Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-18
FATHER O'FARRELL
DELIVERS ELOQUENT
PATRIOTIC SPEECH
Graduating Exercises Of the
Sacred Heart Academy
Most Brilliant

Rev. ]. II. OFarrell, of Woodburn,
, was treated to round after round OF
enthusiastic applause by an audience
which filled the Grand Opera house to
overflowing last night, upon the oc'
casion of the graduating exercises OF
the Sacred Heart Academy, during the
course of one of the most patriotic and
eloquent addresses which has ever been
delivered from the pulpit or the stage
in this city upon similar occasion
Eight pupils were graduated from the
academy this year under the most bril-
liant and inspiring auspices and the en-
tire program which was rendered in
connection with the event was one of
the best every produced by this or any
, other educational institution in the city
or state.
Father O'Farrell's address was
directed more particularly to the class
of graduates than to the big audience
in attendance and he endorsed every
act of President Wilson during the
present war crisis and charged them in'
dividually and collectively to live up.
to the true standards of Americanism
and pledge undying fealty and loyalty
to the government administration Gre
gardless of the flag under which we
CHANGED to be born and without regard
to what country we call our father.
land He gave some especial advice
and counsel to the Girl graduates, say.
ing that to the women was especially
due an advanced education in order
that thev not only be trained to look
after their inherent duties of the house.
hold, but to be prepared to vote and
act intelligentlv when called upon to
do so upon serious questions effecting
the home and the government.
Aside from the address to the gradu.
ates by Father O'Farrell the principal
and most absorbing feature of the even.
ing's program was an allegory entitled
"The Test" which was enacted by the
pupils of the academy and with splen.
did effect. Another excellent and high
ly entertaining feature of the program
was a harp trio: "The Harp That Once
Thro' Tara s Hail. which was ex-
ccuted with very pleasing effect by
Misses Louise Berndorfner, GertrudeI
Campbell and Eleanor Huckestein. Rev.
Father Moore conferred the honors and
diplomas upon the graduates as they
were introduced being assisted by a |
group Of pretty little girls, and each
one was dccked with crown Of bay
leaves as he or she was presented with
diploma.
/ Among those from out Of town who
attended the exercises were Rt. Rev.
Placedus Fuerst, 0. s. b., abbot of Mt
Angel monastery; Rev. Dominic Walden.
schewley, pastor of st. Mary's church.
Mt, Angel Rev. Benedict Barr of Mt
Angel college, and Rev. Father jacob,
/ s, j. Spokane, Wash,
Following are the names Of the
graduates;
Latin Course-Cccilia Gertrude Camp.
bell, Eliza Nolan Caroline Mary O'Con.
nell, Gertrude Patricia Robson.
Modern Language Course Mary
Helen Barr, Vera Mildred Brunk, In.
dependence; Ruth Ann Cooper.
Senior Pianoforte Course Louise
Elizabeth Bcrudorfuer, Salem.
The program in full was as follows:
AN uPr NcnOnen Bauon DOnau.
String quartette-Violin 7. Mary
Shcoettlc, Marie Campbell; violin II,
Leondine Eckerlin Anna Berndorfner;
VIOLA Bertha Docrfler, Leotta Noud;
cello, Louise Berndorfner, Helen Barr;
harp, Gertrude Campbell, Eleanor
Hnckcstcin,
The Test-An Allcgory.
Characters Hernia, the pilgrim,
Ruth Ann Cooper; Angela, genius Of
goodness, Gertrude Robinson: Terrania,
genius of pleasure Eliza Nolan; Faith,
Caroline O'Connell. Hone. Vera prnnk
Charity, Phyllis Painter; Afflietion,
Angel Of Death, Susie Sparrow.
Pleasures Spirits Mary Heehan.
; Alice Mcclellan. Marie Nadon Tbelma
Fowler, Catherine Savage, Theresa All.
) brich Eleanor Campbell, Margaret
Hcehan, Florence Austin. Mildred
) Dawes, Gladys Dimeler, Mary Lehold.
Vocal Numbers.
Let Us Sing
Soos-MIarie Campbell Helen Barr.
Bertha Doerfler, Hazel Blake. Edyth
Fox. Gertrude Cnmpbell Chorus. non.
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