Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-25
MT. ST. MARY ACADEMY.
Commencement Week Closes with Pres
cntatioD of Diplomas and Prizes.


Graduation exercises for the eleven
members Of the class Of 1914 of Mount ST.
Mary Academy were held Friday
afternoon in the recreation hall OF the
school The Rt Rev. j. j. Rice, D. D..
presented the diplomas. The Rev D. J.
O'Sullivan of st. Adams delivered the
address to the graduates The exercises
brought to close commencement week
at the academy
The exercises were of a high order
and all Of the papers spoke of deep
thought and breadth of study In her
valedctory Miss Helen NI>Cann treated
with much feeling the four past years
of school life and the step to be taken
out into the world, touching upon the
helpful influence of the teachers and
clergy. AS the Rev. ] f. ellis read the
names of the graduates they stepped for
ward and received their diplomas from
Bishop Rice. Those graduating from
the Latin course were the Misses t.oretto
Barry Mary Loretto Branon. Mae Helen
Cronin, Barbara Cronin, Florence Marie
Narcotic, Helen Irene Mccain and Helen
Elizabeth Ready Diplomas for the
English course were awarded to the
Misses HiIda Dorothy Cotnoir. Dorothy
Marie Dcnahuc. Kathleen Margaret Miles
| and Kathleen NIric snnhora
The Rcv. y. J. Osulivan IN his adj
dress to the graduates sai6 that he had
been present when the arnin OF mustard
| seed had been planted and had sees: tho
growth and sorcad of tie branches of
tho academy until nov the teIr o,rds
como fr!rn many places to rest IN Its
branches. He congratulated .ro graz.
yates on having reached tho dav so .ong
looked forward to, which near. .he enc
! 81 one OF thc stages of lifo md the he-
ginning Of another a mora serious stoge
| Tho three we1ponB witch they he'd been
| given In the convent 20 mako Their wav
| In the world were culture, character sn,.
piotv. Culture il that whico causes noble
aspirations and longing fo- the boauti-
ful THINGS in life, Character 10 not other
peoples opinions but something inside
ourselves. riKht convictions. trln pr,n-
ciples and modcstv engraved oA the
| soul
| He counseled tho graduates not 20 lose
| the culture and refinement OF character
received in the convent !ife. Plety Is
not exactly religion. II is a sweet child
like love for God He put much stress
into his warning to the departing class
not to forget their religious duties
PRIZE WINNERS
| Prizes were awarded as follows:
| Gold medal for highest average, Mist
| Helen Irene Mccain; gold medal for
English. Miss Dorothy Donahue; gold
medal for church history. Miss Elizabeth
Connors. Tho gold medals were donated
by the Rev ] +. Rand the Rev. C. c.
Delany, Mrs. f. NJ. Baird and a friend
Prize for Christian doctrine. gift OF the
Rt. Rev J. J Rice. D. D. Miss Kathleen
Miles; prize for essay. gift Of the Rev.
F. A WEIGH, Miss Hilda p. Cotnoir;
prize for essay gift of the Rev W. H.
Cassidy, Miss Mae Cronn: prizes for
mathematics. gift OF. the Rev p. j. Bar
rett, Miss Mary Loretto Barry and Miss
/ Florence Marie Narcotic: prize for
science. gift OF the Rev. ]. NJ Kennedy
Miss Kathleen Marie Sanborn: prize for
church history, gift of a friend Miss
Marie Lenhart College of New Rochels
scholarship, Miss Helen Irene Mccain;
Mount Saint Mary alumnae .<holarship.
Miss Catherine McAuliffe: prize for Eng
lsh Miss Barbara Cronin; prizes for
application. Miss Helen Ready and Miss
! Loretto Branor.
Besides Bishop Rice and the Rev n.
]. O'Sullivan, other clergy present were
Fathers Leprohon of Woonsocket. r l..
Joseph Rand OF Winooskl, ] ellis.
! j. VI. Kennedy and J, A Lacouture Of
! this city.
Solemn high mass was celebrated by
the Rev j. F ellis at seven o'clock
for the graduates and afterwards break
fast was served in the guest room OF the
convent. which was decorated with the
class colors, lavender and white