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Show ! ST. PETER'S, MONT. ( j i Gala Days at St. Peter, Mont. This week has. been one of festivity for the Ursulines of St. Peter, Mont., on account of the visit of an honored guest the Right Rev. Bishop Lenihan of Great Falls. This was his lordship's annual episcopal visitation, and a large number of children were confirmed. Then was the "Grand Conge" in season, ! and the girls made the most of it, the bishop cheering on their merriment with a cordial paternal interest. On Monday afternoon his lordship assisted as-sisted at the entertainments prepared by the children in his honor. In re sponse to the salutations of the children, chil-dren, the bishop said, in part: "I thank you for all your beautiful words of salutation, and hardly know which to praise more, the words themselves them-selves or the artistic delivery of them: at all events, I must say that they were very complimentary, and that i hope to be deserving of all the fine things you have said. This entertainment has been a feast of sweets, following upon the school year of solids. Now. in lift it is . thus. too. we must have both sweets and solids in order to live, and right here In school, children, is th place to get accustomed to solids. Music Mu-sic and art, poetry and prose, yes, and arithmetic, too, go to make up school. Tnore things have all their way or making up life life as well, and all arc good; but arithmetic, perhaps, is "best." Arithmetic is the queen of the studies! It is in arithmetic that we work out difficult and troublesome problems and get at the principles that underlie them. There is a training in arithmetic that is also a training for one's after life. We all of us, shall have problems to work out, and well will it be for us if our heads are clear enough to work out these problems correctly, and our will? are strong .enough to follo w right principles prin-ciples through life. This institution, out here in this quiet and secluded spot is just the place for us to acquire ri?ht principles to take with us through life. Now, one of the first principles that ah must learn is that of respecting the rights of others. At boarding school tnis principle must be learned early, or the path will be rough. A pupil who wishes her rights to be respected must of necessity forget herself a little, while she looks about her to see what are the just demands made upon her bv others. The girl who most respects of her associates is indeed the girts who 'M set alonS the best at school. And in the home the same holds good. hoe,rfre,SOme in the hom 'ho should be tenderly cared for, and the youn " girl should see to it that ease and com" fort be provided for the weak and aged-but aged-but she, in the full vigor of her lirU hood, should scorn to be pampered anrt candled. Dear children, help others when you can and should: but do not depend on others to help you. Learn before you leave this school, the gre"t lesson of a successful lire. This lesson s that of being able to take the initl'a- wJ'th ? ,tngS tllat pllouId be done without waitintr to he tM if . entire year, you should have learned no other thing but this. I would say that your year had been well spent " wMhe? b,shop tnl'J the children, with familiar grace, the little story of Sampsons message to Garcia in thr Cuban war, and drew for them a vivid Picture of the heroic messenger whose name has gone down Into history, not by reason of pomp or show or noise but because of that gift of the initiative which marched him silently, quickly through the enemy's ranks. Into Garcia Gar-cia s tent, and back to Sampson securing secur-ing with few words, no noise and th smallest possible delay, the success of a weu-iaia plan of war. Then the bishop drew another vivid picture that of the school girl who lacks the gift of the Initiative. A little wave of rippling laughter rose throughout through-out the hall. Was it the contrast or was it the likeness that amused the girls? At all events, they laughed; and they are probably now tracing out some new and interesting pictures Ito be exhibited ex-hibited at the great world's fair of their own after lives. In the evening the ninth grade girl gave a colonial reception. The invitations invita-tions were all hand-painted, with appropriate ap-propriate colonial scenes; the refreshments, refresh-ments, delicate and delicious; and the presence of a Catholic bishop and priest at such a gathering was not the least novel and interesting feature. It certainly cer-tainly delighted the hearts of the colonial colo-nial dames: Mrs. an TtaeL (Phoebe. Du I . . - . : . Rand), Katrine Van Tassel (Maud Evans), Priscilla (Matilda Mannix), Janice Meredith (Esther Regan), Martha Mar-tha Washington (Josephine Ford). Goody Martin (Celia McVey), Edith Hamilton (Maud Surginier). Elmira Edward (Mary Holland). Evangeline (Theres Gervais), Rose Standish (Katie Fagan). Dorothy Mannering (Anita Eagan). Lucile Carroll (Lillian Casey). Ruth Haddon (Helen Leach), and made the Interesting and pleasant evening doubly memorable. |