The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-18

The closing days Of 1914 school
year of Sacred Heart academy Fargo
were as enjoyable for the public as
they were eventful to students and
satisfactory to the Sisters in cnarge
The exercises proper began Tuesday
afternoon when class day program was
given on the beautiful grounds of thu
academy on North Broadway, which
were witnessed by many friends of the
students and Sisters in charge of the
school. Miss Ella Gill was saluta-
tortan; My Homeland, Dakota was
beautifully rendered by the academy
orchestra; a defamation, S~partacus by
Miss Hazel Lillibridge; May Pole SONG
and festival by the class and the
valeGictory by Miss Catheryn Degnan,
concluded the outdoor program, after
which the class debate between juniors
and seniors tool place in, the academy
auditorium. The subject Of debate
Resolved that mathematics is of more
importance to education than the
classics"
The affirmative was sustained by
ELLA Gill, Veronica LIE Wire and
Anthony ~Breidenbach, while Adealia
Miller, Mayme Quigley and William
Early supported the negative. The
speakers on either side supported their
thesis well. The judges pronounced in
favor of the negative as having the
greater number Of points. Miss Bella
McGregor acted a. mistress of cere-
monies.
On Wednesday afternoon the high
school commencement exercises took
place in the Grand theatre. The pro-
gram opened with the salutatory by
Miss ELLA Gill, a musical selection
The Old Cloister Clock by Miss
Adealia Miller, graduates farewell
song by the class, a poem, The Bells by
Miss Evelyn Young, a musical selec-
ton La Traviata by Miss Hilda Per-
rim, defamation, The Star Spangled
Banner by Miss Adealia Miller, a must
cal selection, Grand Polka de Concert
by Miss Cathryn Degnan, a song Alma
Mater, Fare Thee Well, by the class,
musical selection, Old Folks at Home
by Miss Florina Clairmont and vale
dictory by Miss Lucille Murphy, after
which Right Rev. James O'Reilly, D.
D., bishop of Fargo, presented the
diplomas and medals to the graduates
and contestants for prizes and spoke
briefly to the graduates congratulating
them upon the good work they had
accomplished thus far, admonishing
them to ever keep in mind the high
Christia nideals which had been in
! culcated in their minds and hearts
during Ch61r SCnoOl lie at sacred
Heart academy Inc commencing the
| Sisters for their noble and unselfish
labors in behalf OF the students, whose
only recompense was the satisfaction
of doing good to others.
The honors given are as follows
State certificates of completion, teach
ers' state certificates. high school di-
plomas with university certificates
and the following prizes:
Gold medals for excellence in Chris
tan doctrine-Anthony Breidenbach,
Reynolds. N. D.; Lucille Murphy, Ma
| pleton, N. D., given by Rev. p. Rams
bottom Of st. Mary's cathedral; win
ner of the Junior defamation contest.
a gold medal. presented by Rev. Cas-
w. Fay, Of Page; Miss Evelyn Young
Of Fargo, also a gold medal to Miss
Adealia Miller of Crary. N. D., the
winner in the senior contest, present
ed by Rev. Chas. W. Fay, a gold med
al awarded by Rev. G.. J. George Of the
cathedral for excellence in Bible his
tory, won by Miss Erna Boettcher Of
Blanchard, N. D., gold medal for ex-
| cellency in common branches, present.
ed by Rev. Thomas Egan, pastor Of
st. Mary's cathedral, was awarded Leo
Mullaney Of Dickinson, N. D.
Pioneer Priests in North America,
three volumes by Rev. T. J.. Campbell,
S. J., which is a history of the early
missionaries among the Hurons, AL