The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-11
sEvEErH-sEcoND soH OIL AS TIC
YEAR OF FAMOUS ACADEMY
CLOSED TUESDAY.
1t, Rev. Bishop Donahue Presideo'
Assisted by Rev. E. e. weber,
Bishop Delivers an Address,

The SeNCntE-SeCOnQ Stii'ih''N'S
Mount dc Chantnl closed on IueSoay'
tho tcntb with the distribution of prizes
and awarding of honors. Rt. Kew. l.
Donabue presided at the exercises
assisted nv Rev. f.. L. Weber. The fol-
lowing Young ladies received at thr
hands OF the bishop tho honors OF
Graduation consisting Of a gold medai
and diploma for Hc completion OF the
English course: Misses Mary Irene
Rafferty,. Cathryn Walsh. Frances BE
hon, Bcrnardinr Mccain. Josephine
Henshaw, Lucille FlacCus. jessie
stcere, Regina williams, Leonore Caid-
we'll, Kathryn Haas, Ali"" gaylord
Helen St Clair and Marguerite koip'
Medals Awarded.
The McGraw medal. for the best Ems
Ilish essay. was awarded to Miss cain
rvn Walsh: second prizes for same were
awarded to Misses Mary Irene kaher'S
and Frances Bchen. The Je~eu In'u
al for history was awarded 10 MISS
Mary Irene Rafferty,: second prizes 20
Miss Frances Rehcn and CathrFh walsh
The Gilbert medal for mathematics was
awarded to Miss Bcrnardine Mc'h ann
second prize to Mss Mary irene ha't-
erty. The Jenkins medal for depor'-
mcnt was awarded 20 Miss Josephine
Hcnshaw.
A diploma for the completion or INV
vocal course in music "hs ""arutn !"
Miss Margaret d" Walt. and a dlpiorn"
! Tor the completion OF tho business
course was awarded to Miss Mary IFeNe
Rafferty,.
! Bishop Donahue.
|, Following the distribution of prizes
came an address by Ri Rev. bisnop
Donahue who. in his usual eloquent
STYLE, congratulated tn" graduates ana
oxnressed his satisfaction on the sue
ccss Of the year just closing HIS
address, in part, was as follows:
~ am glad to express my congratu-
.1stioas today to tho young LADIES VINO
have finished their school HE at inc
Mount and in tho name OF inc parents
and students I wish to thank the lac
iulty for the excellent care they nave
takcn Of tho pupils confdcd to thcir
c.rc These good Sisters have given
'tboir life their strength. mind ana hcar'
10 the cducati Of these young 'ao'eS
and when I say to tho educa'loh ol
these young ladies I desire 10 ihclu"c
! not only the intellectual dcvelopm"nt
I h,,t tho development Of tho heart. mind
and soul as we'll. for II these arc 'ei,
l,ndcye,orcd there is no we'll grounded
/ education.
Nov happen to know. because
have inquired into it. that ms year
,ho Mount has been ono Of tho most
s,,cccssful in it's history. It has been
eucccssful in point Of numbers in AT
tendance: successful also in III" amount
~ roal. honest study and 1t has h"rn
!esncriallv marked by tn" good d"rort-
mont If these young ladies now pres
cnt.
The wear 1859 ie ono that will long
no rcnrcmhcrcd because Of the dire ana
tragic events that trans7ircd and th"s'
ho arc children now will tell 'heir
cni,drcn and their children will rePch
l,be Glory Of grief and sorrow, 'h'
oconv Of those who lived IN 'h"Sr
,.fr, DAYS VIC have had war SUI"
as tho world has not been a'cuSl"''''
i,n-a colossal war. ono in Which nv
whole world has been inr"lN'd' H'',''H
these graduates today. no o"un,'. ~,
orc como whose relatives ana ",''
friends have made tho supr'm" sa'r''','
or their lives. And as ] look mo NV
faces Of all gathered her" today XIV
tina, the r1n jnrity Of YOU nav" SUI" ~"
, tho loss Of soru" on" near ana u'"i
.i,hor froD, the war or the ,tcrrihlo 'Fl
dor,ir am haprv and grateful Il
huirht;. Cod that while the nIacu'
was all around this Mount. all ar"u''
enc vicinity. snat3linG its V'cI.his
from all sdcs. men. women ana Gnu
drcn. vet not ono pupil Of TINS lhS'I'u
tion has suffered from tho disease. vi
tho contrary the health Of the young
,,dics committed to tho care or 'hcS'
sisters has boon better than IN tla"!
DAYS nast. These young ladies' rc'u''
- tbc;r homes today models Of what
, Young girl should bc in body and MS
r know and trust. in mind as w"l'.
I-oon inquiry ! find that about o"
/ third Of tho number Of pupils IN 'h''
institution are not Of tn" 'a'h"I''
faith md I consider il on" or IN
prcstcst tributes 10 that faith that th"S'
fathers and mothers. who love 'h'S
children SO dearly. and they deserve u
, hc so Iovcd-lovinG them hotter tha'
ME itself are willing and S"rh''''h''
, oven anxious 10 commit them I" inc car
; and training Of tn" faculty or 'hls c""
vent. and think I can say win ans"
, lutte confidence, ladies and gentlemen
that trust has never. in all I'M
t yoars If tho existence Of this institu
: ton. been betrayed.
These young Indies hav" not mad pc
fore them models of folly. VANITY
T worIdlincss and sclnshncss hut the III
. spirinC example Of religious w"m""
+ vowed 10 n life nf poverty. chastity AM
Observation-Disclosures by an example whi'n
almost in spite NJ themselves. th"y ar
5 constrained to follow. THIS rs NOM
n of prayer homo Of All the 'hriS' 'a'
i.,,,o. o,d tho hcautiful lessons the
y lcarn here will sink into thor hchrt!
s for The atmos1hcrc is holy. Tho sa"ri
eccs ,bnv have made hero will stan'
them in good stead in their hour Of ira
,rhor tbcv % forth to take their rlaC
I, tho Wild silly. sinful world. y
n,o oo,,ld Iiv, in this sanity place nv