The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-06-25
ST. PAUl'S SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Exercises at Family Theatre Much
Enjoyed by Large Audience.

Exercises at Family Theatre Much
Enjoyed by Large Audience.
The graduating exercises of st. Pauls
Parochial school were held Monday
evening at the Family theatre, which
was crowded by friends of the twelve
graduates, Misses Helen Gilroy. Grace
Murphy, Barbara Lehner, Agnes Ford
Alice Stack and Anna O'Connor, and
]: @. O'Connor, VIM. Ryan, Joseph
Purdy, Peter J. Sawyer and Thomas
Kerwin were the members of the grad.
uating class. Miss Mary Margsre,
McKendry of the class of 1916 received
diploma from the musical department
of this school.
The exercises were unique being in
the nature of play or specialties with
fancy costumes and representations
The program was as follows:
Papa's and Mammals Darlings-
Minims.
Who's to Inherit 2-drama-Senioi
ana Junior Glrls.
(The sudden death of Gen. Annners
ley, at the tender age of seventy. six
causes much commotion among his
heirs)
Strange Visitors; or Meeting of the
Nations-Cantata.
(Six entertainers give reception to
nineteen boys and nineteen girls, req
resenting eleven different countries
each attired In the costume of his land
and carrying his national flag. With
characteristic songs and national airs
Nations represented are Ireland
Scotland. England, France. Germany
Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, Chins
and Japan.)
The Landing of Columbus-drama-
Senior and Junior Boys
A historical play in three short acts.
Act columbus pleads his cause
before the Spanish court.
Act 2-Columbus is encouraged by
Padre Gonzales.
Act 3-Columbus in chains-Indiar
braves entertain Chief Senique.
"Ye Little Old Folks Concert-MusiC
such as ye big folks sing betimes at ye
last meeting of ye same. Likewise
here be some gay and pretty songs
not toe worldly, but vet, likewise also
much merrie talk,
Overture, violins-Selected by ten
pupils.
Imprompte, piano solo-Shubert, by
Miss Mary Margaret McKendry.
Valedictory - THE Sea hath its
Pearls, is there one for me2"
Presentation of Diplomas and Ad.
dress to Graduates-Rev. P. J. Slane.
Father Slane spoke in part as follows
''The Catholic school exercises were
great success. From year to year,
from grade to grade, you have perfected
the knowledge acquired in each pre-
ceding year and 80 time should find a
greater enrichment of mind and char.
acter," said the pastor, speaking to the
graduates and others in the absence of
the Rev. FIR. Command, who because of
indisposition was prevented from being
present. tine need of religion in
education" said Rev. P. J. Slane, lis a
need that is generally recognized at
the present time. 1t has been repeated ly
voiced by noted publicists and famous
educators.
"This is readily understood because
religion is the supreme force in
character building. Religion elevates
and idealizes all that is good. Religion
deprecates all that is evil. Since you
are Catholics you have special respon.
sibilities in the state of society where
so many evidences prove that faith in
the supernatural is losing strength and
growing materialism is swapping the
virtues for which faith is the only
adequate defense. In some places you
will be looked upon with suspicion by
those who have been educated in the
ancient hatred, born originally of
European political conflict, for our
mother church. In others there will
be good natured Indifference to your
faith until some occasion requires its
application to an actual event"