Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-21
St. M|CHAEL'S CLOSING
Exercises and Awards in College
Assembly Hall.
Professor VI. II. OEle Of the University
Of Vermont Delivers Timely Adj
dress on "Idealism and
the Real"

The annual commencement exercises at
st. Michaers College we're held Friday
afternoon at two O'Clock in the assembly
hall of the college in the presence of a
large gathering OF the relatives and
friends of the graduates. The Rt. Rev. j..
j. Rice. ID. D., presided. On the platform
with the Rt. Rev. Bishop were The Very
Rev. F.. NJ. Total. superior of the college
DR.. NJ. B. Oge PHI D.. of the University
of Vermont; several members of the
clergy. among whom were the Reverends
n. Proulx. j. b. Pouliot. j. 3. McGarry,
J. NJ. Billion, J. Boivn. G. iagan. +. A.
Nolin, the faculty of st. Michaels Col
ege.
A. B. Lawrence, the salutatorian,
related the various events which had
taken place during the scholastic year.
He emphasized in a special manner the
large place held in college life by such
events as were of a more intimate nature.
G. j. Murphy unraveled in a scholarly
essay the subtle characteristics of
romanticism and the reasons of the
prevalence over classicism which it has
assumed in the nineteenth century. Les
Recommencements,' a French essay, by
f. l.. Poirier. took the audience over the
present battlefelds of Asia. Africa and
Europe. and showed strikingly that the
great struggle of the races we witness
to-day is over the same ground which
two or three thousands of years ago
drank the blood of people joined in n
deadly struggle Cor world supremacy.
The valedictory WAS delivered by f.. j.
Hamel. He took as his theme the motto
Of the class. the famous words of
Cardinal Mercier to the Belgian people:
Honor above everything "Nihil
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analysis Of the word honor and show
ing forcibly that life without honor is
not human. He then pictured what honor
meant for the graduates of 1917, faith
fulness to the cross and TO the flag.
"Idealism and the Real was the sub
ject of the scholarly address delivered by
Prof. NJ. b. Ogle of University of Ner-
mont, the orator of the day. Dr. Ogle
symbolized the relations Of France and
the United States in the cordial relations
which existed between st. Michaels Col
lege and the University of Vermont. He
declared that If a mans soul was not
touched by the lofty dealism of his
countrys cause, nor moved by its stern
reality, then his soul must be dead. In
conclusion. he urged the graduates to
make every sacrifice for the defeat of
Germany. which he compared to soul
less machine.
THE GRADUATES
Degrees were conferred as follows:
Bachelor of arts-Edmond j. Hamel,
Gerald J. Murphy.
Academic courses-Rosaire H. Bison,
John ]. Clarke. Michael f. Costello, A.
Byron Lawrence. Edward j. Leary, John
J. Lynch, Harold F. Mcdonald. Anthony
e. Monet Edgar l.. Poirier, Joseph F.
Walsh.
Commercial course-Ernest e. Stewart.
PRIZES AWARDED.
\ prize tor Christian doctrine. present.
ed by the Rt. Rev. j. J. Rice, d. H.. was
awarded to A. Byron Lawrence of Bur
lington; honorable mention to II. H.
Bison: a prize for literary composition
presented by the Fathers of St. Edmund
was awarded to Gerald j. Murphy of
Rutland; a sold n.-dal for elocution.
presented by the Rev. l.. ]. Barrett was
awarded TO Ralph +. Linnehan of Pitts
field, Mass, honorable mention to T.. T.
Stewart; n silver medal for junior
elocution, presented by the Rev. w. T.
Crosby. was awarded to Joseph p. Walsh
of New York city: honorable mention to
r. A. Beauregard; a prize for proficiency
In French, presented by the Rev. +.
Parizeau, was awarded to l.. Edgar
Poirier of Winoos'i; honorable mention
to p. n. Lawrence; a prize for physics,
presented by the Rev. A. F. Fourier.
was awarded to Ralph a. Beauregard of
st. Adams; Il prize for bookkeeping, pre-
sented by the Rev. j. r. McGarry. was
awarded to Ernest T.. Stewart of HYDE
Park; honorable mention TO c. T..
. Hearn. prize for English, presented
by friend, was awarded To Frank :.
Keyser of Montpelier; honorable mention
to II. c. Barrett; n prize for ancient his
tory, presented by a friend, was awarded
to Raymond Il. Menard; prize for
grammar course. presented by the Rev.
j. NJ. Billion. was awarded to Horace
j. Lavigne of Burlington.