The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-16

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as follows: Marshall june II; Green
Valley, June IS; Tracy, June 10. Rt.
Rev. Bishop Trobec will administer
the Sacrament of Confirmation at
Leavenworth Ca mission of Sleepy
Eye, on June 20; at Comfrey, June
81, in the morning, and in the after
noon at Sanborn; at Lamberton, June
% in the morning.
Confirmation Held: The Most Rev
erend Archbishop administered the
Sacrament of Confirmation as follows:
Graceville, June 8. The class num-
bered 142 candidates, of whom 16 were
converts. An offering of $500 was
made towards the Chapel of the
Blessed Virgin in the new Cathedral.
On June 4, in the morning, the Arch
bishop confirmed class of II at
Beardsley, MINI. Of this number
nine were converts. An offering of
$4,000 was made towards the Blessed
Virgin Chapel in the new Cathedral.
On the afternoon of June the
Most Reverend Archbishop confirmed
a class of forty candidates at Barry,
Mimi.
ST. Thomas Alumni: Instead of the
annual banquet this year the St.
Thomas Alumni Association will give
a moonlight excursion on the MiSsls-
sippi River Saturday evening, June 16.
ln of
jackson street at $50 p. m. This
will be a reunion of the St. Thomas
Alumni who are in the reserve Off
GERS training corps at Fort Smelling
and the alumni from civil life.
COLLEGE of St. Thomas: The College
year was brought to a close on Fri
day, June s, when the commencement
exercises were held in the Auditorium.
The program revolved around three or
ations: War and the Citizen, by
RAYMOND s. Krebsbach; 'War and the
Scholar" by Rudolph A. Bandas; War
and the Priest" by Eustachius NJ.
Friedrich. The College orchestra and
the Graduates Choral Club contributed
the remaining numbers. The degree OF
Bachelor of Arts was conferred on six
students: Rudolph A. BandaS, Harold
Brennan, Joseph A. Cashen, William H.
Dickinson, Eustachius M. FREDERICK,
Francis J. Tomek.
In the Junior College, diplomas
were granted to twenty-five students.
In the High School Department fifty
five students were graduated, and in
the Commercial Department twenty
five diplomas were granted. Most Rev
erend Archbishop Ireland presided and
delivered the closing address, in which
he described all that graduate
ought to be and emphasized the du-
ties of the graduate in the crisis
through which the country is now
passing.
Mr.. John Ayotte, Colonel of the Corps
of Cadets last year, has been notified
by the War Department that he has
been successful in his examination for
q commission in the regular army. He
will be appointed Second Lieutenant in
some branch of the service within a
few days. Ignatius Donnelly, who was
successful in his examination for West
Point, has left for the Academy.
Cretin High SCHOOL,: On Friday,
June s, Rev. H. G. Mccall, pastor OF
st. Augustine's Church, South ST. Paul,
gave a very interesting lecture to the
students. The gifted orator illustrat,
ed his points with vivid descriptions
of experiences garnered during his
many years of activity among the St
Paul boys.
The last quarterly examinations are
now in full swing. Reports will be
read on Monday, June Is. Prizes will
be awarded to the successful students
and gold medals will be given to the
pupils who have obtained the highest
averages in their respective classes
Twenty eighth grade graduates will
also receive their passing cards.
The annual field day was chosen as
fitting termination of year of many
activities. The faculty and student
bodv went out to Wildwood, Thursday
June IA, to take part in a program o.
real live events. The spirit which
made field days of old so successful
was again in evidence.
The demand for Cretin graduate:
has been as great as ever. All of the
thirty-one graduates have obtained luc
rative employment. The combined
earnings of this years class since com
pleting their work is over $4,000.
Guild of Catholic Women: Thu
election of Officers and Executive
Board for the Infants Home was hell
Wednesday afternoon in the Wilde
building.
Church of ST. Mary: The gradua
ton exercises of ST. Mary's School vii
be held in the church next Sunday
June II, after the eight o'clock Mass
Diplomas will be awarded to the grad
yates of the Commercial department
who will seek positions in the bushes
world. and to those of the eight
grade who will enter high school, a
we'll as to those who have merite
them in Christian Doctrine, bookkeeI
ing and penmanship. Two gold medal
In cleo hn oiyan-One for scholar