The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-14
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SuulCn OF 81. Breuudl, DIT Gieeu Isle
Minnesota On Sunday, June Is, His
Grace will officiate at the various
functions in connection with the
golden jubilee of Holy Trinity parish
at New Ulm.
Cathedral: A class of 144 children
and tWenty-seven adults was confirmed
on Sunday afternoon, June 8, by the
Most Reverend Archbishop Bowling
An offering of $134 was made towards
the chapel of the Blessed Virgin.
Rev. John O'Donnell, newly ordained
priest, will sing his first Solemn High
Mass in the Cathedral on Sunday
June Is, at eleven o'clock.
First Masses: The young men, who
were ordained to the Holy Priesthood
recently for the diocese of st. Paul
will sing their first Solemn Mass on
Sunday, June Is, as follows: Rev
John P. O'Donnell, Cathedral, st. Paul;
Rev. George T. Keefe, st. Marks, st.
Paul; Rev. w. ]. Gibbs, Prof. Cathedral,
Minneapolis; Rev. Charles R. REM,
ST. Agnes, st. Paul; Rev James l..
Westphal, Maple Lake, Mimi; Rev.
Patrick ]. Ryan, ST. Sylvester, Chi
cago; Rev. Nicholas j. Finn, ST. Bird
get, Chicago.
College of st. Thomas: John Mark
Pesek, Is years old, 529 Michigan ave-
nue., left last Monday night for the
military academy at West Point Pc
SEX was appointed by the President
as a candidate at large after having
successfully passed examination at
Fort Smelling six months ago.
The young man was born in st.
Paul. He is graduate of st. Stan
islaus school. He won a scholarship
to st. Thomas College five years ago,
attaining an average of SO per cent in
mathematics and English, topping a
class of fifty candidates. Pesek COM
pleted the academic course at st.
Thomas with honors, winning a gold
medal each year for general scholar
ship.
st. Joseph's Academy: Commence
ment exercises were held in the audi
forum last Tuesday afternoon. Most
Reverend Archbishop Bowling pre-
sided, and addressed the graduates
and their friends.
College of ST. Catherine: The sew
enth annual commencement of the
college was given in the Jeanne dare
auditorium, Thursday morning, June
5. His Grace, Archbishop Bowling,
the members of the Board of Tru#-
tees, and several members of the fac
ulty entered the auditorium in pro
Cession and took their places on the
stage, while Professor George A.
Thornton at the organ played Chau-
vets March Religious" The class
of nineteen-nineteen and the student
body were then seated in the center
section of the auditorium. After an
opening song, Bruch's Flight Into
Egypt" by the college choral class,
Professor Leopold Bruenner direct
ing, the Most Reverend Archbishop
gave a short, scholarly address on the
purpose and significance Of the Chris
His Grace stressed the fact that
learning should be a preparation for
doing,-for living the truths which
have been inculcated during the scho-
lastic period The candidates for de-
grees were presented by the Very
Reverend Humphrey Moynihan, rec
tor of the College of st. Thomas.
Doctor Burkhard of the University Of
Minnesota, then announced a number
of gifts to the college.
The exercises closed with two
pleasing choruses and the national
anthem While Professor Thornton
played Smart's "Festal March, the
procession passed from the auditorium
to the alumnae parlor where an in
formal reception was held.
Cretin High School: The Thirty
first Annual Commencement exercises
of the Cretin High School were held
this year at the st. Paul Auditorium
on Wednesday evening, June IL, I'M
der the presidency of His Grace Most
Reverend Archbishop Bowling. Thir-
ty-eight young men received their
diploma. The Honorable l.. G. Hodg-
son, mayor of the City of st. Paul,
delivered the Commencement address
to the graduates. Archbishop Bowling
conferred the diplomas and awarded
the gold medals to such students as
merited them. A military spectacle
was presented by the entire Cretin
Unit of the Reserve Officers Training
Corps. The entire seating capacity
of the Auditorium was used on this
occasion, thus permitting several
thousand more persons to attend the
exercises.
The final examinations of the AGA
demical year began this week.
Word has just been received from
the War Department that fifty mem,
bers of the Cretin Unit of the R. o. I
C. will be allowed to attend the Sum
mer Camp to be held at Camp Funston
Kansas. At first the Department
ruled that Cretin students were in
eligible for the camp because they
have not had two years of military
training. But subsequently the De
partment, on learning of the large
number of men desiring to represent