV
en- by Miss Lettie Scanlon, OF Detroit.
An orchestral number and a solo and
semi-chorus followed, after which
the valedictory, The pathway of life, :"
was given in Ave parts by the Misses
Mcleod, OF Detroit; Thiede or
Wyandotte; Ferris, OF Harbor Beach;
Mowry, of Texas. and Allison, OF De-
troit.
Diplomas and gold medals were
then awarded by Bishop Foley An
address to the graduates by Bishop
Kelly, OF Ann Arbor, followed, after
which a selection by the college or
chestra closed the exercises.
The following are the winners OF
gold medals For Christian Doc
Sullivan, of Detroit;
Edna McGraw. OF Youngstown. o. For
excellence-Ann Croker, of Mt.
Clemens; Pauline Day. OF Marshall.
Mich For scholarship, academic de-
partment. Sabina Leszczynska, OF
Harbor Beach, Mich. Domestic
sc.ence-Florence Mcleod, OF De
troit. Plain sewing-Haze Norris. OF
Port Huron; Selma Formed, OF De-
troit
The past year has shown remark
able increase in the reputation and
influence in ST. Mary's. Ii is estimat-
ed that during the week over 1000
people came here There were today
600 in auditorium and 100 priests
from all sections OF the country.
The following are the graduates OF
the class of ~:
Irene Marie Allison Vera Marie Bur
demo. May Flower Helen Jane Gibson,
Marguerite Lyle McGlnn, Florence
Irene Mcleod Irene +. Marschner.
Lettie Catherine Scanlon, Edna Ger
trude shea, Helen Mary Weeks and
Alice Frances Flaherty, all OF Detroit;
Irene Estella Clark; OF chelsea Mich;
Mildred Carolyn Davie OF Flushing.
Mich. Harriet Elizabeth Durocher, or
Sault Ste. Marie. Mich; Grace +. Fer
ris, OF Harbor Beach Mich; Mary
ite Irene Ginzcl OF Wyandotte. Mich;
Ada Isabel HOFFMAN. Evelyn NJ Reed
Antoinetta G. steiner. Lauretta Angela
Macktn. Mary Laurence Martin. Hilda
Helen Martin. Permilla Catherine
Mitchell and Marie GeneVieve iaeger
all OF Monroe. Mich, Mildred CATH
crime Kinney, of Flint, Mich; Mary >
Leszcynska OF IIarbor Beach, Mich.s
Marie Euphema McCiaggey, OF Pontiac,
Mich: Gertrude Teresa McGirney, o:
Howell. Mich; lara Emma Mowry 81
Laredo, Tex. Katherine NeritR
o'Meara. of Muir city, Mich. Marie
Marion snyder. OF New Lathrop, Midi;
Elizabeth Mnnon Thiede OF Wyan-
dotte, Mich; Gladys Marie Voorhees,,
OF Lansing. Mich; Florence Marie VII
dern. OF Charlotte. Mich. Marguerite
Marion Wooster and Genevieve Ann
Wooster. both OF Birmingham. Mich.
Marie Louise Bttman, Blanche Drouil-
lard: both OF Toledo. o.; Isabel Ma
RE McGraw. OF Youngstown o.. Helen
Roberts. OF Van Vert o.; Bernice FL
len Sanford, OF Sandusky. o.: Roberta
Marie Scholl. OF Cleveland, o.
Class officers Of '12-Miss eMay
Flower, OF Detroit, president Miss
Mary S. Leszcynska. OF Harbor Beach,
vice-president. Miss Roberta NJ.
Scholl. OF Cleveland O., secretary;
Miss Verna NJ Burdeno, OF Detroit
treasurer. Glass colors, green and
white; class flowers, lilly OF the val
ley.