South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-15
HIGH IDEALISM IS
ADDRESS THEME AT
ST. MARY'S RITES
Rev. Miltner Cites Importance
of Self knowledge For
Graduates.

Inspiring in its theme OF high
idealism tempered through self
knowledge, the commencement ad-
dress delivered by Rev. Charles Milt-
ner. g. =. c.. dean OF the department
of philosophy of NOtre Dame uni
versity, before the graduating class Of
s.. Mary's academy and college
marked I'm its dignity and earnest ap-
peal the Goth annual commencement
exercises of the school.
Miss Charlotte Voss. of Chicago.
was awarded her masters degree in
philosophy and % young women
were graduated from the college Di-
| plomas were also conferred on % pu-
pills who have completed the prepar-
atory work Rt Rev Herman Alerd-
/ ing, d. D., conferred the graduating
medals. degrees and diplomas on the
students in collegiate and academic
I departments.
Appropriate 10 the occasion were
/ the decorations Of flowers and rib
bons which were employed in St. An
gelas hall where the exercises took
place. Festoons of yellow and white
bunting dropped from the ceiling
where were suspended huge clusters
I Of yellow and white field daisies. fur
+ thering artisIcally the color scheme
which represented the cOlOrs Of the
graduating class. Musical selections
were given by the ST. Marys Glee
club. by the Misses y. l.. Holt, NJ.
| Miller. D. Ryno. II. Weinrich, r.
! Kramer +. Broussard, +. Guthrie.
| NJ. Del r. Blanco ana the orchestra.
Gives Nalcdictory.
Miss Clara Irene 81. Legue deliver
/ ed the valedictOry. a tribute 20 the
founders of the college. the teachers.
Mother Pauline. now incumbent and
/ 10 the parents Of the pupils whose
love and sacrifice made possible at
/ tendance at the school during the
college course closing with the grad
uatiOn festivities. Miss Josephine
! Frances Ryan read the class poem,
/ "Sedes Sapentiae." and Miss Nellie
I Lee Holt gave the class essay, "Ib-
sens Individualism and Woman
/ "Paradoxical. il seems" said FIR.
Niltner. in his address, this day
/ designated as commencement really
I signifies the conclusion Of your col
/ lege career. But LIES experiences
I are merely a continuation of events.
what is marked as the commence
ment of one experience only serves
/ 10 introduce new course, and so the
paradox disappears. You are 20 be
congratulated" said the speaker 90
| the class. con having attained a goal
\ which was set by your ambitions
four years ago. You are also 20 be
I congratulated upon the equipment
with which YOU have been fitted al
ST Nary's 20 meet the world and con-
ouer its battles This thing that St
! Mary's has given you during your
4 residence here. is Of course knowl-
: edge. but more than that, IL has i'm
parted 10 purself knowledge. the
greatest power given man and which
lis as inestimable as the divine life
10 which il leads.
When YOU came here YOU inquir-
/ ed certain things OF your alma ma
! ter. You asked. What IS music. Ian
/ guage. science and literature p and
YOU were taken into the studio. lab
oratOry and museum and given the
truth But when YOU asked What
am 10, YOU were taken not 10 those
places but 10 the heart OF 81. Mary S
where your SOU was nurtured and
YOU were given spiritual benefaction.
As you were given the truth 10
your que IONS there came 10 you a
self understanding that in turn
brought an understanding Of others.
That understanding OF others equips
You 70 20 forth and meet the world
It's chaotic problems with wea-
mons that will not fail YOU"