The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
Catholic Schools In
 Graduation Exercises
Rev. Joseph F. Donney Gives Address at Catholic
 High Commencement; ParOchiaI School HOnOrs

Catholic school graduates were held in many churches of the city yesterday afternoon and evening. Waterbury Catcholic high school held exercises at the Church of the Immaculate Conception last eve- ming, Rev. Joseph F. Donnelly de- livering the address at the schools 18th annual commencement. Father Donnelly, former assistant at St. Thomas church and now director of the Diocesan Labor Institute spoke of the place religion should have in the child's education. God, he said, is the source of mans rights and liberties. Rev. Francis M. O'Shea, rector of the church and supervisor of the school, presented diplomas to IA graduates. The all tar was banked with flowers, and Professor Frederick Harmon pre- sided at the organ for the exercises in the afternoon of St. Marys par ochial school and the high school in the evening.
 Honor Student
 ValedictorianS of the Waterbury Catholic high school classes were Catherine M. Shaker and Rita E.. Brett. Salutatorians were Elizabeth L. Conlon and Clorinda N. DeLuca.
 Honor pupils were Barbara M. Egan, Ann M. Moore, Elizabeth l.. Scully, Terese R. Flanagan, Bev- erley J. Schuster, Lucille J. Paten- aude. Barbara J. Donovan, Anne M. Wetherad, Helen M. Corcoran, Mary c. Mooney, Arlene M. O'Keefe, Mar garet M. Cruess, Mary B. Flaherty, Elizabeth Y. Santilli, Carmel J. Doyle, Mary E. Shugrue, Lillian F. Houle and H. Shirley St. Hilaire.
 Father O;Shea presented diolo. mas to forty-two graduates from St, Miary's school at exercises which began at 3:30 in the afternoon at the same church. Rev. Bernard L.. McGurk of St. Joseph's church in Canaan delivered the address stress ing duty to home, to school and to God.
 Sacred Heart
 Rev. Henry E. Quinn, pastor of sacred Heart church presented dip- lomas to 75 graduates of Sacred Heart grammar school at the church at ? o'clock and delivered the ad- dress, following which solemn Bene- diction of the Blessed Sacrament was held, Rev. P. J. Corrigan. cele- brant, Rev. J. w. Dial, deacon and Father Quinn, sub-deacon. The vai- eoictorians were Robert Doran Godburn and Kathryn Marie Mar r1tt, and salutatorians were George Morgan Costello and Mary Jose phyne Shea. Honor pupils are Ann Veronica Bailey, Ann Catherine Corcoran, Patricia L. Mary Coyle, John Baptiste Daddona, Rosemary Irene Delaney, Maureen Elizabeth Evans, Marion Joyce Gambarella, John Edward Gilbert, Patricia Ann Herman, Charles Thomas Kennedy, Mary Ann Lanontagne Hector Jo- seph Leonardo, Theresa Mary Morin. Joan Teresa OLoughlin, Claire Marie Ouellette. Mauryne Grace Shackley, Patricia Marie Sharp and Gilda Mary Silvestre.
 Members of graduating class were Ann Veronica Bailey. Robert Henry Baker, Arthur Edward Barstis, Vir- ginia Bertha Blanc, Charles Vim cent Bordner, Marjorie Jane Bowen, Robert Francis Brick, Jessie Patri- cia Byrnes, John Patrick Casey, Eleanor Pauline Cashman, Florence Irene Ciarlariello. Richard Phelan Coleman, Rita Catherine Corcoran, Lydia Mary Crisci. Thomas Joseph Cronan and Gloria Catherine De- Leo.
 Also, John Robert Dunn, Will liam Anthony Ferrone, Mary Ann Follachio. Helen Marie Gaffney, Thomas John Garrity, William Jos eph Hopkins, Mary Jane Howard, Elizabeth Ann Kelley, Robert Will liam Kennedy, Edward Dennis Kenny, Maureen Alana Leary, Jos- eph Ernest Leblanc, Robert Carle- ton Lucian, Mary Louise Maxwell, Richard Francis McCarroll, Joseph Ralph Membrino, Elizabeth Mary Montory, William Francis Moriarty, William Vincent Morrissey, John