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Show WASHINGTON AT THE SACRED i HEART (Contributed) Hp rieeds no granite shaft lo tell 01 fclorioun actions done; His Monument 'the failst land That lies beneath ttap sun' Uripht fame with lofty prido proclaims pro-claims The world s ono Washington!" Thoso words of the poet tend to Know in a marked degree the itnraor-taJitj itnraor-taJitj or the man who is recognized by all people, who possess the faintest faint-est spark of patriotism as the great -csi hero the world has ever produced, pro-duced, hut il us not necessary to search the pages of hooks in an effort in find inspiring lines dedicated to j The Father of Our Countrj ,' ono need not leave this little city, nestlinu snugly In the Kocktes fond embrace to realize that the name of Washington Washing-ton is still honored and revered by j his libcrt.v -lo ine children. This fact j was stronpU e.xempliiied esterday' afternoon at Sacred Heart A.cadem I when the Class of 1914 made their in- j I itial bow before the Reverend Father Cushnahan .tin Ryan, the faculty, stu-Idenl stu-Idenl body and a few interested Mends and relatives presenting an exceed-I llngly interesting program in honor: of this hero whose birthday is cele- bratd on February 22nd. The decorations simple and artistic artis-tic were suggestive of the occasion, numerous red. white and blue flags prettily draped and festooned about I the stage, made a picturesque canopj tfor the fight vounu ladles, charmingly charming-ly attired in the school uniform who proved themselves such capable performers per-formers in every sense of the word. The class colors, green and white, were effectively displayed on the cov-e- design of their paper, and was the uerU of three young lady artists of the class The opening number, ' Pendant la Mazurka." a piano selection was artistically ar-tistically rendered by Miss Comstock Other musical numbers were interspersed inter-spersed throughout the program and all are deserving of special mpntion Misr Duncan rendered "A Revery," on the violin, and every note which Bhe drew from her magic bow was indic-atlve indic-atlve of gentleness and simplicity Miss Margaret Tov charmed her listeners lis-teners bv her able interpretation of Hermann's "Serenade, also on the violin, and the ease and grace with which she handled her Instrument v .1 remarkable, and is often noticed lacking in more experienced musicians. Another attractive musical number1 was the ever new 'Old Kentucky) Home." a quartette sung by four tal- i ented young ladies Misses Duncan i robin, Cramer and Thatcher, follow, led by an encore entitled, "My Hone equally as cleverly executed. Read- I IngS Irom the school paper, The Star of the West" was perhaps the most ; eniertaining feature of the program. and old friends and admirers of Sacked Sac-ked Heart are Blad to note that each! year this bright star seems to prow in brilliancy and splendor, each class sending a ray of dazzling lleut from Its luminous center, as It slowly1 climbs higher and higher in the' realms of literature Miss Cramer, in , her deev full voice gave the "Dedlca-! "Dedlca-! Hon." and afterwards in a few well-chosen well-chosen words of explanation, assured her hearers that the contributions to I the paper were in each case original and most of 'he exercises had been prepared as class exercises. Several dainty little poems, appropriate to the ! occasion were given by this young iledy She also read an exceedingly, intelligent theme on some of 'The Idyls of the King" by that wonderfully wonder-fully musical genius Alfred Tennyson. I Miss Browne, tn her simple, unassuming unas-suming manner, continued the reading 'and took her listeners back in fane) to Shakespi areas da - and ua - s an ! interesting portrait of ' Portia" one i oi the Characters In "The Merchant I ! of Venle." clever jokes teeming with I healthy humor, and abounding in lo-( lo-( .il color w.'ie introduce, throughout this reading, and atforded no en oi merriment for the interested parties Miss Bean next graced the scene, and Bweel child-like simplicity immediately won for her the undhid !ej attention of all present a few min-Uter min-Uter were given to a discussion on Tennyson's The Princess," and iev-I iev-I eral well-known lyrics from thai poem were prettily quoted by this young lady. A short story proved equally 'as entertaining and Bhe concluded hei reading bj giving a -cries of Pen Pictures "Guess Who?" which elicited hearty applause, especially from the : pupils of Sacred Heart Miss Rntb Thatcher concluded the r adlngs from "The Star of the Y ei I ani showed her ready ability in various", vari-ous", ways. ; a cleverlj written 'Fudge Part) mill ! IWH1W I was well received an was also a number num-ber of toasts. Her deep melodious voice and ber earnestness of manner seemed especially suited Tor the reading of several poetic gems, not least among them being one entitled, "Thanksgiving " Perhaps the most amusing feature of the entertainment was the reading. a0 by this young lady, the short story- " Fervent Prayer, Pray-er, which came from the able pen of Miss Toe Downey a member of this tainted class The plot was exceedingly original, the scene was M in the dear old Emerald Isle and jthe characlers were so cleverly sketched that everyone declared ihem "true lo life,' 'At the conclusion of I the storv all decided that the young ; lorU should follow this line of work for which she seems so wonderfully adapted. The afternoon sped all too soon for I those fortunate enough to enjo the program which was so varied that there W88 no time for monotony, and it as impressively closed by the patriotic pa-triotic strains "My Country TIs or Thee ' which rang out in voices clear and sweet from the entire school to praise and honor "Our First President Presi-dent At its conclusion Rev P M Cush-Dahan Cush-Dahan expressed his surprise and de-Ughl de-Ughl nt the almost remarkable talent tal-ent displayed in so many different lines bj these oung ladles of Sacred Heart, and in a few well chosen phrases he congratulated them upon their great success, and urged them to continue until the dawning of 1914 when all would appear as shining lights in the fields of literature, music mu-sic and art oo |