St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-29
SEVENTY FOURTH A N
NUAL COMMENCEMENT
Of ST. CHARLES
COLLEGE.
Senior Class Presents Play
Which ELECTS Much APP
pIause. distribution
of Premiums.

lege wcS held Friday morning a
the College Hall before a larg
assembly of admirers and friend
which packed the hall to its door
long before the hour of the play
The play entitled 'fThe Oh
Homestead" by the senior stu
dents was an interesting one al
through as was shown by the
numerous applauses. The cas-
Of characters was as follows
Joshua Whitcomb, an unsophis
ticated though shreWd farmer,
Rousseau P. Voorhies; Reuben
Whitcomb, his son, a prodigal,
Oscar Andrepont; Seth Perkins,
a thorn in the side of Cy Prime,
Geo. Gaiennie; Cy Prime, aging,
but young, Ulysse Deshotels;
Henry Hopkins, a New York
millionaire, Arthur j. Danos;
Frank Hopkins, his son, Lucien
R. Mouton; John Freeman, his
nephew, Ashby Trahan; Judge
Patterson, of New York, Xavier
Mouton; J. Wilson Howell,
nephew of the judge, a dude,
Ludger Peytavin; Jack Hazard,
Happy Jack, /" who comes in on
a cold wave, Joseph NJ. Petit
jean; Eb. Ganzey, just an or
dinary freckle-faced boy, " An
thony Fabrizio; Francois, ser
want, A | p hons e Arceneaux;
Captain O'Brien, one Of
the finest, " Sidney Harry; Apple
man, strong in the lungs, Saliva
tore Lolita.
Following is the programme:
Glorial overture, Hazel, !" Col
lege Band; act ], The Old
homestead" Airs Of Our Coun-
try,' College Orchestra; decla-
nation, THE Night Wind, !" L.
Fabacher; act II; music, Home,
Sweet Home, " violin and piano,
duet; Wedding March" Men
delssohn), violin and piano; dec
lamation, Death of Little Leo, :"
5C. Brownell; act III; 'Cupid's
Garden, College Orchestra; act
W;; Italian Rifemen, College
Orchestra; distribution of medals
and premiums; finale, Home
ward Bound, I" College Band.
The gold medal for catechism
was awarded Anthony Fabrizio,
Of New York, N. T., next in
merit being Francis Goodspeed
Of New Orleans, La, and u.
Deshotels of Deshotels, La. The
donor is Hon. Lawrence Fabach-
er, knight of st. Gregory, New
Orleans, La.
The gold medal for arithmetic
was merited by Alexis Voorhies
of New iberia, La, next in
merit being Divide Bernard Of
Rayne, La, and Armand Brink
haus of Sunset, La The donor
is Hon. A. N. Muller, A. B.,
1871, New Iberia, La.
The gold medal for the best
English composition was merited
BY Sidney Harry of New Iberia,
La, and next in merit were
Lawrence Lassalle of Opelousas,
La, and Rousseau VOORHEES, Of
Of Lafayette, La. The donor is
Hon. Charles Billeaud, B. S.,
1883, Broussard, La.
The gold medal for elocution
Senior division) was merited by
rousseau Voorhies of Lafayette,
Lla., next in merit being Arthur
Danos of Plaquemine, La, and
Is Lucien Mouton of Lafayette,
la The donor is Very Rev. w.
7. Ieurlings, Lafayette, La.
The gold medal for elocution
sglunlor division) was merited by
Clarence Brownell of Alexandria,
"a, next in merit being Arthur I
Trace Of Plaquemine, La, and
Leo Fabacher of New Orleans, !
Ia "a tie), and Camille King :
nan of Montegut, La. The
q oonor is DR.. C. A. Gardiner, {
La. S
a large number of premiums |
were distributed to each class. |
The premiums for excellence t
Y were awarded to the following: $
& elrst academic, L. Lassalle; sec q
V ena academic, first premium, o.
second premium. A. 4
sastllle; third academic, first
premlum, A. VOORHEES,; second 3
Y mgenlium, H. Thompson; inter
rledlate, y. Deshotels; first I
E. Petetin; second Eng i
I;s EIsa Rufus Voorhies; third Eng s
w, hrst premium, C. Mouton: I
sscond premium, A. Leblanc; v
S preparatory, first premium, d
i raoacher; second premium Il
Y Castllle; second preparatory
$3.50 Clarence O'Shee. First s.
4ssnlnm for good conduct in the t,