The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-23
BISHOP CONFIRMS
CLASS OF OVER 100
Confers Diplomas to 16 Graduates of
St. Michael's Parochial School
Rev. Father Doyle Assists.

One of the most impressive and beau
tiful ceremonies ever witnesses in st.
Michael S Roman Catholic church, was
held yesterday morning when Rt Rev.
]. j. Rice, of Burlington, bishop of the
Vermont diocese, administered the sac
rament of confirmation upon class of
more than 100 and conferred the diplo-
mas on is graduates of st. Michael S
parochial school.
Bishop Rice celebrated the $50
clock mass. Six of the graduates
served mass and received holy commune
ion at the altar steps from the hands of
the bishop.
Rev FIR Doyle of st. Michael's col
lege celebrated the 1.30 mass, assisted
by Ed. J. Shea, IT., as master OF eere-
monies, and by Lawrence Sheehy and
George Shea as servers.
At 1925 the altar boys marched to
the rectory from which they escorted
the bishop to the throne prepared for
him in the sanctuary Four altar boys
| in white acted as guards of honor to
the bishop while the men of the parish
| formed a body guard from the rectory
| to the church.
After the mass the confirmation class,
| headed by the Is graduates carrying
roses and canterbury bells, filed into
the church
Ri Rev. ]. J. Rice. assisted by Rev.
]. P. Rand and Rev. FIR Doyle, admin
stered the sacrament of confirmation.
| Bishop Rice then reminded those con-
| firmed of their duties to God as soldiers
of Christ, after which each took the
| pledge until at least q years of age.
| After the sacrament of confirmation
was administered. the eighth grade filed
out of the church to meet the graduates.
| AS the procession reached the church
door the organ pealed forth the process
sional while the eighth grade formed an
arch of cardinal roses and canterberry
| bells, the class flowers. under which the
graduates passed, forming in line in
| front of the sanctuary.
Here Bishop Rice, assisted by Rev J..
| p. Rand, conferred the diplomas upon
the graduates after which the Bishop
gave an impressive and touching adj
dress to the graduates, encouraging
them to always act for the right prin-
| ciple even though they had to stand
alone in doing so.
The graduates filed into the sanctuary
and then out the side gates through the
pews into their respective places. The
| benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
was then given. At the selection Holy
| God. the graduates marched out of the
news and around the front of the church.
| forming a circle. thence under the arch
of flowers followed by the altar boys,
| Rev. FIR Rand, Father Doyle, Bishop
Rice and the confirmation class, the men
Of the parish forming guard of honor
through which they passed to the school
! Following are the names of the grad
yates with their average in the final
| tests: James Frances Baker, 90; Flor
cnce Elizabeth Danycw. 9S Marjorie
Rose Baker, 81: Alice Mary Bovce, %;
May Frances Tarrant, %; Ruth Mar
garet Clarity. "a; May Genevieve
| O'Connor. 90; Joseph Peter Pellerin. %;
Eugene FraQcis Moran, 90; Elizabeth
Katherine Sheehey. %; Anna Harriet
Fisch %; James Patrick Griffin, 90;
Bridget Elizabeth Wujcik, 50; John
Dennis Sullivan, 80; Henry Joseph
/ Blake, ST; George Anderson Young. 81
Each Of the graduates received a Palmer
certificate