Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-19
DIPLOMAS PRESENTED TO
GRADUATES OF ST. MARY'S
SCHOOL And SUNDAY SCHOOL

SCHUUl AMI SUNDAY SCHUUL
Diplomas were presented to II
boys and girls, members of the
graduating class at st. Mary's paro-
| chial school, at the high mass SER
vice held at the church at II o'clock
Sunday morning. There was a large
attendance, including in addition to
the members of the class, parents
ana friends of the graduates, and the
Sisters Of Mercy, teachers at the
school.
Rev. FIR. J. II. MCGOWAN was cele-
brant OF the mass, and at GOSPEL
rev. fr. Thomas j. McLaughlin.
pastor OF the church, presented the
diplomas 10 the graduates, who are
| now prepared to enter the High
school. He also gave a splendid adj
dress on Education ana Good Ex-
ample
The members Of the graduating
class were the Misses Dorothy Nav
Anderson. Mary Martha Berran.
Mary Kenneth Cary, Elsie May Pa
rent Frances Doe Oakley, Analda
,, Margaret Pelleticr, Blanche Loretta
Nlolettc; Masters Adrian Theodore
Cloutier Gabriel Herbert Bison,
Thomas Casey Buckley. Jr.. James
Peter Golfer Anthony John Murphy.
John Joseph Murphy and Frederick
Ernest Sawyer
Sunday School Graduation
The first annual Sunday school
graduation took place at ST. Mary's
church Sunday afternoon. TO be
ellglbIe for graduation one must
have completed the grammar school
course, attended the weekly lectures
Tor two years, pass an examination
; ana write two themes. Many friends
and relatives of the graduates were
on hand. Rev. Father MCGOWAN.
director and teacher, addressed the
gathering, his subject being THE
Atrophy of the Religious Faculty at
the Present Time"
lie said in part that. THE men
tally atrophiCd adult finds religion
bore, because as it exists in his
mind it is all stale. In turning from
the hustle Of life to the calm of re-
llglon, the Youth OF today passes
from the brilliance of the theatre to
| the desolate darkness of the unlight
ed street. Excessively bored lie
turns baGs to the door. re-enters the
dress cir@e, and feels an instanta-
neous relief His only effort is to
forget the uncomfortable sensation
ne has experienced in the interval.
What appears certain is that where
hIlGlnpCG iatN
ments. newspapers. etc. are all in
teresting, refreshing, reviving, all
taste for religion has eyaporated like
the dew of the morning In many
cases the layman's mind is simply
rotting as regards religion, and that
the rotting process is due to our
modern education, in which the ac-
qulslfiNe faculty is being developed
and the contemplative faculties are
being ignored and absolutely neg
lected. st. Augustine's words come
nome TO US today, Unless you know
a thing YOU cannot love it, Memo
amat nlsi quod prius cognoscit.' In
popular language, you must know
God before YOU love Him, the better
the knowledge the greater the love.
4 boy or girl who show themselves
ignorant OF things an educated man
or woman should know, is consid-
cred a disgrace to his bringing-up;
whereas ignorance of things which
an educated Christian ought to know
is accepted with complacency. You
Catholics, know YOUR religion as you
should and YOU will be an honor TO
your church. doing your duty to God
your neighbor and yourself
Rev. T. J. Mclaughlin distributed
the diplomas, after which the award
ing of prizes for the recent COM
petitive examination was held. The
Senior first prize was won by Evelyn
Cecilia Sears; the second prize by
Mary Catherine Drawn. The Junior
prize was won by Madeline DeGran-
dy. Honorable mention. Josephine
Hanson.
Following is the list of graduates:
Helen Madeline Allison. Mary Cath
crime Drawn. Helen Doris Buckley,
Mary Eliza beth Colman, Annie Olive
Faulkner, Ruth Margaret Folger.
margarine Agnes Hickey. Evelyn
Cevelia ! Sears. katherine Marie
Simpson. Dorothy Stone.
The exercises were brought to
close with Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament, given by Father Nc
Gown. The hymns were sung by the
children of the school, who attended
in a body.