Show II St Marys Notes 1 The ideas so beautifully expressed in the proclamation which Governor Spry addressed to the public schools appoint ing Friday to be observed as Arbor day caught the fancy of the pupils at St Marys and seemed to brighten up the outlook from the first day of the th week Arbor day was the keynote to the speech which Miss Margaret Mc Donough made at the Monday morning reunion and in which she urged a amore amore amore more intense and more general enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm iu in regard to the school gardens Miss Ollie Cooper followed on the program with a very successful read Ing of The Snake those of her audience who had never heard the story before being quite deeply inter interested Interested interested ested C E W Griffiths lecture recital took place Thursday afternoon A large number of visitors were wore present The reading was prefaced by an tory lecture on Dantes Divine Com Comedy Comedy Comedy edy This was given Iven by B Allen the manager malinger of Mr Griffiths reading tour He pointed out the eminence occupied by the great groat roat Christian epic In the realm of literature gave a 0 brief out line of the work as a whole and thus assisted those not yet jet et acquainted with the work to understand nd better the high pathway of poetry along which the reader was about to lead them From Prom the first line recited by Mr Griffin the poem was Vas given almost entirely from memory to the last word Through more than an hours continuous attention the hearers were bound as by the spell of an enchanter Carys Garys translation was used and as the wondrous rhythm rh of ot Its sonorous lines rolled on portraying the dreadful scenes of the Inferno lightened here and there by the minor episodes many of the more timid students knew what fear is In the Purgatories the readers voice took on the musical melodies of those canticles which the suffering though cheerful souls are represented as singing throughout this Interesting part of at the poem There was very ex extensive extensive extensive cutting of course but the read Ing flowed on so 80 smoothly that omis omissions omissions omissions were hardly noticeable unless In the Paradiso which seemed to be cur ur tailed 10 II el the most After the reading Mr Griffith was given glon a welcome for the graduates by Miss Mena Reno The address was accompanied by the pre presentation presentation presentation of ot a handsome St SL Marys pennant as a souvenir of at this visit from the class of 10 |