St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-21
CELEBRATIONS OPEN
WITH "FIDENTIUS"
st. Charles College Diamond Jubilee Commences
With WelI-Rendered Play by
Senior Students.

JuUllGG, OE I'll Lille SCNGtty-lIIGI Vi
anniversary Of the opening Of st
Charles College, Grand Coteau
commenced yesterday FRIDAY,
evening at seven o'clock Wher
\ the Senior Students, of that emf
nent educational institution, pre-
sented a historical drama entitled
Fidentius" in an exceptionally
excellent manner.
The Jesuit boys are known tht
country over for their ability al
actors, but the professors at St
| Charles College were over anxiou:
to stage this play most success.
fully, due to the fact that some Of
the most prominent men Of
Louisiana were among the seve.
raj hundred spectators, who
watched every movement of the
clever actors.
'Fidentius marked the open
ing of the great celebrations,
4 which the faculty, students and
alumni of st. Charles College,
| will participate in, in honor of
! the seveny-f fifth birthday of. one
of the best Colleges in the United
States.
Many Of the old boys Of ST.
Charles College journeyed from
various parts Of Louisiana to be
present for the preparatory cele-
brations of the jubilee, but it is
expected that by tomorrow few
hundred more will be on hand to
pay their respect to the old
College.
One Of the features of the cele-
bration will be the unveiling, On
Sunday evening, of a statue of
st. Charles Borromeo, Patron of
the College, when Right Rev.
Cornelius Van de Ven, Bishop of
Natchitoches win deliver a forci-
BILE sermon.
The cast Of characters in the
famous historical drama, sFiden-
thus, Z were:
Fidentius, a legionary COM
mander -. r. Voorhies
Candidus, son of Fidentius
.................-.....-W. w. F. Taylor
Junius, cousin of Candidus
&c. L. Klingman
Herman, uncle of Candidus
.-..........s--..-....---....-R R. j. Young
Status, a centurion, kinsmen of
Fidentius.. R. B. McLeaish
Al Ben Ezra, Egyptian physician
L. A. Vandegaer
Symachus, a Roman senator....-
.........,...----.-.W W. L. Grace
Laurentius, an ambitious freed
man........z.R. A. Ross
Dionysius, friend of Laurentius
- d. L. Watkins
Ancyrus, slave of Laurentius
.......-.... I'll. j. Ganueheau
Caius, Roman Pontiff
..............-...............--. .Lucien Mouton
Maximian, Roman emperor ........
"A. Fl. Arcenaux
Theophrastus, Roman orator
-.-.,. L. F. Lassalle
Donatus, a Christian senator.
...........-..-.. C. Fl. Dardeau
Faustinus, a Christian soldier
.-..-. f. K. Fabaeher
Andactus, a convert soldier ...
&c. L. BiIleaud
Guards, Deacons. A C o | y S.
Attendants.
The celebration of the second
day will consist chiefly of the
graduating exercises, W h en-
Xavier Mouton, of Grand Coteau,
and Sidney Harry, of New Ibe-
ria, will be awarded their degree
of Bachelor of Science. The
two highest officials Of the state,
the Governor of Louisiana, and
the Archbishop of the New Or
leans diocese, will be speakers at
the exercises. Governor HALL
and Archbishop Blenk will be
the distinguished guests of st.
Charles College during the cele-
bration, and both of these prom
inent men are expected to do
their share of speech-making.
Graduating Exercises
College Hall. 7P.M.
PROGRAM
Overture .PeterPan Mackie
Boyer College Brass Band
jubilee Ode Rev. A. Maureau,
S. J.....-..........K Kelly Andrus
DEBATE
Resolved:-That the phonetic
system of spelling should be
adopted Observation-Disclosures.
Chairman. Sidney Harry,
B. S.
First Affirmative.
Xavier Mouton, B. S. |
First Negative -Lucien Mouton
Second Affirmative. -.
-..--... Marshal Doucet
Second Negative Curtis Breaux
REBUTTALs II
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String Orchestra