The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-15
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL.


in charge of the Christian Brothers,
will take place on the evening of June
20 in the Bijou Theatre. On this occa-
sion sixty-six young men will receive
their diplomas.
Villa Maria Academy: The exer-
ciseS of commencement week at Villa
Maria Academy, Frontenac, Mimi,
will open with the Baccalaureate Ser
mon, preached by the Rev. w. Cole
man, of Nilville, Mimi, on the even
ing of June II. On the following even
ing the class play will be presented,
and On the 18th Miss Davis will give a
piano recital at 1880 p. m. The gradu-
ating exercises will take place on
Thursday morning, June 20, at 10
o'clock The address to the graduates
will be delivered by the Rev. J. A.
Donahoe, City Missionary, of st. Paul.
FaribauH: On June 20 the sixth
reunion of the alumnae of Bethlehem
Academy will take place. The exer-
cises will begin with High Mass in the
Convent chapel at nine o'clock, to be
followed by the transaction of bust
ness at ten. In the afternoon the
Alumnae will hold reception and
present a program at which the ad-
dress win be delivered by the Rev. P.
F. Meade, of Northfeld. The days
proceeding will be brought to close
with a banquet at six o'clock.
College of st. Catherine: During
this week the commencement exer-
cises of the College of St. Catherine
took place. On last Sunday evening
the class sermon was preached in the
college chapel by the Rev. Thomas E.
Cullen, pastor of the ~Pro-Cathedral,
Minneapolis. On Wednesday afternoon
the students presented the Persian
drama, Queen Esther" and on Thurs
day morning at ten o'clock the Most
Reverend Archbishop presided at the
comforting of the medals and diplomas
upon the graduates and delivered the
address. On Saturday afternoon the
annual meeting of the Alumnae will be
held at the College.
The lecture program for the month
of May at the College of Catherine
proved to be of unusual interest. On
Friday, May 3, the Very Reverend
Doctor Moynihan gave an inspiring ex-
position of the Four Gospels. The
Very Reverend Doctor Schaefer de-
liVered an instructive lecture ON the
second classical period of German
Literature to the students of the Ger
man classes on Wednesday morning,
May Is. THE Life Worth Living"
was the subject of very pleasing lee
ture by the Reverend J. A. Ryan, D. D.,
on Friday evening, May II. On Fri
day afternoon, May "a, the Reverend
Paul Perigord addressed the students
of the French classes in most inter
esting discourse on the influence of
women on French literature. During
the month musical programs were pre-
scented by the members of the music
and choral classes. On Monday even
ing, May 20, Miss Mabel Tracy gave a
delightfully."- varied literary program.
The lecture course was brought to a
most effective close on Tuesday even
ing, June 4, by the Reverend T. J.
Gibbons, of st. Paul, in his illustrated
lecture on the Holy Land. Into his
recital of the wonderful history of
Palestine Father Gibbons condensed
many of the most impressive and fas-
cinating stories of the Old and New
Testaments. Through the medium OF
splendidly colored slides the audience
caught glimpse of the picturesque.
ness and squa1or or Oriental life, of the
holy cities of Bethlehem and Nazareth,
of the blue waters of Galilee, and OF
many other places sanctified by the
presence of the Saviour when He lived
among men.
Church of St. John: The Most Rev.
erend Archbishop will administer the
Sacrament of Confirmation to a class
of children in the Church of st. John
in this city, of which the Rev. T. F
Gleason is pastor, next Sunday after
noon at three o'clock.
New Market: A mission under the
of the Rev. Redemptorist Fathers
Meyer and Brand, of St. Louis, will
begin in the Church of ST. Nicholas on
Sunday, June 16, and will end on the
following Thursday evening.
GracevilIe: On Saturday afternoon
June 8, the Most Reverend Archbishop
arrived in Graceville, and on the fol
lowing morning preached at both
Masses i'm the Church of the Holy
Rosary. On Sunday afternoon he con
ferred the Sacrament of Confirmation
on class of two hundred and fifty
children, who presented him with 9
donation to be added to the building
fund of the new Cathedral.
On Monday, June 10, he confirmed 6
class in the Church of ST Mary