The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
MANY GRADUATE AT
 ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
First Time Exercises Have
 Been Held in Church
MUSIC IS A FEATURE
List of Graduates and Honors. Father Coyle Reads Bishop AL lens Circular-SchOOl Will
 Open September s

Ihe graduating exercises of St. faui parochial school formed a part of the 1o:So o'clock services at St. Pauls church yesterday Pentecost or Whit Sunday There was a solemn high mass with the
 Rev. Father Carroll as celebrant, the Rev.
 Father Sands as deason and the Rev
 Father Mccormick as subdeacon. The children of the school formed in process
 sion in the parish yard and marched into
 the church, the boys first and then the
 girls. The pupils occupied seats reserved
 for them in the middle aisle.
 The music of the mass was entirely
 Gregorian Sister Mary Grace of the Holy
 Angels academy led in the singing. and
 the girls joined in certain parts of the
 mass antiphonally. The effect was beau-
 tiful.
 Bishops Letter Read The Rev. Father Coyle. pastor of St.
 Pauls, read the notices for the week. in-
 cluding circular letter from Bishop AL len, and the Rev. Father Sands preached a short but edifying and eloquent sermon appropriate to the graduating occasion.
 During the services Miss Irene McClel-
 Ian, one of the graduates sang very sweetly an aria from Joshua Ohl Had 1 Jubals Lyre.' At the conclusion
 of the mass Father Carroll announced the
 honors and assisted by Father Coyle, con- ferred the diplomas and gold medals as
 those who were entitled to them ap-
 preached the altar rail.
 Diplomas and medals were given for the
 completion of the academic course to Misses Louise Connolly Angela McCaf- frey, Birmingham; Alice Hatten, New De- catur
 Gold medals were given as follows: Senior Latin class. Frances Tomerlin, Mary Grbbon junior Latin class. Joseph Lombardo, Margaret Ruth; Italian class, Joseph Lombardo, Frances Tomerin; highest averages in sixth and seventh grades, Quinn Barton; highest average in seventh grade English, Ada Cooper; highest average in sixth grade English, Mary OHare; highest average in fourth and fifth grades, Lillian Myers; good eon- duct Nora Cogan. regular attendance, Joseph Murphy; fidelity in serving at all tar. Joseph Brady Joseph Murphy: high est average in second grade, Elizabeth Iayfield: silver medal course in vocal
 music, Juliette Romeo; highest average
 in testimonial course of music, Catherine Colgan highest average in junior music
 class Myron Gallagher.
 Certificates. Piano course-Louise Connolly, Angela McCaffrey. Promotion to high school grades-Quinn Barton, Clara Tomerlin, Lucy Lee Rives, Frank | lin Self, Ada Cooper, Hulda Burk, Ora Mae Beems.
 Testimonials for music-Irene O'Neil, Frances Tomerlin, Katherine Clarke Mary Loftin.
 l The following list completed the school honors: Premiums (average)- Lucy Lee Rives, Clara Tomerlin, Hu-
 bert Mulligan, Joseph Brady, Frank Ward Elizabeth Chain, Phillip Lom- abrdo, Cecelia Duffin. Louis Roeder- sheimer, Louise Nichols, Eunice Bell Foster.
 Arithmetic, Harry Stahmer; English Irene Wroth, politeness, Dewey Lide; history Charles O'Neil
 First Time in Church This was the first time that the school exercises had been made re- lligious ceremony and had taken place in the church. Heretofore they had been given either in the parish hall or at the Jefferson theatre. But yesterday s programme was so impressive and so much enjoyed by the congregation that
 Father Colye expects to have the grad uating exercises in connection with the
 mass in the coming years. The services
 closed yesterday with solemn benedic- ton of the Blessed Sacrament. The school classes will be resumed
 Tuesday, September 8.
 | The Right Reverend Bishops circular which Father Coyle read from the all tar, announced that the collection fol | the Holy Father would be taken up ir all the churches of the diocese on Trim lity Sunday-next Sunday. The circular
 said in part:
 "The veneration and love which al Catholics feel for the father of th' faithful should prompt us to help hin
 to bear the burdens of his high office He has .solicitude for all the churches. He has to provide for the administration l and government of the church in tho center of unity-Rome. In former
 times the patrimony of Saint Peter was sufficient to provide for the ordinary wants of the holy father, but in modern times he has been sacrilegiously de- prived of these revenues and forced to depend on the charity of his spiritual children in every land.
 To Visit Rome Before the close of the year I am expected to make my ad limina visit Ito Rome and make my report concern Ing the condition of religion in this diocese I shall then present In per son your offerings to the holy father and beg his blessing for each and ever, soul in the diocese. I rely on the gen erosity of the faithful to enable me tt make to the sovereign pontiff on thi, occasion an offering of which neither you, nor I. nor any of the people shal have cause to be ashamed" The month of June is dedicated to th' Sacret Heart. At St. Pauls there vii
 be devotions daily at noon. Like thu
 May devotions they will last only abou
 20 minutes.
 1 ATTORNEY WHARTON