The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-12

exercises of the Con-
vent of Mary immaculate held on
Thursday evening, May II:
"Last Saturday night in Miami
a telegram from the Reverend
Mother of Mary immaculate Con-
vent invited ME to Key West to
deliver the commencement address
to the graduating class of 1884
Enamored of Key West and the
people who live here, gladly ac-
cepted. But there was an item
that, for a few days, had me puz-
zled. / had been requested to
take weights" as the subject of
my discourse.
"Now there are many kinds of
weights. There is, first Of all,
troy weight that is used in weigh
ing gold. But since we are off the
gold standard, it is useless to speak
of troy weight. Next there is
avoirdupoise weight. But as all
of you girls are trying to remain
thin, that weight is out of the
question. Then, too, there is that
long, seemingly interminable wait
for prosperity to turn the corner.
We have all heard of this wait for
the past three or four years so l
had to eliminate that wait.
Tonight i shall speak of
another weight. The weight that
forms the subject Of this discourse
tonight is graduate $500.
Frat Port of Voyage
Tonight twenty-one students
Of this historic school are radiant
with joy and smiling with con-
tentment because they are grad
yates; have reached the first
port in their voyage on the sea of
life.
Before you doff your caps and
gowns of graduation; before your
fingers loosen their nervous grip
On the priceless sheepskin; while
vou are still anchored at the first
port of your voyage, let us stop,
lear ladies, and look both forward
md backward in an earnest en-
ieavor to understand the full
meaning of graduates
"As / see it, each letter of the
word graduate stands for an out
standing quality that ought to
characterize every student of Mary
immaculate Convent who reaches
The coveted goal of graduation.
G For Gratitude
1.-THE G of the word graduate
stands, it seems to me, for graft
sude,' or a spirit of thankfulnessI
md appreciation. But gratitude
% whom? Gratitude for what?
Gratitude first of all to your par
ants who had the wisdom to select
he Convent of Mary Immaculate
Tor your Alma Mater; school
where you are given a rounded ed
lcation; an education not of your
read alone, but also of your heart.
Gratitude to your parents for their
spirit of self-sacrifice and self-de-
NAL, that you might continue in
his grand old institution until
yours was the privilege and the
right to emerge from its classic
nails wearing cap and gown and
holding in your hand the coveted
diploma.
"But you should also be CRATE
ful to the Sisters of the Holy
Names of Jesus and Mary who,
Turing your entire course, have
given you the best that was in
them; who have guided You up the
rough and rugged road of knowl-
EDGE. while setting you a living
example Of Catholic wonlanhood
and were able to say to. you with
st. Paul Of old. BE We followers
IF me. as l also am of Jesus
Christ" and who will follow you
and your interests throughout
many years to come.
.'The first letter of graduate
means also gratitude to your pas
tors for the keen interest they
have taken in your welfare and
for the salutary advice and en-
enlargement that they gave.
Finally, gratitude to God, the
Giver of all good gifts, who called
10 the Sisterhood your devoted
teachers, thus bringing them,
through obedience to their superb
ors. to your Island City. Gratitude
70 God for the priests He gave YOU
IN the persons Of Father Maureau.
Father Dougherty. Father Mar
aane and others who instiIIed into
POUR minds and infiltrated into
FOUR hearts those principles OF
right thinking and right living
hat fell from the lips % Jesus
Christ. And. IN your gratitude, do
not forget 10 render thanks for
ycuf own talent and health. with
,ut which no diploma would ever
have rested in your hands. nor day
II graduation reached.
AIso Fer .Coedhye'
"The G Of graduate can and,
IL matter Of fact. does stand for
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