Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-14
PATRIOTISM AT
THE SALES|ANUM
Abundantly Demonstrated at the
Commencement Exercises
Last Night.

Patriotism was the KEYNOTE of the COM
mencement exercises of the Salesianum
High School. at the New Century Club
last night. The auditorium was crowded
to the doors with relatives and friends oi
the ten Young men who graduated from
the institution and every minute ot the
exercises it brought home the fact that the
country is In its greatest war and that 1t Is
the part of everyone 10 do his bit, and
to show that all are ready and are doing
their bit the graduates, at their own
request. were presented with War Savings
Stamps. instead of the yearly medal
presented the students carrying of the
highest honors during the term.
The exercises were presided over by
Rt Rev J. J. Monaghan, ID. d.. Bishop
Of Wilmington. and beside him sat the
Catholic clergy, Hon. John 7. Connolly.
the speaker Of the evening. and United
States District Attorney Charles +. Cur
ley had seats at the front of the room. The
class had seats on the stage.
Carl Joseph Fox, n member of the class
of Is. made the salutatory and the key
note of the address was patriotism. lie
SPOKE highly of the faculty and told of how
a number of members of the faculty were
now in the service of Uncle Sam The
welcome TO the relatives and friends OF the
class who were present was also gwen by
Mr. Fox
War Drives. an essay, gwen by James
Vincent Sweeney. was the next feature OF
the program The graduate told of how
the war drives of the people IN the rear or
those at home were the ones that were
counting in the drives OF the Sammy,
"PoilIs' and Tommy" on the actual
front He spoke of the campaigns that
had been carried, and successfully, IN this
country and how they were helping to
crush out autocracv. The speaker also
told of how the last was first, or the poor
and the rich were on the same level IN tins
great war and how the war drives on the
front could not be successful unless these
campaigns at home were carried on with
success These campaigns at home, point
cd out the speaker were for money, labor
and mercy.
DISTINGUISHED fATRIoTs.
According To figures, said young Swecn
ey, the Catholics are dong well over their
bit in the war and the religion could
point with great honor to General FoCh
Catholic In the drive for labor said Mr.
Sweeney. the Catholics can point 10
Charles NJ Schwab, the great shIpyards
and steel magnate. Coming to the drives
for money, the graduate brought the
scenes night home, when he spoke OF John
s. Rossell, leader of the local third Liberty
Loan drive. who, the pointed out, was one
of the city's foremost Catholics. In the
drive for mercy, said Mr.. Sweeney, oil
Catholics have come across. In closing,
the speaker paid high tribute to the Pope
and In behalf of the class of s told OF the
appreciation of the Catholic education
and thanked the Fathers for the part they
had played in extending this education to
the graduates.
The next event OF the evening was the
presentation of diplomas and War Saw
ings Stamps Rev Father Mahoney, one
Of the teachers at Salesianum, called the
bow who were to received the diplomas
and thew received them from the hands OF
Bishop Monaghan, who, together with
Rev. Father Formentin, had taken
seat on the stage among the graduates.
After the presentation of the diplomas
Father Mahoney told Of how the lads OF
the IS class had requested. as an act of
patriotism, that the medals usually pre-
sented to the graduates for the highest
honors, be supplanted by War Savings
Stamps and that this had been done. The
following received stamps rs result OF
their excellent work for the year: Charles
Hammer, who carried off honors IN three
branches of the school work: Carl Joseph
Fox Joseph John McGoldrick and John
Murray The highest honors for the
school year went to John Murray, who IS
member OF the class of 10. Father Ma
honey told those present that the Alumni
association OF the institution would tender
8 reception TO the graduating class at the
Hotel du Pont on next Monday night
Charles Joseph Hammer. of the grad
uating class, gave the valedictory, which
Was brimful of patriotism and which dealt
with the active work OF the
Catholics IN the present war. Mr.. Ham
mer told OF the many farewells that had
been given since the war broke out and
how small, compared with these fond
farewells, were those OF the class of Is,
and how small in comparison was the Dip
Iona to carry away, as compared with the
gun being carried away by many of those
now bidding fond farewells. He said that
the farewell OF the students was camou-
fage, as compared with that of the SOL
dier But he asked that the farewell OF the
class gwen last night be not taken lightly.
He sand that class was facing a most I'M
certain future and that its farewell had a
touch Of goodbye ringing IN it, but that 1t
vas gwen with the best OF cheers.
He offered TO the class of 10 the chal-
lenge of the graduating class 10 go over the
top as did the class Of IS He spoke of how
the graduates were going out into the
world and asked for the gratitude Of all
and first aid along all the sectors of lifes
battle line. In speaking of the work of the
class MIR. Hammer said. I'VE think Of 1t all
with a smile on the lip and a tear in the
eve and with it all say farewell to the
Catholic High"
INSPIRED By HON. JOHN P. CoNNELLY.
The speaker of the evening, Hon. John
P. Connolly, city solicitor Of Philadelphia,
was next introduced to the audience by
United States District Attorney Curley.
The address of MIR Connolly was received
With long ovation. In opening he told of
how the exercises of the evening had
greatly impressed him and said that he
was sure the boys would carry these
scenes through life no matter where they
were placed He said the Catholic faith
can never die when faculty and class can
be formed into Americas manhood as
evident at the exercises of the evening,
with the thought ever in their minds Of
6rst their God and then their country
Mr. Connolly spoke on the past, present
and future. He said the past is buried and
will never come again and that no grad