Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-23
ST.. JOSEPH HELD
COMMENCEMENT

UUWW al CIV
The annual commencement and clos
ing exercises OF the St Joseph College
for boys. conducted by the noted order,
the Marist Brothers closing its 19l5-i6.
term Wednesday at the school. with an
entertainment Ivy the boys of the school
The Marist Brothers, a Catholic te.-
ching order, was founded BY the veneer
able Father Marcellus Joseph Cham
pagnat, :. a., in January. 1917. The
order now numbers over seven thousand
members. directing more than a thou.
sand schools and colleges In every parr
of the world.
Telling of the order and the Ioca;
school a friend Of the institution said:
1t Is Of interest to Brownsville rpa-
ders that among the five hundred mem
bers of the Marists now enlisted in the
various European armies, the first Bro
Their Director of st. Joseph's. Brother
Anthony, has been a prisoner of wal
for over six months and Brother An
thelbert is an Infirmarian in a hospital
corps somewhere in France
st. Josephs College was taken in
charge by the Marists under Brother
Anthony in January, IL, 1906. In spite
OF many hardships and because OF pa
tient zeal, the school has become sue
cessful. The new class, entering last
September, numbered twenty five boys.
Brownsville is fortunate in includ-
ing a school Of this type among its va
rious excellent educational institutions
for the Marist schools wherever known
are noted for their perfect discipline,
t~horoughness in teaching methods and
The successful cultivation of Il marvel
Gus class spirit. The Maris, Brothers
apparently possesses some magic secret
the promotion of a friendly yet most en-
ergetic rivalry among boys WAC rrge and
spur each other towards prompt atten-
dance and diligent study.
TO this the parents Of the pilils Ct
st. Joseph's are pleased aud ready to
testify, especially the mothers. These
know there b but~little need OF urging
or bribing the pupils of st .Joscph's
10 prompt ATTENDANCE at school. This
they do for themselves. Their admirable
class spirit is their spur"
The program rendered Wednesday
follows:
Goodbye TO School ...... $500 Song
Just Like Papa Does .............
............... Group of small boys.
The Wreck of the Hespjerus'' ......-.
J. VI Come
The jolly Riders" ...... 800. Chorus
Nuestra Patria ......... J. D. Castillo
lei Priscilla, .............. !. Song
Questions and Answers ..............
........... II. Friedman and r Garcia
Paseo por el Belts . !. Chorus
There's Room for You Up Higher J..
VI. Garcia
a Study IT,. ;. MARITIME
"Despedida' ........ c. Ii. Caldcrcri.
Star Spangled Banner Chorus
to stroy 81. Joseph Commencement
Following pupils deserve special mention for
excellent progress during the year:
First Grade-Ernesto Eestciro. Daniel Cas-
tliIp. NtNtiu "a siWSf W. " ,iNAilts /
Seabury and Frank Wagner. Third
Jose Colunga. l.. Paroles. Alajandro
Garcia. f.. Calderoni, X. Celaya. Fourth
II. Friedman, A. Gomez, and III. Rodri-
guez. Fifth Grade: James b. Martinez,
Soils. Sixth Grade: Manuel Perez,
Eliseo Paroles and Pedro NJ. Barron. copmer-
department.
Ralph Friedman. special prize for attendance.
not missing one day in the term. nor being
even once. Special mention. Pedro NJ
Barron and Eliseo Paroles.
Prizes for department and attendance: II.
Dc In CARO-. ID. Castillo. Il. Morales. +. Bes-
teiro. +. Morales. T.. Bestciro, l.. Wise. g.. de
Ia Garzo, !. Gomez. j. Luna, A. Mares. II
j. Castillo. For attendance, G.
Farmer.
Grammar Grades: Department: J. Colun-
ga. r.. raAdes. 7. Alvarado. X. Friedman. :.
r. Cclaya, II. Domingucz. III. Ro-
driguez. II. Trevino. For attendance. II.
Friedman. Y. Calderoni. j. Manzano and q.
Caldcroni.
Prizes for department in the commercial
department: Manuel Perez. Eliseo Paroles.
Other prizes were awarded To the follow
ing: Eleuterio de Ia CARA, Daniel de Castillo,
Farmer. Francisco Morales. Antonio
Mares; in the primary. Ernest Besteiro. Adolfo
Crixell. Louis Wise. Raul Besteiro: primary
second grade: Guillermo de- In Cara. George
Luna. Jose Castillo: second grade. Jose Oscar
del Castillo. Frederick Wagner. Edward Sea
bury. Jose Sanchez. Jose Colunga. Lorenzo
I'arades. Alexandra Garcia. Carlos Calderoni.
Caldarpni. Roberto Celaya. Tteofilo
Raul Dominguez. Ralph Friedman.
Arturo Gomez. Honorato Rodriguez. Ernesto
John Garcia. Toe caIderoni Ramen