The Catholic bulletin., 1916-01-22
ARCHDIOCESE Of ST. PAUL

falls on Tuesday, January %, will be
celebrated with a Solemn PontifieaI
Mass in st. Mary's' Chapel at ter
o'clock. The Right Reverend Bishor
TTobec will be the celebrant and the
sermon will be preached by the Rev
r. ]. Wilhee, pastor OF the Church
of st. Anthony, Minneapolis. After
Mass the annual meeting of the Alum.
nj viii take place and at its conclu,
sion dinner will be served after which
the mid-year vacation of two weeks
will begin.
During this week the oral eXamina-
tions in the different courses of study
are being held. The Most Rever-
end Archbishop is in attendance. Last
week the written examinations took
place.
Guild of Catholic Women: Chris
tian Kings in Norway" will be the
subject of discussion at the meeting
of the Arts and Letters Department
to be held in the Angus next Monday
afternoon at half past two o'clock.
Mrs. Pierce Butler will read a paper
on "Haakon the Good (934-963)." and
Mrs. r. Spence on Long Serpent
of Olaf Tryggvesson (955-1000)." The
discussion will be led by Mrs. J. w.
Bishop.
Sacred Thirst Society: At the
monthly meetings of the Sacred
Thirst Total Abstinence Society of St
Paul, a committee Of women is ap-
pointed to visit the workhouse once
a month for the purpose of aiding
the women prisoners. Through the
courtesy of the Superintendent, Mr..
Goetzinger, this committee is allowed
to meet the women inmates, talk to
them and assist them in their efforts
to reform. The Committee provides
refreshments for the women and,
when they are paroled or released from
confinement, tries to assist them in
their efforts to find work and lead
honorable lives.
Alumni Banquet: The annual ban
quet of the st. Paul branch of the
Alumni Association of st. Johns Uni
versity, Collegeville, Mimi, will be
held on the evening of Wednesday,
January &c, in the North Central
Commercial Club. Frank Yoerg will
be POSTMASTER, and the Rev. Alexis
Hoffman, O. s. B., of st. Johns Uni
versity, will deliver the principal ad-
dress.
Church of ST. Adalbert: Last Mon
day afternoon fire, caused, it is be-
lieved, by defective flue, burned its
way through the roof of st. Adalbert's
parochia1 school, st. Paul, damaging
the building to the extent of about
$500. The school was in session at
the time, nearly five hundred children
being present in the building. These
were marshalled into line under the
direction of the pastor, Rev. Peter A.
Roy, and the Felician Sisters who
have charge of the school, and
marched out of the building in safety
and without undue haste. The fire
was soon put under control, and the
children took shelter in the church
until they were able to return to
the school for their clothing.
Pro-CathedraI of st. Mary: On
Wednesday evening, January 19, Mr..
George B. Hewetson, former Anglican
rector of Milestone, Sask., and con-
vert to the True Faith, gave lecture
IF a.
dral school, Minneapolis, on Than
substantiation and the Greek Philos-
ophers," which proved very instructive
to the large audience present on that
occasion.
The Church Unity Octave" begin
ming with the feast of st. Peters Chair
at Rome, January Is, and ending with
the feast of the Conversion of st. Paul,
January %, is being observed in the
ro-Cathedral of st. Mary, Minneapo-
lis, by a public novena for church
unity. The exercises began, however,
on the eve of st. Peters feast, Mon
day, January II, in order that the
novena might end on the feast day
of St. Paul, the Apostle OF the Ma
tions.
ceciIian Society: The Cecilian So
ciety of Minneapolis, met last Tues
day evening, january Is, at the home
of Mrs. S. II. Chute, 1924 University
Avenue, Southeast, Minneapolis. Mr..
Robert Fullerton of the Northwestern
Conservatory, discussed some phases
of the voice and gave selections from
'"The Creation" the Messiah, and
eJeptha." Mr.. John ]. Beck, organist
of st. Stephan's Church, gave pro-
gram of piano numbers.
According to Mr.. Fullerton. tone
production is naturally a spontaneous
act, resulting from emotion, and the
technique of the art must remain emo
tional: mechanical thought and an at
tempt at conscious local control OF
the instrument never succeeds in car
rying an emotional message, that
correct breathing should become the
basis of a perfect poise and ADJUST
ment of the instrument. Often cor
rective exercises must be given before
natural emotion viii be expressed.
When this is done the natural freedom
and artistic quality of tone result.
Several examples of dramatic situ-
ations in different oratorios, sThe Mes
siah," "The Creation" and "Jephtha
were given to show the application of
principles of emotional control of the
..a1 ar5 Abo ,ooA,1ro1 WOW in which a