Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-06-20
!. Fl EIGHTH GRADE
PUPILS Of CATHOLIC.
SCHOOLS GRADUATE.
COMMENCEMENT ERCIS S
HELD LAST NIGHT IN ST. PAT
RlCk'S AND ST. FRANCIS
= cHuRCHES-ExcELLENT PRO
GRAMS ARE RENDERED.

pafOCnlal schools, received the
eighth grade diplomas at very beaut
tul commencement exercises held {
st. Patrick's and St Francis churche
last night. The exercises We're a
tended by a very large number {
members of the two parishes an
friends of the graduates.
st. Francis Church.
At st. Francis church one of tn
finest musical programs ever given b
Ottawa vocalistS was rendered am
was greatly appreciated by the larg
audience. The fun church choir. aS
sisted by Misses Marie Schmidt, Al
yena Scherer, Sophia JObst Florcnc,
Guthrie of South Bend, Ind, Georg,
Welsh and Edwin Mates some OF tn.
most talented vocai,ts in the city
save sacred concert.
Miss Schmidt aud Mr. Welsh san.
D. Ave Maria" Edwin Mates san-
Heavenly Praise" Miss Jobst SANG
How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings,
and Miss Guthrie ana Miss Schprel
each sang solos. Several numbers
were also rendered by the full choir
The altar was beautifully decorated
with numerous bouquets Of white car
nations and ferns and lighted by can.
dies.
Four visiting priests, Rev, OLaugh
lin of Marseilles. Rev. COLUMBIA, Rev.
Benedict and Rev Frederick. all OF
st. Bede's. assisted Rev. Casimir Mil
Ter, rector of st Francis church and
head of St Francis school, with the
services
Four boys and four girls, Peter Vid
mer, George Vancena. Martin Dedreln.
Anthony Tabar, Clara Hoffman. Helen
Gottselig, received their diplomas
from the eighth grade and Palmer
certificates Of penmanship. As tn
children walked to the altar, in front
of which Rev Miller presented the
diplomas. the little girls were attend
ed by two tiny flower girls. carrying
summer flowers. The sight was q
very beautiful one.
The commencement address was
made by Rev Benedict OF st. Bede'y
college, and was one of the finest and
most scholarly ever heard from u
local pulpit Rev Benedict spoke on
the lack of mental discrimination, urg
ing the people to do their own re-
ligiOus thinking. and to not accept the
views OF any scientist or agnOstic
whose mind had become lost in Il
rut" from pursuing one line-of profess
sion day and night. Such men, he
stated, did an untold amount Of harm
when they stated that there was no.
Cor or no future life.
There is no one man no matter
what his education may be, wh0I
knows more about God than any man
in jeans and overalls,' he stated
He spoke OF the harm the great |
scientists had created on the minds |
toward religion and of the respect the |
public paid to the state.
ments of such men.
Rev Benedict cited examples to ,
show that religion in the world was
hot dead, and that today was not the |
age of Indifference. although he claim |
cd SO many people were so busy max |
ing living and making money that |
they did not care to think about a !
future life
The congratulated the members Of |
the class and their parents on their |
6ttainments and expressed the hope |
that the fathers and mothers would |
be amply repaid for all the work they
nave done for the children.
St. Patrlck's Commencement
Thirteen boys ana girls, the orig
nal group which eight years ago
Ormed the primary department Of !
he new St Patrick's school, received
heir graduation diplomas last night
1t o'clock at the eighth annual grad.
latiOn exercises, held at st Patrick's
hurch. Between four and five hun
lred gathered at the church to wit.
less the ceremonies.
The exercises were featured by a
acred cantata, staged by the pupils
The playlet was carried out very we'll
nd besides pleasing the audience to
great extent was very educational.
Rev. HeHerman Speaker.
Following the play Rev. h. l.. Hef-
renan of Rockford, ILL.,, delivered
cry interesting address, saying in
art.
The church believes that these vir.
ues instilled into the heart of the
hid at his mothers knee. must be
aught in greater degree in the
choOl during the formative period
I the childs life, if the impressions
re TO be lasting. Many outside our
hurch hold that education consists
lefely in the instruction of the mind
the natural truths, while the Cath
lie idea is, that the school which
'0uld impart true education must
mbrace in its curriculum all truths,
avealed as we'll as natural. The I
hurch holds that the heart of edn-
alton is the educator of the heart, j
nd the soul Of education is the edu-
ltor of the soul, while the education
the mind is necessary. the educa-
on of the heart is most necessary :,
he child must be taught the exist. :.
ace of God who is his Creator, and :
lie relations he bears to his God He tt
ust be taught 10 honor. love and =
rive Him, and that all else in this
fe is secondary. First. then, in tbeI
iucation of the child is the knowI.
Ige and love of God: the Observance =,
the commandments and the nrac. =,
&c OF the great virtues taught nv "
IT blessed Lord throughout his life 1t
We see about us the disadvantage
not having Christian education.
ar jails and charitable institutions
e filled to overlooking with poor O'