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Show Sacred Heart Academy OGD12X. May 111 The past week at Sacred Heart academy has been one ot earnest study and varied programmes of unusual merit. Tho recital by the vocal students last Monday evening was well received by an appreciative audience, which was cognizant of the merit of each number and accorded the young ladies encouraging rounds of applause. ap-plause. Por several of tho participants the evening. will bo a memorable one, as it marked their initial bow on Hie stage of Saercd .Heart academy, and all look forward to programmes in which these young ladies will figure' prominent'. At the conclusion of the programme tho Rev. Pather P. M- Cush-nahan Cush-nahan expressed his plcasuro and the thanks of the entire audience for the delightful evening. Thoso who took part were the Misses Hamilton.'Grill, Pagan, Tyler, M'cClurc, Cook, G. Mc-Nultv, Mc-Nultv, A. Terrill, Cramer, Winter, Griffin, Young, PogsJiaw, Comstock, Moran, Vcndoll, Thatcher, Musgravc and Scott. A. visit from the state delegates of the Knights of Columbus marked Thursday afternoon's programme. An imprumptu entertainment afforded them pleasure, as Grand Knight "W. H. I Lcary of Salt Lake testified in a few apt words of complimentary thanks. Miss G. Malone charmed with her unusual un-usual violin work, while Miss Pagan's taking vocal number was a pleasure indeed. Particular appreciation was evinced for , Miss Cook's reading, "I Used to Know Your Ma," a dialect selection se-lection of marked pathos, well interpreted. inter-preted. Miss Rich also contributed to the cujovmcnt by her rendition of Riley's '"'Happy Little Cripple." The Rev. .Father P. M. Cushnahan accompanied accom-panied the Knights. Tho second academic class were subjected sub-jected to an oral test last Tuesday in the biographical outlines of English literature, with which they showed a thorough acquaintance. The academic department attended and displayed great interest, proving as it did a ro-view ro-view for some classes and an anticipation anticipa-tion of future work for. others. A notable not-able feature of the literature classes has been tho making of albums containing con-taining photographs of authors. This plan is highly recommended, as it impresses im-presses the prominent features, general mental characteristics of the world's thinkers on youthful minds and gives a familiarity with the grcnt ones of tho earth. The first academics havo an album of American authors, while the second academics boast an English gallery. Enthusiastic school spirit ran high last "Wednesday afternoon when Nydia Pouff of tho third academic class was declared one of the winners of tho preliminary pre-liminary declamation contest, held in tho "Weber slake academy. The participants par-ticipants were students 'of the high schools of northern Utah. Miss RoulT will go to Salt Lake to take part in tho infcrscholnstic contest May :20. and many members of the school will accompany ac-company her. Friday afternoon the junior class in expression gave proof of the good work it had accomplished during the past year b- Jho rendition of varied numbers, num-bers, which afforded plcasuro to their friends and fellow-students. who listened to the following selections: "How They Brought the Good News Krom Ghent to Ai.x," Browning, Miss G. Hardy; Lowell's Ode on Lincoln, Miss Gucrin: "Tho Patriot." by Browning, Miss Anderson I Was With Grant." by Bret Jlartu. Miss G. Malone; "Tho Shin of Stale,-.' Longfellow, Long-fellow, Miss .McGunniss; Henry Ward Boucher on the Death of Lincoln, Lin-coln, Miss Tyler: "Columbus." by Joaquin Miller, Mits McNuIty; "Captain, "Cap-tain, My Captain," by Walt Whitman. Mi.SH Ragan: "The Charge of the Light .Brigade," Tennyson. Miss G. Roberts. |