The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-25
MONTPELIER
Graduation Exercises of st. Michaeps
School Last Evening.

The annual graduating exercises of st.
MichaePs school in Montpelier took place
in the hall in st, Augustine's church
basement Tuesday evening, the exercises
being attended by large crowd. The
operetta, "Columbia's Daughters" was
presented by the children Rev. Joseph
Doyle of st. Mchael's college, Winooski,
spoke at some length to the graduating
class, giving them a fine address upon
the work they have done and their duty
to themselves, their country and to God.
Rev. p. j. Long, in introducing Father
Doyle, who a few years ago was gradu-
ated from the same school, asked the
children to keep on the same high class
of work they have been doing and re-
ferred to the fact that the children who
are graduated from st. Michaels lead
the scholars in the Montpelier high
school WIN they reach it. Father Doyle
commended the children upon their sue
cess and told the parents that they had
been well repaid for the sacrifices tehy
have made, after which he took up the
, theme mentioned above, giving the chill
dren a clear statement of what they
should do in the coming years. The class
included the following children who'were
graduated;
Geraldine Marian Keogh, Alice Mary
Lemay, Nellie Teresa Lynch, Catherine
Edna Lanier, Gertrude Frances Levesque,
Margaret Mary Leahy, Mary Marilla Nc
Kenna, Harriet Edna Meigs, Rhoda Bell
Murray, Rose Cecilia Murtaugh, Helen
| Evangeline Pine, Guildy Leona Roy,
Katherine Agnes Ryan, Agnes Bibianna
Roach, Loretta Miriam Sullivan, Made
line lEtheline Shambo, James Edward
Burns, Edwin Price Callahan, James Ed.
win Dobbs, James Patrick Gallaher, Will
fred Joseph Hebert, Harold Ashton Me
grath, Joseph Michael Murley, Roger
John Sheridan, Bertrand John Stanley
John Frederick Stone, William James
Troup, Andrew Anthony Tomssi, Flor
ence Delema Barber, Mary Emotion Ca
rey, Eugene Josephine Doucette, Leona
Mary Dancause, Winona Bell D'Arthe-
nay, Mary Ruth Emo, Helen Marion
Fay, Stacia Mary Goode, Margaret Mary
Halligan, Leota Eva Hill, NADIA Juras.
The first part of the program was Civ
en- to an entertainment in which the boys
took place, while the second part was
the operetta by the girls. Miss Agnes
Maloney was pianist for the exercises.
The program was;
Overture, John Stone. Robert Kane,
Charles Reagan; chorus, Victory boys
of the seventh and eighth grades; "Our
Heroes" John Stone; THE Hope of Our
Country" Roger Sheridan; vocal solo,
| (a) "The Angel of Peace" OBJ Lullaby"
Rose Murtsugh; 'Gualberta'S Victory"
James Burns.
Part second; This part of the program
consisted of an operetta, "Columbia's
Daughters" Practically every feature
of war work in which the American girl
participates, farmettes, Red Cross, chauf-
feurs, etc, was passed in review in tax
ing songs and Rotations Famous wom-
en- of the past, as Molly Pitcher and
Betsey Ross, were also introduced. The
caste: Columbia" Marilla MeKenna;
"Columbia's" attendant, Margaret Hslli
gan; historian Ruth Emo; "Betsey
Ross" Agnes Roach; "Molly Pitcher"
Geraldine Keogh; Dorothy Katharine
Ryan; Edith" Edna Meigs; Florence
Guildy Ray; flower girl, Margaret Leahy.
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