Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-15
CHARACTER
IS PRE-EMINENT.
SAYS Father Rector OF ST.
Mary's In Address To The
Graduates.
NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE.
Dig Deep And Extract Them
From Beneath The Surface
Of Things.

Thanking one and all for their kind
/ cooperation while they had been un-
+ der his spiritual guidance as Rector
of St. Mary's, Father Warren, who
made the address to the graduates of
/ St Marys School last evening at their
| commencement in st. Marys Hall,
voiced his regret at leaving this par
ish for other fields to which he has
/ been called.
Father Rector gave good practical
advice to the ten members of the
graduating class, telling them they
had reached a milestone along life's
| journey and that milestones serve a
double purpose. They indicate not
only the road you have travelled over
but the ground you have covered, he
said He quoted from Vice Admiral
Sims letter to the Secretary of the
/ Navy Daniels to be read to the Mid
shipmen graduates, telling them they
had built upon a good and strong
/ foundation
The Father Rector told the gradu-
ates that best things in life do not
lie on the surface, but beneath, and
if we would obtain the nuggets of gold
ana the veins of valued experience that
! lie deep down, we must dig for them.
He dwelt upon moral and religious
training being needful to education,
and illustrated the practical side of
/ this with such education as is receiv-
! ed in parochial schools, Patriotism, he
said is a virtue, that must enter every
! fibre of your being. We must keep
/ the flag unsullied and be loyal to the
country it represents.
The program was as entertaining
and pleasing as all St Mary's pro-
grams are, and each and all of the
children did well. The welcome
chorus was beautifully sung by the
/ children, but the patriotic welcome by
the little tots was the great feature of
/ the entertainment. When the curtain
rose all that could be seen was a
large American flag from behind
which, however, tiny tots soon appear
ed singing "Peek-a-Boo, See You,
Hiding Behind The Flag" and they
went on to say further that they are
not afraid to fight, but are too little,
although just as patriotic as the
grown-ups Each tot had it's part in
this and it was especially beautiful
as we'll as patriotic.
Too much credit cannot be given
Master Bernard Nees, whose recita-
ton, Taking Care of Baby" which
was exceedingly long for little fell
low, was splendidly recited, and won
high praise from the audience. Master
Nees put into it all the expression and
mannerism that the author intended,
and even more. In his own childish,
| unconscious way he told how boys
are made to take care of the baby
and never get any credit for it, They
are scolded and unappreciated, these
boys who are made to mind the baby,
but their time will come later on in
life. Master Nees never faltered once
in this long recitation, which he gave
in most commendable style, and for
which he received prolonged applause.
4 number of patriotic songs, includ-
ing over There" Keep the Home
Fire Burning" and After the War is
Over" the latter full of pathos, were
sung by the school, and Just a Sol
der. Mother" by William McWilliams,
was most effective.
The farewell address by Beatrice
Wahab was especially good. There
were ten graduates in the class as fol-
lows:
Gertrude Myers, William McWill-
Jams, Alma Robeck, Beatrice Wahab,
Charles Lutz, Catherine Hahn, Cath
crime Sanders, Jane Smith, Mary
Ruby. Lena Macaluso.
The class honors were awrded TO
William McWilliams and Gertrude
Myers, who tied in their average. To
them gold medal was awarded be-
sides the diploman of graduation from
St. Mary's School. Each of the other
graduates, as well as the two who
took first honors. were presented a
rosary of gold.
The diplomas were conferred by the
Father Rector, who made the address
to the graduates, and the program
closed with The Star-Spangled Ban
ner'
Father Warren's Address.
The Rev. Cornelius ]. Warren,
C.SS.R., Rector of St. Mary's, spoke as
follows:
/ Members of the Graduating Glass.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
There are occasions in the lives OF
most individuals that stand out
prominently as it were in bold relief
from the back ground of our daily
routine, stand out, l may say, as mile
stones indicating the progress we have
made. indicating what portion OF the
Journey is still TO be trayersed. Such
is today in the lives of the graduates
of 1918. a milestone indicating the
ground you have covered. You have