The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-31
|ST. PAUL s SCHOOL
 CLOSED YESTERDAY Awards to Pupils for Years
 Work Announced FATHER DOWNS TALKS Delivers Sermon on "Walk Worthy of Your Vocation Father Coyle Congratulates Pupils and Sisters in Charge
FATHER DOWNS TALKS

| AL last mass yesterday St. Paul s parochial schools closed with the mu- | sic of high mass sung by the cnil- dren.
 The Rev. Father Downs of St. Vir- cents hospital preached an edifying sermon, taking as text, walk worthy Of your vocation" He was in happy vein and pointed out to the children the advantages they had enjoyed during the school term now closing. He urged them to make the lesson g learned during the year the touchstone Of their lives and their conduct, so that putting in practice the principles in- stilled by devoted teachers they nigh. bring credit to the school. honor to their teachers and happiness to them selves
 After the mass, which was conduct . cd by the Rev. Father Sands, the Rev. Father Coyle spoke few words os reorganization to the pupils and the | sisters in charge He said he knew that the work of the year was well and Thoroughly done and that the vacation TOW commencing was earned and would . be for that reason enjoyable. He spoke briefly of the formation by the Rt. Rev. Bishop of the diocesan school board and sketched it's worth and object. He said he was convinced that already much good had been done in raising the star Idard of education in the schools Of the Mobile diocese and that this good work would go on till the standard attained would be the best possible.
 Father Coyle showed how the best of the various school programmes in dio- ceses that have school boards had been selected and was gradually. two grades each year, being enforced. Commenting on the recent examination held by members of the school board. he oh- se-ved that in these examinations St Pauls school reached a very high av' eraee, just how high he could not say s;nce complete reports had not as yet land could not be for sometime compiled av the examiners. Father Coyle con cluded by expressing the hope that n tie reopening of the school term neX, September the pupils, reinvigorated ard rcfreshed would return for another Is lccessful year.
 Father Sands read out the premium ano honor list and the services ende with the singing by the entire school pf the universal papal hymn.
 Gold pins and medals were awarded as Follows:
 Highest average in third year Latin, F' Tomerln: exceptional progress Tn Italian l. O'Neil; highest average in first year Latin. l.. l.. Rives; penmanship. C. Tomerlin; highest average in senior music lass MI Scotch: highest average in junior music class B. Hagy.
 Palmer diplomas for completion of busl- ness penmanship course were issued t1 M Frank K. Huggard, c. Tomerlin.
 Certificates from Professor Palmer Tor benmanship were granted to Francis Rad ord, Blanche Chain, Catherine Colgan, NIyron Gallagher.
 Certificates of promotion to first year high school were issued to Francis Rad lord, Joyce Levvy. Catherine Huggard. Raymond McCaffery, May Foster. Mar Bare. Frank, Elizabeth Hill, Harry Stah- her.
 Premiums average. F. Tomerln, M. Ruth. l.. l.. Rives. F. Radford. G. Gahan,
 Brady. ]. Murphy E.. Chain, l.. Roed- hrschemer
 Neatness and application H. Burks, C. romerlin. C. Colgan, A. Cooper, J. Arm
 trong. E. Hill. c. Foster, l.. Freret, P. 4ombardo, E. McGarry. J. Carney, V. -oby. A. Kilzer, W. Gahan, P. ]. Me- ieever. M. Colgan. F. B. Foster, w. Har- is, l.. O'Neil. D. Lide. F. Radford. M Gallagher, A.. Campbell c. Duffin, N solgan, l.. Avera. M Careen. A. Radford
 ;, Meyer. B. Jackson. J. Dillon, F. Ward D. Layfield, T. McGough.
 Attendance. l.. Meyer, J. Murphy. L. Roedersheimer. E. Haynes. J. Carney. E. 7oedersheimer.
 Punctuality. w. Rawson, R. Stahmer [. Woods.
 Classes will be resumed September '.