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Show OGDEN. Commencement at Sacred ' Heart Academy. The graduating exercises of Sacred Heart academy on Wednesday morning morn-ing were characterized by a classical grace and elegance befitting the most successful year in the history of that institution, i The hearty applause that greeted ' Rev. P. M. Cushnahan showed the joy that his return awakened In the hearts , : of all. - I The instrumental and vocal numbers were all noted for artistic work and high polish. Miss Coltman found ex- ' cellent. scope for hetich contralto voice in her dashing solo, "The , Deathless Army." Mif -Tomasek rendered ren-dered the pretty scJo, "The Swallows," with a delicate grde and beauty that showed careful work, and Miss Ryan gave "Titanla" with great brilliancy land-flexibility of voice. But tie most exquisite vocdl number was Uie beau-tltul beau-tltul auartet, "Regoletto." Many marveled how well the four young vocalists vo-calists had mastered the intricacies of this vrey difficult selection. The "Waltz in E" was a sparkling. oeaut-fully oeaut-fully rendered selection. The "March Hongroise." by four of the graduates, artistic and polished, and the ever popular pop-ular "Cecilan Club" received a well-merited well-merited encore. . The seven young ladies who wjere crowned with graduating diplomas and medals received warm encomiums for their modest grace and dignity of bearingtheir bear-ingtheir essays emphasized a literary liter-ary ability frequently evidenced in their contributions to "Our Literary Table." Each essay was delivered in a clear and distinct manner. I ' SALUTATORY.' I Miss Tomasek's-salutatory was a very graceful effort in verse and was recited in a most pleasing manner. "FOOTPRINTS OF DIVINITY." ' Miss Lamoreaux's essay. "Footprints "Foot-prints of Divinity," was, a thoughtful production tracing the divine workings in every department of nature. "A STAR ONCE SEEN IS NEVER WHOLLY LOST." Miss Cailaghan'f essay was replete with heart-touching thoughts. Her allusion al-lusion to the star of motherhood found i an echo in every heart, but her essay I found its culmination in the star of faith'. LIFE'S PRELUDE. Miss Mccarty's essay, "Life's Prelude," Pre-lude," was a unique effort, giving a brief resume of the journeyings of the class in the various regions of knowledge. know-ledge. Her beautiful effort ended in a glowing tribute to America. CLASS PROGRAMME. Miss Maguire's class poem was graceful in diction and poetic in thought and contained some fine local touches. "TO WRESTLE, 'NOT TO REIGN." Miss Farmer's essay was a noble theme nobly treated. Its final thought was a tribute to the priest the great wrestler of the spiritual realm. . VALEDICTORY. Miss Donaghy's valedictory, "Heart Tones,' 'was a poetic gem. She compared com-pared her alma mater to a person whose action on the soul of childhood formed the arch of character in strength and beauty. She paid a grand tribute to force and earnestness as illustrated in our own Bishop's character. char-acter. Her touching tribute to Father Cushnahan drew tears from many in the audience and found an echo in every ev-ery heart. The following is the piogramme: "Waltz -K. Bur" Moskowski Pianos Mls?s O'Conneil. Kyan, Tarter. Shephaxd, Coltman. Farmer; . Salutatorv Miss Tomasek Contralto solo. "The Deathless Army," Trot ere Miss Coltman. (Accompanied by Miss O'Conne'1.1 Essav, "The Footprints or Divinity." .. Miss Lamoreaux Soprano solo, "The Swallows'' Cowen Miss Tomasek. (Accompanied bv Miss Ryan.) Essay, "A Star Once Se-n Is Never Lost" Miss Caliaghan Voi'hI quartette, Rigoietto Verdi Misses Ryan, TomaseK, Coltman. Tarter. Essay. "Life's Prelude". ...Miss McCarty Waltz Blanke S. 1 1. A. CecUian Club. (Accompanied on pianos.) .Mis.-es Hi!!. Masse. ('oilman, j Wilkens. Brown, G. Mguire, Iver- son. Murphy. j 'las.-; poem' Miss S. Maguire. Soprano solo, "Titam'a" Thomas .Miss Ryan. '( 'Accompanied by Miss (VCormi ll.) Essay, "To Wrestle, Not to Reieti" ' Mii;s Parmer "Man-h Hongroise" Kowalski First piano Misses O'Connell, Tomasek. Second piano Misses Donaghy. S. Magulre. ' "Praise Ye the Father" Gounod Senior Vocal Class. Diplomas and medals awarded to graduates. 'Valedictory Miss Donaghy Address to graduates Right Rev. L. Scanlan, D. D. The list of graduates for this year follows: fol-lows: Bessie R. Callaghan, Maty Angela Donaghy. Ros Cushnahan Farmer, Eva Gertrude Lamoreaux. Saiiie Rose M.i-guire. M.i-guire. Bessie T. McCarty, Irene M. Tomasek. Posi-sraduate course, first year, Anna Maguire. At the close of the programme Bish- 'op Scanlan conferred the graduation diplomas and medals upon the seven young: ladies who firiish"d thfir aoa-ilemic aoa-ilemic f:oUFC-e, and Misw Anna Maeniro received a gold medal lor general excellence ex-cellence in the first year's post-grr.du-ating course. Tbcn the f:ihi Kn Hiphop Hcanlan addressed the graduates gradu-ates and in the course of a scholarly discourse gave them much, sound ad- ! vk-e. He pointed out that th- cduci- 1 tion and training they had received within those hallowed walls were only lo fit them for the new and real life upon which they were now about to nter. They were to remem'ner thai happiness was the reward of goodut.-ss ;ind goodness was the fruit of living up to the principles of that training find education they hud just completed. All men seek happiness. It iV; the natural na-tural tendency of the human heart. All j efforts from the cradle to the grave. j in oiu channel or another, arc bun in this direction the pursuit of happiness. happi-ness. That needed no proof: experience experi-ence taught it.- Nothing human or finite could satisfy the human soul: earthly possessions did not bring pioe and happiness. The human soul by its I very nature craved the good and only uie good could satisfy that craving mx1 Himself. St. Augustine said: I "The human soul is ever reliefs tin til ! it rests. In thee alone, O God, is true rest." ! To be happy, therefore, the bishop urged, they should possess God. YCas that possible? Yes. the Good Master said: "Whosoever kcepeth my commandments, com-mandments, my Fath'T sl;;ill abide m him." And again: "The kingdom of God is within you." Tf their soul.-; were 1 not the temples of God happiness was impossible. Conscience .was the representative repre-sentative of God and constant obedience obedi-ence to the voice of that mysterious monitor was the only means of securing, se-curing, and having secured, maintaining maintain-ing happiness here below. In concluding the Bishop congratu- j t latcd the young 1..;;. s , , , . successfully ii:,;-h. . r;; ' r:'! 0 thanked them for i r,- ;,. i i.f.-. j toward himself aa,j ,s "' ;;r: j. i of warning said: ' ;,'. J;''' v.0.,i ' object lessons you h,t. .. r.'. S.'r'i'"- i in these Kaered w;ir, ! . v-'it.i. ! your guiding st.-irs : ' ? ,. : f out. into the w..ti. . ',t ."! t, tenninrd and r.--. ! .. ; !. ); to the community , , and an honor to t,. ''' : v t v hicli you g. for-;.. ;. ' . '" I d";ir young ladies, f , ' : euer-css. and bappi;'. ' '',, j |