The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1922-06-17
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE.
Brilliant and Interesting Exercises
Marx End of Scholastic Term.

Graduating exercises Of the class
of June 1922 of st. Joseph>s Com
mercial Institute and St. Nincent's
Institute, took place at 10 o'clocl
Thursday morning at the Community
Theatre.
The spacious building was packct
to its utmost capacity by a multitude
Of relatives and friends Of the pupils
Of the two institutions. The stage
was beautifully and tastefully deco
rated with class coiors and daisies,
and the interior Of the structure was
cooled by several electric fans.
An inspiring program was drawn
and carried through to perfection.
The opening chorus, "Our~ Alma Ma
ter by group of boYecand girls
was enjoyed by all. I've musical
numbers Of the program uFere ably
given by the talented pupils Of St.
Nlncent'S Institute. Miss Thelma
Rogge welcomed the large audience
in an expressive and graceful manner
and Numa Courreges delivered very
forcibly the valedictory. In the name
of his Undergraduates, Lowell Gis-
clard paid a tribute to his Alma Ma
ter in The form Of a class poem. A
French essay, "Faites Bien Votre
Part" delivered by Miss Edith eau
din, was warmly applauded. The
Expression Class of St. Vincent
showed careful training.
After the awarding of the medals
and the granting of the diplomas
by Reverend C. NJ. Chambon, an
excellent address~was delivered by
Judge Sam A. Leblanc Of Napole on
vile, on the advantages of a real
Christian education as incill'a1tl by
these schools. Heartily did Judge
Leblanc parise the Brothers and the
Sisters for their devotion in
the cause of the Christian educa-
ton of the youth. He spoke on the
opportunity of education and in re-
ferrng to Christian education, he
called it the golden opportunity; and
he reminded parents of their respon-
sibilities to see that their children
get this opportunity.
The. closing number was song of
farewell by the graduates.
The management of the Commu-
nifty Theatre deserve much credit fol
their generous cooperation in MAX
ing the day great succesSo
The following is the Interesting
program rendered.:
Processional--Piano, Miss Armide
Hanson; violin, Miss Thelma Dill.
Our Alma Mater" chorus.
Salutatory, Miss Thelma Rogge.
Consolation, Miss Elizabeth Poche.
'Twilight Bells" musical recita-
ton, Glass of Expression.
"The Swallows" yalse impromp-
tn; piano, Miss Armide Hanson.
Class poem, Lowell Gisclard.
"Starry Daisies" chorus
"Faites Bien Votre PART" Miss
Edith Gaudin.
"Victory," piano, Miss 7. Rogge
and A. Landry.
"The Crown of Life" St. Vincent's
graduates.
Valedictory, Numa Courreges.
Awarding Of medals and diplomas.
Address to graduates, Judge Sam
A. Leblanc.
Farewell, class of 1922.
Diplomas were awarded by st.
Joseph's Commercial Institute to the
following: Numa Courreges, William
Doran, Norman Folse, Lowell Gis-
clard, Irwin Mollere, Mark Melancon,
Clarence Richard; Anthony Schroe
der and Arthur Veron.
A gold fob for scholarship, donated
by Rev. C. NJ Chambon, was won by
Numa Courreges.
a certificate of proficiency. in type
writing was awarded to Numa Couf-
reyes and Uton Dugas by the Rem
'ington Typewriter Company for hav-
ing written at net speed of twenty
six words per minute for ten con-
secutive minutes.
A certificate of proficiency in type
writing was awarded to Irwin Mol
lere by the Remington Typewriter
Company for having written at a
net speed of thirty-three words per
minute for ten consecutive minutes.
A certificate Of proficiency in
typewriting was awarded to Irwin
Mollere by the Remington Typewri-
ter Company for having written at
a net speed of forty words per MIN
In the final typeWrting contest
Irwin Mollere wrote COS words in
ten minutes, making only one error.
The gold medal for excellence in
the tenth and eleventh grades, do
mated by the Knights of Columbus
and drawn for by Irwin Mollere,
Norman Folse, Lowell Gisclard, Uton
Dugas, Leonard Lawes, Lloyd Bour-
der and Numa Courreges, was won
by Lowell Gisclard.
The gold medal for excellence in
the eighth and ninth grades, donated
by Adam j. Leblanc, and drawn for
by Dumond St. Martin, Louis eau
din, Clarence Truxillo, Peter Graffeo,
Louis Poche and Daniel Doran, was
won by Daniel Doran
The gold medal for excellence in
the sixth and seventh grades, dona-
ted by J. Mavor Melancon, and drawn
for by Robert Folse, Irwin Barber,
Luke Landry, Hubert Sarradet, Yer
non Aleman, Louis Granier, Earl
Folse, Octave Aucoin, Joseph Fon-
tana, Earl Ruiz, Valery Dalferes,
Sidney Schenxayder, Joseph Thiac,
Louis Mayhall, Joseph Lawes, Ernest
Leblanc, Lloyd Webre, Sam Mistret-
ia, Rudolph Hebert, Odell Montero,
Benoit Falcon, Joseph Mistretta,
Joseph Capello, John Randazzo, Leon
Guichet and Lorenzo Mlano, was
won by Lloyd Webre.
The gold medal for excellence in
the fourth and fifth grades, donated
by Hubert Richard and drawn for
by Roy Chauvin, Emile Thiac, Don
aid Bouchereau, Harmon Montero
Joseph Soniat, Anthony Benedetto,
Richard Melancon, Adam Rivet,
James Truxillo, Valery Duffel, Mi