Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-20
LARGE CROWD At
GRADUATION Of
ST. COLUMBIA PUPILS
EXCELLENT PLAY Is GWEN
FATHER MCCARTHY DELIVERS
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS. AS
LAST MESSAGE TO OTTAWA
AUDIENCE. ~

ROOICNSC.
One of the largest crowds that
ever attended graduation exercises
was present last evening at the OF
tawa high school auditorium when pu-
pills from the parochial schools of St
COLUMBIA parish received their di-
plcmas.
Present Play.
The Fatal Emerald, or a Tale of
Olde Egypt" was the names of the
play presented. The pupils wore cos
tunes in the oriental garb and the
stage-settings were in keeping with
the play. The play was we'll acted
and reflected much credit on those
who had it in charge.
During the various scenes Miss
Sadie Kenny, Justin Jaeger, Arthur
Halligan and Roy Butler entertained
with musical numbers The fancy
dancing by Miss Margaret Lucey and
Miss Catherine Lawless was very en-
joyahle.
Address by Rev. Mccarthy.
In his address Rev. Mccarthy said:
1T becomes my privilege, my last
and most pleasant duty in Ottawa. 70
congratulate the class of 1917. wno
stand tonight before the doc, of The
world of action. The principle which
Christianity gave to the " orld and
fostered. when storm and persecutiou
fain would have uprooted her from
Gods earth, are your inheritance
Yes, II Is true we must have human
knowledge, but is It the supreme
coed of life? win mere knowlede,
of the Law and prophets bahish hy
pocrisv greed or lust? Alas, hay,
not seAiu and talent been employed
time and umc aean for purposes
most unholy and mqde the instru
ments of attacks on institutions The
most sacred and the most necessary
for mans spiritual and temporal vel
fare. Verify, then, something more
than mere book learning is needed
to enable us to rise to the perfection
of our something more mus
go to the making of noble men ant
women
There Is a higher good than mer,
human knowledge there is pure
and more necessary appetite THAI
that of science. Above the brute an,
his cravings stands man with bis in
telectual aspirations-but above mer
humanity Is the Divine--in who's
image and likeness we have bee
made and for the reproduction @
similitude we must strive This pal
amount need Of higher qualities i
not less evident when one turns fro1
consideration of individuals. to IN
study CT society What conters
rea' dignity on a state? What just
e3 the hope that its institutions wi
weather the gales and escape tn
rocks that menace National existence
Not the wealth of its citizens-nl
their learning not even the stron
hand of power. The wrecks that mar
the ways of history teach the signit
cant lesson that society may NJ
rely on wealth or intelligence or m
terial power and hope to live. TT
well-beine of state as well as thi
of an individual demands the persu
|, and the attainment OF moral good
the establishment of those principa
which Christianity brought into Il
. world
As the twig Is inclined so II
' tree grows According to the teac
ing given, the soul will be noble
base. It will develop or degenera
= in proportion as the educator dea
with in wisely or unwisely. Hen
= the educational system which won
pretend only to prepare mon al
women TO earn a livlihood or TO tea
them the manners and graces of
\ hollow or frivolous society, or
, preach the doctrine of learning {
learning sake would belle its nan
5 IT would not be an educator of sol
but mere trainer of material buin
z for material ends HC% faithle
II would parent be who would del
y eralely instill into the mind Of
IS child the pernacious doctrine that
that alone Is valuable which Is mark
able or that selllshness Is the OF
rule of life What would become
III a society in which the majority
IN parents and children knew md pr
= ticed only such principles hducat
Ir- to be complete must be physical.
er tellectual and moral IN a word,
body, mind and heart must hc ,,1
taneous and harmonously develop
"Of all the blessings, which Of
N, Chritsain faith. God can bostow
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