Show r f Many Colleges Seen Failing 4 To Give Purpose for Living Collegiate suicides w were re blamed on too much experimentation in the field of education by Rev James E. E Kearney DD bishop of or orthe the Catholic diocese of ot Salt Lake Lakein in an address at commencement exercises at at- atthe the tho College of ot St St. Mary- Mary 1 Wasatch the Sunday Too many colleges fail tall to give their students a 3 purpose for tor living Bishop Kearney told those assembled assembled as as- to witness presentation of diplomas to seven young women graduates Citing the case of ot a a. recent col collegiate cot cot- suicide Bishop Kearney said the trouble with mos most colle colleges es and universities today is 15 that they fail fall to Impart a philosophy of life to their students Tho The b business of a 8 college is to give tho the student a 3 philosophy of life lifo which will wUl carr carry him to his destiny tho the bishop said warning that lack of such philosophy is an underlying causo caus e of ot undergraduate unrest Referring again to the recent self inflicted death of a clergyman's son con about to be graduated from front an eastern university Bishop Kearney said Tailed Failed to Give I College failed to give him re responsibility responsibility ye- ye to live the life God planned for him when he was put Into nto tho world and which he learned at his fathers father's s knee It is the privilege of ot this Institution institution institution to give you 5 u your philosophy of life You are aro not going out deceived uncertain of your destiny destiny destiny des des- tiny he said Bishop Kearney conferred de degrees degrees tie tie- grees grecs upon Miss Rosemary Brennan Brennan Brennan Bren- Bren nan Salt Lake City Miss Mary Connolly Connoll Harbor Grace Newfoundland Newfound- Newfound land and Miss Winifred Dibblee Salt Lake Lako City Miss Betty Norton Pocatello Idaho Miss Evelyn OBrien O'Brien Midvale Miss Ann Pearson Pearson Pear Pear- son Bon Salt Lake City and Miss Mis Elsie Roff Boise Bois Idaho State teachers teachers' teachers teachers' teach teach- ers ers' certificates were awarded Miss OBrien O'Brien and Miss Roff Earlier in the day at t a solemn pontifical mass celebrated by DY bishop Kearney in the Cathedral of ot the tho Madeleine the Rt RI Rev Mon Mon- sIgnor Duane G. G Hunt vicar genera general general gen gen- era eral of of the tho Catholic diocese of Salt Lake told college and high school graduates in a a. baccalaureate address address address ad ad- dress Deplores De Decline If It society Is to be sav saved d it will willbe willbe wille be e saved by the Catholic schools for they are tho the one means capable of stimulating and re restoring an intellectual intellectual in- in interest for Christianity The church does docs not for a 3 moment consider that Christianity is merely a a sentiment or point a-point of ot view MonsIgnor Hunt warned deploring deploring de tie- the declining intellectual J respect for tor Christianity She Sho the church does not io for fora a moment sympathize with the F Most Rev James E. E Kearney o St Strikes ikes at Suicides theory that tho the teaching of ot Christianity Christianity Chris Chris- Is to be confined to the tho Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day school he continued adding that the church knows that re religion religion religion re- re ligion should be a part of Catholic school cur curriculum Tho The commencement program Included in included included In- In March from Athalia Mendelssohn violins Mrs Adine Brownley Brownly Bradley and Miss Lucille Jenkins harp Miss Genevieve McHugh McHugh McHugh Mc- Mc Hugh piano Miss Marie Mario Louise Cances academic procession Land Sighting Grieg college glee club Moment M Musicale s cale Op OPt 94 N No 3 Schubert-Barth Schubert piano I Miss Billio Billie Baxter piano II n Miss Alberta Davidson n Magnificat Gloria Patri PatH Grassi Grassl and college glee c club Miss Georgia Martinov accompanist conferring of honors commencement address Bishop Kearney academic recessional 1 I |