The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-06-21
ST. BENEDIcT's COLLEGE.
Successful Year Closed-New BUILDING
Well Equipped-Events Pre-
ceding Final Day.

The closing exercises of st. Bene-
diets College and Academy took place
Wednesday afternoon, June IL, in as
sembly hall of the handsome new
building erected during the year.
A pleasing operetta, "A Lesson in
Charity" given by the graduates, with
an excellent musical program, was
presented before the reverend clergy
and the large number Of relatives and
friends who completely filed the spa
cious auditorium
The gold medals for proficiency and
the diplomas of graduation were con-
ferred by Very Rev. Herman Berg
mann, o. s. B., upon seven girls of
the academic department, four of the
music department, twenty-five of the
grammar department, and one, Verona
Cores, of the domestic science course
After the exercises the visitors
spent the remainder of the afternoon
in inspecting the fine, five-story brick
structure just completed. This beau
tiful building challenges comparison
with any school in the West The
spacious rooms, panelled with gum
wood and decorated with art glass, are
given Renaissance treatment by the
architect, George P. Stauduhar, of
Rock Island, Illinois. There is steam
heat throughout, and hundreds of cleo
trio lights shine from ornamental fix
lures of heavy brass.
Conspicuous in the library and art
studio on the main floor, are two mas
sive open fire places, with costly in
viting settees New private studios
are as beautiful as the new school
studio. The library affords handsome
and comfortable reading rooms. Sew
ing rooms and stately entrance hall
complete the main floor.
The basement is given over to the
gayer side of student life in recrea-
ton halls and the gymnasium. The
apparatus will be installed during the
summer, and the pupils look forward
happily to gymnastic exercises under
the care of a special teacher next
year.
Life is real and life is earnest on
the second floor of the new building
for here is placed the study hail. The
forty-four charming private rooms
opening into the artistic rotunda 81
the upper stories have been occupied
since their completion last winter
Each private room is equipped with {
lavatory with hot and cold runnins
water, and some of them have private
bath rooms.
The building is fire-proof and wei
supplied with fire escapes. Two fea
lures that greatly interest the stu
dents are the sanitary drinking foun
tains and the electric elevator.
Several commencement events pre-
coded the final day, among them the
Alma Mater banquet, the reception tC
the art students, and the lawn social
given last Monday evening by the
juniors to the seniors. The st. 10
seph band furnished admirable music
for the social
On Sunday last, the graduates and
school listened to the baccalaureate
sermon preached by the Rev. Henry
Borgerding, o. s. B., chaplain of the
school Taking as his theme, Launch
Out Into the Deep" the reverend
chaplain dwelt upon the support
their early religious training should
be to them when cares and trials fol
low their launching into the sea OF
life. st. Benedict's College and
Academy closes the year with the
largest enrolment since the founding
of the school in 1880.