The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-14
,,re neement Essrcises Conducted
il Auditorium Of the High
School Thsrsday
Night.
1PLoMAsARE AWARDED
|onor Medals Presented BY knights
Of coiumtos and Pastor for
ExcelIency %
Students.

Parents and friends Of st. Peters
gh school graduates attended com
encement exercises Thursday night
numbers that taxed the capacity OF
e auditorium. The school was
BEAUTIFULLY decorated in the 1918 class
bIors, white and gold. The class
otto, Deus Major Columna' was in
bid and white above the stage.
Those Who Graduate.
The sixteen pupils who were
varded diplomas OF graduation are
follows:
Hortense Moore, Agnes Skyies, Ed
schaaf, Charlotte O'Bienness, Made
he Murphy, Eleanor MacGettigan,
orence Belt, Mary Harrington,
AIRY Roam, Gertrude Rovane, Ellen
ayes, John Tigue, James Brady, Al
rt Sansone, Patrick Touhey and Ar
ur Vogt.
The baccalaureate sermon was Civ
by the pastor of st. Peters church,
e Very Rev. J. w. Gillespie, v F. 1t
as a masterpiece in the interest of
tristan education.
Through Father Gillespie's effort, st.
eter's high school was accredited
bly, 4, 1914. This utilization applies
the State university of Iowa, Iowa
ity, Iowa; State college of agrcul-
ire and mechanical arts, Ames Iowa
bid the State Teachers college at Ce-
pr Falls, Iowa.
u
Knowing that these institutions
Re open to st. Peters graduates,
hther Gillespie made strong plea to
i Catholics Of the city. to take adj
entage of the opportunities offered
nd to give their children their right
II heritage, Catholic education, TAX
(g for his text: Suffer little children
come unto me-"
The Call to the Flag, the number
ven by four boys of the class, was
teresting in Conception, and perfect
execution. It was closed by sing
bg The Star Spangled Banner.
The Watchwords Of Wilson brought
purth applause.
The entire program gave evidence
careful training Of the pupils by
be SAters Of Charity Of st. Vincent
Paul.
The program was as follows:
Professional, selected; orchestra,
b. Vincent's-St. Peters alumnae; pi-
Sno, Mrs. Robert Walker; Hail. Alma
Mater, senior vocal class; salutatory,
agnes Skyles; Dramatic Attitudes,
beniOr expression class; piano, Eliza
beth Ewers; The Call to the Flag:
Union, James Brady; Loyalty, Arthur
Eogt; Courage, Patrick Touhey; Serv-
Ice, Albert Sansone; Lovely June,
5enior vocal class; On Lies Sea, class
1918; Essay, Watchwords of Wilson,
ohm Tigue; piapo solo, Melodies Ce-
estes, Francois Hunten, Elizabeth
,wers; sDeus Major Columna," Hor-
ense Moore; Magnificent, senior vocal
lass. Address to graduates, Very
Rev. James Gillespie.
Comforting of honors Gold medals:
Christian doctrine-Knights of Col
INDUS; Attendance, Very Rev. James
Eillespoe; General excellence. CLASH
al course, alumnae; General excel
ence, commercial course, alumnae.
Recessional.
Vocal music under direction Of Mrs
Walker.
The Honor Students.
Miss Moore and Miss Skyles of the
graduating class were awarded diplo
has as graduates of classical course
fhe other fourteen members of the
lass were given certificates of grad
|ation for having completed the insti
hItion's comm ercial course.
The gold medals for Christian doc
rine, presented by the Knights o.
Columbus, were won by Miss Moore
md Miss Hayes, honors being equal.
Gold Medals Given.
The gold medal for genera lexcel
ence. presented by st. Peters alumni
or three years commercial course
has awarded to Miss Schaaf.
Other ST. Peters high school stu
ents who shared in attendance ane
(ther honors were: Margaret c. lie
Eevre, perfect attendance medal, do
lated by Father Gillespie; third
lassical year certificates, Katharine
Kenny, Helen Fegers and JOSEPH
Ftahl; junior commercial honor pu
pills, Catharine Breyton, Evelyr
3usch, Helen Ewers, Ruth Weir ant
Nellie Morgan; honor pupils for sec
Pnd year classical. Margaret C. LeFe
IRE, Genevieve Ewers, Anna Joyce
md Helen Stahl; first year course
honor pupils, Cyril LeFeyre (highes
lOQOr1. Mary Mp(ou Mary = Mona