The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-28
BARRETT GIVES
 FINE ADDRESS

The equalness in importance Of the moral development of character by religion and the intellectual devel- opment by education was a point clearly and full expressed by Rev. James F. Barrett att the commences ment exercises of the eighth grade of Sacred Heart school at Sacred Heart church last evening. tThe truly educated of the country, for in stance Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University, ave approved the plan of moral develo pment but this is only a conf1rma tion of the teaching of our church for ages and ages" To be a true man or true woman the moral as well as intellec- tula side of ones self must be empha- sized" Another topic in the bacca- laureate sermon was the relationship of patriotism and Catholic education. True patriotism comes from love and devotion to God. When a man loves God it is natural that he loves his neighbor and his country. The numerous Catholic activities during the past war showed our love of country; the response of Catholic men to the call in the Revolutionary war, the Mexican war, the Civil war, F the Spanish war and to Woodrow Wilson's call for men in the recent World War is thrilling example of the loyalty of our people"
 It was altogether fitting that Father Barrett should be chosen to deliver the sermon as he himself is a gradu
 ate of Sacred Heart school, class of 1901 and of Bridgeport High school class of 1905. He is one of the most
 promising of the younger clergy of ] the country, in his chosen field of lit erature and history.
 Preceding the address, solemn ves- pers was sung by the church choir and 'The Magnificat' by the gradu- ating cla ss of which there were 59 pu- pills. Following the sermon 'The l Hymn to the Sacred Heart was rem dered and then presentation of dip lomas by Rev. Richard l.. Moore, ILL. l D., pastor of the church, took place. Miss Gladys Murphy and Miss Estelle l McElroy were awarded first prizes in scholarship while Miss Mary Leary and Miss Helen Jontos received sec ond awards. The composition prizes were presented Miss Kathleen Cos | telIo and Miss Helen Condon: The | gold medals for Christian Doctrine were given to Miss Mabel Wright and Francis Cremins, and William Hanley 1 for the subject.
 
 | class and the Benediction of the Most 1 Blessed Sacrament ended the pro- gram.
 I One of the most striking features ! about the class was the youthfulness of the pupils. Practically every mem 1 Der of the class will enter High school | in the fall, where they hope to main ] tain the standards in scholarship all ] ready set by Sacred Heart school graduates at the Hilltop school One l of the most interesting incidents of l the work for these parochial school graduates is that twice within the
 past three years pupils who claim Sa-
 cred Heart school as their alma mater i were awarded the first Barnum prize;
 Henry Flynn in 1918 and Miss Frances
 Carroll this year. Father Barrett was 1 also a contestant.
 Those who were graduated 1as1 night were Marion Ellen Anderson 1 Harriet Belton Burns, Margare' l Mary Bohan, Margaret Cavanaugh
 Anna Marie Carrigan, Thomas Patrick Clark, John Joseph Cleary, Heller | Condon, John Joseph Conroy, Kath leen Costello, Francis Edward Crem l ins, Edward Thomas Deane, Gather | inc F. Degnan, Catherine A. Delaney 1 William Henry Dwyer, Joseph M 1 Fennell, Bernard A. 4~FitZsimmons
 Alice Gerrity, Loretta B. Giblin | Mildred Grant, Helen Mary Griffin | William Hanley, Kenneth w. Har' grove. John Joseph Hassett, Heller
 Jontos, Margaret M. Keane, Eliza
 beth V. Kelly, Josephine Larkin | Margaret F. Larkin, Mary B. Leary | James William Magee, Thomas F
 Maloney, Myles M. Mahoney, Gather
 inc A. McBride, Estelle M. McElroy | Francis Edward Mcclure, Marion L | McShane John T. McQueeney
 Gladys V. Murphy, Rita M. Mullaney
 Edna M. Mussler, Helen Nixon, Jos eph O'Brien, Margaret M. O'Brien Viola F. Pendagast, Hubert H. Phil lips, Sidney J. Rowland, Mildre' Richards, Sylvia J. Rovesno, Carrl
 E. Rogner William J. Sullivan, Jos
 eph Sholtes. Louise Tierney, Agne
 Walters, Anthony Wilezinsky, Mabe
 E. Wright, Thomas E. Wright.