Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-20
GIVES ADVICE TO GRADUATES
Bishop Scannell Defines Real Sphere
of Woman.
ST. BERGMAN COMMENCEMENT
Young Women Are Told 60 Keep
Faith by Practice-Entire school
Participates I'm Graduation
Exercises.

The valedictorian Of the graduation
class of st. Berchmans academy. Miss
Gertrude Smith, pleaded tor freedom for
woman" in an eloquent analysis Of the
social status of the woman of today. Her
subject was. "Our ShacKles," and che
pointed out In terse language the need
of woman being left unhsmpered to do
her work in the world
"Your valedictorian has stolen my
thunder" said FIT. Rev. Richard Scan
NELL who delivered the graduation ld-
dress to the class. "She has said what
1 would have said. Except that women
are not so greatly hampered. she has
expressed my sentiments
There is a two-fold aim TO education:
Training Of the intellect and the will
OF the two the training Of the will Is
the more important. Women must have
good sense. They must be able to SON
troll themselves. 1t is their only means
to achieve. to become useful in the
world
Some women are like the lilies of the
field, they toll not, nor spin, but Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like
one Of these. Yet you need not learn TO
spin. It was necessary that your grand
mothers spin. but machinery has made
IT useless for you to do IT, What you
must learn in usefulness now and there
Is every opportunity for you to be use
full
Keep faith Keep your faith, and keep
It by practice. The best way to keep
faith is to practice It,"
The Graduates.
Those who graduated were;
Misses Misses
Claire Morrison Rose Welch
Gertrude Smith May Connor
| Gertrude May Marguerite
Esther Mulvlhill Greenough
The entire school took part in the
beautiful exercises preceding the con-
feS.n of diplomas. laurel wreaths and
gold crosses.
The program follows:
Entree, March Trlumphale. piano L
Miss Elizabeth Redman; plano 2, Miss
Saiutatory, "The welcome OF a Per.
feet Day" Miss Gertrude May.
Gloria, accompanist, Miss Mary Connor
Sunshine and Shower, junior vocal
class, accompanist, Miss Agnes Bush
man.
Grand Caprice Hongrois; Piano /, Miss
Elizabeth Redman; piano 2. Miss Mary
Connor.
Academic HOnOrs.
Diplomas for highest number on honor
roll: Misses X. Selzle, V. Foley. r
Wheeler. L. Ryan. c. May. a. Bushmsn
F. Foley, D. Flemming,. NJ. Olson. M
Queenan, NJ. Sharkey, H. Sturgeon, M
Mccormack and F. English
"Playmates' Quarrel: Misses Bessie
| Mccormack, Anna May Bonness; accom-
panist. Miss Marguerite Bonness.
Gold medal for ethics: Donated by
Very Rev. j. Jennette. Merited by Misses
G. Smith, G. May, c. Morrison, e. Null
! ,fIN tok, md
Welch; drawn by Miss Gertrude May.
Gold medal for Christian doctrine: Dc
mated by Rev. ]. F. Mccarthy Meritet
by Misses g. Smith, G. May G; Morrison
ehaSUt & %tiGa n Morr0sn. &c TSne & dreT. K sel1ie
K. English. D. Mcleod. G. May. L. Ryan
Pritc6ard; drawn BY Miss K. selzle,
Gold medal for Latin: Donated by Rev
smith, 6. May, 6, Morrison, e; Mulyyi
hill. A. Collins, 1. O'Rielly, G. May, L
Ryan. A. Bushman. r. Wheeler. X. Nc
Cram. G. Tate. V: Foley, F. Foley, .
Gold medal for department: Donater
by Rev, NJ. j. Barrett. Awarded to Mis-
tG6H' Goid medal for English: Donated b!
Rev. j. ]. Buckley Merited by Misse
G. Smith, C. Morrison, |. OReilly C
Grier. v. Foley and H, West; drawn b.
Gold medal for mathematics: Do
mated by Rev. S. F. Dowd. Merited b!
Misses @. Smith, NJ. Connor. M
Greenough, r. Welch. d. Mcleod, A. Col
! Inns, l. O'Reilly, K Selzle, M Morrison
V. Foley, L. Ryan, X. McCrann, G. May
r. Wheeler. F. Foley and A. Bushman.
Gold medal for elocution: Donated b!
Hugh Murphy, jr. Awarded to Mis-
| Gertrude Smith. Second and third prize
for elocution: Misses Chabot and K. Nc
| Cram.
Miss Vivian Foley gave a stirring reci
tation and Miss Henrietta West sang
solo, Crossing the Bar"