The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-11
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL

Cathedral of st. Paul: The pupils
of the Cathedral school will give a
Christmas entertainment in the
school auditorium on the evening OF
Tuesday, December q. The eighth
grade pupils are rehearsing the
operetta, The Katydids," under the
direction of the Rev. Thomas r. Tai
bot of the Cathedral staff. This
operetta was written by Paolo La
Villa, the Italian teacher and COM
poser of ST. Paul, especially for chill
dren's voices and the story is poetic
and fairy-like. THE Katydids" has
already been given with success at
several schools in eastern cities. The
junior pupils under the direction OF
Mrs. George Butterick, who holds the
chair of Dramatic Art at the Cathe-
dral school, will appear in several
little Christmas playlets; the fifth and
sixth grades will present Mother
Goose and Her Children" the third
and fourth grades will appear in THE
Night Before Christmas" the first
and second grades, under the direc-
ton of the Misses Guyer and Kemp of
the Northwestern Conservatory, Min
neapolis, will give Christmas lullaby,
folk songs and folk dances. The boys
choir will sing Gounod's Nazareth"
The program is unique and promises
much enjoyment.
College of st. Thomas: The Col
lege library is receiving considerable
accessions month by month. The de-
partments of Literary Criticism, Con-
stitutional History and Political Sci
ence have already been supplemented
by purchases of the latest and best
works in these branches, and the
French and German sections are also
being built up by the addition OF some
hundreds of well-chosen volumes. AS
a result of this years accretions the
College has now library amply suf-
ficient for all the needs of class work
and admirably adapted to develop the
literary taste of the students.
Father Etzel, the librarian, is ably
assisted by corps of young assist
ants The task of cataloguing of the
library is under the charge of Father
Blankert.
The annual banquet in honor of the
football team of st. Thomas College,
st. Paul, was held Monday evening,
December 6, at seven o'clock. A large
number of the alumni of the College
as well as representatives of other
schools were present. The members
of the s. T. Club, alumni who have
won athletic honors in the past, were
out in force. All gathered with the
members of the faculty and the older
students in the senior dining hall at
seven o'clock where a dinner of
Thanksgiving flavor and abundance
was served. Reverend John Dunphy
at the close of the meal expressed the
appreciation of the College for the
large number of alumni and other
guests who had come to honor the
football team. He then announced
that all would adjourn to the audi
forum in the new armory building
for the smoker. There the band, un-
der the direction of Professor Pardo,
opened the program with a spirited
selection and then the POSTMASTER,
Fred Mccarthy of st. Paul. was intro,
dnced by Father Dunphy. Among the
speakers of the evening who congratu'
lated the team on their splendid rec.
ord for the past season was DR.. VIII
liams of the University of Minnesota
who gave the players some valuable
hints on the finer points of the game
and it's value as an element in mental
cn0olYnrc
were Reverend Joseph O'Neil of the
Pro-Cathedral, Minneapolis, Professors
Funk and Hall of Manchester College
A. Hermann of the Central Higt
School, DR.. Millar, president of the
s. r. Club, Michael B. Hurley, presf
dent of the Alumni Association, and
DR.. Hilger. Frank Ward was elected
by the team as captain of the football
squad for 1916.
The Rector of the College attended
the annual meeting of the Presidents
of Military Schools and Colleges las
week at Washington. The proceed
ings extended over three days, Decem
Der 2, 8, 4, and comprised the follow
ing papers and addresses: DR.. S. C
Jones: Standardization of Courst
of Study in Schools Below the RAM
of College" DR.. G. H. Spooner: 'Th
Course of Study in Our Military Col
leges." General W. Verbeck: VIVA
Constitutes an Ideal Military School,.
Hon. John Temple Graves: Idea
Americans and Americanism in Wa
and in Peace" General Leonar
Wood: '"The Military Schools as
National Asset" General E. "
Nichols: peace and the Best Wa
to Secure It." The Secretary of War
Hon. Lindley NJ. Garrison, also &C
dressed the Convention. Not the leas
interesting feature of the program
was a call on President Wilson o
Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
Church of ST. Agnes: On Sunda!
December IL, a Christmas play
English will be given at the st. Agne
Hall, corner of Kent and Thoma
! Streets, when "Christkind," write
by Frank A. Lethert, member of tn
parish, will be presented. The matine
will begin at $50 P. NJ, and the eyel
ing performance at eight o'clock.