St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-06-17
Large Number Pupils Get
Medals for Proficieny in
Various Departments.
ADRIAN D. SCHWARTZ
ADDRESSES THE CLASS
Marks Out the Requirements
For Success in Any Call
ing To Be Chosen.

A very successful year at st. Paul
College, C0vingtOn, was Terminated
by the fifth annual commencement
exercises held at the college audi
torium, on Wednesday afternoon
June IA, when fifteen students wer
J graduated in the Academic, CONNER
cial and Stenographic Courses. Tn
| following diplomas were conferred
along with gold medals awarded:
COnferring OF. HOnOrs.
The diploma for completing tn
/, Academic Course and the Degree o
Bachelor of Science was conferred o,
Charles j. Toups, William w. Valloft
August G. Trappah, Whitaker Rigga
The diploma for completing tA(
/ Commercial Course and the Degree O.
Master of Accounts was conferred or
Henry E. Ostendorf, Samuel A. Sim
oneaux, Thomas P Graham, Leo NJ
Harrison Theodore j. Drews, VIM
A. McDermott, Hardie J. Beuchot.
The diploma for completing the
course in Shorthand and Typewritine
was awarded to Stephen A. Bruno
William A. Kramer, Bernard p. F0n.
tan, Bernard II. Somme.
The diploma for attainment of ex-
cellence in Rapid Business Writing
was awarded by the American Pen
man to CASTOR Livaudais, JOSEPH;
Bailey, Alvin Barnett. Henry Bar
nett, Patrick McDermott, Joseph Ca
lamia, Paul Bivona, Daniel Church
John Barnes, Vincent Byrnes, Sera-
phim Spengler, Fernando Kattengell
S. SimOneaux, James Stanard. TheO-
dore Drews.
Awarding Of Gold Medals.
For good conduct in the Senior De-
partment: Bernard Leblanc Do
mated by Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Alex
ander.
For good conduct in the Junior
Department.: Eric Chauvin. Do
mated by A. C. Kelley.
For Christian Doctrine awarded to
Guy -Toups. Donated by Very Rev.
J. F. Lambert.
For general proficiency in the Sec
ond Preparatory Glass, Rene Wallace
For general proficiency in the First
Academic Glass, Daniel Church. Do
mated by Krone Bros.
For general proficiency in Second
Academic Glass, Albert Chaverie.
Donated by Metropolitan Bank.
For general proficiency in the
Third Academic Class, Thomas Gra-
ham. Donated by Benzeiger Bros
For general proficiency in Fourth
Academic Glass, Charles Toups. Do.
mated by P. Graham & Co.
For general proficiency In the Pen
manship Department, Ode Landry.
Donated by Prof. B. A. Mutter.
The exercises were opened by a
delivered by Thos. P.
Graham, Jr., of the commercial grad
yates. This was followed by q three
act drama, entitled "The Freeman
Mill Strike
Immediately following the play an
address to the graduates was mad
by Mr.. A. D. Schwartz. the speaker
Of the day. Mr.. Schwartz spoke in
part as follows:
The aim of every school, or cur
riculum, is, or should be, to turn out
Is far as possible the 100 per cent
nan. By the 100 per cent man I |
10 not mean one who stands 100 per
cent in Christian Doctrine, or deport-
nent, or athletics, or mathematics. or !
my other branch, but / am looking |
o that man who will eventually pos
less with a healthy body, a sane
mind, developed will; habits thor !
'ughly disciplined; the power Of self !
ontrol. and his educational develop |!
nent must have included the physi- !
al, mental and spiritual in proper
Many a man who may
ave stood at. the foot Of his class,
vhen thus roundly developed. has ]
roved in after life to make the best
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on women have joined this class. :
The class presents very pretty pic
ure, with the white caps aud aprons
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