Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-07
Newark Loses Both
Games Of Double Bill
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
BtshOp of Lincoln Delivers Com.
meneement Address az Hastings.

BtshOp of Lincoln Delivers Conn
neneement Address az Hastings.
An audience OF patrons and friends OF
the Immaculate Conception academy,
Hastings, comfortably filling the Kerr
opera house, listened TO a most enjoyabis
commencement program by the graduates
and students OF that school last Tues
day at $50 o'clock. The fourteen gradu-
ates in white caps and gowns with a
background OF academy girls presented a
beautiful picture when the curtain went
up for the opening chorus from the Rose
Maiden"
The salutatory by Miss Bonnie Hussey
and the valedictory by Miss Bessie
Clancy were well presented and showed
careful thought "A Perfect Day given
BY double quartet and a solo by Miss
Mary May were two musical numbers
which were well received. The speaker
OF the evening. Right Rev. ]. Henry
Then bishop OF Lincoln. was introduced
by Meyer Madgett.
The mayor accorded the academy
sisters high praise for the work accom-
plished. He declared that their teach
Ing was Of high standard mentally.
morally and religiously.
The bishop opened with tho declaration
that all the new ideas come from young
people. He advised them to blaze a new
path for theinselves, but admonished
them not TO forget the teachings OF the
past. He said they had been taught the
fundamental principles Of morality and
spirituality and that It was now their
duty 10 exempllfy by their lives the
! education they had received. ''The
tendency OF the age is towards ease and
comfort" he declared. He held that edu-
cation today tends too much toward ae-
complishment and too little toward the
building of character
THE tendency OF the day" asserted the
bishop, lis to allow children to do en-
tirely as they wish. II il dangerous 10
remove all restraint from children. for
human life ts too valuable 70 experiment
with. They should be safeguaroed with
the experience OF the past ana the eui-
tivation Of education"
Academy diplomas were conferred upon
Misses Bonnie Hussey. Nora Dryer.
Verna Diokerson. Rose Cahill, Agnes
Frazier, Margaret Halloran. Marie Stack,
Fern HAYES. Fanoes TheIs. Sadie Ward.
Bernice Hughes, Mary May and Jessie
schwingel.
The following received teachers certi-
ficates: Misses Bessie CLANCY, Nora
Dryer. Verna Dickerson. Rose cahill
Agnes Frazier. Marie Stack, Fern Halves.
Frances Tbeia. Sadie Ward and Mar
gaFet Halloran.
Entrance cards 10 the university were
given TO Misses Bessie Clancy. Nora
Dwyer. Rose cahlll, Agnes Frazier. Mar
garet HAlloran. Marie Stack. Fern Hawes
Frances Theis. Bonnie Hussey. Sadie
Ward. Bernice Hughes, Mary May and
Jessie schwingei.
Palmer method penmanship diplomas
wore given to Misses Gertrude LerE, Ida
Migeri ana Nora Quinn.
The week preceding commencement was
filled with activities. Class day was May
-. The junior-senior reception and ban
auet was al the Clarke hotel the next
evening and the Glass play, 'Everymaid. {"
was presented In Kerr opera house FRI
day evening.
Saturday was Ivy day. The senior
GRAFTON. planting OF Ivy and Growing Of
the May queen took place on the campus
Sunday after solemn high mass. Rev d.
Fitzgerald preached the baeoslaureate SER
mon az 81. Ceollia's church. Monday wa
alumnae day with business meeting, ban
quet and ball TO fill the day.