Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-21

CTS but is rather preparing the way for l mob-rule, rebellion, anarchy and event. i ual ruin. The school room is the Amer 1
 ican institution; the exclusion of God
 from the school room is decidedly un American. The American Catholic school
 teaches it's children to stand by and rally to their God and to their country.
 Stand up," says this Catholic school, | under your Star Spangled Banner, and remember, all you faithful, young and old, that a peoples liberty and true de-
 mocracy are the offspring of that parent
 age which is called 1.-The Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man" i The Catholic school aims to send out i upon the avenues of life, men and wo-
 men who, through all vicissitudes will be
 good and clean, honorable and upright; contributing their portion to life's hap
 piness and doing nobly and conscientious l ly their share for the betterment of the
 human race.
 The preacher concluded by exhorting
 the children of the graduating class to remain true to the principles which they have learned so that as the future pill
 lars of their church and the coming cit
 izens of this great and glorious coun- Itry they may develop deep spiritual
 and temporal interest in their fellowmen i;
 never failing in their fealty and a.
 llSSldnCe to lHeSo OHlLeQ SldleS Ol AIneT-
 ica and preserving undying loyalty and
 devotion to the Almighty God and the
 tHoly Catholic church.
 St. Mary's School.
 The twenty-five graduates at St.
 Mary's parochial school were addressed
 by Rev. John J. Walsh, now of Water
 bury, former graduate of this school.
 and had their diplomas presented to ID VI; t11a
 efficient principal, who gave each grad
 uate his blessing.
 The class met on the convent grounds at ' o'clock and was photographed by | Don Houghton, after which they march
 ed to the church with their diploma : bearers and occupied special pews as signed to them, with alumni of the
 school. Present also were the nuns from St. Joseph's convent and the teachers of ! the school. Seated within the sanctuary during the exercises were Rev. Dr. Pat rick J. Mccormick of the Catholic Uni versity, Washington, D. C., Rev. William H. Kennedy, who presented the diplomas, Rev. John J. Walsh of Waterbury, and
 Rev. William A. Keefe, the rector of the 7 parish. The sermon by Rev. F'r. Walsh , on the. merits of Catholic education was an excellent discourse and filled with f sound advice as the class before him [ were now ready to bid farewell to the I school. The preacher said that from the r beginning of Christ's mission earth f when He called together the twelve fish f ermen for their life work His commission
 to them was to teach all nations through I the medium of His church. A will that . is strengthened by religious training is . | the most valuable asset a person car . possess. He urged the class to be obe- : dient to their superiors in life as they
 had been loyal to the school and sue
 cess in this life would crown their ef : forts. Have the moral courage to sa | no when choice between light ant . wrong confronts you, for this lack ot e courage has caused many a shipwreck 1T = life. He complimented the Sisters who e had labored and sacrificed much to this | life for the class interest and congratu = lated the class on their eight years O d labor completed at the school and bad ! them Godspeed as they prepared for thu Il course in life to which they will be ii y rected He urged them to use prayer a It frequent means to avoid temptation f and all the sources of the church t Knowledge if they would be true to thei e alma mater. Following the class hymn : Sacred Heart Rev Father Keefe offeret e word of congratulation to the class. l. The programme was carried out a
 follows:
 U Marche Religeuse, Guilmant, organ IL o Sanctissima, choir boys Ave Maria l. Schubert, Miss Sadie Driscoll; Son. B. Without Words Kreisler- -Mendelssohr Il Frank Moves, violinist Intermezzo Sir 70 fonico, Mascagni; Serenade. Braga, trio n Christ in Flanders, Stephens choir $ class hymn, Mother Mary, graduates n distribution of diplomas, Rev. w. F u Kennedy; act of consecration to, the Sa l. cred Heart, graduates Veni Creator of Werner, choir; sermon Rev. John . Walsh; class hymn, Sacred Heart, b e graduates; A Word to the graduate. n Rev. W. A. Keefe
 Benedction of the Blessed Sacramer II was given by Rev. Dr. Mccormick, as 'o sisted by Rev. Fr. Kennedy. o, Salu
 taris CWiegand) was finely rendered b John Fontaine, and Tantum Ergo (Rose ie weig) was sung by Horace Corning an T. the choir. The choir was assisted by E. trio consisting of Frank Moves, violin T. Raphael DeGruttola, cello, and Henr i- Lafontaine, organist, and chormaster '. After the exercises the class marcl n ed to the assembly rooms of the churc n where they received the rfelicitations ( - their relatives and friends Acting g ,o ushers at the exercises were these men le bers of the school alumni: John Dons le hue, Thomas Howarth, Francis Fahe,