Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
GRADUATES
ST.JOSEPH'S
GET DIPLOMAS
Large Crowd Present
AT Commencement
Exercises Tuesday,;
Program Enjoyed

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Eighteen seventh grade students
were graduated TO the high school at
st. J~oseph's Academy Tuesday night,
the commencement exercises being at
tended by an audience that packed
the large auditorium to capacity.
A program including a number Of
musical numbers by the band and or
chestra and various features in which
practically all students Of the acad-
envy participated was enjoyed, and
diplomas were awarded the following
seventh grade students: Francis Al
varez, John Alvarez, Joe Fernandez,
Clarence Friedman, Gonzalo Garcia,
Anthony de Ia Cara, Jose de la
CARA, Manuel Lizard, Charlie Mar
tinez, Eifanio Mendoza, CASTOR Pu-
marejo, Lauro Cantu, Jose Arrese,
Manuel Cordoba, Jose lbarra, Jose
G~uevara, Arthur Arrendondo and Nir-
gilio Saldivar.
Ten students who had completed
the second year Of high school work
were advanced to the third year,
which will be added 70 the course OF
the academy next year.
The following program was rem
dered:
Normal March-St. Joseph's band.
when Daddy Was a Little Boy
Play by pupils Of the first and sec
ond grades.
idle Fancy"-Serenade-"Zenith"
-Overture-St. Joseph's band.
1.-The Millionaire Janitor'-Two-act
comedy.
Selections-St. Joseph's orchestra.
"Sweethear. of Sigma Chi"-Saxo-
phone band.
Presentation of medals for attend
ance.
"Jolly students7-High school stu
dents.
Presentation fcr Medals for con
duct.
"The Jolly Boys"-Grammar school
students.
Presentation Of medals for scholar
ship.
Presentation Of diplomas TO sew
entn grade graduates.
"Farewell"-the graduates.
Negro number-A. Barreda.
"AmericaH-Band and audience.
Albert William Reed, Jr, frs. year
high school student, was granted n
high school scholarship for leader
ship in all activities, and especially
in dramatics. This scholarship val
ued at $50, was paid from a fund
raised by an entertainment given by
the pupils and voted for that pur-
pose.
Special gold medal awards were
announced for the following sub
jects: Religion, Rufino Lopez, 100
per cent; English, Norman Steiner,
80 per cent; mathematics, Arthur
Gonzales and Conrad Cloetta, each
SO per cent; sciences, Joe A. Cham
pion, 81 per cent; Spanish, Herman
Sadurni, " per cent.
Honor students of the various
grades we're announced as follows:
ninth, Rufus Lopez; eighth, Arthur
Gonzales; seventh, Manuel Lizard;
sixth, Jose Arrese, LaurO Cantu;
fifth, william Mason, William Ross,
Jimmy Truss, Sabas Kahn; fourth,
Jose A. Cisneros; third, Johnnie
Champion; second, Billie Mcdonald,
Ramiro Ramirez, Ernest Hinojosa.
At the close Of the program the
Maris brother, in charge of the acad-
envy, announced that courses would
be resumed on Tuesday, September 4,
and that the high school department,
opened in the fall Of 1926, would Of
fer the first three years Of high
school work and several additional
business courses, and that all the
work is accredited through examina-
tions By the state department of edu-
cation.
The various features Of the pro-
gram proved very interesting TO the
large audience, the musical numbers
receiving repeated encores. The band
and orchestra, which have been under
the instruction Of Roy Garcia the
past year. rendered several difficult
numbers in a mastery style that won
prolonged applause.
The Millionaire Janitor." a two
act comedy, was we'll presented, the
boys handling their respective roles
in a manner that attested the ex-
cellent training received. Following
Is the cast:
Herman Schmaltz, the Janitor, s.
Sadurni.
Prof. Flog. proprietor Of a board
ing school, a. W. Reed.
John NJ. Jennings, Herald's father,
Ben Streckfus.
herald Jennings, a future u. >.
Senator, Jim Truss.
Horatio de Alger, the studious stu
dent, c. l.. Cloetta.
Fubbs, Herald's chum, r. Belling-
hansen.
Skinner, \ Of the boys, W. Ross.
Group Of Boarders: A. Alfalfa, J.
Yates. J. Young. w. Mason, G. Sam
ano, J. Junkin, r. Mason, ]. A. CARA.
Fred Celaya, Jim Goode, G. Garcia, f.
h~enggeler, R. Lopez, r. Marquee, L.
D~elangel, r. Ramirez. L. Rendon, G.
Tetreau. W. Edmundson.
Enrolment at the college this year
showed a decided increase over for
mer years. totaling 232. Members of
the faculty stated that from every
viewpoint the year had been the most
successful IN the history Of the insti-
tuition. All members Of the faculty
will leave early in June for summer
work az various univerSitieu ~ Tnx,s