The Monett times., 1921-05-20
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL

rence's Catholic church were held the
Commencement exercises Of St
Joseph's school. The procession con-
sisting of the members of the eighth
grade and Senior classes oi the school
the students who won honors in the
various grades and the little flower
girls formed in line at the residence
of the Sisters and marched to the
church. Arrived at the church, they
marched up the aisle to the strains OF
the Hope March played by the organ
ist accompanied by four violins.
High mass was sung by the pastor
Rtv. 'Fathel McNamees the young
ladies choir rendering Lecnard's Mass
in B Flat. At the conclusion of the
mass the Rev. Father delivered a very
we'll chosen and appropriate sermon
taken from the epistle and gospel of
the day and finding fitting appli-
cation in the ceremonies of the day.
After dwelling for some time on the
true meaning of education and citing
as the exemplar Of all true teachers
the example of the One Great Teacher,
he exhorted the graduates of the day
to put into practice in theid daily lives
the Nelson's inculcated during their
school career in St. Joseph's. In ad-
dition to the lessons of secular learn
ing and all that goes to make for
true and upright citizenship the aim
of the Catholic school goes far be-
yond and makes for citizenship in the
Kingdom that is to come. If the stu
dents leaving the school now but put
to put into practice in their daily lives
live up to the motto of the school,
Virtue Is The Only Shield, we are
sure that all else will be added unto
them.
Those students graduated from the
high school are William Conrey, Har-
old Randall, Paul Holland, Paul Ran
dali, Mary Conrey, Margaret Garvey,
Marie White, Marguerite Frossard,
Ruth Gimbel, Gertrude Frossard,
Lucille Mansfield and Margaret Alta
way. The Gold medal for class honors
in the Senior class was won by Miss
Marie White. The Gold medal for
Christian Doctrine was won by Will
liam Conrey.
The students being admitted into
the high school from the eighth grade
are James Walner. Charles Amber,
Paul Maher, Joseph Kane, Alfred
Smith, Henrietta Auffert, Marie Tee
nan, Hildreth Mansfield, Bertrand
Conrey, Edna Flaherty and Marie
Campbell. The Gold medal for eighth
grade class honors was won by Marie
Campbell. The Gold medal in the
Junior class was won by Miss Ger
trude Maher; that in the Sophomore
class by Miss Rose Conrey and il. the
Freshman class by Miss Elizabeth
O'Neill. Certificates for Efficiency in
Bookkeeping were won by Misses Ruth
Gimbel. Mary Conrey and Caroline
Exposito.
With the exercises of Sunday the
school year for 1920-1921 was brought
to very successful close. The best
wishes of the Faculty go with the
students leaving for good and equally
with those who are Just to spend a
vacation from the class rooms. We
trust that the vacation will be enjoy
ably and profitably spent and that all
will return to their work with renewed
vim and vigor in the fall. Miss Lucille
one of the Senior girls, will
go very shortly with some members of
the faculty to Concordia, Kansas,
where she will enter the Novitittte of |
the Sisterhood. All the good wishes
of her class and school mates go with
her and while her many friends here
will miss her we can only say in all |
God be with her in her
new chosen field of labor.