The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-21
SACRED HEART
ACADEMY GROWING
PRESENT BUILDINGS ARE BE-
COMING iNADEoUATE-soME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
scHooL-REsuME OF COM
MENcEMENT WEEK.

Although the programme of exer-
cises during commencement week at
Sacred Heart academy appeared in
The Forum as they ~transpired there
are some features of this school and
It's work that will be of interest.
The school year just closed has been
most successful in attendance and
work done by the students. The grad
uatlng class numbered fifteen and
tWenty-six complete the eighth grade.
The average attendance during the
school year was greater than any
previous year in the history of the in
stitution. The graduating class was
also the largest. The exercises began
Monday afternoon, June 9, with a class
day programme. consisting Of saluta-
tory, Laura Dyer; class history, Kath-
crime Fancy; class poem, Helen De-
Isle; class prophecy, Evelyn Foley;
presentation orator, Gerald Hubertz;
mantle orator, Beatrice LIE Due; may
pole festival and son by senior class;
valedlctory, Sarah Darcy; ivy GRAFTON,
Thomas Ryan. Miss Emma link .ect-
ed as mistress of ceremonies. Each.
selection was well rendered and the
members of the class were highly
complimented on their performance.
On Tuesday evening the juniors and
m1nins had their programme in the
academy auditorium. The programme
was elaborate and highly appreciated
by every n present.
Wednesday forenoon the graduating
exercises OF the high school were held
IN the Grand operahouse. when certi-.
ehcateS of completion of common
branches, teachers state certificates,
high school diplomas with university
certificates, were conferred and prizes
for excellence in special subjects were.
awarded. The programme began at
10 o'clock in the forenoon with musical
selections in~terspersed with recitations
by various members of the student
body.
Among the prizes was a gold medal
awarded by Rev. Charles Fay Of st.
Mary's cathedral to the winner in a
series of oratorical contests. There
were four contestants, Helen DeLisle,
Sarah Kirby, Sarah Darcy and Evelyn
M. Foley. Miss Delisle took for her
subject. Nano Nagle, ~foundress Of the
Presentation order; Miss Kirby spoke
on literature; Miss Foley chose the
interesting subject of socialism, and
Miss Darcy, on Irish FOLKLORE. The
orators were at their best. and each
in turn displayed not only elocutionery
powers of a high quality, but evidence
OF most thorough and competent train
ing in the school of expression. TO
otS3 AiS W ClS e. & OOu1 uDG
the subject and the orators small JUS
tice. They were much more, n the
large audience greeted each in turn
by generous applause. 1t was no easy
task which confronted the judges to
decide upon the winner. Miss Helen
Delisle was, however. declared the sue
contestant.
a gold medal. presented by Rev.
John Harty of st. Mary's cathedral,
for the hest essay in christian doctrine,
awarded Miss Katherine Degnan,
also IA gold medal, presented by Rev.
Thomas Egan, pastor of st. Mary's8
cathedral, for the best essay on The
Virtues Which Should Adorn a Chris
tian Woman. and Excellence in Conn
Branches, was awarded Miss Eve
lyn Young.
North America, by Rev. Il. j.. Camp
bell, s. j, as first prize; The Church
and Social Problems, by Rev. Joseph
Husslein, S. D., second prize, III Your
Neighbor and You. by Father Gerische,
s.. q. as third prize, for the best paper
In civil government, which included an
answer to the following questions:
CD What is a nation or sovereign
(2) What Isl a state in the
ordinary sense of the federal cor1stitu-
ca Into what three branches
Is the government of the United States
divided, and what is the office of each2
(4) Who may be chosen, (al presi-
dent; (be vice president of the United
(5) Who are citizens of the
States? (6) Who are, ca
natural born citizens; (bl native born
citizens? (7) How lis the president
and vice president Of the United States
(S1 How is the electoral col
Iege composed? co. What Isl a gov
.ernrnent? (10) What lis, (al an alb
monarchy. CD a limited mon
arclly; (c) a republic; I'D a pure
democracy2 Gid What was known
Us the New England town government
and what were its peculiar features?l
CID When was North Dakota admit
ted into the union as q state; what
other states were admitted ait the same
sime2 (13) What states are known as
CAB bay state; Obi empire state, (c1
keystone state; Cd old do1niaioai Eel
centennial stateg
There were ffty-fVe contestants for
prizes. The first was awarded
Miss Emma link second. Miss Ella
Esahay, and the third to- Miss Mathilda
stanskey, At the conc1sion of the
,ratorieal contest Rev. Vincent Ryan,
chancellor of the diocese of Fargo, del
ivered a very excellent address ON the
subject of education In general and
value and necessity of christian
as the best foundation fer the
apbuilding of character and good citi-l