The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-06-12
Pontifical College Josephinum, Column

Pontifical College Josephinum, Colum-
bus, Ohio.
Last Tuesday evening diplomas
were conferred on twenty-nine gradu-
ates of the eighth grade of st. Agnes
parochial school, and six graduates of
the commercial department received
cards of merit for proficiency in short
hand and bookkeeping.
Paroehial School Champions: The
chamI fonship battle for the baseball
pennant of the parochial school league
was fought on the athletic field of the
st. Thomas College on Tuesday after
noon, June s, between the st. Bern
ards team and ST. Matthews team.
1t resulted in victory for the former
by score of to 0. The st. Bernard
team also won the pennant last year
and this gives it an undisputed title
to the championship of parochial
school league. A prize offered by
The Catholic Bulletin to the best all
round player on the winning team was
awarded to Benedict Tschida, the
pitcher of the ST. Bernard nine. The
| judges were Professors Stephen
O'Rourke and J. A. Norton of the col
lege staff.
Hibernians Aid Library: At the
regular meeting of the Ramsey County
Board of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans held last Monday evening
steps were taken to present to
the new Public Library the
nucleus of a collection of books
dealing with some phase of Ire
lands history. A committee of eleven
was appointed to devise ways and
means to procure funds for this pur-
pose. The project will be taken up in
each of the Divisions and it's promo
tiers believe that & valuable section
of books on subjects of interest to the
general reader, and especially to peo-
pie of Irish birth or decent, will be
ready as soon as the new Public Ii
brary is finished.
Pro-cathedraI of ST. Mary: The
closing exercises of the Pro-Cathedral
School of ST. Mary, Minneapolis, will
take place Monday evening, June IA,
in the Metropolitan Theatre. The
Amphion Club will present three one
act comedies, the first, Local and
Long Distance" the second, Barbara"
and the third, "The Coming of June
The rehearsals are being directed by
Miss Maude Moore. The Amphion
Club is the only amateur organization
in the city, aside from the University
Club, that will present commencement
plays in the Metropolitan this year.
The graduates of the school will re-
ceive their diplomas from the pastor,
Reverend Thomas E. Cullen.
A parish meeting was held in the
school nall last Tuesday afternoon to
decide OH ways and means of further
ing the interests of religion in the
parish. All sections were we'll repre-
scented and lively interest and a cor
dial spirit were manifested through
out the meeting. 1t was decided to
organize the parish in three districts,
with Reverend M. A. McRaith in
charge of the north division, Reverend
F. T. Burns directing the west diyis-
ion, and Reverend J. S. O'Neill the
east. Each district will initiate prof.
ects and devise methods to win sup
port for the church and develop parish
| loyalty.
! Work on the Pro-Cathedral grounds
was begun last Monday. A large
force of men are busy making the inn
provements planned and progress has
been quite satisfactory during the
week.
ST. Margaret's Academy: The COM
mencement exercises of ST. Margaret's
Academy, Minneapolis, will be held in
the afternoon on Monday, June IA, in
the Shubert Theatre. The senior
academic class gave their class plays
six Times Nine" and "a Russian
Romance" on Wednesday afternoon,
June 8, in the Woman's Club, Six
teenth and Harmon Place, Mime
apolis.
st. Josepn's Church,: The gradua-
ton exercises of st. Joseph's parochial
school, Minneapolis, will take place in
the school Auditorium on Sunday
evening, June Is, at eight o'clock.
The address to the graduates will be
delivered by the pastor of the parish,
Rev. Othmar Erren, o. S. B., who will
also present the diplomas and certifi-
Gates. During the past year over AGO
pupils were registered at the school.
De Ia Sale Institute: The COM
mencement of the De La Sale Iffsti-
Itute, Minneapolis, will be held in the
metropolitan Theatre, Friday evening,
| June Is, at eight o'clock. Admission
has been fixed at twenty-five cents.
There will be three essays, all dealing
with different phases of the war ques-
ton The musical numbers of the
program are under the direction of
Reverend Thomas Talbot of st. Law
renee Church. The Most Reverend
Archbishop will present the diplomas
to the sixty-three graduates.
The Alumni minstrel show given in
the auditorium of the East Side High
School Friday evening, June A, was a
pronounced success in every way
, About 1000 people attended and their
hearty applause repaid the Ministries
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