South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-13
49 { RAD UATED
At ST. MARY s
Max Pam Delivers Address to
Senior Class Tuesday
Morning.

St. Mary's college and academy
graduated 40 young women from its
college. academic, normal and mu-
sic departments Tuesday morning
with exercises Of unusual merit. The
diplomas and medals were conferred
Upon the young women by Rt. Rev.
Bishop MuldOOn of Rockford. and
the commencement address was de-
livered by the Hon. Max Pam Of
Chicago. The remainder Of the pro-
gram included the valedictory, The
Indiana Centenary and St. Mary's,
by Miss Irene Finnup: the class
poem, The Potter by Miss Mar
guerite McEnerny. and essay on An
Absolute Standard of Scholarship"
by Miss Lucille HOuran, and a
poem, ITO the memory of Shakes
peare, by Miss Mary Elizabeth
Grabs, as well as several beautifully
rendered musical numbers by indi-
Viduals and by the Glee club
Mr. Pam. in opening his splendid
address. spoke appreciatively OF the
benefit which he had derived from
his visit TO st. Mary's and Notre
Dame, where he beheld souls as well
as minds in the making.
Tells WOman's Place.
Continuing, he said:
In ancient times woman is sup
posed to have been subservient to
man. 1 deny that. / deny it not only
because history records the contrary.
hut because of the fact that the suf-
ferlng and sacrifice of woman is an
answer TO that statement.
Centuries ago St Austine gave
woman her proper place in history,
che which political economists are
row struggling with I'm their legisla-
tiCns and problems. He said, If God
had intended woman as mans mas
ter He would have taken her from
his head, if he had designated her as
slave he would have taken her
from his feet, but since she is to be
his equal and companion he took her
from his side
so the equality OF woman not
only in industrial activities but in the
highest spiritual activities is con-
coded. The young woman who gave
i
of Scholarship this morning, sound
I ed pretty nearly the forces that
rove the universe. / shall put that
/ IT, my way: The forces that move
/ the universe are intellectually and
Y spirituality intellectually is the
/ underlying force that make for the
economic development and achieve
ments in life. Spirituality makes for
\ that other power which is even
more transcendant than intellectual
/ ity. They go hand in hand but the
one is so much more necessary than
/ the other, that we must yield INTEL
/ lectuality. if need be. to spirituality.
10 find cur expressions in character.
l. Mans Equal.
intellectually woman is mans
equal There was a time when wOm-
en- were not considered so ia the
/ economic sense. This time must no
/ longer continue. Those who do not
/ GO their share in the worlds work
/ today are drones and parasites. The
vocations TO which women in the
world may apply themselves are
many. None is SO great as that Of
/ teacher. 1t has its boundIessness in
i its responsibilities. / do not know of
a single function that a woman can
! perform which gives her such a
great scope of achievement as that
/ of teaching the young. educating the
mature. and training mind. heart
/ and soul for the struggle. salvation
and hope of mankind
gam included the following num-
/ hers: "Tannhauser." Wagner, first
/ violin Misses G.. Hampton and h.
/ Madden. second violin. Misses +.
/ Redmond and NJ Bradley; third