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Show ! Thursday. June 19. amid flowers, music and song. St. Mary's closed its I twenty-seventh year of successful educational edu-cational work in our city . Wednesday was distribution day and at 2 p. m. a large audience gathered in the spacious hall of the school to listen to the following well rendered programme: "Chiming Bells" H. Siewert Miss Broyles, Viox. V. Guthrie, Dickert, L. Guthrie, Oliver, Menard Me-nard and Downs. Chorus, "Oh Haste, Crimson Morning" Morn-ing" Lucia di Lammerrnoor Vocal Class. "Shooting Stars" (trio) F. Behr Misses McDonough, Wrighton, Steward, White, JO. Daly, Hooper, Colvin, Murphy, Connors, York, Stephens and Fitzgerald. Distribution of Certificates in Minim and junior class. Vocal Duet, "Come Where the Violets Vio-lets Bloom" William Iucho Misses Maud Nissler and N. Mc-Daniels. Mc-Daniels. Recitation, "Der Glockenguss zu Breslau" Miss Maud Nissler "Oh Thou Sublime Evening Star!" F. Spindler Miss Cameron, Evans, O'Connor, M. Donahue, McMillan, O'Rourke, L. and G. Neuhausen. Distribution of certificates in preparatory prepar-atory classes. Quintette, "The Old Oaken Bucket" J. C. Macy Miss Viox. F. Donahue, Maud Nissler, Nis-sler, McDaniels and O'Donnell. "Galop Militaire" C. Mayer Misses Robins, Evans, Fitzpatrick, V. Guthrie. O'Donnell, Kirk. E. and R. Herringer. Distribution of certificates in senior classes. Double Quartette, "The Knight's Farewell" Kindel Miss Maud Nissler, F. Donahue, McDaniels, Menard, O. Oliver, . Johnson, Mabel Nissler and Kane. "Andante and Rondo" ..Bohm Misses Kinney, Carter, Pope, L. McHugh, Lumen. Bawden, A. and M. Healy. As usual, at St, Mary's the music on this occasion was well executed, though many of the performers .were mere children. ' Miss Maud Nissler's German recitation recita-tion was very pleasing, her pronunciation pronuncia-tion being faultless. Rev. Father Morrissey read the certificates, cer-tificates, and each pupil received the result of her year's work from the hand of Rev. Father Kiely. Thursday morning at 10 o'clock the commencement exerrises took place, the programme being as follows: "Marche Triomphale". Thome Misses Clark, M. McHugh. McDonald,- Miller, Santschi, Kerwin, Rob-ison Rob-ison and Frisbie. Chorus "Holy Redeemer"..- .Marchetti Vocal Class. Piano, Miss Clark. Violins, Vio-lins, Misses Plumhof and D. Daly. Mandolin, Miss E. Daly. Harp, Miss Egan. "Adieu" Miss H. Santschi "Fete of the Flowers" Minims and Juniors "Oberon" (Duo brillant pour harpe . et piano).. Oberthur Harp, Miss Egan. Piano, Miss McHugh. Mc-Hugh. "My Noble Knights" (Huguenots).. I '. . . .Meyerbeer Miss McDaniels. Poem "Youthtide"..Miss E. McDonald "Invitation a la Valse" Von Weber Misses E. Daly, O. Oliver, Mabel Nissler, Niss-ler, Paumie. Gottstein Shekels, McDaniels Mc-Daniels and Le.FIohic. "Miserere" (II Trovatore) Verdi Solos, Misses McDaniels and M. Nissler. Niss-ler. Chorus, Misses Viox, F. Donahue, Dona-hue, Holmes, --Dullea, . O. Oliver, Johnson. McEntee, Henderson, Ma-'. Ma-'. be! Nissler, V. Oliver, Kane, L. and M. Halstead. Piano, Miss E. Egan. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. - "Dance des Sylphs" F. Godefroid Miss E. Egan. Essay "Reflections From the Mirror Mir-ror of Literature" ..Miss E. Ashton "Concerto Op. 16" (four hands) ' ....... E. Greig Misses Egan, . Plumhof, M. Nissler and Holmes. "Stacato Polka" (Bravoura for soprano) so-prano) .Mulder ' Miss M. Nissler.. Piano, Miss M.-McHugh. .. . "Rhapsodie Hongrolse No. 12"...... ..Fr. Liszt Miss E. Egan. AWARDING OF CLASS MEDALS. Conferring of Graduating Medal and Diploma. "Ave Maria" (solo and chorus) .' ...... J E. Karst Misses Viox, F. Donahue, McDaniels, Johnson, Menard, Frisbee. M. Nissler, Niss-ler, Santschi and Le Flohic. Piano, Miss E. Clark. Address.. .tiight Rev. L. Seanlon, D. D. "Marche de Nuit" Gottschalk Misses Johnson. O. Oliver, D. Daly, Ryan, Korne, E. Daly, Curley and Meyers. To the sweet strains of the opening march, the pupils, arrayed in snowy-white, snowy-white, entered and took their place-3 on either side of the stage, which was simply decorated with ferns, palms and roses. The chorus, "Holy Redeemer," was a burst of melody that evinced careful training. Miss Helen Santschi touchingly de-i de-i livered a French recitation that showed her a-3 fluent in that language as in her mother tongue Next followed the "Fete of the Flowers." a contata in which the minims min-ims and juniors of the school partic-queen. partic-queen. Earth's beautiful flowers were here represented by daintily costumed cos-tumed children who, as they gathered at the call of the fairy gocless made the scene an entrancing one, while their fresh young voices blending harmoniously har-moniously together in song transported one in fancy for the brief hour to the land of nymphs and fairies. Miss Egan presided at her favorite instrument, the harp, with marked ability, playing with graceful ease the beautiful selection, "Oberon," with Miss McHugh at the piano: she was again hejird in the difficult solo, "Danse des Sylphs,", whose, sible execution is declared to be the ambition of all harpists. har-pists. In the poem, "Youthtide," by Miss Ethel McDonald, poetic talent was in evidence, as she pictured the joys of life's happiest hours. Miss Nellie McDaniel's possesses a well cultivated soprano voice, and her selection received deserved applause. The musical numbers. "The Valse" and concerto were especially fine, and displayed true artistic touch. Miss Egan's piano solo, from Liszt, was an I able rendition. In fact, all the music on this day's programme was of the highest order, and ably testified to the careful musical instruction given at this home of learning. Miss Ethel Ashton of Vernal, Utah, was the only graduate. Her essay showed a high range of thought and care in preparation that was fully appreciated ap-preciated by the audience. . In it she discussed life's lessons, and with an artist's touch, drew pen pictures pic-tures that showed her familiarity with the best in the world's legacy of books. Miss Ashton's delivery was faultless and her e-3say wa3 well .received. The vocal class ably sustained St. Mary's enviable reputation in vocal culture by their charming rendition of "Ave Maria and "Holy Redeemer." Miss Nissler's vocal number gave full scope to her strong, sweet soprano voice. The exercises over, his lordship, Bishop Scanlan, addressed the audience: audi-ence: BISHOP SCANLAtt. What I am going to say this morning morn-ing will be particularly directed toward to-ward the iyounf- Iady graduates, although al-though I hope it will be of some in-' terest and profit to you all. To my dear young friend who is about to t graduate, it behoves me to give some instruction and advice as to how you may succeed in the new and practical , life in which you are about to enter. I wish you all success, but first it is well for us to understand what success suc-cess is. There is only one real success suc-cess in life, and that i.s to attain the end, to accomplish the purpose of our i being. If success means happiness surely it cannot be said that we are I successful, so long as we are. not hap-! hap-! py. Every action and achievement that does not tend to or result in happiness, happi-ness, is simply vain. A man by his very nature desires and seeks happiness, happi-ness, and so much so that all his thoughts and energies, from the era die to the grave, are directed in one way or another to the attainment of this purpose. For this he lives, and moves and has his being. To this end he strives, even for success, because he believes that therein he finds happiness. happi-ness. Now, man's happiness consists in the possession and enjoyment of good: but how much good does he want? How much of it is necessary to satisfy the thirst of his soul, and to bring it rest and peace and happiness? i Why, he wants it all; he wants all there is. Give .to a man 99 per cent of all good, and he wants that other 1 per cent, and is not happy until he has it. This is simply man's nature, and hia cravings in this respect are simpl3r boundless. We need no proof of this fact. It is known to us all. It is announced to each one of us every moment by the aspirations of the soul, confirmed by individual experience and by that of all men. 'We know from the nature and history of man that no mere earthly or finite good can satisfy sat-isfy him. He, like Solomon, Alexander Alexan-der and others, may possess and enjoy en-joy as best he may, all the goods that this earth can give him. and yet there is a longing and an emptiness in his soul. There still remains a consciousness conscious-ness that he has not all good, and that consciousness renders him miserable. miser-able. He has still the fear within him of losing a part or all of what he has. a fear of losing his wife, his children, his friends; a fear of pain, of sickness, of accident, of death, and, worst of all, he has the fear of th justice of a God (or at least a possible God). These fears and this consciousness, and that he does not possess all. and that there i.s still a void in his soul, these and other annoyances incidental to man's life on earth, together with the crushing crush-ing thought that very soon he shall be torn away from all he possessesthese, I state, must fill 'him with alarm, and render him wretched and unhappy in the midst of all his earthly goods and possessions. The nature of man is such that he will desire wind crave so long as there is anything to be desired or craved, and therefore nothing but the supreme good, the infinite, eternal good, a good excluding all fear of loss, or change, or of end, can satisfy his otherwise insatiable desire and bring to his soul that peace, rest and happiness -'for which it naturally, hungers and thirsts. Nothing but God, nothing short of th9 Infinite good can fill the capacity of a human soul, and there bring happiness happi-ness and render its life on earth successful. suc-cessful. The great St. Augustine understood this truth clearly, when, after his conversion, con-version, and after a long and intimate acquaintance with all the goods and pleasures of this earth he exclaim!: "The soul of man is ever restless until un-til it rests in God. the center of all." Pagan philosophy realized and admitted admit-ted it. . Its ablest expounder, in the beginning of his ethics, says. "The happiness hap-piness of man. which is the end of moral sciences, consists in supreme, perfect and incomparable good," which is God. Now, my dear young friends, if you achieve success, and which I hope you will,' for nobody wishes you success more sincerely than I do; if, I say, you want to succeed, then you must in some manner or other possess God. But. you say, how am I to possess God? Why, very easily. The great Master has said: "Whoever keeps my commandments, my Father will come to him and abide with him." It is within the power of us all to possess God. and we are never successful unless un-less we possess him. Divorced from him, or apart from him. we are not successful. All I want from you. my dear young ladies, i.s honesty. Be honest" hon-est" in your life, be honsst with the gifts of nature and of grace that you have received, honestly keep the commandments com-mandments that the Great Master has laid down. Use all the powers that you possess to find out those laws, and when you have found them out. honestly hon-estly observe them. Then you wil possess God. "Whoever keeps my commandments." com-mandments." In other words, whoever leads a godly life, a life true to conscience, con-science, and to the light that he may have, possesses God. You have conscience, con-science, you have light. Then be honest hon-est with those lights. Take care you don't shut your eyes against any lights you may have. You must follow every ev-ery little ray of light, and you must follow it whithersoever it leads you, regardless of 'the- consequence;. Otherwise, Other-wise, it might be said one day in your condemnation: "You had eyes and you saw not." You have a conscience, as all human oeings have.. Then be honest with that conscience. That conscience is your very self, it is your very sout. pointing out to you the path to success, suc-cess, and also the path to .faith. The voice of that conscience is the voice of your God. Try to establish within your soul, his kingdom, a kingdom of peace and of happiness and of success. It is true that this kind of a life, the life near to God. lived in his presence, under his eyes and according to his will, may not make you friends, may not brine you wealth, may not bring you worldly influence, may debar you from many of the pleasures of life. Better you. weeping alone with these principles than to'oe a queen on a throne. You are a success as long as God Is with you. It is mentioned in the New Testament, Testa-ment, where Peter and his frien ls were out all rjight in a boat on the lake, trying to catch fish. They came to shore -in the morning, and the first person they met was our Lord, Jesus Christ. He knew, of course, that their whole life was a failure, so far as fishing fish-ing was concerned. He knew they wanted fish: perhaps they were hungry, hun-gry, perhaps they had to earn a little-money little-money to support their families, and he had comDassion on them, and said: "Go out into the deep again." And Peter said: "Why, it is useless; we have spent the whole night, and have caught nothing, but in Thy name I will go out." And he 'went out with his boat, and the Gospel tells us that in a very short time they caught so many fishes that the boat was almost submerged sub-merged with the weight. See the difference dif-ference of working without God and wirking with Mm. Every, human being, be-ing, every creature of his, should work with him. In vain you try to build up anything unless God helpj you to build it up. All your works pjid an your achievements will be utter failures, final failures undoubtedly, unless God is with you. "Seek first the kingdom of God and his glory, and all things else shall be added unto you." x wiet you every happiness and success. A very interesting feature was the awarding of special prizes, which were offered at the beginning of the school year. The following are the prizes and the names, of the fortunate participants: partici-pants: LIST OF PRIES AND GOLD MEDALS Pize for the highest, average in the second junior class awarded to Mar- faret McDonough. Prize for, the first Junior ciaW L'olu Chase. '''"'"'' Prize for the third preparatory com- e position class. Miss H. - Downs Prize for the second preparatory ' compcsition class. Miss R. F.e Kloluit. ' Prize for the third senior cas ?; L. Gutherie. '" ,ss Prize for the mending class, m-s , Viox. ' ' i Prize for improvement in n,-;m,, ship. Miss Y. Paremie. U . Prize for Fust Communion d ,-;- . i Miss F. .McChrystal. . . . Prize for Catechism. Miss A. rart..r Prize for Christian Doctrine, M- , Daly. rri7.e fur composition, third s.-m, Miss L. - Gutherie. . Prize for composition in hishc-r ti i!3 Miss E. Ashton. Prize for politeness ' and good tn--duct. Miss .1.'. Burton. Gold medal for the highest averac in the third preparatory el.tss awn Tied Ti-ed exae-pio to Misses N Lumen and V Bowden. Gold medal in second preparatory to Mis-o A. Car,er. Gold .medal in first preparaliry ru t , i to Miss E. :)aly. closHv conteste-l' b Miss A. Healy. Gold medal in second senior. .:f ,,' 4""'"' Mrs. T. Kinney of Rock Springs." i.. Miss E. Frisbee. Gold medal in first senior das t Miss E. McDonald. Gold medal for punctuality ar.-l'seo,; conduct, the gift of Mr. J. H. l.- -.. i of Butte. Mont., awarded to Mis McDonough. Gold medal for politeness v.w l ; conduct in junior department, a . : -i- ; exaequo to . Misses A. and M. -He,,!.-a'nd V. Bowden. Gold medal for politeness and -i conduct awarded exaequo to M js ; Ashton, Frisbee, Santschi and :..t Flohic. Gold medal in first preparatory e ,-. . chism. awarded to Miss A. Healy. Gold medal for Church History, fp gift of IU. lev. L. Scanlan, D. ! awarded to Miss M. McDonough.. Graduating niedal and diploma , . ! ferred on Miss Ethel Ashton of ' : Utah. 1 In the studio there is a dispUyyf pencil work, water colors, oil painS ! painting on china and pyrognrY. There are in this department some v.-ry promising pupils, and if they continue as they have commenced and are wining win-ing to learn how to make pic tures instead in-stead of seeking only to have pictur--., they will make success in this lin-. Those who deserve especial mention are Misses Gridley. Santschi. Parneii, Pope. Nissler, McChrystal, Ryan ana Burton. |