The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
IS. ]. c. |. COMMENCEMENT.

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Brilliant Closing Exercises of Popular
Sct7oo.-Four Talented Young
Men Awarded DipIomas-EIocu.
ton Contest interesting.
st. Joseph Commercial institute
conducted by the Brothers Of the
Sacred Heart, has added another sue
cessful session to it's long and hon
ored record. Wednesday forenoon
the annual commencement exercises
We're held at the Grand Theatre in
the presence of a host Of patrons
and friends of the sterling insti-
tuition, the following interesting pro-
gram being rendered:
Part Overture, S. J. C. I. Or
chestra; salutatory, Lawrence j.
Brun, Jr.; song, Welcome" S. ]. G.
| /. Glee Club; selection, orchestra;
'Rienzi's Address to the Romans, -
Raymond Blumenthal: Marco Boz
zaris, Lawrence J. Brun, Jr; pad
| die Your Own Canoe" Andrew Cour-
reyes; interlude, orchestra; "The
Lesson of the MILL Matteo Ran
dazzo; Fourth of July, 1851" Edwy
S. Landry; Sad Memories Waltz, 2
by the author, Prof. Richard S. Ian
dry, accompanied by Miss Alice Lee
Blanc; "Vindication from Dishonor, ?
George R. Blum; "Marmion,'' Paul A.
Melancon; chorus, IS. j. c. I. Rally"
Glee Club; intermezzo, orchestra.
Part II, Honors of Graduation
Valedictory, Edwy S. Landry; adj
dress, Very Rev. Canon J. NJ. T. Mas
sardier; awarding of the Alumni AS
ISOLATION medal for scholarship, W
D. Park; awarding of medals for
Christian Doctrine, excellence and
elocution. Father Massardier; finale,
orchestra. n
Is, Much interest was centered in the
elocution contest, all the young or
ators striving to obtain the coveted
award. Each of the speakers deliv-
cred his address in a finished man
Rer, but the judges, Rev. Father
Massardier and Messrs. Charles Maui
rim and w. D. Park, unanimously de-
cided that Paul Melancon was the
winner of the contest. Young Melan-
cons rendition Of "Marmion'' was
forceful and eloquent, and elected
enthusiastic applause from the large
audience.
A special featuA Of the program
was the music furnished by the S.
j. G. I. Orchestra, under the leader
members We're Sam. Landry, Masters
Louis Goldberg, George OschWald,
Marcel Leunas and Lee Fortier, and
Brothers Theodosius and Ilbert.
-Four young men who give promise
Of much ability constitute the 1913
graduating class Of the ms ts.
They are EdWy S. Landry, Lawrence
J. Brun, Jr., Amadeo J. Richard and
Raymond Blumentha1. Father Mas
sardier, in his address to the grad
yates, gave them some good advice
and exhorted them to always walk
in the path Of Righteousness.
Medals and other honors were
awarded as follows:
Gold medal for Christian Doctrine
in advanced grades, donated by
Father Massardier, awarded to An
drew Courreges.
Gold medal for catechism in inter
mediate and grammar grades, do
mated by Father Massardier, award
ed to Paul Melancon.
Gold fob for elocutien, donated by
Rev. J. V. Monteillard, awarded to
Paul Melancon.
Gold medal for scholarship, do
mated by S. J. C. l. Alumni Associa-
ton, awarded to Edwy s. Landry.
Gold fob for excellence in superior
courses, donated by Ascension Coun-
Gil No. 1887, Knights of Columbus,
drawn for BY Marcel Leumas, Paul
Thibodau1, Robert Delatte and HUI
chez Braud; won by Paul Thibodaux.
Gold medal for excellence in gram
mar grades, donated by Charles Maui
rim, drawn for by Andrew Courreges,
George Blum, Elphege Dugas, Paul
Melancon, Lawrence Falcon, Percy
Bradford, Joseph Aeosta, Frank Mis-
tretta, Lee Fortier and Matteo Ran
dazzo; won by Lee Fortier.
Gold medal for excellence in grades
six and five. donated by J. A. Dial
feres, drawn for by Robert Courreges,
Edward Hanson, Fred. Landry, Stan
ley Brasset, Gaefana Mistretta. Carl
MoIlere, Francisco Leblanc, Oliver
Bradford and Louis Picou; won by
Robert Courreges.
Gold medal for excellence in grades
four and three, donated by W. D.
Park, drawn for by Allen Daferes,
Va1ery Babin, Carl Bradford, Leonard
Braud, Allen Mattingly, John Landry
and Rene Gaudin; won by Rene
Gaudin.
Gold medal for excellence in
primary grades, donated by Rev.
Joseph Gardes, drawn for by Pas
auale Mistretta. Lowell Gisclard,
Martin Acosta, Arthur Acosta, Henry
Solozano, Emile LeBoef and Carl
LeBoeuf; won by Martin Acosta.
The following merry party of young
people enjoyed a delightful picnic
Tuesday on the grounds of the for
,rnr IoT7n r, anHry home or, River